The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-02
WALDO farmers
MEET FRIDAY
Opening Program of Insti-
tute Proves Very
Interesting.
STATE SPEAKERS PRESENT
D. D. Harsh Discusses the
Raising of Dairy
Cows.
Large Attendance Shows That There
is no Lack of Interest in the Insti-

| Large Attcnuancc SHOWS i''"'
is no Lack of Interest in the Insti-
tutc.
The annual meeting Of the Waldo
Institute society opend this morning
with a splendid attendance. The ofh-
GERS in charge OF the institute are: j.
! +. WILEY, president, s. w. Allmendln-
Ger. vice president, p. 1'errnger, treas
urer and George w. Myers, secretary
The state speakers are c. G. House
keeper, of Bowling Green, Miss Pearl
Dorsey. OF Moundsville, Pennsylvania,
and D. d. Harsh, Of Minerva.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, and -. ID. Harsh was in
troduced as the first speaker, who
discussed "The dairy COW and her
care" The first topic discussed by
the speaker was the raising of dairy
cows for profit. 'To give satisfactory
re suits" he said. the dairy COW must
| lie given individual and undivided att
tention. These cows require a special
treatment, just as they are bought for
q. special purpose. The first requisite
OF a good dairy COW, is good temper
and mild disposition. These quail
ties may he taught the animal to a
certain extent She should have only
tte gentlest care and treatment. The
cow must learn TO know that you are
her friend and not her enemy" Here
the speaker told how he cared for
his own cows, speaking TO them and
calling them by name when he entered
the barn, patting them and petting
them until they do not fear his ap-
proach.
In regard to raising the cows, the
speaker said that each farm should
breed its own dairy COWS, and should
be very certain that the sire was of II
registered breed. The cows must be
comfortably sheltered, and not left
out in the storm. The temperature OF
the barns should never go below As
degrees. nor should the cows be al,
lowed TO drink water lower than this
4 temperature.
He gave few hints in regard To
the choosing of good dairy COW,
I showing the points OF difference be-
tween them and beef cows. The beet
COWS are chosen for tneir thick flesh
and steaks. but the dairy COW, while
, II should not be poor and scrawny
neither should 1t he fat, for this goes
.ltc show. that all the nourshmenl
q ken. builds w flesh rather thar
milk Mr.. Harsh concluded his re-
marks by leading round table dis.
lcusslon which was heartily partici-
pated in.
G. G. HOusekeeper was the next
Ispeaker, who took for his subject Fer.
ltilizers? Yes" Mr.. HOusekeeper said
that before purchasing fertilizer. tn,
farmer should know what kind his
soil required Some soils require the
nitrogen, some the phosphate and tn,
W rious other substances which go I,
make up fertile soil. A great man,
p farmers, ne said, buy commerciallzet
! fertilizer OF any kind. and think tina
! it ought TO make his soil better. Thi
, ~ a wrong thing 10 do. Tests shout,
, Le made and the needed soil sub
I stances ascertained, before fertilize
, is added to the ground. Many lands Il
Y the same localities ciffer greatly II
< the kinds Of soil. Two farmers, VIII
0 own property adjoining. may thin
4 that one kind Of fertilization will d.
= for both farms, simply because o
J. their proximity This certainly ma,
he true In some cases. nut 1t does no
0 always happen that they are both O
the same soil. The farmer has a grea
fertilizer close at hand In the barn
. yard manure This combined wit
green young plant life. often furnishe
g the only fertilizer needed for the farm
70 Soil and plant-life needs a balance
+ ration OF food just the same as anima
o life
i general discussion of the fore-go
$ ing topics brought the close Of tn
= program.
The afternoon program began at
Q o'clock.