Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-24

er to apply his mind to his work. tie
showed the need of greater study. lie
advised all to look ahead in thought and
plan. He gave practical illustrations OF
those who succeed by the fact they build
by plan.
The next speaker was our County Supt.
Prof. Killgore. He is recognized as the
ablest instructor we have ever had. He
said the most sacred place to teach the
child is at the mothers knee. He exort-
ed the parents cooperation. He believes
the State is overtaxing the district schools
with studies. He holds that agriculture
should be taught in the township and
borough schools. He is planning tor a
teacher to come from State College next
Spring and demonstrate spraying to all
high school pupils and they then will
study results next season.
The attendance was very large. The
interest intense.
MORNING SESSION.
The first speaker was Joel A. Herr.
His subject was Commercial Fertilizers
and How to Use Them" The question
is, dose it pay to use fertilizers? 1t does
pay or the farmers that use them and
succeed, would not do it. The three in
gradients needed IN crop production are
nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid.
You can secure fertilizers containing
these chemicals and increase your crop.
Ask the State Dept. for bulletins on this
subject. To know when your soil is
over charged with acids insert blue lit
mus paper. II too much acid is there
the paper will color red.
Do you advise fertilizers for corn?
would use nitrate fertilizer by the drill
Next speaker was NJ. S. Bond. His
subject "How to Make Potato Growing
Profitable He first gave history of the
potato. He then said select you field
Plow usually in the late fall to kill the
wire worm. Harrow well. Furrow
deep. Plant in drills twelve inches apart
in row. Rows 80 inches apart. Select
your seed in the fall when digging. Dc
not take small potatoes, but the well de
veloped ones. Not the largest, Gu
with at least two eyes in each piece
| Always cut through the center. Leave
plenty OF flesh to start potato. For earl,
market potatoes plant the whole seed il
tn. fall. Keep the seed III light place il
the cellar during the winter. If sprouts
start before ready to plant place seed in (
hushel basket and shake well; this will
bruise the sprout and retard it, and pre-
serve the growing vitality to planting
time. Use soil well dissolved by tn
roots of crop such as clover.
The next subject was by j.. t. Camp
bell "Crop Rotation in relation to Sol
Improvement" Make all the manur
you can. Apply as fist as made on th
sod. apply even on the snow in winter
No manure is wasted by running ava
as the soil will grasp it all when applied
The next talk was 10y our own Torrenc
Bender. He spoke of the Governmer
bulletins now published on all agricu
tural subjects. He wanted addresses
farmers to send bulletins to them. l.,
all subscribe for good farm papers. Fl
spoke of the advance this community
making in the last year.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The first was music by the choir, "Me
: rily On"
Selection and Breeding Milk Cows"f
mand tor good mixers. The cost
maintain poor COW is the same as for
good one. lie gave good descriptions
a good COW. The body should be we'd
= shape from rear hips to head, and lik
; wise on back and stomach there must
5 the wedge form, the taperinE end at Il
i head. Fine silky hair. yellow skin, lar
shaped udder, with room to carry
e Avoid udder that swings when COW rur
'reats must be not too large, nor sma
but straight, and six inches apart all wa
y Always look for large milk vain lea
n ing forpart of stomach to udder. Fe
cows well twice day. Not every tir
| you 60 to the barn. Never dog nor abu
. the COW. Richness of milk does not {
% pend upon the teed but on the nature
# the COW. To increase, feed. Or ie
n rich food will increase quantity of mil
To Judge age of cow--look at her teet
q If not worn, she is not old. To dispc
% of lice on cattle use tobacco--boil it in
" tea and apply.
ss A, NJ. Stevens then took as his subjt
.NIakinp and Old Orchard Profitable