The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
Only institute Of the Year Held at
Salem N. E. Church Thursday
With a Large Attendance
FARMERS URGED TO THINK
Many of the Matters of Vital Interest
To the Farmers Taken up at the
Meeting During the Morning
and Afternoon Sessions

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Teach the farmer to think and act
intelligently." This was the keynote
OF the only farmers institute to be
held IN kenosha this year. 1t was
held at the village of Salem on Thurs
day, and the Methodist church in the
| village was filled to the doors with
farmers who were anxious to get a few
new pointers on matters of agri-
cultural interest.
The farmers in the county always
attend Institutes, but there are few
Of them who are willing to take the
initiative and secure institutes for
the county. For this reason but one
institute was arranged for the year.
At the opening of the institute
Conductor f. H. Scribner Of Rosen-
dale made short talk to the members
of the community in which he urged
| the farmers to use their heads. He
declared that the farmers of Wiscon-
sin had long enough travelled the old
Iroad of their fathers and that it was
time that they took up with some of
the ideas and made themselves more
practical farmers. ssThink a little
yourself and teach your hired men to
think and you will find that the farm
work will go off better and more will
accomplished''.
The matter of Introducing new ideas
into the life Of the farmer is one Of
the main purposes of the farmers
institute and Mr.. Scribner expressed
the hope that the farmers of Kenosha
would Sbe greatly benefited by the
change of ideas and the short talks
by farmers from other counties.
c. P. Goodrich, one of the old time
institute workers, who halls from Ft.
Atkinson, and who had his training
under Ex-Governor Hoard was re.
ceived with great deal of en-
thusiasm by the farmers. He spoke
of the old subject Of silos which has
beer. called his hobby. Mr.. Goodrich
is just as warm supporter of the
silo as he ever was and he gave the
farmers few new ideas in regard tt
building'them.
Later in the morning George G. Hill
of Rosenda1e spoke Of the ''Crops tc
Grow''S in this section of the state
telling of the grains and grass par
ticularly adapted to this section q
Wisconsin. The morning session
closed with talk by Conductor Serb
ner on the subject "Clover anc
Corn.'
At the afternoon session Mr.. Serb.
ner again spoke, this time touching
on the care of dairy cows and the
methods to be employed in order t.
get the best results. Lawful Milk
was the subject of an interesting talk
by I. Corneliuson of Eau Claire, anC
c. E. Matteson of Pewaukee, spoke
on the care of poultry and ..plans fol
raising chickens as paying venture
for farmers. The afternoon session
closed with an interesting talk or
gardening by Mr.. Hill
i In the evening a large Grove
gathered at the church to take par
in the literary program which hal
DeeH prepared uuueI tue duSp1C1e'
of the local committee.
The feature of the evenings enter
tainment was an address on the sub
ject, Farmers and Education" b,
George C. Hill Of Rosendale.
While the institute lasted but on
day the farmers declare that it wa
/ the most successful ever held in tn
county.