The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-09
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A Two Days Session of Interest to
AgricuIturists Closed Yes
terday Afternoon.
MANY POINTS IkTfLLIGENTLY DISCUSSED
The Attendance Was Large and Those
Present Enthusiastic - Mr.. BishOff's
Paper on the "SiIO'' Given in Fun-A
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vened in Oakland, with Mr.. VIM. L.
Amoss, director, in his usual place,
and gave a pleasant and profitable
opening address. Among the lead
ing thoughts expressed was that the
speakers brought in the State to lee
ture are practical persons, and he
visited many of the stock shows and
farms to assure himself that they are
practical men, also for the purpose of
getting an extended knowledge of
the farming business.
Mr.. H. p. Miller, of Ohio, was first
introduced and treated the subject of
early matured animals, especially
sheep and cattle. Thrift and good
health begins before the animal is
born by giving the parent stock the
proper food, water and healthy quar-
tiers. 1t was clearly shown that far
mers should raise their own stock and
give sufficient food to have the ami
NAL growing and in fat condition
during its entire life. Separator milk,
shelled corn and clover hay is the
proper food for young calves, and
not feed any more skinned milk
than you would of whole milk. Yes
sells used for feeding calves should be
thoroughly scalded out frequently to
kill any germs that may exist.
Colts should be we'll fed on grain
ration to well develop the body and
muscles of the colt, and early train
ing is much desire and will pay for its
keeping by doing light work from
the time they are two years old until
they fully mature before put to hard
work
Mr.. Guy Stewart treated the sub
ject, The Course of Evolu ton of a
Fruit Region" This paper will be
in our next issue.
NIGHT SESSION.
Director VIM. L. Amoss opened the
session with his usual pleasant re-
marks, calling special attention to
the need of making speciality of
some of the farm products prepared
upon the farm, and then advertise
the product to induce the city peo-
pie to come to the mountains. He
thinks it is possible to produce here
the finest fruit, honey, maple syrup,
buckwheat cakes, fowls, mutton,
beef, etc.
Miss Jacobs, of Washington. ID. c.,
gave pleasant and instructive prac-
tical talk on the subject, The Farm
ers' Table and the "Children's
Lunch Basket" demonstrating as far
as practicable in hall. An oil stove
was used and the real work of pre-
| pairing the meal was exhibited before
| the audience, at the same time giving
the properties of each kind of food,
also labor saving devices.
The lecturer laid special stress to
use only the best baking powders, as
many of the cheap articles contain
alum and other cheap, injurious in
gradients instead of being composed
largely of cream of tartar. Great
care should be taken that yeast put
in bread should not be allowed to
spend too much of its strength before
the bread is baked.
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
The subject of growing Cow Peas"
was discussed. Mr.. Brooks says 1!
bushels of seed per acre. Mr.. Amoss
quoted some authorities as only using
one-half bushel per acre. He uses
one bushel in drills. AS much bene-
fit is derived from them as fertilizer
by leaying it fall down for the spring
crop instead of blowing under while
it is green. 1t makes fine food for
winter use, but is full of sap and diff
ticult to dry. The COW pea furnishes
its own nitrogen and need only to
supply the crop with phosphoric acid
and potash. The early varieties will
ripen in this climate, the late varieties
will not. The seed should be planted
early for a hay crop, but later will
do for other purposes.
Mr.. Fl. p. Miller handled the sub
iect of THE Parasite Enemies of
Sheep" The lung worm and stom-
ach worm are very destructive; they
cause coughing and general demacia-
ton appears, and if not relieved will
cause death. Ninety per cent. of loss
of flock is caused from these worms.
The parasite is carried through win
ter in the old sheep dropped on the
pasture, breed new crop to attack
the lambs, which are not so able to
resist the attack. Overstocking the
farm is detrimental to the flock, they
must eat after their own filth. Lambs
born in the stable are not attacked
by these parasites.
Remedies that will assist to relieve
them Gasoline is good remedy to
be given on an empty stomach. A
tablespoonful given with about four
or five times the amount of milk, well
shaken up to mix the gas and in
small swallows. Another remedy is