The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-07-29
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

at Court House Last Week Pro-
nounced Sucoess-0entIemen Hav-
Jag Matter iE Charge Pleased With
Attendance and Interest Shown.
The Farmers Institute held i'm the
court house here last week was a pleas
ing success both in point OF attendance
and work done. The student body
was made up OF representative farmers
from every section OF the county. and
the teaching force performed well the
part OF imparting knowledge to Others.
each in his special line Much interest
was shown and from the number OF peril
nent questions asked upon every subject
that came up for discussion il was evil
dent that those in attendance were there
Tor business. They came to learn. to get
new ideas and methods OF agriculture.
horticulture, stock raising, etc. Many
regarded it as a day well spent and they
hope to profit by it.
Those who had the work in charge ex-
pressed themselves as gratified that
there was SO good an attendance and
apparent interest in the work. The per-
sonel OF the Institute was composed of
Prof ". \. HUT, State Horticultural.
Mr.. + B. Newell, Mr. ". 4. Petree. Mr.
j. A. Conover, and Mrs. W. \. HUT.
Prof.. HUT spoke on fruit culture.
diseases to which trees are subject, such
as blight, rot, scale, etc, and their treat
ment.
Mr.. Petree talked on tobacco culture,
soil preparation, diseases OF the plant,
curing, handling, &c, and found himself
very much at home among our people.
Mr.. Newell talked on corn-seed selec-
ton, soil enrichment, preparation of the
land, cultivation, crop rotation. green,
manuring, &c.
Mr.. ConOver spoke on dairying, dis
eases OF cattle, care and treatment. feed
ing, stock improvement, &c
Mrs. HUT spoke on domestic science,
rural life and conditions, and made a
strong plea for the women in the homes
for more of the comforts and cOnven-
fences in performing the household duties;
for greater care and consideration for
their happiness and welfare to which
they are entitled and ought by right to
have as a working" member and i'm
portant one in the domestic partnership.
We wish every man and woman in Vance
county could have heard Mrs. Hutt's
talk.
Mr.. Newell stated that he was author
lied by Dr. Knapp representing the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washington,
to make the proposition that the De-
partment would donate $3.50 if the
county would donate like sum for the
purpose OF putting in this demonstration
work here. A vote was taken on the
motion to request the county commits
sioners to accept the offer and it was
| adopted unanimously.
At night there was a moving picture
show-steriopticon views showing tree
| and plant life, domestic science and home
life-given at the court house by Prof
| and Mrs. Hutt. 1t was not generally
known that there would be such an ex-
hibitiOn and the attendance was small
Two car loads OF improved machinery,
labor saving devices, dairy apparatus,
| kitchen and household articles belong
! ing to the department of domestic Silence
were brought along and exhibited in
connection with the Institute These
| cars were kindly placed at the service OF
| the Agricultural Department for this
| purpose by the Seaboard Air Line Rail.
way free OF charge, an act which not
only the Institute folks but the farmers
as well fully appreciate.
| The car used by the men carried mum
Der Ofthe latest and most improved farm
implements, the various uses to which
they are adapted being fully explained
by those having the exhibit in charge.
The car used by the women was OF The
greatest interest to the wives and daugh
tiers OF the farmers and others generally
and there ought to have been a greater
number OF ladies here to see it. A mum
Der OF the seats of this car had been re
moved and in the space thus secured 1
model kitchen, complete in every wa.
had been arranged. This kitchen, thOug
lacking in no detail, is not an expensiv
one, butts one that could be afforded b,
the average farm house in the State. |
contains kitchen cabinet, an ice chest,
sink, table, q blue flame oil stove, a.
alcohol stove for denatured alcohol, an
two freless cookers, besides having al
the other various accessories that go t
make up the kitchen Practical demon
strations in cooking were given by tn
ladies in charge. and many valuabl
ideas and suggestions were demonstra
ted in economy, (time, space, labor an
money! convenience comfort and satis
faction to the housewife
This Institute work which the Stat
is inaugurating on large scale
something the farmers should feel dee
interest in and give their hearty supper
and encouragement. 1t means much t
the agricultural interests OF the STATE
and while it is as yet necessarily pionee
work, there can be no doubt that If it
kept up for few years it will wor
wonders for our farms.