The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-03-08
The Farmers Chautauqua
Was Well Attended.
IMPORTANT MATTERS we're Up
For DiscussiOn-The Occasion
Was Very Profitable To
All Who Attended.
GOOD RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

esting Chautauquas ever held in
Ohio county was that at Beaver
Dam, March Cd and Sd. There were
some 200 farmers present who SEEM
ed to be deeply interested in the
work and benefited by scientific
farming.
The meeting was called to order
by President w. E. Travis at 1900
a. M, Thursday, March I'd. After
a short talk by Mr.. Travis, Miss NJ.
f. Sweeney made a forty-fivc min
utes talk on Home Management"
She dwelt very forcibly upon the
need of Domestic Science in our pub
lie schools. From 11:15 to 11:45,
Mr.. NJ. o. Hughes spoke on the
use, Growth and Benefit of Grim
son Clover" after which the Presi-
dent appointed the following COM
mittee on resolutions: w. A. Case
bier. S. L. Stevens, DIR. p. T. Willis.
Noon.
At 100 p. m. Mr.. Elliott gave
quite an instructive talk on Growth,
Culture and Use of Apples" which
was followed by questions from the
farmers and answers by Mr.. Elliot.
At. Las Miss NJ. f. Sweeney talked
for 80 minutes on the Needs of the
he INa ~ on1 tried
to show and explain to the farmers
how easy it would be and with how
little expense to place many conve-
niences in their homes for their
wives. She said the average fifty
acre farmer has $685. worth of labor
saving machinery on the farm,
while his wife had a sewing ma
chine. 2:15 vocal solo by Mrs. w.
c. Frank. reading by Mrs. w. f.
Travis. $3.50 to 1920, Mr.. E. S.
Good spoke on Feeding Beef Cattle
by the Most Improved Methods"
The sum and substance of his talk
was that the real pay in fattening
beef cattle was in the manure for
fertilizing purposes. At $500 Mr..
NJ. o. Huhes spoke for A. minutes
on "Fattening Cattle and 'Drain-
age" AS to fattening cattle, he
agreed almost verbatim with Mr..
Good. On drainage, he told us that
the land of Ohio county was very
much undervalued: that it was as
good land as he had seen sell in the
State of Ohio for from 500 to $500
per acre, the difference being that
We must get the water out of our
land. 400 p. m, adjourned to meet
at 1000 a. m. Friday. March Sd.
Friday, March Sd, 1000 a. M.
Mr.. Elliott in a one hours talk on
Insect and Fungus Pests of the
Fruits" went into a very minute
and scientific explanation of all these
pests. telling how they worked on
the trees and how to get rid of them.
He said to make an orchard pay it
ought to have three sprayings dur
ing the season. 1900 a. m, Mr..
A. S. Good entertained us for so
minutes upon Scientific Methods of
Feeding Hogs" asserting that ex-
periments showed that hogs must be
fed a balanced ration, and not corn
altogether. Noon.
100 p. m, Committee on resolu-
tions reported as follows:
We, your committee on resolu-
tions, beg to submit the following
report:
LIST. Whereas, the members of
this club and the farmers in general
throughout this county are much in
need of information concerning soils,
crops, stocks and fruits;
I'd. Whereas, the health, happi-
ness and comfort of our homes de-
pend so much upon a knowledge of
domestic science and the installation
of home conveniences;
3D.. Whereas, good music and
recitations so thoroughly qualify the
mind for the reception of needed
ideas and solid facts, and
4th. Whereas, we so much
needed suitable place in which to
hold this mid-winter Chautauqua,
therefore be II
Resolved, list. That we are under
deem and lasting obligations to the
talented speakers who have so ably
and clearly pointed the way for
mcuh better soils, crops. stocks and
fruits and who have inspired us to
greater attainments in agricultural
I'd. That we appreciate and recog-
niTe Miss Sweeney as en- able teach
or of Domestic Seierce which we
recommend being taught in our