Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-30
FARMERS INSTITUTE and
POULTRY SHOW A
GREAT SUCCESS.
Hundreds of People Listen To
Interesting Lectures and
View Fine Poultry.

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The Annual Farmers Institute ant
Poultry Show was held in Town Hall, a
this place. Tuesday of this week, and fol
attendance and interest shown, exceeded
any previous Institute held here in the
past.
On account of the late arrival of thu
speakers no morning session was held
but at one o'clock when the meeting was
opened the Hall was well filled with mer
and women and they kept coming ane
soon very large crowd was listening tt
Mr.. G. H, Reiter, of Chicago, who spoke
on the use of Concrete on the farm, its
use for silo and other purposes.
Following Mr.. Reiter, Mr.. Oscar w.
Collier, the veteran grower of the yellow
grain, gave very interesting and in
structive talk on the subject of raising
corn. This perhaps is the most interest
ing subjects discussed at these meetings.
one farmer remarking to us that he would
rather miss anything than the talk on
corn.
There was some very fine corn on ex-
hibition, Mr.. David G. Zentz showing
Golfers White and Early Ninety-Day
varieties, both being marked as No. l.
Mr.. Herbert Zentz exhibited Ensilage
corn and Golfers Excelsior corn.
Mr.. John S. Weybright showed yell
low corn called the Monocacy.
Mr. Carl Gall also exhibited corn.
Other farm products exhibited were
ansilage and alfalfa hay, by Mr.. Bruce
Dotterer of Graceham; alfalfa hay and
apples by Mr.. John H. Moser of Thur
mont, and two large pumpkins by Mr.
Frank Stevens, of Creageastowr.
DR.. Richard S. Hill, Director of Insti-
tutes gave talk on grasses, making a
speciality of Alfalfa, an immense alfalfa
root three feet or more in length being
exhibited by Mr.. John Moser of near
rhurmont. The DR.. held his audience
until near five o'clock, when recess was
taken until evening.
The evening session began at 7.30, Mr..
G. E. Wolcott opening with Il talk on
the Testing of Cows and how to make
the dairy herd profitable. His lecture
was illustrated with pictures of the lead
ing breeds of dairy cattle, the best and
and prize winning specimens of each be-
ing shown on the canvass.
Last and probably the most interesting
to the poultrymen, was the lecture given
by Mr.. c. l.. Opperman on Poultry rails
ing and poultry for market. This lecture
was particularly interesting on account of
it's relation to the poultry exhibit held
in connection with the Institute. Beau
tiful pictures of the leading varieties of
fowls were shown on the canvass, also
pictures of the best type of poultry
houses, roosts, nests, etc. Mr.. Opper-
man advocates the old hen in preference
to incubators to hatch chicks on the av-
erage farm.
The poultry exhibit exceeded any pre-
vious attempts made in this line by the
people of Thurmont. Fowls of nearly
every leading variety were exhibited,
there being % exhibitors showing about
l25 fowls. The large space on the ground
floor of the Hall was crowded with visit
ors during the afternoon.
During his lecture Mr.. Opperman com :
plimented the people of this vicinity on
their interest in poultry and on the quail
ity of fowls exhibited. He also advoca-
ted the organization of Poultry Asso-
citation.
Along with the poultry was exhibited
a very large owl which attracted the at
tention of the visitors. Hewas captured
in trap by Mr.. Chas. Moser of near
this place. Another attractive exhibit
for the children was pen of guinea pigs
shown by son of Mr.. Bushon Eyler.
Mr.. Frank M. Stevens of Creagerstown
had on exhibition pair of Hampshire
hogs which have won many ribbons at
county fairs.
The following is list of the exhibit
ors, entries and prizes awarded:
Barred Rocks cock, hen, and
8 cockerel, 2 and 8 pullet, L. S. Birely;
pullet, 2 cockerel, JAS H. Firor.
White Rocks X. A. Stull all prizes.
Partridge Wyandottes-l cock, hen,
| cockerel, Rob't Rouzer.
S. G. r. |. Reds--l cockerel. l and 2
pullet, Mrs. Rob't Rouzer; cock, hen l.,
Park w. T. 10y; hen, l.. R. Waesche;
2 cock, w. L. H. Zentz.
R. c. R. l. Reds-lcock, John Moser.
White Orpingtons-L. B. Nicodemus
all prizes.
Buff Orpingtons-Lester Damuth all
prizes.
White Leghorns-1 cock, 2 pullet, j.
l. Mackely; pullet, and 8 cockerel,
Grason Palmer; hen, cockerel, l.. R.
Waesche; pullet, W. F. Harbaugh; 8
pullet, D. G. Zentz.
Brown Leghorns-l cock, l pullet, Car
Gall; pullet, W. F. Harbaugh; cock
erel, l and 2 pullet, W. l.. H. Zentz.
Buff Leghorns-W. F. Harbaugh all
prizes.
R. C. Black Minorcas-l and pullet,
l cockerel, hen, Rosce Mackley.
S. C. Black Minorcas-1 and cockerel,
8 pullet, J. H. Prudhomme; hen, 2 cock.
erel, pullet, Chas. Mackley; l cock,
hen, Howard Freeze.
Houdans-1 cockerel, pullet, J. H.
Prudhomme.