Evening journal., 1908-03-24
FARMERS TALK
OF BEST METHODS
Institute at CentreviIIe Dis
CuSSed Many interest
ing Subjects
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
CENTREvILIE. March s4--Farm-
ers' Institute held in Centre Grange
Hall here on Thursday was one of the
most interesting and profitable meet
.ings ever held by the grangers Of this
vicinity. Joseph N. Grandhomme,
presiding officer. spoke OF the neces-
sity of farmers informing themselves
as to the best methods of farming
that they might successfully meet the
many difficulties that arise IN the
daily life OF the farmer and dairyman.
After a piano selection by Miss
Louise Grandhomme, Professor A. e.
Grantham of Delaware College spoke
on the subject OF ''Leguminous Crops, I"
going into the subject OF proper fertll-
ization OF soil in order to get profit
able crops; also showing that proper
cultivation of a crop is very im-
portant factor.
Miss Mary Roberts Farrell spoke In
terestingly IN regard to the cooking
and general maintaining Of a farm
home; describing a modern form OF
cooking with what is known az a "TIay
Box" She also spoke on the economy
of the handling OF the farm home in
broad minded sense.
Professor c. A. McCue OF Delaware
College gave an instructive lecture on
the different classes of fruit and tree
destroying insects; dfferentiating be-
tween the insects that sucks the life Of
the tree and the insects acting as a
scale and the methods which II Is
necessary to pursue In order to over
come the pests.
He recommended the use Of Bor-
deaux mixture as a destroyer of the
tree destroying insects. and said that
II properly made, the bordeaux has
been found TO be the best. not only
as a preventative. but as a remedy.
Professor Mel. T. Cook took for his
subject. Vegetable Diseases" Prof.
Cook spoke on the manner in which
diseases are carried from one plant to
another, and recommended that ali
care possible be taken in the selection
Of plants to see that only the best are
used.
After a plano selection by Miss
Louise Grandhomme, the meeting was
adjourned until 7.3O p. m.
At the beginning Of the evening ses-
sion, after a piano selection by Miss
Catherine Rimlinger. Professor A. y.
Grantham spoke on Corn and it's I'M
lprovement," recommending that seed
corn be selected while on the stock
in order to determine the most pro-
life.
Horace Dilworth discussed the sub
ject Dairy Farming" Mr.. Dllworth
talked very interesting on this sub
ject, giving the comparative prices
paid for milk according to quality, as
tested by the cream cries.
Professor Harry Hayward spoke OF
PLANT Food" Professor Hayward had
his subject we'll in hand and spoke
very interestingly.
DR.. Mel T. Cook took up the sub.
ject of Agriculture in Cuba" Or
Cooks theme was mostly on the grow.
ing of tobacco in Cuba, its growth
care. etc,
Joseph N. Grandhomme, in closinr
the meeting, thanked the speaker!
and others who had taken part I'm tn.
name Of Centre Grange. and spoke very
warmly of their subjects; "Legumi
nous Crops" he said, why pay higf
prices for fertilizers when we have
within our reach through the legumi-
nous the opportunity of providing nj
trogen the most costly of all fertilizers
'The Farm Home;" how many women
OF today are in need OF instruction
on the economy Of the home. and YET
have cheerful homes. Sprays and
Spraying" Vegetable Disease" "se-
lection OF Seed Corn and It's Improve
ment." Dairy and Farming" "Agri-
culture in Cuba" and PLANT Food
are all subjects in which will be ths
greatest interest to you, and I hop,
that you will avail yourselves OF thii
opportunity whereby you can improv,
your present existing condition.
The meeting closed with a piano Sc
lection by Miss Catherine Rimlingcr