Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-12-10
2lnd Annual Farmers Institute
One Of the Most Successful and Profitable in
the History Of the Society.

Farmers Institute q Live Wire
The 22nd annual session of the Har-
rison County Farmer Institute held
In this city this week was of an un.
usually interesting oder, and the
friendly cooperation between the
members thereof and the schools and
churches of the town was q delight
to all concerned
The tasteful decorations done In
grains and grasses was the work OF
the Riyerview Farmers Club, being
the same that took the premium Tor
such display at the Fair last fall.
The attendance from out Of the i'm.
mediate community has not been as
large as it should have been, imdica-
ting only that tie people are all too
busy with their own affairs in their
own immediate community, and Sug-
costing that this institute Is nov Of
sucl, Importance that at least two
sections per year might be held In two
different parts of the county.
The Tuesday evening opening SEES.
sion was a most delightful affair. So
Gladly The orchestral music, the
songs bv lie High School glee club
and by Misses Hardy and Faith were
all u delight The address Of vel.
come by w. Warren and the resnonsc
by Pres. RrrNee were we'll delivered
and warmly received.
/! MIR. .JarnaganS' Address
| RalnbeS on the farm WAS Of REM
inscent order. cont asting conditions
a generation age with those OF today
and noting some of the present press.
ing needs of the farmers to he able TO
meet all the demands now being made
upon them by the increasing popula-
ito, of our own land. and the cry for
bread from war stricken Europe.
/, Praises Old Harrison
Prof .Iarnagan's tributh To tits
county was an earnest one and ought
to make us all glad we live here. He
spoke of the unnsual climate OF this
garden valley OF the varied soil con.
ditions, of upland and lowland, OF
grain fields, cOrntields. and pasture
lands, of our hills SO we'll adapted to
small fruits and vineyards, our great
orchard interests, of our marvellous
drainage system and its effect 10 al
most doubling the corn yield OF the
most " onderful corn belt In the U.
S. a. He praised especially the thrift
and intellige nee of our farmers, OF
the leadership OF all Iowa in Club
work, of the consequent growing In.
telligence and increasing prosperity y,
due directly to the co operative sp,-
rit shown In the farmer clubs and In.
stitutes. He made us all glad for the
spi. 81, own and enjoyed by all the
peol!e Of the county in this respect
4 The Ling suggested by Mr.. Jarna-
an that most favor ably impressed
his audience was his plea for more
labor saving devices for the women
folks on the farm, about the premise!
and in the Kitchen. A small gas en-
CINE for washing, churning, etc. la
this he was heartily seconded even By
-the men folks who are growing more
chivalrous every year. :.
Wednesdays Session
4! Opened with piano solo by Mis-
Mary Deur. The paper by P. j
Quist on the present processes OF fat
tening stock for market was In like o
Mr.. Quists observations, conser
vatiye, yet thoughtful and practica
and suggested to many new ideas i
this industry which has been the bs
} sis of so much of the prosperity o
Harrison county in full so years. i
fact we doubt IL any other count
in all western Iowa has show
greater activities and greater In til
- stock feeding business In SO year
;, than has this county. 1t was til
> business of the mormons when the
we're here in the 4O's and it has bee
!. the basis of more fortunes since tina
time than all other IN lustries of I'll
county together.
, Miss Statler's paper on H0ueehOl
Economics we did not hear, but v
understand that il was q most exec
q lent paper. full Of practical sugge
tions and directions, we'll delivers
and well received by all present. "
may lie able some day to rcprodu,
part Of il.
D Wednesday, Afternoons Sessis
: Was perhaps the livliest II q
yet we are sorry TO say that few
- our ,owilspeople were there to emf
y. ill., Miss Fanger delighted all nv h
= readings. The piano solo by Mast
Wilson poly. .Ir., was especially u
!. from SO young a lad
y Oscar Doty's paper ON the llessl,
IS lily called forth much discussion al
comment and helped to aliay u
fears oe some that pests might )
III do much harm To our rapidly groWil
- fall wheat industry. Late fall plan
& ing, with care in blowing under
voluntary growth seems to be the o.
effective process of riding our fiel
~ OF the Hessian fly.
- The POu try Industry
~ Received a thorough oyerhaulil
by Mrs. Geo Mcintosh In her pap