The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-01-08
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
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ed Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock
al which time an audience of goodly
proportions was in attendance.
The subject of Road Building and
Repairing" was taken up by Mr. Con-
way, an expert road engineer now in
the employ of the Agricultural De
partment at Washington. He han
died his subject in mastery way
and made suggestions as to the man
ner of building and maintaining roads
made from all kinds of material. He
showed, during his lecture, a great
many charts and sectional diagrams
illustrative of the manner in which
roads should be constructed.
The evening session, which was
held in the school building, was de-
lightful ant instructive one. Mr.. F.
A. Converse was the lecturer and us
ed as his subject The school and the
Farm
Wednesday morning the sessions
were resumed at the court house.
Messrs. Amoss and Miller explained
the conditions under which the prize
for apples grown in Garrett county
was to be awarded.
Mr.. Todd followed and gave IA fine
talk on sheep Industry" He ex-
planned at length the many enemies
to the life of sheep, among them being
parasites.
Among the great advantages in
growing sheep are the rich fertilizer
evenly distributed over the land and
another is the weed destroyers, and
the docility of the animal has good
influence on the sheep growing.
Use the best mixed stock on the fe-
male side, but be sure to get pure
bred sire. Mr.. Todd prefers the
Shropshire for mutton. He empha-
sized strongly the Importance of hav-
ing sheep that carries the largest
amount of flesh where the best cuts
are found. This type of sheep is also
good for feeding for the market.
An active sheep with strong con-
stitution is one of the things to be
sought for, to resist the cold and dis
ease. July and August months is a
critical time with sheep. The grub is
the great enemy. Feed grain to keep
the sheep strong to better resist the
grub. Sheep in rundown condition
will succumb to the ravages of the
grub. Winter feeding must be liber-
al, consisting of corn, clover, hay and
bran. In absence of clover hay, oats
should be feed to breeding ewes. The
Dorset sheep are the best tor early
breeding. such as Hot house lambs. ."
The cost of producing lamb mutton
can best be done by literally feeding
the mother and lamb. Stomach
worms are very destructive; this can
best be met by giving the ewes sever
al doses of gasoline before they are
turned on grass; this avoids the dan
ger of the lambs of getting the worm
while on grass.
Mr.. Converse knows how to grow
and talk the Small fruit on a dairy
farm
He showed very clearly that many
people deprive themselves of the lux
ury of small fruits for the table. He
spoke especially of the strawberry be-
! ing a very healthy diet. The moist,
cool climate of Garrett county is the
natural home of this delicious fruit.
/ Cheap production should be looked
after Particular transplanting, and
cultivation leads to the desired end.
Winter muiching is strongly rec
commended and do not take the mulch
ing too clean out of the rows for the
sake of cleanliness and retaining
moisture.
Raspberry culture can best be rails
ed by cutting back the large canes
and cultivation during the summer
months.
THE Science Of Cattle Feeding"
was well handled by Mr.. Converse
His experience has been large in the
dairy business. He strongly urged
liberal feeding of the best kind. Sc
lect COW of strong constitution with
milk qualities, give her fair test; if
found worthy by giving a good quail
ity and quantity put a value upon
her; if not found good send her to
shambles. The address on the COW
stables and silo is given above.
Afternoon session opened by ans
wering written question, which will
be published some time during the
year.
The prize was awarded to J. NJ.
Conneway for the finest selection of
apples, the conditions being that five
apples of each variety be shown and
that there must be competing varie-
ties
At the close of the session the prize
of So offered by Mr.. Brown for the
best apples exhibited by Garrett
county growers, was warded to j. M.
Conneway, of District No. s, whose
exhibit included Bellfower, Smoke.