The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-20
COUNTY FARMERS
.AAvE ORGANIZED
INTO INSTITUTES
Purpose of These ''Combines"
Is Not to Boost Cost of
Products But to Study Con-
ditions of Farm.
GOOD SPEAKERS WILL
BE CHOSEN BY Alley
Joint Township Institutes Will
Be Held Throughout the
County Next Year-State-
ment of ThoIIie DruIey.

Realizing the time has come when it
is essential for the farmers to organ
ize that they may cope with existing
conditions and likewise profit from
cooperation, farmers of Wayne county
are being encouraged to band them
selves into associations. The develop
ment of this plan is being worked out
rapidly and is apparent in the organ
ization of a Wayne county's boys
corn club, and in the Sixth District
corn school of 1909, which was prac-
tically a county affair, insofar as at
tendance was concerned.
With the idea Of effecting more COM
plete local organizations, farmers
the county met yesterday afternoon at
institute work of next year.
Plan Four Institutes.
1t was determined at this meeting to
hold four joint township institutes in
the county next year. The places at
which they will be held include Will.
liamsburg, Hagerstown, Centerville
and Boston. The exact dates for the
institutes-two days being devoted to
each-have not been set, but will be
some time after January 10, 1911.
General subjects on which the COM
mittee at its meeting yesterday
thought the farmers of the county were
interested in were adopted. These
ing of stock; what varieties pay the
better dividends; general management
of the farm; raising of grains; farm
drainage: growing of fruits and vege-
tables, and management of the house.
hold, which subject will be particular.
ly interesting to the women.
Two speakers from Purdue univer-
sity will be selected by State Superin-
tendent of instruction Robert J. Alley,
to address the members of the insti.
tute organizations. The subjects to be
assigned these speakers will be made
known later The leaders of each of
the institutes will select the subjects
from the general list on which the
| members of the institute which they
represent desire to be informed.
What DruIey Says.
Thollie Druley, chairman of the
general committee of the county
stated yesterday that the plan of the
organization was not to try to control
prices of farm commodities by trust
methods, but rather to instruct the
farmer along the lines of intensive as
| we'll as extensive farming. Mr.. Dru
ley said that the farmers were salts
fed that they were receiving fail
prices for their products.
However, while the farmer can pro
duce all that is needed at the present
time. he has to look forward to the fu-
ture and at that time, in order to sup
ply the greatly increased demand. he
must have more thorough knowledge
of intensive farming and is looking to
ward the instituted to secure this in
struction.
The farmers of Wayne county seem
! to understand the importance Of the
institute and have formed strong or
ganizations in almost every township
| Those who attended the committee
conference yesterday said that the
| prospects for large and enthusiastic
sessions of the different institutes Ol
the county next year are very flatter
| ing. The fact that there are so few
| available speakers for institute worl
| prevents each township from holdini
/ its own institute.