The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
MOVABLE INSTITUTE SCHOOL.
Brief Report Of Some Of the Interesting
Features Of Sessions Until Time
Of Going 10 Press.

day farmers institute that is be-
ing held in the Court House in
McConnellsburg opened with
about $50 present. The visiting
instructors were made to feel at
home by Hon. S. w. Kinks ad-
dress of welcome. DR.. Conard
gave an illustrated lecture on the
economical use of concrete on the
farm, and Prof. Wells Cook lee
tured in the same manner on
Birds. Without the illustrations,
we cannot bring out the points;
the formula for most durable con-
crete is as follows: One part
(by measure) Portland cement,
two parts sand that has been
made free of all particles of soil
matter, and four parts crushed
stone. Mix on a plank platform
that has no cracks in it to let
water carry cement away.
At the second session, Tuesday
morning, Doctor Conard's inter-
esting talk on selecting and Breed
ing Horses for Farm Market was
cut short for want of time. The
judging of horse points is entire
ly too long a subject for a news
paper article. But it will be we'll
to remember that the Agricultur-
al Department is going to great
pains to impress breeders that
all good mares should be bred
at this crisis of the present Euro
pean war. That much the News
mentioned two weeks ago. All
sires should be fullbloods-a fea-
ture in stockraising that is urged
for all farm animals, and do not
mix up" your breeds. TT e
price of horses is expected to ad-
vance rapidly next spring, and
as it requires from four to five
years to breed and raise a colt,
prices will remain high for many
years.
At the same session, Professor
Cooks talk on the Most Profit
able Use of the Silo was listened
to with interest, because of the
fact that this modern way of
conserving feed is receiving more
attention every season as farmers
are brought into contact with ex-
perience with it. Corn harvest
ed in the dent stage, properly
preserved, and fed with a balan-
ced ration, was clearly shown to
be nearly 100 per cent. perfect
feed-the waste being but 8 per
cent. On the other hand, corn
husked, and fodder dried in the
usual manner shows an actual
loss of 33 per cent.
The Court House was crowded
to the limit at the Tuesday after
noon session by reason of the
presence of the school children
of the town. Prof Barton dis
missed the schools that the pu-
pills might go to hear Mrs. Mex.
Lyons talks on Health in the
Homes, and the topic What Shall
We Eat? Many ladies were pres
ent, and Mrs, Lyons made it very
plain to the housekeepers, and to
the will-be housekeepers, that
there is as much profit, calculat-
ed in dollars and cents, for the
housekeeper to know whether
growing children are receiving a
balanced ration" as it is for
the dairyman and the poultryman
to know what he is feeding to
produce largest quantity and
highest quality of milk and eggs.
The crop" of farm boys and
girls is the most important of
all which the farmer raises.
Where families depend on the
grocer for everything that goes on
the table, there can be no doubt
about the Importance to the one
who buys the food to know what
combination of foods go to make
healthful, balanced rations."
At Tuesday nights sessi o n
Mrs. Lyons talked to the ladies
about the useless steps so many
take on account of not having
the kitchen arranged properly.
Some women have few steps to
take between stoves, workable
and cnnhnards whiia others walk |