New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-21
FARMERS CROWD INSTITUTE
Meeting at Courthouse Yesterday
Well Attended.
Good Advice From Reliable Sour.
ces is Well Received.
Merchants Are Gratitied at the
Results OF Their Efforts.

Results OF Their Efforts.
The merchants of this city as we'll as
all others who were interested in hav-
ing live and interesting farmers in
stitute here were highly pleased at the
attendance yesterday. When the time
came to call the meeting to order and
begin the lectures at the court house,
the room was we'll filed and the morn
ing work was attended with interest by
all. 1t is estimated by those who had
charge OF the meeting that there were
between three and four hundred far
mers present and most Of them re-
NAMED through the day
Meal tickets we're distributed at the
court house good for dinner at Turner
hall and of these over 300 were issued.
1t was one Of the best things that has
been done by the city Of New Ulm for
its neighboring farmers for many
years. 1t has always been the cry that
the city was willing to take all that the
farmers were willing to give but would
give nothing in return. and while in
this instance there was nothing to be
gained in financial way by the mer-
chants of the city they felt that they
owed it to themselves and to the far
ners to make them welcome at this
time and they succeeded admirably.
The principal lectures and talks were
given by ". w. P. Mcconnell of Man
kato. He described to the farmers by
illustration with charts, the value of
knowing how to Guilty ate ones land so
that each year it will yield toits fullest
capacity. In order to do this it is
necessary to see that the soils proper
~ cared for. # this is not done it will
only be a question Of few years when
the western farms will drop into the
same condition that most Of the eastern
farms are in today.
He also told how to care for stock
and TO get the best results out of this
class of farming. These talks were
very nicely illustrated and were prac-
tical on every subject, SO that there
was not farmer present who did not
gain some valuable information from
what he said. About the walls of the
room were hung charts representing
stock of various kinds all of which
we're in the course of the talks pointed
Gut for illustration. In his talks Mr.
Mcconnell was assisted by L. A.
Sweet of FairmOnt. Prof Elliott and
Mr.. Schultz and Supt. 0. G. Gregg was
also present an6 supplemented the re-
marks of the speakers with interest
ing suggestions. He is man whom
all delight to hear and is especially
interesting to the younger people who
attend the institute.
The Institute came to a close late
yesterday afternoon but before the
farmers left the room they were pre-.
sented with copy of the Institute
Annual, valuable book devoted tC
all the details of the farm. and some
thing which alone is worth twice the
time and expense of the farmer in com
ing to the institute. The interested
manner in which the farmers took hold
of the meeting was evidence that it wa
a decided success, and this success i
largely due to the interest taken in TIN
meeting by the people of this city AM
particularly the merchants associa
ton.
AS a special favor upon the reques
of the business men of the city, nigh
meeting was held and two lectures wer
delivered, one by o. c. Gregg on tn
George, Jr. Republic This was
description of the home for the waif
of New York which is governed by tn
children under the supervision of Mr.
George. There are some 400 of tn
youngsters and Mr.. Gregg seems t.
have been quite taken with the metho
of teaching and management whic
obtains there. And speech by An
drew Elliott on The Farm Hone
Both of these lectures were listened t.
with the best of attention by a larg
audience.
The concluding remarks of Mr.. Nc
Cornell were very complimentary t
the city, the merchants and the com
munity which has taken such a livel
interest in the institute. The member
of the institute were very well please
with the results of this meeting an
will look for as good or better whe
they return at some future time.
HEAR FATHER CLEARY TONIGH'