The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-12-20

a bunch uf snow and slush, hut
said his experience was that every
institute had been surrounded by
inclement weather. It is then
questioned by his hearers why in
the. world they don't hold the in
stitutes in the summer time when
the weather and roads are good.
The first speaker was Allen O.
Myers. Tbe same Allen of old?
Yes, the same AL. Though 56
years old, and has lived so years
in experience, he looks like boy,
Young, jolly, blunt.
His subject was "Alfalfa," and
he knows some things about it.
He remarked that he had gained
bad reputation, jamlng around in
politics, and now he had become
AN honest farmer and was going
around among honest people, try.
ing to live down his bad political
reputation.
He is so welded to the raising
of ! lfalfa that he believes that
was the food raised on Mt. Arrarat
to feed Noah's flock, 1.-TWO by
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two. He said too many persons
accept the shot air of theory,
against the granite wall of fact ~
instead of persons trying some
thing new and experimenting with
it, they are willing to gather
round at first sight of it, and hold
an inquest. Alfalfa will grow on
any soil; rocky, sandy or clay.
! Plant it on the sunny side of a
hill. After the second year and
the stand is we'll rooted, he has
cut 70. feet off the same patch in
Il season, harvesting six times.
{ The third harvest off ! acre patch
he sold to Harry Almsted for
$31 90. Alfalfa does not require
rich bottom land as books tell us.
Seed men will say sow % pounds
to the acre. Don't do it. Never
sow more than 10 pounds to the
acre.
The speaker deviated little
and told his hearers how to feed
Alfalfa, and to use common pine
tar in the animals throat if they
got too much alfalfa or cloyer and
became bioated. Alfalfa is a first
cousin to sweet clover and will
grow where ever the latter grows.
The talk was most excellent, and
spiced up with the speakers usual
wit.
The songs by the Cecilan Ladies
lQuartette We're we'll received, and
the violin solo by Mr.. Weaver, ac-
companiea by his wife, was loudly
applanded.
In the afternoon, Monday, Mr..
NJ. G. Thomas, also state speak
er, took up the subject of swine,
and very formidably presented his
subject. Mr.. Myers finished his
subject OF Alfalfa, by telling of
the curing and marketing of that
fayorite hay. Several farmers
entered into the discussion.
In the evening of Monday the
meeting resolved itself more into a
series of lectures rather than dis
cussion of topics, Lecture
Thomas unbosomed his soul to the
ooy on the farm and tried to en-
courage him. Defined success
full life as one balanced in all
faculties. The foundation of
good citizenship is the home, the
school, the church. The speaker
was strong for the Township High
school, and advocated teaching
agriculture in the schools.
Mr.. Thomas was followed by
Attorney +. o. Petit. He did
not have a fixed subject assigned
him, but eentered his advocacy
upon the inheritance tax. Out
lined the salient features thereof,
and heartily supported the meas
ure. MIR. Petit spoke very elo-
quensly.
The program for the evening
was concluded by a most eloquent
address by Allen o. Myers on,
Evolution, the Story OF Llfe."
He most beautifully pictured the
material creation OF the earth, ex-l