The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-02-07

The Farmers Institute, held at
Rising Sun and Zion last week
proved both interesting and in
structive. Notwithstanding the
unfavorable weather, a good at.
tendance was present at all the
sessions.
Director VIM. L. Amoss opened
the first session Thursday afternoon
with short introductory address,
and wished to impress upon his
audience that in order to have
a successful institute local coo pera.
tion with the managers and speak
ers was an essential point. He
advocated nature studies in the
public schools, claiming it to be OF
more advantage to the child to learn
how to make living first, than
to bend all energies towards secur-
ing so called "higher education. "
Domestic and Sanitary Sciences be
also considered of great value and
stated that these branches had al
ready been introduced in some
county schools, and that the girls
as well as the boys were given an
opportunity to learn the practical
part of farm work-even to know.
ing how to do the plowing.
The first speaker introduced was
Fl. P. Miller, of Ohio, who
spoke on
FEEDS AND FEEDING.
Mr.. Miller prefaced his address
by complimenting the ladies on
their presence, stating that at some
of the institutes he had noticed the
entire absence of the ladies and a
corresponding lack of interest in
the proceedings. The young men
as well as the ladies should be en-
couraged to attend.
Reverting to his topic, the speak
er said animals should be consid-
cred, fed and cared for as machines.
All young stock require the same
food, but cows and steers require
quite different feeds, as they are
fed for different purpose. Corn
should be the basis of all foods.
He exhibited a chart on which was
shown the analyses of the various
foods and explained their compar-
ative values and constituent parts.
Gluten meal is worth more than
twice as much as bran for the dairy
COW; cottonseed meal is the best
and cheapest, compared with other
foods. Under the present prices of
feeds it will now pay to raise COW
peas and navy beans as substitutes
for bran and other high priced
feed. At the conclusion of his ad-
dress the speaker extended an in
vitation for questions and respond
ed to several which were asked.
FL. E. VanDeman, Washington,
ID. c., was next introduced and
spoke on
ORNAMENTATION OF COUNTRY
HOMES.
He said he admired Nature above
all else for its beauties. Trans
planted trees and plants should
conform to nature and not be plac
ed in straight lines or rows, but
should blend or weave the snr-
roundings into the ornamentations.
Among the salient points brought
out during his discourse were
Never make path or road any
where unless absolutely needed,
and make all these as good as pos
sible; never have a disreputable
back yard; ornament the yards
with trees, shrubbery and flowers;
care should be taken to avoid
crowding large trees or having
them too near the house; outbuild-
ings should be located north east
from the dwellings, if possible; do
not make too many flower beds,
have good lawn with a beautiful
landscape as a background; do not
make lawns too large; avoid for,
mality in locating gates, trees and
shrubbery.
Mr.. VanDeman then demonstrate
ed how to graft and bud. Bud
ding is where. one bud only is used
grating is done with "a piece or
cion containing three to five buds.
In cutting cions for future use al
ways label each variety, and cut
them early in the spring, although
they can be cut in the fall. The
tools needed for grating are small
saw, very sharp knife, splitting
knife, small mallet and grating
wax. The grating wax may be
made by using one part tallow, one
part rosin and two parts bees wax,
place all together and melt in ket,
tie. Then followed instructions for
grating. Make a slanting cut on
stalk (never square,, put in only
one cion and that on highest side
of stem; never cut stalk or stem
over two inches; do not graft large
tree all at once; cut off stalk near a
fork. Three methods of grating
and how to bud were shown and it
proved to be a very simple
loperatiOn.