Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-11
TRUST.
Farmers Do Not
Want One
But Would Like Some.
thing Along That Line.
A Meeting of Pomona
Grange.
The State Grange to Meet In
Marietta.

An excellent meeting of Pomona
Grange was held at DarrOwvilie Sat
urday, Sept. Z. $. j. Baldwin acting
as master. called the Grange to or
der in the fifth degree. After conduct
ing the necessary business, an open
meeting was held during the remand
was served by the ladies' of Darrow-
street Grange.
The first question on the program
was: SHOULD not the Grange be a
power in educating farmers in their
rights and privileges in the markets Of
the worldg'
l.. V. Bierce led the discussion by
saying in part that: Farmers now re-
spect themselves more than formerly,
but ours is about the only business
where the prices of the producers
products are made by some one else.
1t Is our duty to sell in the best mar
ket we can find.
Further discussion suggested the
idea of establishing houses through
which we could both buy and sell, and
also the fact that thirty years ago
the Grange did establish houses
through which the members of the
Grange could buy at wholesale prices.
great department stores. Farmers
have not learned to cooperate in the
matter OF buying and selling.
Several of the members related their
opinions and Impressions of the Pan
American Exposition. All agreed that
the first sight of the so-called rain
bow city with the blending of colors
tho large cross. the spires and domes
was II sight never to be forgotten.
The same was said OF the electrical
display at night One member was
strongly impressed In the comparison
of the cannon made of gas pipe, wrap
ped with rattan brought from the
Philippines and the new twelveinch
United States gun which can be fired
II times in ten seconds. He thought
that in time we could whip the Fill.
ipinos yet!
Mrs. o. w. Scott read well-writ'
ten essay about the two kinds of peo-
pie, those who lift and those who
lean.
A recitation was given by Mable
Shively.
'1Iow Shall We Handle the Striped
Potato Bugs or Blister Beetlesr' s
j. Baldwin said that Paris green in
water was about the best remedy
He could not say that they would all
eat enough to kill them, but those that
1t did not kill would leave. In two
or three weeks spray again If bugs are
present.
keroslne put on the potato vines
with very tine spray will also kill
the bugs or drive them away. Dis.
parlne In water is also just as good OF
better than Paris green, AS it does not
wash off so easily. Paris green is
made of arsenic and copper. Disparlne
OF arsenic and lead.
The eggs of the blister beetles" are
laid either on u plant or on the ground,
these hatch In a few days. Tho larva
feeds upon the eggs of grasshoppers,
when these cygs are all devoured 1t
folms into what Is called pscndopu-
pa, in which II remains during the
winter In springs 1t changes into the
true pupal stage, where 1t remains un,
I'll the proper conditions occur for It's
transformation into the adult bettle
Inns htioANl kuNt ~ Et
latlng the experience of bad dream
after having had night "out' will
his chums.
The question of roadmaking anC
road Improvement was discussed a
some length. Some of the thoughts
presented We're; The road question
Is important add is interesting to bl
, cycle men, automobile men and some
what to the farmers.
At the present expense Unite,
amount of permanent road could an,
should be made each year. Goo
4 road material, however, Is not abund
t ant IN all places.
!. Two good rules are to keep the wa
n ter off the road and out of the roaC
n Steel track 10 or II inches wide an
: 9s inches thick has been tried, wit
good success. The next meeting Wi
be the annual two days session, whicl