The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-20
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Held at GreenhiII PRESBYTERIAN Church,
December 4th and 5th, 1906.
MANY PRACTICAL DISCUSSIONS.
rrEspAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

Hon. Il 5. Hoover, Lancaster,
Pa, gave an excellent talk on top
ic, How can we keep up the Fer
tiity of the Soil the Cheapest!
This Isl question which concerns
and interests every farmer in
Fulton county, as well rs every
other section of the state. 1t will
pay any farmer well for the time
spent going TO hear this talk.
Many of the farmers of Lick
ing Creek and adjoining townships
mis- sed good thing by not com
ing to hear Mr.. Hoover. 1t was
Il practical talk by practical
farmer.
Recitation, just Because, by
Miss Thilma Metzler, nicely rem
dered.
Mr.. j. II. Peachey, Belleville,
Miiilin county, Pa, gave grand
talk on topic, The Clover Crop
and How to Grow 1t. Every
farmer knows about the feeding,
manurial, and fertilizing values of
clover. Every farmer also knows
how difficult, of late years, it has
been to get clover to grow, to get
Il good set.
Mr.. Peachey gave practical
plan how to grow clover, aud get
IL good set without failure. Those
farmers who missed hearing his
talk, missed something valuable.
Mr.. ID. ii. Watts. of Kerrmoor,
Cleariield county, Pa, gave an
instructive talk on topic, The
Soil, the Seed bed and Plant. How
many farmers in Fulton county
know what crops the soil of their
farms is best adopted to-know
what plant food their soil is de-
icient in, and know what plant
food to supply to- their exhausted
soils, and know just what condi-
tions of soil should be to grow
sure and good crops.
1t was practical talk from a
practical farmer.
THURSDAY EVENING SESSION.
Singing, - America, - National
Hymn.
Mr.. ID. III. Watts gave an inter-
esting address on topic,-Farm
Buildings and Blunders. He said
that farm buildings are very pro-
miscuously arranged. In some in
stances, the house is located where
the barn should be, and the barn
is located where the house should
be. In other instances, the pig
sty Is located where the front lawn
should be. He then gave iustruc-
tlons, plans and directions, as to
proper location of farm buildings,
and surroundings, plans for erection
thereof for convenience, and com
fort, and the furnishing thereof
, with ventilation, water, heat, light
and all necessary equipments. lie
said the rural home is the grandest
home In this country. The l6,
OO0. 900 rural homes are the great
est bulwark of this government.
The attention and interest of the
large audience was fully elected.
Recitation, Cherish the bright
Side, by Miss Alluria Daniels, we'll
, rendered.
Mr.. j. II. Peachey, gave good
address on topic, Echoes from the
Farm. The audience was held
spell-bound as the speaker describ-
ed the many sad echoes coming
from the farm, and the farm home
And whist describing the pleasant,
, cheerful, and happy echoes coming
from the farm, and farmer.
Recitation, Snow Storm, by
Miss Ethel Deshong, well recited.
! WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Mr.. j. Ii. Pcachey gave most
excellent, and instructive talk OF
Corn Culture. 1t would have pail
any farmer to have come twenty
miles to hear this talk. 1t was a
practical talk from practica
. farmer--who had experimental
for years in raising Corn, the mos
valuable crop to the Fulton coun
ty farmer.
Mr.. ii. s. Daniels, a Licking
a Greek farmer, read u very inter