The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Minutes of Farmers Institute held In
Hormtown Grange Hall February

HormtoWn orange Hall Fepruafy
22-23, 1906.
The first farmers institute held In
Hormtown Grange hall was called to
order by X. B. Deemer, local chairman,
Thursday afternoon, Feb. %. The fol-
lowing program was rendered.
M. L. Hetrick gave his boyhood ex-
perience raising peaches from the seed,
following with his experience later.
j. Fl. Peachey, of Belleville, Pa, was
then announced who introduced his talk
by telling us of his "Big Four" the
corn, the COW, the clover and the pig.
He said, "They support each other and
thereby support me-" Mr. Peachey
gave us an interesting and instructive
talk on "The clover crop and how to
grow it,"
w. H. Sugars took up the subject
then, "How to Drain Lowland."
r.. L. Beardslee, of Warrenham, Pa,
was then introduced by County Chair
man w. L. McCracken. Mr.. Beardslee
said we were just getting out OF the era
Of numbering into the era of farming
and that we had the greatest stumpage
per acre of any section lie had passed
through lately. His subject, "The
Dairy Cow" was very valuable. A
noted point was her description.
Recitation by Hepsie Moore.
Music by choir.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The Thursday evening session was
opened by A. B. Moore, who gave his
experience on "How to Sell Country
Produce" Followed by instrumental
music and song, 'The Merry Farmer
Girl" by pupils from the Best and MUIR
ray schools.
]. H. Peachey continued his work by
his talk on Butter Making on the
Farm"
Recitation by Twila Deemer.
"Fodder-Corn, Silo and Silage" was
taken up by Mr.. Beardslee, He recon-
mended silage cutting in the glazing
period and fodder cutting few days
earlier.
Recitation by Miss Anna Cooper.
Music by choir
FRIDAY MORNING.
Opened by music by choir and instru
mental music.
After opening exercises Mr. PeacheI
took up the topic OF "Corn Breeding.
He said, Take the best corn in you
own community and improve by select
ing the best type OF ear and grain eacl
year, thereby changing yield and siz
of ear"
Recitation by Guy Snyder.
Mr.. Beardslee talked short time OF
, "The Farmers Horse" then took u
the subject OF "Skim Milk Calves" be
| ginning with the Little Baby Cali
to the veal weighing from two to thre
, hundred.
Recitation Emily Moore.
vi. Moore then discussed the topic
'In What Way will Lime give Bes
I Results?"
Music by choir.
, Question box.
Closing talk by w. L. McCracker
chairman.
, FRIDAY AFTERNOON
After picnic dinner in lover part {
hall session opened with music by choil
L. w. Moore opened discussion o
, topic, SIS it Profitable for Farmers t
use Fertilizer ?" After which DR.. ,
H. Funk took up the subject of "Potat
Culture" !" and discussed it very ably.
Instrumental music.
Mr.. Craven referred us to Mr.. Peacl
ey's manner OF applying stable manur
when his topic came up, 'The Be'
D Way to Apply Manure"
Mr.. Beardslee gave his closing tai
. on "How to Renovate an Impoverishe
0 Farm"
: Followed by Mr. Funk's excellent di
g cussion on "Peach Culture" Anon
the many memory gems given he salt
a "There is no such thing as an off yet
a in fruit and we must understand the il
i dividuality OF the tree"
After the question box and music
d choir Mr.. Deemer dismissed the inst
d tute. FRED A. MOORE, Sec'y.
h Diploma Examinations.