The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-02-14
sCAFFoLD CANE FARMERS NIGHT
SCHOOL
By Anna Coyle

by a sixth grade pupil, and shows
clearly what that one got out of the
week Of Farmers Night School, con-
Quoted by County Agent Spence, as
sisted by others.
We have had Farmers Night
School at She Rural School house
on Scaffold Cane pike from January
II 10 26.
The subject for Monday night
was Fertilizers. Kinds Needed, and
How 10 Use Them discussed by
Prof. VIM. Jesse Baird. instead Of
County Agent Spence, who was SICK
in the hospital. There were fifty
two out for that night. Mr.. Baird
said that manure was one Of the
most valuable fertilizers and should
not be piled up in heaps but should
be spread all over the land. He adj
vised not to pile il near a stream
or pitch it out the barn window to
waste away. He also talked about
lime for our land. Some Of the
questions asked were: How much
burnt lime should be used on an
acre?' How much ground lime
should be used? He stated that
there should be two tons of burnt
lime used and as much crushed lime
as you want. Lime is used to
sweeten the soil and he told us how
we can tell when soil needs lime by
smelling a handful. We learned that
ground limestone is best for our
land here because it is less expen-
sive
Tuesday night the subject was
Soils and Field Crops The speak
ers were Messrs. Baird, Anderson
and Spence. Soy beans, clover aud
alfalfa were mentioned as good field
crops They tested some sour soil
in a bottle by putting water and
ammonia in it which turned the
water black while in the other,
water. dirt, and lime were placed
and the water remained clear.
Wednesday night, we had social
given by Mr.. Anderson who served
cocoa while Messrs. Lacky and
Morgan tested the milk from the
cows belonging TO Messrs. Anderson
and T. ]. Lakes. The formers COW
tested the highest in butter fat.
This was followed by an arithmetic
contest among the rural school chit
dren.
The program for Thursday night
treated on Farm cOnveniences.
Mrs. Raine. Prof Lewis and J. NJ.
Lackey led the discussion in which
they advised having water piped to
the house, to have good lights, TO
have the knives and scissors we'll
sharnened, TO have the gates on
hinges so you need not work an hour
before passing thru. to have a silo
for winter feed then the women
were to keep the lamps clean and
the wicks trimmed so the men may
be able TO read the news.
Friday night was Agricultural
Club night at which was organized
a club consisting Of the following:
Stanley Mcqueen. Geo. Davis. Sher-
man Willis, Willie Malicote, Kennith
Raine. Menta Mcqueen. Winnie
Hackett Emma Coyle, Lettie Bar
rett, Mary and Anna COyle. We
members decided that this would be
a good way TO help win the war.
The topic for Saturday night was
Horticulture, discussed by Prof. +.
0. Clark and Benton Fielder. They
told us where TO plant our peach
trees and how 70 do it and the kinds
70 plant. They told us not TO sell
our apples at 65c. per bushel in the
fall, but 10 keep them till spring
and get a good price for them. They
told MS TO grow the kind Of peaches
that will sell in the. market. We
were told if we have more vege-
tables than we could consume to
bring them TO the cannery and they
would buy them. Much was said
about the great war and the weeks
meeting came Ia an end.
We enjoyed the whole week and
wish that a similar week may soon
be repeated.