The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-29
Mr.. 8. H. WARMERS ADDRESS
Il Was Delivered Before the Farmers
Institute Here.

The following is the full text Of the in
teresting address delivered At the court
house In this city, before the farmers in
stitute. on March 18th:
| congratulate you upon the interest
manifested In farmers institutes, and
hope YOU will consider them so valuable
that YOU will insist upon their being held
frequently. They have become great
feature in the life of the farmer in many
different sections Of our land. The sng-
gestions received give both happiness
and profit, what money cannot buy and
the comforts it can give. As a rule, the
home life Of the farmer is rather mOBoto-
nous. more 80 Tor his family than Tor
himself. he may be occupied with not
only performing daily tasks, but IN lay
ing plans for the future, in planting and
reaping. in looking after his help and
=, ling his products, but the women OF
the house 40 comparatively little visit
ing. are busy with small affairs which
are necessary for the comfort and health
OF the family. They do not get To town
very often and 80 IN the course OF few 4,
very few. years largely lose their Ambi-
tion. You can look around and see
many FEATURES in the home lie OF the
farmrr hat ought To be eOrreeted-hOuses
ought 10 be made more comi ,rtable,
wards should be- more attractive and
greater attention given To OrnAInenilng
them. garden implements ought TO be
put unCer shelter ami protected from the
weather There is no reason Why the
fnrmer should not have the same pride
in bis personal appearance a. nan from
the city or town One reason why fArm-
er bO,s want 10 lrAye their homes aud
get into other lines II business /. because
they see men elsew here dressed better
and looking more prosperous Other oe-
rupAtion- have more variety from day
10 day and live in homes provided with
more comforts. The farmers institute
deals with all these questions aud Is al
inspiration alike To the iarmer and bis
family The topics presented and dis'
Guessed ~ farmers institutes are ths sub
iects Of family talk fJr months tO come.
rhey lrad 10 Improvements ia every di.
reeuon am sure you will find II 30 u
sou continue the good work you have
I begun.
The farmer always has sure market
for his products They are necessities OF
life. The people must have iOud from
/ iay 10 DAY. tney cannot live without IL.
By some strange ordering Of Providence,
I there il never an over production OF any
article Of food which grows. Crops are
/ larger some years than Others, but they
are all consumed in one part OF the
world or another They need not BE-
wasted The farmer always has a mar
ket sOmew here, so the questions OF most
importance with him are how to pro
duce az much a. possible at a minimum
] cost and 10 secure the beet prices attain
able for his products. For several earr
not only the national government, but
/ the various 5 stes OF the Union have
given mOst careful attention 10 the in
| terests Of the farmer. aud while agricul
tural colleges experimental farms and eX
pertinent stations help 20 educate the ris
ing generation. there are vast number
who cannot avail themselves of thess
privileges. and To such farmers institutes
and conferences are particularly vaiua
ole. Ia many sections Of the niOn. lee
turers.have been engaged whose business
itis TO travel and communicate the latest
information TO farmers. ! notice NOR,
than sixty of these lecturers attend the
annual meeting OF farmers institute,
and lectures for Pennsylvania, at Hunt
ingdOn, Pa. last June.
10 many OF the Southern States th'
farmers are much interested in making
experiments. These experiments dea
with soils. fertilizers, and the improve
ment Of fruits and stock. For instance
Alabama has done much in this direction
The individual farmer cannot Afford Il
equip laboratory or employ expensive