The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-01

curding to the speaker Is the best
food for hens and It is moreover
food which will make fowls lay eggs
during the winter.
:. Dr. Richardson Impressed upon his
hearers that the fowls which are ex-
pected to lay should be compelled to
work for their food. Alfalfa is good
Ito scatter the food in, as there is
much valuable food in the plant It.
self. The speaker also stated that
owing to the fact that the fowls
have no grass during the winter they
do not lay eggs. The alfalfa may be
steamed and thus brought back to
It's original color and the hens will
eat much of the. grass, which will
be sa fresh and nutritious as grass
in spring. Few people realize, ac-
cording to the doctor, how much
grass chickens eat. Alfalfa should
be furnished the hens from November
ito April.
In his concluding remarks DR..
IRichardson said that 1t was not the
'cold In the winter that caused the
hens not to lay eggs. but It is for the
simple reason that the owners of the
fowls fail to observe some of these
various principles. which, II followed
out. will bring about the LAYING of
eggs during the winter as we'll as in
the summer season.
The afternoon session was closed
with an address on "The Relation OF
the Farmer to the Grain Dealer" by
IC. G.. Ritzler. He showed how the
one is entirely dependant on the 9TH
Ter and how essential 1t is that they
should work in harmony.
EVENING SESSION.
| The evening session Of the Marion
County Farmers Institute Friday was
lightly attended, although the session
was perhaps the most interesting of
,any yet held. Mr.. d. d. Harsh was
the main speaker Of the evening. dis
cussing ''Why Our Boys and Girls
Leave the Farm" The speaker de-
plored the fact that young men will
leave the farm where they can live
comfortably and we'll under healthy
conditions to go to the city where
they must work ten hours each day
without chance to rest or relieys
their weary bodies. The farm boys
will leave the farm where the birds
sing to go to the city where there is
nothing but the heavy smoke of the
factory. He said that 1t was a
question o. Importance to the farmer
to consider why this should be true.
Mr.. Harsh showed that there were
several reasons why the boys and
girls leave the farm. Among the
first reasons is that the farmer is
for the most part continually de-
,lspairing of the present conditions
,on the farm in the presence OF his
sons and daughters. The father OF
"a family on the farm should have
hope always for his occupation is
among the most honorable. He
should keep his farm in good condi-
,tion so that his children will be proud
of the home. Conditions in the home
should be such that the children
Iwil not leave 1t to seek other
places where plenty OF amusement is
furnished.
The evening session was closed by
an address by Mr.. G. W.. Montgom-
lery upon How We Are Influenced
by Our Community. The address was
ion much value and was highly appre-
ciated by the audience. He was
loudly applauded.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The sessions of the Farmers Insti-
tute reopened this morning with a
large audience present to enjoy The
instructive talks scheduled for the
morning. A. few slight changes
were made in the program owing to
the inability Of a few speakers to
attend the afternoon meeting.
Mr.. G.. w. Montgomery was the
first speaker Of the morning, taking
as his theme. Methods of Making
Run Down Land Productive" The
speaker showed how necessary II Ia
that the farmer should take care In
the cultivation of the soil for the
grain which he expects to raise.
L""u cSiHHot DE expected 10 produce
good products unless It is cultivated.
Crops should be changed alternate
ly.
THE Farm Horse and How to Pro-
duce Him" was the subject of an able
address by Mr.. d. d. Harsh, who
said that 1t was the duty or every
farmer to become interested in horses.
He stated that the difficulty of many
farmers In having their horses become
blind Is due to the fact that many
keep their horses in dark barns,
where there are no windows for the
light to enter nor for the fresh air
to circulate through the building.
The harness should be removed from
the animals each evening as there Is
nothing which so decreases the value
OF the horse as to have 1t always in
It's harness.
Mr.. Harsh advocated the plan of
every farmer loving his horses as IL
they were his personal friends. In
this way the horse knows exactly the
attitude of It's master and there is