Evening journal., 1909-01-27
INSTITUTE FOR
THE FARMERS
That Held at MiddIetOwn
Marked by Good
Papers
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETowN. Jan. 27.-The Farmers
Institute which was held in Mcwhorters
Hall on Tuesday proved to be very in
structive and interesting meeting. The
hall was well filled, not only with farmers
and their wives. but with many town peo-
pie w F. Whitman. OF Allentown. Pa
who was to speak on sPontry' was un-
able TO be present. His absence was a
great disappointment to local chicken
rasers. a number of whom went to the
meeting expressly TO hear this talk.
Fred Brady presided and ]. Allison
Cleayer made the address Of welcome.
The response was made by Colonel Bob
Seeds of Birmingham, Pa.
Hon. r. f. schwarz Of Pennsylvania
spoke on Market Gardening" One of the
principal subjects which Mr.. schwarz
considered was the raising Of asparagus.
A number Of questions were asked by the
Interested listeners. all of which were sat
isfactorily answered by Mr.. Schwarz
w. +. Mosparran. who was Scotch
Irish and not afraid TO own It, spoke on
"Growing Feed. and Feeding IT." Mrs.
Helen Wells, OF New York spoke "
Flower Growing" and created consid-
erable amusement when she advised the
women present 10 have their husbands
plant morning glories around the ugly
barns. When told that the morning glory
is the pest of the farmers life, she ad-
vised the planting Of holly-hoclSs. This
caused more laughter, as the holly-hock
is considered as much OF nuisance as
the morning glory. Mrs. Wells Is a sweet
faced woman. with a charming personal
itv, and delighted her audience. In the
afternoon Mrs. Wells gave a talk on "a
Recipe for a Happy Home" her recipe
being "Cheerfulness, Justice and Love. "
She gave sqme of the causes OF gloomy
homes. told how so many children are re-
pressed in their joyousness and the trouble
caused by a man so often holding the
purse strings while his wife has to so to
him for each penny she uses.
Mr.. Schwarz next spoke on Economy
in Production" He said the women's
big hats are sure sign Of prosperity
the bigger the hat the bigger the pros
perity. During Roosevelt's administration
the hats grew bigger and bigger, and
during Tafts administration. we will have
TO enlarge our doors to accommodate the
hats.
Mr. Sohwarz spoke mostly on fertilizer
and told how many men are ignorant OF
the value of farm manure He thinks the
farmers are not properly protected in the
buying of fertilizer. Tie told Of his sue
cessful venture in buying an abandoned
farm in Northern Pennsylvania. for which
he paid $500.
Mr. McSparran spoke on "Pork Produc-
ton in the East" He said he knew the
ladies' do not want TO hear about hogs al
though they like sausage and sparerib. 50
he would give up the hog subject after
this
Colonel Seeds. well-known as a speaker
and humorist, spoke on "The Value OF
Fertility and the Cheapest Way to Gel
It" He was very entertaining and in.
structive
To accommodate the large crowd. the
meeting in the evening was held in this
Opera House. After music Colonel Seed.
gave most entertaining talk on mis-.
takes in Life Exposed" and was followed
by Enoch L. Mills. Government Forester
OF Pennsylvania. Mr.. Mills was here un.
der the auspices of the New-Century
I Club. who had him speak in the Opera
House that the visitors TO the institut,
might have the pleasure OF hearing him
Mr.. Mills Is n noted speaker and is sem
out by the Government.