Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-19
FARMERS DISPLAY
At BIG INSTITUTE.
York County Agrieulturists Have
Great Exhibit Of Products
at Dillsburg
Special to The Telegraph

DilIsburg, Pa, Feb. 19.-Yesterday
afternoon the Farmers Institute held
in the Dillsburg Opera House went in
to session yesterday afternoon to con-
tinue until tonight. In spite of the
roads being badly drifted with snow
the institute is being attended by large
crowds, making it the most successful
institute ever held in Dillsburg. The
schools were closed in order to give
the pupils the opportunity to partici-
pate in the program.
The afternoon session opened with
music by high school pupils, followed
by the address of welcome by r. S.
Clark and a response by Charles f.
Cornman. II. Nj. Anderson spoke on
Alfalfa and Other Legumes"; J. Fl.
Peachy on Soil Improvement" and
Charles T. Cornman on Feeding and
Housing Poultry
At last nights session the attend
ance increased and was opened by
music by the orchestra, followed by
addresses on Corn Culture" by H. M.
Anderson; Butter Making on the
Farm" by J. II. Peachey and "Poul-
try Diseases and Pests" by Charles T.
Cornman.
This mornings session opened with
music by high school pupils. ]. H.
Peachey spoke on Breeding and
Feeding the Pig; II. M. Anderson on
Orchard Management and Charles
T. Cornman on the Turkey Problem
in Pennsylvania"
Interesting features of the institute
are the poultry show, dog show, auto
mobile exhibit, the farm products,
curios, relics, the bourse and ladies
department This feature is conceed-
ed to be the largest of any in York
county. The farm product exhibit
In1n "
hibits.
Special interest has been manifest
ed in the poultry department, rs
among the chickens exhibited are
some of the best in this part of United
States, they having won first prizes at
Madison Square Garden, New York;
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and other large cities. All
are owned by parents in and near
Dillsburg. The poultry exhibitors are:
Augustus Arnold, George Kinter, c.
Guy Myers, John III. Shelter, Kathryn
Center, S. U. G. McCreary, C. c. Kim
mel, w. S. Lerew, Harper MaSberry,
B. S. klugh, Charles Lehmer, Harvey
Albert, Howard Rearick, B. f. Wolf,
NJ. P. Dearborn, Levi Fishel, HeZ Kint-
er, James Heikes, D. B. Baker, W. Fl.
Shriver, f. w. Floyd and W. II. Sidle.
| Those exhibiting dogs are Harry
/
Nelson, Mr.. Zercker and S. U. G. Nc
Creary.
The bourse contains booths of j. L.
McCreary, baker; w. S. Shelter, gro
GER; w. II. Shriver, poultry foods;
Bulletin Publishing Company, print
ing; A. d. Altland Company, harness;
r. i. Nesbit furniture; Samuel Baker,
decorator; ira L. Heikes, insurance;
II. Cook Company, seeds and fertilizer;
Creagor & Co.. roofing; Dillsburg
Light, heat and Power Company, cleo
trio appliances, and Bee Hive Bakery.
! The ladies' department, devoted to
embroidery and needle work, old
handmade articles, homespun goods
! and old-style clothes, is very interest
ing in itself.
, Among the articles exhibited at
tracing much attention are some revo-
lutionary war relics and large loaf
of home made bread, such as rarely
seen, baked by Mrs. Niles Baish, of
South Baltimore street. The display
of corn and other grains and fruit
could not be surpassed by a county
/ fair.
The committees in charge are:
Poultry. A. ID. Arnold, w. II. Sidle, J.
Fl. Shelter, r. s. Clark; horticulture,
Levi Myers; agriculture, Il. Coover
and E. n. Shapley; bourse, ID. Il. Bak-
er; finance, w. IT. Sidle and J. III.
Graft; automobile display, w. II. Sidle;
dogs, S. u. G.. McCreary; woman's s de-
partment, Mrs. James Williams, Es-
ther Bentz and Ethel Coulson; music,
Miss Marietta Menlar and, S. U. G. Me-
Creary, and superintendent of exhibits,
George w. Kinter.