The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-10
CnAUTAUQUA IS
\ GREAT SUCCESS
FARMERS MEETING AT BEAVER
DAM BOTH INTERESTING
AND INSTRUCTIVE
TWO HUNDRED ATTEND
Adopt Resolutions Thanking Jno. H.
Barnes and Endorsing Work Of
Demonstration BrOwder.

Beaver Dam, KY, March 3.-The
Ohio County Farmers Chautauqua
held here yesterday was one Of the
most interesting and in many respects
the most beneficial, that ever conven-
ed in this section. The 200 farmers
who attended seemed to. take great
interest in all the proceedings, and
the promoters of this work were we'll
pleased.
The meeting was called to order
by President W.. e. Travis at 10000
a. M, Thursday, March I'd. After a
short talk by Mr.. Travis. Miss M. E..
Sweeney made q forty-five minute
talk on Home Management" She
dwelt very forcibly upon the need of
Domestic Science in our public school.
From 11:15 to 11:45, Mr.. M. O..
Hughes spoke on the use, Growth
and BENEFIT of Crimson Clover" after
which the President appointed the
following committee on resolutions:
w. A. Casebier, s. L. Stevens, DR.. p.
T. Willis. Noon.
At 1:00-p. m. Mr.. Elliot 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 M. e. Sweeney talked
for 80 minutes on the "Needs of the
Housewife on the Farm" and tried
! to. show and explain to the farmers
how easy it would be and with how
little expense to place many conven-
fences in their homes for their
wives. She said the average fiftyacre
farmer has $5S5 worth of labor
saving machinery ON the farm. while
his wife had sewing machine. 2:15
vocal solo by Mrs. w. c. Frank, read
ing by Mrs. w. E. Travis. $3.50 to
$500, Mr.. E. s. Good spoke on Feed
ing Beef Cattle by the Most Improv-
ed M thods." The sum and sub
stance of his talk was that the real
pay in fattening beef cattle was in
the manure for fertilizing purposes.
At 1920 Mr.. M. o. Hughes spoke for
As minutes on "Fattening Cattle and
Drainage" 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 1t was as
good land as he had seen sell In the
State of Ohio for from 800 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 3rd.
Friday, March Sd. 1000 a. m. Mr.
Elliot in one hours talk on Insect
and Fungus Pests of the Fruits
went into very minute and scienti-
fic explanation of all these pests, tell
ing 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 during the sea:
son. 1900 a. m, Mr.. A. S. Good
entertained us for so minutes upon
Scientific Methods of Feeding Hogs
asserting that experiments showed
that hogs must be fed balanced ra-
ton, 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;
End. Whereas, the health, happi-
ness and comfort OF our homes de-
pend SO much upon knowledge OF
domestic science and the installation
of home conveniences;
Sd. Whereas, good music and re-
citations SO thoroughly qualify the
mind for the reception of needed
ideas and solid facts. and
4th. Whereas, we SO much need
ed a suitable place In which to hold
this mid-winter Chautauqua. there
fore be II
Resolved. LIST. that we are under
deep and lasting obligations to thu
talented speakers who have SO abb,