The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-12-02
Here Friday and Saturday,
a Fine Affair.
GIRLS AND BOYS TOOK PART
In the .lPrOgram-GO0d At
tendance and Very In.
tereSting Session.
AWARD PRIZES IN CONTESTS

Ohio County Farmers Institute
held most successful two-days
session at Hartford, November 9th
and 2Sth. The Boys Corn Club and
Girls Tomato Club were also in ses-
sion and had appropriate places on
the program. A splendid program
was rendered each day and was con-
tributed to by speakers who were
experts and masters of their respec-
tive subjects.
On Friday Mr.. T. f. Merriman,
farm agent of jefferson county,
gave a splendid address on the sub
ject of Domestic Animals and their
diseases and how to prevent same.
This subject had been assigned Hon.
]. w. Newman. Commissioners of
Agriculture, who could not be pres
ent. Soil and Fertilizers was the
topic of a splendid address by DR..
Fred Mutchler. of Lexington. Other
prominent speakers of the day were
Charles d. Lewis, of Berea; DR.. s.
d. Taylor, of Beaver Dam, and Mrs.
c. +. Graves, of Hopkinsville. A
splendid round-table discussion was
led by Mr.. Ellis Mitchell, of Dundee,
quite number of farmers taking
part.
Prizes were awarded to the con-
testants i'm the Corn and Tomato
Clubs. The judges were Prof. Nj. C..
Ford. of Bowling Green; Judge Jno.
T. Jackson, OF Rockport, and Mr.. W.
II. RhOads, of Hartford. Those
winning prizes for the greatest num-
Der of bushels raised on one acre
were Rigdon Childers. of near Rock
port, whose yield was 1902 bushels
J and pounds; prize given by Prof.
Henry Leach, of Hartford. Second
prize went to Roosevelt Childers, of
rear Rockport, whose yield was 80
bushels and As pounds on one acre.
The prize was given by Mr.. Ernest
woodward. of Hartford. Charles
Hicks, of near Dundee. won third
prize, the yield being ~ bushels
and 40 pounds per acre. and this
prize was given by the Hartford Re
publican. Other prizes were award
ed to Ebert Austin, w. X. Carson,
.Jr., and Clyde Taylor for LIST. I'd
and Sd best ten ears of corn, re-
spec,i7ely The prizes given in each
instance by Commissl.ner of Agri-
culture. The winners of prizes Of
fered by the Ohio County Fiscal
Court will be ascertain' d and an
nounced later
OF the Girls Tomato Club, Beu-
lah Baize won first prize. Edith
Chinn second and Mabel McKernan
and Irene Ford third prizes, for
most tomatoes canned of one-tenth
acre. Prizes were given by Commits
sioner of Agriculture. For the girls
who canned most tomatoes off one
tenth acre ut least expense, first
prize, given by the Bank of Hart
ford. was Won by Irene Ford. Sec
ond prize. given by Her & Black,
was won by Bonner Barrett, and
third prize given by Carson & Co.,
was won by Mabel McKernan.
For the girl who raised most to-
matoes on one-tenth acre regardless
of cost, first prize. given by Fair a.
hu lah at
ond prize. given by the Hartford
Herald, was won by Edith Chinn.
Mr.. J. C. Riley. of the Citizens
Bank of Hartford, offered prizes to
the five girls who showed most in
terest and patience in their attempt
to raise tomatoes. The prize of 81
each. was won by Ara Barrett, Edith
Chinn. Irene Ford, Bonner Barrett
and Mabel McKernan. The girls are
finding ii both interesting and profit
able to give some time and atten-
tion To the tomato club.
On Saturday Mr. G. l.. Taylor. an
Ohio county boy, who is at present
County Farm Agent OF Hopkins
county. delivered a splendid address
on the subject of Agricultural Co
operation. Mr.. Taylor presented
his subject from new and interest
ing viewpoint. He spoke of organ
ization and cooperation not only
with reference to marketing the
products raised but with reference