Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
IS CLOSING DAY
Larger Attendance Marks Sec
ond Session of County
Farmers Institute.
PFHZES ARE BEING AWARDED
Officers Elected at Evening Meeting,
w. II. Ashdown Being Re-
tanned as President.

Port Byron, H., Feb. 15-(Argus
SpeciaD Officer were elected by the
Rock Island county farmers institute
last evening as follows:
President-W. H. Ashdown, Port BY
ron
Vice President-W. S. McCulloch.
Taylor Ridge
Secretary-George Harris, Edgins-
ton.
Treasurer-S. l.. Woodburn, Port BY.
| lon.
Executive COmmittee-Williard Par
menter, Edgington; Minor Moffitt, and
John Hofer, Taylor Ridge.
The next meeting, according TO Gus.
tom, will be held in the lower end If
| the county.
The attendance today was better
han yesterday. and better, in fact.
than that of any institute for some
years.
Morning Program Brief.
This mornings program was brief.
I consisting of a talk on The Science
md Practice of Farming" by L. D.
| Herbert, who is practical farmer liv-
ing near Freeport. Mr.. Herbert dis
| cussed rotation of crops as the best
manner i'll which to husband the fer
tility of the soil. He stated. however
| hat eventually it will be necessary 10
| fertilize all soils to supply elements
that even rotation will not restore af
er they have been taken away The
| speaker advanced the somewhat novel
view that clover does land little or nc
good unless it is all plowed under and
leld also that feeding cattle as q
means of soil restoration accomplishes
little unless in addition to all the
;rops raised on a farm grain and TO >
lge is purchased elsewhere and fec
also.
| ENe1inS Devoted to schools.
| Last evening an address was deliv
cred by Professor Valentine Smith
'rmcipal of the Port Byron school
upon Cooperation of Parents an;
Teachers" He held that the trouble
100 often is that parents take up thu
complaints of school affairs that the,
lear from the children without furthe
investigation. The remedy is to cal
Ipon the teacher first and have clea
J I understanding. 1t is also importan
hat the parents visit the schools fire.
| luently and acquaint themselves wi.
he methods used.
County Superintendent S. ]. Ferg,
| son followed Professor Smith. HI
] iheld that normal training should II
| required of all teachers in the publ
| schools and that the salary should !
l sufficient to warrant teachers to pr
| pare more thoroughly for their profe
/ SiOnal careers.
Mr. Herbert of FreepOrt. who spOh
1 this morning. gave a general talk la
i evening on practical farming.
An award of prizes in the bread ba
ng contest was made by the judg,
| his morning as follows: First Nam
/ }eckman; second Myrtle Kay; thir
/ ienevieve Ashdown; fourth, Eth
/ SaddOriS.
The institute closes this afternoo
md the award of prizes to the col
mowers will be made. The display
,orn is unusually large and fine.
III Music during the sessions has be,
;iven by the high school pupils.
III Yesterday Afternoon.
III Yesterday afternoons meeting ope
d with the rendition of a patriot
| lynn by quartet
III Professor J. A. West. assistant
he state entomOlOgist, was next i
reduced. Mr.. West has charge of e
III }erimental work in his departmer
md is thoroughly posted in relation
insect life. He illustrated his adore
| With set of charts showing picture
| If the insects discussed.
at is not generally known" said NJ
Vest, that the common June bug
he parent of the white grub wor
which works more or less destructit
o corn and other products of the far;
tut such is the fact. The beetle know
IS June bug gets its living from t
caves of all kinds of trees and shru
)ery. except the leaves of Usage OTane
md it will starve before it will e
hose" The beetles leave the ire
II the night, and scatter over the feel
deposit the eggs which produce t
| White grub But the most destructi
. insect in this section is the corn re
ouse.
ii Here Mr. West related some int,
| sting facts as to the work. growth a.
labits of this particular insect
After the appointment of oommitte
md a spirited discussion on corn. G.
lie and hogs between S. L. Woodbu
If Port Byron and J. H. Martin of NJ
"ison, the days lesson was conclude