Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-30
SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTE
Held LAST WEEK
ABLE ADDRESSES GIVEN TO BIG
AUDIENCES AT ANNUAL INSTI.
TUTE SESSIONS.
l.. KEIsER WINS PHONOGKAPH
Much Interest Manifested in All Sos.
siOns OF Institute. Large Crowds
Attend.

| Sessions of the Delaware County
Farmers Institute concluded on Fri
day afternoon with the record meet
ing at the City opera house from the
standpoint of enthusiasm and at
tendance. To an audience of more
than 900 and which more than filled
all available seats, Hon. John s. Rut-
ledge of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss
Neale Knowles of Ames, spoke in
moving appeal to the people of Dela-
ware county to respond to the utmost
to the nations need in this crisis. Mr..
Rutledge is man whose eloquence
has seldom been surpassed on any oc-
casion in this city and his hearers
last Friday were moved to sympathe-
tic attention and ringing applause in
the course of his address upon the
war and its meaning to America.
Brass Tack Talks.
Beginning on Wednesday at the
Court house the Institute found the
grain show in full swing and a pro-
grain Of especial value to every farm
er was presented. The first Of the
series of talks was given by J. F.
Sparks of independence. His remarks
had to do with the farmer and his
calling in broad way. but his par
ticular theme was to show how man
could manage a farm of 12O acres and
make from it approximately $4,000
year for his labor income. Mr.. Sparks,
in making his estimates, did not deal
with prices at their present levels
but considered what prevail in nor
NAL times only, He showed how, by
rotation of crops, maintenance Of the
family largely from the home garden,
poultry and apiary, and the extensive
growing Of livestock, this mark could
be attained. He advocated the keep
ing OF twelve good dairy cows, each
of which he said should turn profit
OF SIS per year He said this farm
should keep ten brood. ,sows giving
two itters a year. He estimated that
the farmer who did this would buy
$4,000 worth Of feedr easho yeAE He
emphasized dhso ,groWiqg rof poultry
and said that from eggs and poultry
the farmer should realize $3.50 per an
mum. Mr.. Sparks advocated drainage
as of paramount Importance and plac-
ed it first in his list of things which
should be done by the farmer who
wants to grow the maximum crops.
Stocking 100 Acres.
When Mr.. L. O. Wise of Dewitt.
Iowa, county agent of Clinton county,
in the afternoon Wednesday,
he said that most of his speech had
been made for him by Mr.. Sparks. He
had as his subject, "The Proper Bal
ancing of Livestock on 160acre
Farm and his plan was in number
of instances exactly what Mr. Sparks
had advocated in his address, Howev-
er, Mr. Wise emphasized crop rota-
ton designed to build up the fertili-
ty Of the land by the use Of limestone
in case of acid soils and the growing
of clover, alfalfa, small grain and
corn and by the maintenance Of blue
grass pasture. He showed concretely
the number of hogs and cattle that
could be grown. He, like Mr.. Sparks.
would carry about 120 hogs to market
each year, but did not say that he
would try to have his brood sows pro-
duce two litters year. He also said
the farm he was talking about should
be provided with twenty ewes and for
horses he would have six head, four
Of which should be draft brood mares.
He would have SilO upon his farm
and a portion of each years corn
crop would go into it. 'As to a trac-
tor" said Mr.. Wise, "I do not include
that in my plan for farming 100 acres.
| am going to wait for some time until
I see more of them giving satisfaction
than l have yet seen before | advo-
cate them for the average sized farm"
Mr.. Wise responded to questions and
also took a little time in telling that
the Job of county agent really is as
he has found it in five years expert
ence He spoke very highly Of the TT
ness for his work of Mr.. J. a. krall,
whom he has known for some years
and who is soon to take up his work
in this county.
Another speaker Wednesday after
noon was DR.. NJ o. Thompson. state
dairy inspector. Dr.. Thompson ell-
tertained his hearers delightfully."- and
edited as we'll as inspired them.
Thursdays Program.
Owing to illness, H. G. Wallace,
who had been scheduled for the Thurs
day afternoon program, was unable to
attend, and w. w. Marsh of Waterloo,
was called to the east for a confer-
ence with government workers and
was likewise absent Despite these
two disappointments. Thursdays pro-
gram was interesting and practical