The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-02-16
Farmers Institute
of Hooking County
Court House, Logan, Ohio.
rlonday and Tuesday, Feb. I3, and ID, 1905.


The Hooking County Farmers Institute held here Mon
day and Tuesday of this week. OF the most interest
ing affairs of the kind it has been the good fortune OF our
public attend for some time While the attendance
large hoped for there good turnout
sderng the extreme weather that prevailed during the
entire session. The following the program in general
Monday, Feb, 1a, 1000 an.
Invocation. ...................... Kew. T. b. white
Opening Address, ;.,,.a,. Pres T. j. Brown
Grop Rotation M Mr Saekiosa sahs
ni11s1c opene0 Oy " " 00""
'Poatoes Clayey Soils" Mr. Chamberlain
Appointment of Committees by President
Monday, Feb Is, 1890 p m
"The Corn Crop. p".................... Mr. Blackford
Discussion, Opened by John Daugherty
.'Money in Apples '........:....M Mr. Chamberlain
0''''''''H' Monday, Feb is, 100 e'p. p M
oppopnties for Social Life and Culture open to
Supplemental Remarks, Judge S. H. Bright
0The Twentieth Century Farmer" . Mr.. Chamberlain
supplemental TsnssS Fsday Feb H. 80 Ro0' No 'ne'''''N
-''''''''N'' MUSIC =
Drainage, Humus and Tilage,'' .... MI BlackfOrd
Di''''S'0n' MUSIC op'"'0 '' N0'n ''O''''
about Fertilizers" .......... Mr. Chamberlain
Discussion ..................... Opened by R. West
Tuesday, Feb. IA, $50 p. m.
Report of Committees on Business
Discussion ;;r,a1 Opened by T. D. Trimmer
"The Debt We Owe Our Children 80 Mr.. Chamberlain
Social Session.
Music furnished by The Williamson Sisters of Columbus
STATE SPEAKERS
W. I. CHAMBERLAIN Summit Co.
= W. s EXECUTIVE Committee, ~ ~
Fl. w. STEERS, E. SHULTz, WI. NoRrH
GEO. W. MARKS ISRAEL BRowN.
The Institute opened Monday morning at the Court
House by President T. j. Brown Rev White of the NJ E.
church, offered the invocation followed by beautiful
lection rendered by the Williamson Sisters Quartette
Columbus Mr. Frank Blackford then addressed the
semby in well chosen language the rotation of crops
He spoke Of the tme in the early days. when the soil
new, when it possible to plant the piece of land
with the same kinds of crops for many years continuously
and when the land became impoverished, to to
of labor That all changed now, and agrcuur
beginning see that their interests demand close at
tenton the subject of rotation order as practical
the different food properties of the soil That
three year rotation of cor wheat and clover ideally
dped to the cultivation of con because this system be
worked at minimum expense and bring good results Mr.
Blackord said it would be good idea for the farmer de-
post some of the profits in their land instead of all in the
banks; change for the better would soon be observed
Mr. w Schaa then opened the short discussions on
subject after which the Quartette rendered music
Next the program, Mr.. w. l. Chamberlain, of Summit
worthy talk on the subject The Growing of Potatoes in
Clayey Soil The speaker has happy facalty of illustrating
his points with story comparison, appealing to the
risbiltes of his audience.
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consisting of the most part of towns people Mr. Black
fords talk Opportunities for Social Life and Culture
Open to Farmers supplemented by Judge Bright, in his
usual able thoroughly enjoyed also Mr.
Chamberlain evening address.
The Institute was adjourned Tuesday to the Red Mems
Hail. the Circuit Court opened that morning in the Cour
House After prayer by Rev. j. U. Brown, of the u
Church. Mr. Blackford gave valuable information
drainage humus and tage considered in their relation
eachother He demonstrated the intimate connection thai
must always exist between these subjects Mr. Chamberlain
has over seventeen miles of tile drainage his farm
near Hudson, Ohio and it is principle beginning to be
rightly recognized by farmers that the conservation
moisture in the earlier and cooler months must inevitably
govern the later results The best point brought
cernng the advantages of good drainage that permits
plowng sowing of some crops much four sil
weeks earlier than would be possible without it. Then
the Importance of humus organic matter in the SOIL fol
lows directly The moisture that is preserved by drainage
sufficient to disinterate the organic matter deposited
Mr. Chamberlain then followed Mr. Blackboard taking uI
the subjects of fertilizers well the proper of barn
yard manues He urged the expedency Of adopting up-to