The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-19

The annual meeting of the farmers
institute was called to order at the
court Louise at $50 a. m. Friday.
There Was music, and the invoca-
tion of the divine blessing by Rev. j.
S. Crowder, Introductory remarks by
the chairman, and the subject of sue
cessful farming and the back bone Of
farming were discussed, w. G. Haines
of New Carlisle presenting the SUBJ
jects which were further discussed by
various farmers present.
T Eighty Acre Farm" was the
subject assigned to E. S. FreeSe and
a number of valuable hints In regard
to making an eighty acre farm pay
and retain It's productiveness we're
drawn out in the discussion. This
concluded the work of the first fore
noon of the institute. The attend
ance at this first session was larger
than usual and augured very inter
esting and successful institute.
The second session of the institute
which opened at 1:3O p. m. Friday,
was very interesting and was very
largely attended. Leading farmers
men and women. from every part OF
the county, were present and were
ready to ply the speakers with the
suggestions and questions which show
ed that Marshall county has some Of
the best informed and most wide
awake farmers In the state.
The discussions at the morning ses-
sion had prepared the way for the SUBJ
ljects to be discussed In the afternoon
and the speakers were soon convinced
that they were facing an audience Of
more than ordinary intelligence.
The first subject for the afternoon,
"Farm Buildings and surroundings
was presented by W. q. Haines of
New Carlisle.
The speaker said attractiveneSs was
one Of the essential requirements of a
home. The site affording the best
view should be selected. The house
should be where perfect drainage
could be secured and should be on
higher ground than adjacent outbuild-
ingS. Itshould have nice lawn which
should not be taken up entirely with
flowers small trees and shrubbery
which give to home ragged appear
ance. The barn and all other out
buildings should be SUBSTANTIAL attrac-
tive and conveniently arranged and
should be large enough to afford shell
ter fer all the stock On the farm. The
barn yard should be so arranged that
the surface water would drain of and
not keep the yard filthy. The best
lumber and material of all kinds is
the cheapest in constructing farm
buildings.
B, w. Ross of Polk township, made
very able address and further discus
sing this subject. He gave plans and
methods for remodeIing old- barns so
Is to make them permanent and adapt
ed to all the needs of the farm. He
advocated cement foundations and ce-
ment floors for all farm buildings, be.
cause they were as durable as stone
and were proof against the invasions
of rats.
The needs of dairy education was
ably presented by Samuel Schlosser of
this city, who understands the SUBJ
ject as thoroughly as any man ia the
state. He used blackboard to Illus
trate his lecture and demonstrated
that dairying, If properly understood
and the handling Of milk and cows,
with the products Of the right kind
of ratlons on the farm for feeding
cows always pays well and increases
the value of the farm. He said that
at most of the milk stations in the sec
tion of country twice as much milk is /,
received in summer when prices are
low as in winter when prices are high. |
He demonstrated that it would pay
farmers to have fresh COWS in winter |
ano with the right kind of care and |
feeding produce more milk In winter
than summer. He showed that this |
could be done almost as cheapIy in |
winter as at any other season. He dis
cussed milk separators and all other |
phases Of dairy work thoroughly and
made everything in connection with