The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-01-27
FARMERS MEETING.
The Institute Held at Clear Ridge Last
Week Was Much Appreciated by
That Community.

were held at Clear Ridge on
Thursday afternoon. Owing to
the unavoidable absence of the
County Chairman, Frank Ranck,
the institute was called to order
by w. r. Fields, chairman of the
local committee, who made a short
opening address, and after ap-
pointing Mr.. C. r. Shore to serve
as secretary of the meetings, he
introduced Mr.. M. H. McCallum,
one of the State workers, who
spoke on the Forms and Uses of
Lime. The speaker impaired a
great deal of information in such
an easy, practical way, and an
swered a number of questions so
entirely satisfactorily that every
one present felt very greatly re-
paid for the time spent in attend
ing the session.
Mr.. Umholt, another of the
State workers, spoke upon the
subject of Getting Eggs and Car
ing for the Layers. Mr.. Umholt
is an expert poultryman and not
only knows how to do the thing
himself, but he knows how to tell
others in such a way that they
are not afraid to try for them
selves.
Thursday evening, Mr.. Umholt
discussed the subject, The Farm
er and the Farm Flock, or Posi-
bilities Of Poultry on the Farm.
If only people could realize what
they miss by staying at home
when there is such a feast of good
things for them free, without
even having to ask for them-the
house would be so crowded that
an overflow meeting would have
to be held.
Things Worth While on the
Farm was then discussed by Mr..
McCallum, who was followed by
Mr.. D. H. Watts, on Education.
At 9:30 Friday morning was Ia
ken up the subject Legumes;
Their Relation to Crop Produc-
ton. The next subject, The
Farmer and Good Roads was Ia
ken by D. H. Watts, and Mr..
Umholt finished the session with
Failures or Mistakes in Chicken
Farming.
At 1:30 Friday afternoon Miss
Heintzman of Harrisburg was in
troduced, and spoke on Woman
Suffrage. She is fine speaker
and her address was we'll receiv-
ed. Another address on Progress
sive Poultry Farming by R. M.
Umholt; one, on Home Mixing of
Fertilizers by Mr.. McCallum and
one on Soils and Plant Growth
by D. H. Watts, ended the Fri
Gay afternoon session.
Friday evening, after a Round
Table talk, Mr.. D. H. Watts gave
his popular lecture on Farm Build
ings and Blunders after which
the institute adjourned sine die.
The instructors are all men
who understand their business,
and should they, perchance, come
this way again bearing similar
messages, they will meet with a
hearty receptihn from those who
heard them. Those who did not |
hear them, of course, do not |
know what they missed, and
where ignorance is bliss, tits
folly to be WISE"
The attendance would have |
been much better if it had not
happened to strike a period of |
such unreasonable weather. Ev-
had the grip, and the |
roads were just abominable.
The sessions were much enliv-
ened by good music furnished by |
an orchestra composed by c. R.
Shore, Miss Minnie Grove, and
Floyd Fleming.
The Chairman of the Commit
tee extends his thanks to those
who so generously assisted him,
and to Mrs. B. S. Winegardner
and Calvin Baker for boarding
the lecturers.
Miss Katie Fore had the mis-
fortune to sprain one of her an