The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-08-25
Farmers Pass A Resolution
Thanking c. Of c.
DAY FULL OF INSTRUCTION
Party, Dining At Two Hotels, Finds
Itself Split, Though Purely BY
Accident-Partial List Of
Those Who Enjoyed
The Day

A more enthusiastic body of men
never came back from any trip than
those comprising the party from this
county which broke all numerical
records Of visitations at the state agri-
cultural experiment station at Woos-
ter Tuesday and which returned to
this city any place from 6 until II
o'clock at night.
The feeling was everywhere that
the day was more than one of profit
it was one which added materially to
the friendly spirit between the town
and country people which the cham
Der of commerce, since 1t inception
here, has striven to bring about. The
farmers who made the trip were de-
lighted with the entertainment afford
ed them, while the instruction they
received at the station repaid them in
manifold for the time taken away
from their own work.
The attitude of the farmers is best
illustrated by the following resolution
which was introduced by Hon. John
M. Cunningham and uproariously car
ried:
WHEREAS, This, the 22nd day
of August, has been a day Of
great opportunity for the farmers
of Knox county to visit the Ohio
state experimental station to
their great benefit as guests of
the Mt. Vernon chamber of COM
merce, therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED by the re-
cipients of this pleasure: That we
Vernon chamber of commerce for
this pleasure.
In the morning, the party was told
of variety work by Prof. Welton, who
showed that the work is carried on in
rotation of corn, oats, wheat and
clover and comprises little more
than 40 acres of land. This work in
cludes testing of corn, oats and wheat
and the best cultural methods known
are applied to the more than a thou
sand plots on the farm.
A history of lime work and the
general use of fertilizer was given by
Director Thorne. Charts and draw
ings were used in the afternoon by
Prof Carmichael and his assistant,
j. w. Hammond, in their talk on "Ani.
NAL Husbandry." The Knox county
delegation was then taken through
the clover fields where it was plain to
be seen which portion had received
lime and which had not
The closing feature of useful day
was an inspection of more than fifty
head of pure-bred Jersies and Hol-
stems, which had been brought to the
barn to be MIXED.
AS mentioned in The Banner Tues
day, the party was divided for the
noon meal between the American and
the Archer hotels. When the tickets
were counted, it was found that pure
| ly by accident, 81 had dined at each
place. The balance of the party ate
| at restaurants or at the homes of
friends. There were over 200 pres
ent, although a complete list of names
was not obtained.
Included in the party from the vi
cinity of Mt. Vernon were:
G. w. Ramsey, Carmen Ramsey,
Henry Arnold, Marcus Rosenthall, e.
o. Arnold, Robert Leopold, VIM.
Hough, Bert Rine, Paul M. Ashbaugh,
]. s. McCrackin, John Cunningham,
Frank Harper, Alfred Anderson, Geo.
Congdon, VIM. A. Ackerman, Frank L.
Beam, Arthur Castle, j. r. Walker
Chas. A. Bird, Harold Heron, Thomas
Bogardus, Fred Sperry, Harold Bell
Chas. Vanatta, Enos Vanatta, H. S
Campbell, Frank M. Moore, GRAM
Payne, Oscar Miller, G. II. Colville, ]
M. Yoakum, Geo. Bennett, Byron
Rhinehart, Lew Baldwin, John Wood
ruff, Cal Forrey, e. l.. Belden, r. ]
Harris, r, E. Hess, James M. Ulery
VIM. Vernon, Bert Horn, David Lift
Alfred Shut, Frank e. Young, LIE
grand Mendenhall, Chas. Simms. Ra!
Sellers, H. w. Rooms, H. M. Lybarger
Van Nugent, Hoy Simons, c. N. Lorey
F. G. Mardis, B. M. Critchfield, Harr,
Eddington, Walter Patterson, Chas. r
Young, George Spearman, Fred Amos
II. M. Patterson, Lewis Earnest, S. A
Willyerd. L. M. Bell, R. C. Rlngwalt
H. G. Hammond, p. S, Farmer, ]. +
Beatty, w. L. Robinson, Orville Hae
gerty, Herbert Phillips, Chas. Sapr
!, Chas. Van Voorhis, VIM. Parks. Ere,
Martin, f. ]. Van Voorhis, Lee Ash
craft, Oscar Harmon, Clint M. Graham
, W. L. Ward, Herman Ward, Harr
Ward, M. M. Kelly, Ralph Ward, DAY