The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-08

A Large Attendance AND Excellent Dis
cussions Of Subierts Pertaining to
Successful Farming.

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Friday was bad day for the open
ing of the Farmers Institute, but all
the speakers were present and the
court room was crowded with intelli-
gent farmers.
The need of live stock on the farm
was ably presented by Prof. j. II.
Skinner and the discussion which fol-
lowed showed the advantages Of a
variety of stock, hogs, beef cattle,
sheep and cows. The subject OF
dairying was ably presented by Samuel
Schlosser.
In the afternoon the soil conditions
necessary for profitable crop growing
were discussed by o. A. Somers. The
advantages and disadvantages OF
different crops were presented by the
speaker and ably discussed by the
farmers present.
The subject OF manures and COM
merclal fertilizers elected much at
tention. The address of Albert Hume
was one of the best ever given the
farmers of this county. Commercial
fertilizers were, in the language of
one leading farmer, given a black eye,
because it was demonstrated that
they are worse than useless unless the
farmer understands the composition
of his soil and knows just what kind
of fertilizer to apply.
At the session on Saturday morn
ing, Prof. j. III. Skinner, of Purdue
University, gave lesson in judging
live stock. Poland China and Duroe
hogs were placed on the stand and
the points which make one hog supe-
rior to another we're shown. An In
teresting and profitable discussion of
the subject followed.
How to succeed on a small farm,
growing hogs for profit and silos and
ensilage were other subjects discussed
today and much valuable information
was ELECTED.
The farmers institutes of this coun-
ty have almost invariable had bad
weather to contend with, but they
have always been well attended and
the interest seems greater every year.
Marshall county has scores of farmers
and farmers wives who are capable of
discussing all matters pertaining to
profitable farming and not only that;
they are demonstrating every year
that they practice what they preach
and are making their farms and homes
better more comfortable and PROFIT
able.
The institute closed Saturday after
noon, after electing, b. w. Ross, Of
Polk township, president and David
E. vanyactor, secretary for the en-
suing year and adopting the usual
resolutions.
Before adjournment William
O'Keefe made the statement that it
was said indianapolis that the farmers
would oppose the taking of the or
phan girls out of the Indiana Reform
atory. because it would increase taxes.
Mr.. O'Keefe did not believe this and
he offered the following resoluti N
which received the vote of every farm
er attending the institute:
WHEREAS, There are now in the
Indiana Female Reformatory certain
girls Of teuder ages, against whom no
charge exists (unless it be crime to
be an orphan and destitute OF a home),
but who are sentenced to said Reform
atory in the third method prescribed
in Section 1878 of Burns Revised
Statutes of 1894; and
WHEREAS, We do believe that such
system is dangerous to the morals of
the young girls SO placed in said re-
formatory;
THEREFORE,, Be it Resolved by the
Marshall County Farmers Associa-
ton, of Marshall county Indiana. that
we do hereby express our disapproval
Of such law: and call the attention
OF our members of the state legisla-
ture to labor for the repeal of that
part of said Section No. 1918, Burns
R. S., 1894, which allows such a
dangerous practice.
The institute also passed the usual
resolutions OF thanks to the people of
Plymouth and all who assisted in maxi
ing the institute a success, and the
following resolutions of a general nat
ure.
/ RESOLVED, That we believe the
expenditure of quarter million dol
lars or any other sum In the building
OF an additional normal school in In.
diana, is wholly unwarrAnted and
especially SO when so few teachers at
tend the state normal we now have.
and for further reason the present