The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-12-21
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The Meeting Held Last Tuesday and
Wednesday We're Largely Attended.
Work Done Very Practical.


their families, and many othel
persons not farmers, we're pres
ent at the Court House last Tues
day afternoon at the Far mers
Institute. In the evening The
Court Room was crowded TO IT.
almost seating capacity. and ev
cry one felt we'll repaid for the
time spent IN attending.
The afternoon session was
opened by an address of welcome
by the Secretary, w. G. Patter
son, who introduced one of the
State Workers, Mr.. L. w. Llgh.
ty, of East Berlin, Pa. who spoke
along the line of Dalrying and
20 operating of farmers IN the
purchase of machinery, phos.
phate, seeds, &C., used on the
farm. The speaker showed that
about one fifth of the money usu.
ally spent for such things may
be saved If farmers pull together.
Mr.. g. j. Brewer, of Ayr town.
ship, read a paper on "The Utll.
ty OF the COW" IN which he show.
ed that cows were coming more
and more into commercial prom.
lnence, and showed the price of
COWS advanced during the last
few years, and he mentioned
some of the by products of the
COW. The matter of "Cow test
ing" was described'by Mr. Lightly
in which he showed that unprof.
table cows should be eliminated
from the herd. In regard to
feedlng-corn silage was recon.
msnded, first of all, as a feed
most nearly corresponding to
blue grass pasture. Next, was
the protein problem, which he
would solve on the farm IN the
wav of alfalfa.
In the absence of Alfalfa, feed
n the shape of corn sllage, corn
'tover or hay as a rous hage cut
Inc and molstened, was recon-
nended. Cows should be fed all
he roughage they will clean up
veil. The grain ration recon.
nended included four or more
Iiiferent kinds of gram. The
ram ration consisting of one
'ound OF gram to three pounds Of
mix produced.
In the absence Of silage, this
alton should consist of one.
eventh oil cake meal. AS a sug.
'ested ration, the speaker re-
mmended 400 lbs. corn meal,
90 lbs. Ajax flakes, loo lbs, glu-
en- feed of 20 per cent. protein
nd loo lbs. cotton seed meal IN
onnection with corn silage; and 3
4 absence o. silage, linseed meal ,
hould be substituted for the
otton seed meal.
The evening session opened I
nth some German songs by the
,eed children which were well
eceived. Members of Mrs. Roy
RS elocutlon class then enter.
llned the audience with some :
ne recitatlons. Mr.. Lightly
len occupied the remaining time
18th lecture entitled Beauty +
nd Utility on the Farm" The y
peaker made severe arraign-
lent oil many Of our social Gus. I
'ms, and referred particularly 9
} the schools. A strong plea +
as made that the farmers tami.
: should have all the luxuries ;
nd conveniences about the home ,
nat their city cousins enjoy. s
'ater, light, heat, and good /
terature for the country will do +
lore to keep the boys on the +
lrm than all the fine spun theor q
IS CONT blned. For juvenile read 9
lg matter, Little Folks" pub. +
shed IN Salem, Mass, was ad
sed; for the older children and n
outh, "The Youths Companion, q
ublished In Boston, Mass, is, :,
erhaps, the best, and furnishes '
liberal education within itself. +
Fifty-Three Sundays. t