Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-02-20
The Farmers Institute.
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part where the troops are stationed.
Mrs. Thrill told of their customs,
appearance, manners, wearing APP
parel and many other features. The
horse had little place in that land.
They use the bullock and little
brown buffalo for travel. Jewelry
is a great feature with them often
being about the only clothing a
child will wear.
Mrs. Thrills paper was very de-
lightful as she paints her word pic
lures most wildly and in pictur-
esque manner. You can almost see.
as she saw, the sparkling blue,
waters Of the bay to the edge of
which extends stretch of velvety
green sward ribboned with red
roads and gay with people watch.
ing the soldiers at their drill.
Mrs. e. w. Williams sang solo
which was much appreciated by the
audience Miss Blanche Bishop re-
ceived much applause for her rem
dition Of humorous selection.
Kiss Blanche Baxter, accom-
panied on the piano by her sister,
Miss Fern, sang a pleasing vocal
solo.
Mrs. E. B. Porter of. Delhi dis
cussed Country Life, or Life Upon
the Farm, in manner worthy oil
comment. She said in part, that
the interests Of the city and coun.
try are one and the same. If one
suffers the other does likewise. But
the farmer has the advantage ii
that his occupation is the most in
| dependent. He can laugh a
panics or calamity howlers al elec
tons. His is the more healthful oc
cupation and surroundings. He
has pure water to drink and pure
food to eat and a, rule, gets mor'
and healthier sleep than the cit,
man. The country looks for its fu
ture to the farmer. She cited in
stances of great men, past and pres
ent, who were farmers or raised OF
a farm, and believes we are near al
era Of great revolution in which
stupendnous economical and puliti
cal changes are involved, principle
Of human rights be under consider
alton, aggregations of wealth mus
be controlled by good laws. Des
potism Of money is the worst DIES
potism. There are various trusts t
be regulated, gambling of man
kinds to be corrected and social evil
to be done away with. The pres
and the pulpit can help in part bu
the real change will come from GU
own homes. Make home attractiv
for boy. Teach him to know tn
topics Of the day. Let them stay o
; the farm and battle for the right.
Next followed three vocal piece
by ten small lads from Miss Nc
Carren's grade.
The last part of the program TO
the day was the discussion of tn
, poultry question by Mrs. Fl. D. Rob
inson. Many questions were aske
of her and many interesting ides
} CLEANED. She thinks more prof
can be obtained from small than
large poultry business. She use
the dry method of feeding groun,
! feed and dry corn and lets the chick
ems have free access to it at all times
Other foods used are brans, short
and different meals in the proportio
of twenty pounds of bran, ten eac
Of shorts and meals. Corn is fed a
night not longer than one hour be
fore roosting time. 1t is better t
feed ear corn as it is more economi
cal that way and the chickens al
apt to get too much if shelled. Sh
!. has fed oats, barley and wheat bu
rlther doubts the wisdom Of feedin
barley. The little chickens sh
feeds dry feed and to the earl
chicks she gives. prepared foot
Feeding too soon causes illness {
young chickens She does not fee
them until they. are 4S hours ole
She believes two nr three small il
nubators are better than large or
The session was then adjourned.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The court room was hardly larg
} enough to contain the audience.
The fnllnwinu commifteas mar