Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20
An Interesting and Instructive Pro-
gram Many Important Subjects
Presented and Discussed Resolu-,'
tions on Important Topics.

~'~~1ty Ahf POA snHb AGOJNNss
Presented and Discussed ResoIu
tiOns on Important Topics.
The Farmers Institute held last weel
in Wauseon was very good and the at.
tendance was satisfactory. The statt
speakers were able men and presented
their subjects in a mastery manner.
President r. H. Fernold called The
meeting to order promptly ct 10 a. m
February II.
Rev. James Wharton offered prayer
"The Farmers wife and her poul
try yard" was ably discussed by G
w. Scott. The following are some Of
the points made. One can start il
the poultr-- business with ver-- little
capitol. Poultry meat is the best
wife should always have access to the
poultry feed available.
Breeds are important. Kee~ ave-
from the Asiatio Breeds. The ole
Brown Leghorn is the best foragel
and will stand great amount of park.
ing. Black fowls are good Layers and
must be fed balanced ration. Eggs
good stayers. Black Shangshangs are
of good size and will stand lots of cold
hens weigh from to lbs. Cock 8 to
21, pu,lets will lay at months, and
are rs per cent water, keep plenty OF
clean tepid water, for hens eggs are
Is per cent Albumin and 10 per cent
fat. Keep shell forming feed, Feed al
falfa hay, feed suculent feed, cabbage
and roots. Have rye patch close
to the poultry yard, feed in winter a
substitute for worms and bugs-meat
scraps and ground bone, feed plenty
of grit. build poultry home with shed
roof #, high in back and 8 it. hjoh
in front.
Roosts should be on the level and
about two inches wide.
Geo. Biddle urged the use of the
tran nest to get rid of the hen that is
the loafer It is not always the beau
tiful hens that produce the eggs. the
egg production in the U. S. in 1912
was worth $40 million dollars, A
White Wyandotte hen in 1913 laid 3O3
eggs, do not keep over so hens in one
coop make the hens work, warm the
corn, Keep clean wheat straw in the
feeding department, kill the mite by
using creosote kill big lice by greas-
ing the hen with lard and coaloil. :.
The "Soy Bean as future Crop. =
was discussed by c. B. McLain, plant
in rows 20 inches apart drill in about
8 pecks per acre. Cultivate the same
as corn, cut with mower and bunch.
In four or five days draw to barn,
weeds hurt crop when broadcasted,
plant June 10 to Is. Cut for seed the
Weld is 20 to 2S bushel; present meth
Cd of thrashing not satisfactory,
Weld when cut for hay about to2 IL
ton per acre, feeding value equal TO
alfalfa. A good catch crop when
clover fails.
elbow to build up a Run Down
Farm" by. D. D. Harsh, boys don't
buy a run down farm if you can buy a
good one. look well to the location OF
the prospective farm, treat your flelds
so they won't get sick, have -.nd toois'
cast off the worn out machinery, DO
not plow up field unless you are pre-
pared to build it up, and ordinary
fields nlow deep, nine inches IS deep
ulowino one third of the fertility OF
this country is growing weeds, use the
wind mill to clean small grain, do not
pasture young clover, do not allow
Young clover to go TO seed, clip II and
let it lay as a mulch.
Ten ton of hay sold off the farm
takes away $40 worth of fertility,
every ton Of clover hay is worth $2l
to the farm when properly used on
the farm, you have no ri0ht to BUY
fertilizer unless you have used every
kind produced upon the farm, E. Will
liams said he was getting S1.34 for ms
corn bv feeding it to hogs, Bradley
Grover reports home market OF $l.43
for corn and 81 SO for wheat by feeding
# to his hogs, buy manure if you can
we should be willing to give the farm
every third crop, sow buckwheat rye
and clover; B. M. Shaffer said "PloW-
ing a sand field inches dee lost hlm
a crop. he is in favor of deeper plow-
ing: Luther Shade said "PlowiEg deep
on our yellow sand will ruin the land,
Harsh said, "On the heavier soils
plow deep.
Concrete VS.. wooden Silos, value OF
of Ensilage, Scott. In some concrete
silos the silage spoils from IL to 70
inches around the outside, build a sllo
for 500 if you can rather than put
big money in a dear silo and have no
capital to stock up with, silo should
he about three times its width in heigh
an acre of land that will grow z ton
of hay will grow about 16 ton OF en-
silage. two ton of silage is worth as
much as ton of hay.
Frank Ham took up the discussion
of the silo question, strongly urging
the use of the concrete stave silo, ne
urged building for. general appear
ances and durability.
Mr.. Fred Wolf explained the new
road law pertaining to- dragging, Mr.
Harsh urged the dragging of clay roads
when wet, the law allows a wage OF
so cents per mile Travelled dragging 9
road, Mr.. Templeton called attention
to the drying effect of dragging the
race track every year, to get rid OF
the ever present mud at fair time, jim
is SO observing, Miss Bartlett teacher
of the 9Th grade in the Wauseor
schools brought her pupils to the
meeting and sang two songs which
were appreciated by all present.
Miss Jessie Wolcott gave an excel
lent paper on, Literature for tht
country boy and girl,", this paper vii
appear in these columns later, evening
session $50 were present.
Harsh, "Home making for tht
young people," give the boys and the
girls the best room, make home soc
ial center, mingle with the children
do not neglect the government. in tht
home, children will be governed some
where, begin when the child is young
begin in infancy, Fathers and Moth
ers you can't grow your children with
out the church, fathers take your wifi
to the city and show her around. brown
stone homes curtain their troubles
learn to love your homes, be courteous
say good morning.
Ray Ames gave an impersonation
Jacy and old Jacob, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Gorsuch sang a duet that was appre
ciated, Scott, Balanced rations TO
Brain and Brawn.
If we are to have obedient children
We must feed them balanced ration
the best crop is the boy and giru
mothers should understand the art o
cooking and should know the feeding
value of all foods, mothers shoul
teach the girls home making.
Harsh-Corn Culture. Have yo1
tested your seed corn, value Of on
eaoJ ooyy, xyoVioI1olxy Qctl