The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-02-10
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Institute.
Interesting Sessions Held In Rising
Sun Hall This Week.

"HE annual Farmers Insti-
o % tute was held in the Town
= Hall, Rising Sun, on Mon
day and Tuesday of this week,
under the supervision of State Di
rector of Farmers Institutes, VIM.
l.. Amoss. The sessions were well
attended and much interest mani
fest, the speakers being followed
with close attention and piled with
numerous questions concerning var.
ious points brought out in their
talks.
The first session convened Mon
day afternoon, and was addressed
by DR.. 81. P. Miller, D. V. NJ, OF
Sunbury, Ohio, who spoke on the
subject of Fertilizers" empha-
sizing the importance of the farmer
studying the requirements of his
soil in order that he be in posi-
tion to apply those fertilizers con-
tanning the properties most needed
to bring full returns in the yield.
DIR. Miller was followed by Thos.
FL. White, of the Maryland Exper
iment Station, whose subject was
"The Farmers Garden" The
speaker showed very conclusively
how, by the expenditure of very
little time and work, if applied at
the proper time, the farmer can
raise and keep his table supplied
with fresh vegetable, at a trifling
cost, which if purchased in the
market would cost at least $3.50.
DIR. Miller closed the afternoon
session with a talk on "Feeding
Animals" giving his hearers many
valuable hints in feeding in order
to provide energy to keep up re-
pairs, the animal not alone being
fed to satisfy the appetite, as is
often the case.
At the evening session the hall
was well filled by an audience in
which the ladies predominated,
who had turned out to hear Miss
Wilson, of the Jacob Tome Insti
tute faculty, Port Deposit, give a
talk and demonstration on "Well
Balanced Food" Miss Wilson
lectured and demonstrated in a
manner which showed she was as
thoroughly conversant with her
subject as she was skilful in the
use of cooking utensils, and the
def manner in which she com
pounded the ingredients of the
dishes prepared made many of the
gentler sex enyious. A well bal
anced food was one combining those
properties which gave strength,
vigor and heat to the body; keep
in view the item of household econ
omy in its preparation. The speak
er demonstrated the practicability
of producing economical, whole
some and palatable dishes by her
potato and Goldfish cakes, potatoes
with cheese, and bread pudding,
which were cooked and passed to
the audience to sample, all being
pronounced excellent.
In concluding her remarks Miss
Wilson told of the work being done
in Tome and other schools along
the line of domestic economy, in
training girls in the art of prac
tical housekeeping. The lecture
proved one of unusual interest and
instruction.
Tuesday morning Prof. Amoss
called the meeting to order at 1870
O'Clock, with fair attendance.
DIR. Miller, the first speaker, talked
on "Some Common Ailments of
Our Animals and Their Treat
ment." Sores are caused on both
animals and man by the skin being
cut, broken or punctured, allowing
the iDnumerable microbes that are
continually in the air to settle upon
them. If these germs are killed
with carbolic acid, corrosive sub
Innate or other poisons, we'll di-
luted, the sore will Immediately
begin to heal. To prevent lock
jaw, open the wound well and fill
or pack the cavity with cotton,
well saturated with some of the
above to kill the germs. Stated
there were three kinds of collie, and
explained how to know them and
what to do in each case.
G. F. Doane, dairy expert Mary
land Experiment Station, then
spoke on the Scare of Milk" The
main thing is strict cleanliness with
everything used or in any way con-
nected with the milk. Keep the
cow clean-will pay well to card
and brush daily; cool milk soon
after milking to about 500. Wash
cans in medium warm water with
some of the washing powders, in