The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

Down Farm" "How to Have Good
Neighbors."
Teh election of officers was held at
the close of the meeting as follows:
John Milcy, president; S. w. Allmen-
dinger, vice president; Frank Ber-
ringer, treasurer; Mrs. o. $. Anthony
secretary. The executive committee
includes o. $. Anthony. John Howald,
Harvey Bcrringer. The committee on
resolutions is composed of S. w. All
mendinger. George w. Myers and
Harry Strne. The nominating COM
mittee consists of Harry Gearhiser
William Starkey and T. W. Wyatt.
Friday Afternoon.
The Waldo Farmers Institute ses-
sion opened with music by the or
chestra
The first subject was "a Thimble-
full of Soil" by G. c. Housekceper.
IMr. Housckecper said In part that
you must not have too much water
n the soil. it should he well drained,
and contain a great deal of humus.
Some think the plant feeds all along
the tenn but it takes 1t in at the bottom
of the stem and gives out all along the
stem. 1t also feeds from air on car
bon. In thimblefull Of soil 1t has
lbeen recently discovered that there
are billions OF bacteria which are
working in the soil and are necessary
To- it's usefulness.
our chemists have spent years on
the study of the chemicals in the soil
and only of late years has IL been
discovered that animal organisms were
as necessary as the chemicals.
All of these are necessary to a good
soil, the richer the soil, the less mois'
ture is required to insure a crop and
the sooner it will mature inside the
above conditions the more food quail
ties It possesses. The soil should al,
ways be plowed as deep as can be well
Ipulverized. and the deeper that is the
more moisture II will contain make
the conditions as favorable as possible
for the bacteria to do their work.
Those conditions are warmth, air,
food and moisture. There are more
mysteries in the soil than one would
surmise, and the speaker said in con-
vlusion, that the young farmer es-
pecially should learn the why and
wherefore so he can work intelli-
gently
The second talk was on "The Clover
Crop" by G. W. Parks. MIR. Parks
sald the clover crop Is the founda-
tion Of all other crops as It contains
more nitrogen than any other prod
uct. He said:
Before l can tell you how to raise
clover, l must tell YOU about the soil
My favorite clover is the little red
clover although on sandy soil the
crimson clover. Glover affords great
home for bacteria and is not grass
plant and all red clover can be grown
successfully on any soil except sandy
hard clay or boggy prairie soil. II
YOU don't succeed in raising good
crop II Is your own fault. Prepare
clay soil by plowing in manure as
deep and thoroughly as possible. Al.
sike clover will grow and produce It,
self for ten years years, but most 9th.
crs are shorter lived.
after the soil Is well prepared
lplant corn and follow with wheat ant
SOW clover In last Of February or frs
Of March. Can sow earlier on clay sol
and later on humus soil as a freeze &
more disastrous on wet soil BE care
full In selecting clover seed and lSnov
how much you are really planting I,
the acre, eight or ten pounds to tn
acre.
! Mr. Parks talk was followed by mu
Z sic by the orchestra. Mr.. McDonigl
was TO have given talk, "Pure Bree,
Stock on the Farm" but was no
s present so ID. -. Harsh followed witt
Z a very Interesting talk on "Breedin
e and Care Of Hogs" lie opened wit
. the question "What breed Of hogs shai
q we raise?" and answered II by say
r ing he didn't care what color hair TN
% hog had, whether white, black or rec
= he would just as soon tell a youn
u man to select a wife by the color @
> her hair as 10 say a hog was bette
. for Its color. So choose your ow
breed. 81 myself prefer cluster whit
= for some reasons" he said, 81 imagln
= Incne Of you can tell when II It Sc
= before you on the table what bree
1t was.
Il ''''N '"S wv l'B - - hiA9 dillllt
= but he isn't, II Is the man who raise
! him who is dirty. Proper care Is nor
! important than the kind. so they al
bred Of the sires having the qualitle
. REQUIRED for the most expensive meat
J. when placed on the market for III
! tpble, the well rounded hams, an
. shoulders. well sprung ribs, shar
s like a block with the corners rounde
), off, breed' with these points in view
n j Is not necessary TO have a record
ed sire but one whose record go
n know. See that the brood sows hay
. the necessary points also"
Is Mr. Harsh crltlzed the judges =
y Ifairs and stock shows on the mann,