The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-09
The FARMERS INSTITUTE.
interesting Meetings in Buck Valley,
Brush Creek and McConneIIsburg.
MANY PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
On the Care and Feeding Of Live Stock the
Fertilization Of Land and the Best Meth.
DDS Of Storing Food for Winter.

~ "N S"'s anu Teeumy oi Live otOck INT
Fertilization Of Land, and the Best Meth.
DDS Of Storing Food for Winter.
The institutes held IN this
county We're, in point of local in.
terest, enthusiasm, and practical
results, the best that have ever
been held. While space forbids
anything like a detailed report OF
all the meetings, we have report.
cd the one at McConnellsburg
more fully, as one of them is q
type of all.
The annual Farmers Institute
was held in the Court House on
the above dates. Owing to sick.
ness none of the State institute
instructors were able to be in at.
tendance at the first session. Ex-
cellent music was FINISHED
throughout both evening ses
slons. Mr.. j. r. Johnston acted
as temporary chairman in alb.
sence of r. M. Kendall, the local
member of the State Board of
Agriculture. Mr.. James II. Ken.
dali occupied the first period
with paper which ably discuss
ed the Importance of the agrlcul-
tural interests of our communi.
ty aud the relative position of tho
farmer. Prof. G. E. Barton next
delivered an able address on the
"School System of Pennsylva.
MIA. t." He ably presented the de.
velopment of the system from the
landing of the Swedes, through
the successive periodic immigra-
tlon thereafter of the Dutch, Qua.
kers, Scotch Irish, and Germans.
Up till the time of the Revolution
the muscular school teacher with
his rod ruled with vigor and &C.
verify; but from that time wom.
ans Importance IN the field of
teaching has come to be recog-
nized more and more to the pres
ent time. Through the efforts of
Thaddeus Stevens the school law
of Pennsylvania was firmly es-
tabllshed in 1884 in much it's
present form.
Hon. d. Fl. Patterson occupied
the last period with paper enti-
tied Importance of Agricul.
ture." This paper received the
most marked attention of the au.
dlence, but for lack of space can.
not be reported here.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Rev. j. V. Adams conducted
The devotional exercises.
The first period of the session
was occupied by A. B. Lehman
of Fahnsbure, Fa., on "Breed.
ing, Feeding and Profit of Hogs"
The speaker being a practical
hog raiser, insists on the value of
feeding for strong, vigorous pa.
rentage. To this end a ration
should be given of heterogeneous
feeds, as oats, rye, millet and
other foods raised on the farm.
To secure hogs that stand up
we'll on their feet-that are good |
feeders, and that attend to their |
own business, 1T Is we'll to raise |
hogs that are the product of a
good cross. AS result of a test |
which the speaker made, it was
found that the best bred hog
made the greatest gain per day;
but that each cwt. Of hogs cost
him S3 10, and that he believed |
that with the greatest number of
cases the cost per cwt. was near
ly $500. In regard to sanitation
the speaker emphasized the I'M
portance Of cleanliness. AS a |
preventive of cholera, as well as a
cure, the following was given: 5
drops of 95 per cent. carbohc
acid to each cwt. of hogs, to be
fed once or twice day in their
feed, by compulsion If necessa-
ry. A wash Of a solution of car
bohc acid and water applied to
the troughs is recommended as . |
preventive.
In answer to a query, it was |
said that bulky feed, as clover
pasture, ground oats, Or rye mix.
cd with milk or water, a. q . ra-
ton, should be fed 70 young ami
mails, and soaked whole gram 70 |