Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-20
Farmers Institute.


the morning but as few had yet ar.
rived it was adjourned until in the af.
ternoon. On converting, as the pres
ident was absent, the secretary, ]. A.
Cozine, called the meeting to order
and s. M. Gardner was elected presi.
dent pro tenn and served throughout
the session and makes good presid-
ing officer. e. j. Freeman was first
introduced to make the address of
welcome and with that fineness and
delicacy of feeling natural to him he
gave the farmers such welcome that
they could but feel that they were the
builders of and the maintainers of Au-
dubon and every town in the county
as they in truth are.
PLY for the farmers and the session
was ready for business.
%. N. Taggart had paper on Ben
efits to be derived from farmers Insti-
tutes," which if all farmers could have
heard it, they would have been present
in all future ones. Mr.. Taggart, as
chairman for two years, saw their ben
efits and his business in the county
takes him in contact with many peo.
pie so he can judge justly and truly.
j. A. Cozine then spoke upon .Keep-
ing the farm fertile" and as he is a
close student of the experiment sta
ton at Ames and also on his own
farm. he was able to give good prac-
tical talk which was appreciated by
all who heard it.
w. M. Clark then spoke upon that
infant yet growing industry, "Sheep
on the farm for profit" Mr.. Clark is
one of the farmers who has been rails
ing them for some time, and of course
gave a good sensible talk, knowing
that experience is the key that I'M
locks the iron bound portals of success.
Mrs. E. G. Wilson, of Extra, spoke
on Farm Telephones. Mrs. Wilson,
is an enthusiast on this line and a
thorough believer in practicability of
the farmers Mutual, as her visit east
where they have them, proved to her
their possibility and practicability.
Her paper abolnded in good practical
suggestions that lent an enthusiasm
to her hearers.
On Wednesday the forenoon session
was adjourned until afternoon, when
the chairman again called the meet
ing to order and Miss Ella Stearns
read one of the best papers ever given
in an institute here. She had selected
Schools and plainly showed that it
as patrons, and that since they pro-
crossed in all other lines they seemed
to stand still in this.
Mr.. w. M. Lyman was then called
upon to represent Horticulture" but
withdrew in favor of E. N.Taggart who
spoke for some time upon the possiDil-
tiles of orchard life and flowers, trees
and shrubs. His experience, he says,
shows him that it is every ones fault
if they do not have good orchards and
garden fruit. He believes that enough
time and cultivation is not given to
orchards to give them thorough sue.
cess.
Chester W. Marlin, of the Journal,
was then introduced and spoke upon
education in general. He believes that
the farmers were progressing along
these lines but not in as systematic a
manner as they might.
A. III. Edwards then spoke upon the
subject Scientific Agriculture and
Experiment Work" Mr.. Edwards
very clearly showed the tremendous
interest shown by the government
along this line, if the farmers would
but heed it.
After this the subject of Poultry for
profit" was taken up by Mrs. l.. M.
Estes who read very good paper full
of good suggestions, that if needed,
would make it good and profitable
business.
After this the association went back
to the discussion of raising corn in dry
weather as hit upon by Mr.. Edwards
and free discussion was held and
many valuable points taken in by all
present.
The meeting is in session to-day but
we are not able to give the details of
to-day's sessions.