The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A Large Attendance, Intense In
terest and Excellent Dis
cussions.

Tuesday was a splendid Decem-
Der day and the court room was
packed at every session, scores
being unable to obtain admission.
After music prayer and the
opening ceremonies at 10 o'clock
a. m. H. F. Mash of Frankfort,
delivered an interesting address
on how to secure and maintain
fertility of the soil. 1t was an
address which every farmer
should have heard and was fol-
lowed by questions and discus
sions by E. S. Freese and others.
Handling beef cattle for profit
was the subject of o. A. Lock
ridge of Greencastle, and he was
followed by William Erwin, one
of Marshall county's most sue
cessful farmers and stock raisers.
These men and other farmers
presented many points by which
those who raise cattle could prof
1T.
The first address in the after
noon was by Mr.. Maish in favor
of diversified farming as safest
and best for farmers generally.
He was followed by Peter Helm
who presented some excellent
thoughts on the same subject.
Alter this discussion Mr..
Ma Sh proceeded to show how
each individual farmer must
learn the needs of his soil Henry
farrell of Polk township, was the
leader in the discussion which
followed. There was much in
terest manifested and very close
attention given to all the address
es and discussions.
Wednesday, the second day of
the institute, was an ideal day.
The corn special on the Lake
Erie arrived at 9:10 a. m. and re-
NAMED thirty minutes. The talk
given by MIR. Mash president of
the corn growers association was
devoted to seed corn, its selec-
ton and the way to get a perfect
stand. 1t was one of the most
sensible, practical talks we ever
heard, and we have no doubt that
1t will increase the average yield
OF corn per acre in Marshall
county. The main points were
that the seed must be tested, that
is should be grown in Marshall
county or as near home as pos
sible, that the grains should be
as nearly uniform as possible SO
that the planter will drop the re-
quired number of grains in every
hill. In this way the yield per
acre will always be increased, be-
cause there cannot be a perfect
crop without a perfect stand OF
corn.
There were three cars on the
special train and each car had
speaker who was as good as Mr..
Maish, consequently farmers
never spent more profitable
thirty minutes in Plymouth.
The farmers who had crowded
the cars and platform, left for the
court house when the train pulled
out and the regular institute pro-
gram was taken up.
How to lay out farm for prof
liable management was present
ed by Mr.. Lockridge in an able
manner, and John McFarlin led
the discussion which followed.
Many valuable and practical sug-
gestions were made.
The next subject was how to
feed and care for milk cows. The
address was made by H. F.
Mash, and like all of his talks,
it was good.
The farm of today was discuss
ed in the afternoon officers were
elected and general miscellan-
eous business was disposed of.
The corn exhibit on Michigan
street was evidence that the
farmers of Marshall county can
raise excellent corn. But the
grading showed that most of this
best corn is only 60 per cent. per-
feet. The Indiana corn growers
association believes that corn can
be improved until 100 bushels
per acre can be grown on hall
the farms in Indiana.
There were 46 entries. The
exhibit was in charge of Peter ]
Kruger and the room was crowd
ed with people both Tuesday and
Wednesday showing that there is
great interest in corn in this
county.
Center township seems to have
the best corn this year. The
Center township premiums were
awarded as follows: First prem
ium, John Brock, who farm:
Chris Fishers farm near Inwood
Second, George Lemler ,resid
ing west of Plymouth.
Third, Arthur 7. WEIGH, re
siding northeast of Plymouth.
Brock was awarded the frs