Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-26
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The annual session Of the Della
ware County Farmers Institute wa.
: called to order on last Tuesday morn
Ing at the Court House by Presiden
I,J. Gates. and closing Friday after
. noon. The meeting was opened will
q fat attendance present.
Tuesday Morning.
c. a. Clute and Watson Childs CAV
very interesting talks ON Farm fruit
and vegetables and ornimental tree,
best adapted to Delaware County"
Tuesday Afternoon.
Interesting discussions were giver
en- BY W.. v. Childs. C. A. Clute, G
Is Greer. Henry Robinson and Clar
ence Andrews president Of the Coun
ell Bluffs Hog Remedy Company, OF
ss:s.sEIoss. what kind. what to feed;
how % raise and when to market"
g. K. Greer, c. A. Clute. w. "
Childs and A. E. Meade very ably dis
cussed the topic of Corn, The bes,
kind adapted to Delaware Count,
and the best methods of cultiya
ton
Wednesday Morning.
The session was opened wednes.
Z asy morning with Invocation by Rev
u. Moore and an instrumental solo
BY Miss Josephine Hutchinson.
81 The first topic for discussion
tsfIorses. The best kind, their
management and development fol
thA Delaware County farmer" was
aiscussed by Henry Brayton, who
stated that different kind Of men
want different kind Of horses.
Ea4t linen should handle fast hor.
~ and slow men slow horses.
Judge A. 8 Blair discussed the
tubercGlosis Question. He said that
ltubercGlossM not transmissable from
yboyins to man and gave several
proofssof the same. In every case
where Z post mortem examination is
held Il bovine .bacilli is found. hui.
man bacilli is also found there, which
Is much stronger than bovine bacilli.
Frank Childs, A. q. Meade and F.
3. Williamson discussed Beef Cat.
tie. Ii the feeding ,of beef cattle q
money maker for the Delaware count!
farmsr?''
Wsdnesday Afternoon.
The afternoon session was opened
with an instrumental solo by Miss
Margaret Dittmer and recitation
very pleasingly delivered by Miss
Marie Storey, followed by song by
Mrs. w. p. Gildner.
The first topic for discussion was
Public Highways: Is the new
road law superior to the old one
and are we getting the results we
shoulds for the money e1pended?'
The first speaker. r. G. Brooks. stat
Cd that he believed that the new law
was superior to the old one but
that We were not getting the re.
suits We should for the money ex-
pended. He believe the road super
visors 10 too much work with grader
on high ground and not enough hand
labor on the low ground. He also
stated that he believed the time
was coming when all 66 foot roads
weald be cut down to 40 feet. be-
cause the land is becoming more
valuable and weeds will not be allow.
cd to 9row. along the roadside.
Prof. Bliss stated that he had a
great deal of faith in the King Road
drag. He said that to much money
10 spent 6n temporary improvements
under The new law and not enough
ON permanent improvements. Supt
r. j. Joseph spoke Of the macadam
ising Of the roads. He stated that
It would probably cost Delaware coun
u about $4,000 I'd macadamize Its
roads 80 that every farmer could
!; within few minutes drive have 9
gpba road to market. He estimated
that II would cost $1,000 mile t.
build 4; road with about inches Of
macadam ON the. side and IL inches
IN the center and or 10 feet wide
Henry Brayton. F. L. Durey and
JudgesA. s. Blair also discussed the
subject.
Cal Martin favored the Institut,
with ! vocal solo.
supt. Joseph. F. II. Durey, Henr.
Brayton. R.. G. Brooks. Pres. E. E
Reed Of Lenox College and Prof. Bills
very ably discussed the question o
Should Agriculture be taught in thu
public schools and should the coun
Try boy and girl 60 to college?"
i Thursday. Morning.
Thprsday was Haiics Day and til
program was In charge OF president
Hiss INA Smith. and secretary. Mis-
Clari childs.: The session was open
ed With Invocation by Miss Donnl
Ninton. Mrs. G. w. Mead read
very interesting paper on what ber
sfitssdo we derive from the Farm
era. Institute." "A general discus
Stop Of the social life on the farr
wass given by several of the ladie
present. Y
Thursday Afternoon. !.
IA. Sykes OF Des Moines gave a yer
interesting lecture in regard to tn
Corn, Belt association Of which he
president. 1,
An instrumental solo was rendere
BY Miss Emily Brown. Miss lsab'
Dursy. gave q very interesting r
port relating to the domestic scient