Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Annual Meeting of Tillers of the
Soil

4 0OIl
Held ut Goshen Papers aud Discuss
si0ns which were on the Program.
/ Several M0rgamtoWn Men Present
Old Officers Reelected Profitable
Meeting Experienced.
1 The Monongala County Farmers
Institute met at Goshen. Clinton
District. September 26-21th 1901.
! The Institute was called 60 order by
the President j. G. Price aud was led
in prayer by Rev. w II. Curry.
The President in short address stat
ed the object of che Institute and
some of the benefits to be derived by
the farmers Ia meeting OF this kind.
The subject OF why the farmers
should take more interest in Institute
WORK was discussed by Prof. r. c.
Atkeson aud Rev. Curry The Prof.
said among other things that industry
and economy were essential TO success
on the farm but that 10 was possible
for the farmer to conflne himself 80
close to the pillow handles that when
he hitched the mule To one end OF the
pillow and himself 10 the other there
would not be a very great difference
in the intelligence at the two ends of
the pillow. Rev. Curry also gave some
excellent reasons why farmers should
attend their Institutes.
Commercial Fertilizers was taken
up and discussed by j. f. Chips and
II. ID. Correil. These gentlemen
showed themselves acquainted with
their subject and the farmers who
practice the indiscriminate buying Of
fertilizers might have received valu-
able information TO guide them In
buying bad they been there and heard
the different talks Oh this subject.
SECOND DAY.
The meeting was called To order at
1890 a M. by the President and was
led ia prayer bg Rev Curry The
subject OF Jersey cattlen was taken
up and Rev. Curry was appointed by
the chair to take the place OF Mr. Ed.
Watson who was not present. W. FL.
West opened the discussion by ruling
the jerseys out Of the farmers herd
In the discussion which followed =
this breed or cattle did not seem to
be in favor with the general farmer.
The Poultry Industry by Allen
Price was OF value to all interested In
that branch OF farming.
A committee OF three, w. A. Loar
j. Il. Chips and w. III. West, was
appointed to nominate officers for the
ensuing year. After music the Insoi-
tute was adjourned for dinner
TN being called 10 order the conn
mittee recommended that the present
officers be reelected. The report was
adopted by the Institute. It was
resolved that the present District vice
Presidents be continued IN Office ard
that any District president who fails
TO have farmers Institute Ia his
district by the first OF December OF
each year such failure shall constitute
vacancy in said Office which the
County President shall fill by appoint
ing another man.
Thu stabling OF cattle was led By
w. A. Loar. Mr.. L0ar's talk shows,
him to be we'll Informed In the busi-
ness Of farming and he has some up
to-date ideas In regard to keeping
stock.
Why should the farmer be book
keeper was discussed by Prof. Alike
son whose talk on this subject was
Interesting and profitable to all pres
ent
While the query box was being
passed around Director Stewart and
Prof. Hite each gave talk. Mr..
Stewart ON COW peas and Mr.. Hite on
clover. Each gave practical and val
liable information on the use OF these
legumfnous plants. The fruit man
who did not hear Prof Davis on
spraying" should get his formulas
and learn how to use them.
Owing to the busy season of corn
cutting and wheat sowing there was
not q large attendance but al present
we think were interested and proated
by the Institute.