The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-22
FARM INSTITUTE
AT LIBERTY IS
WELL ATTENDED
Aids to Farmers Are Given in
Talks at Session Friday
Corn Testing Exhibit.
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN

The Farmers Institute at Liberty
Ind, ranks among the old-timers in its
line. 1t dates back at least twenty
years and has had corn club exhibits
and contests for the last ten years, il
not longer. Time was when the In
stitute held three-day sessions, but OF
late years two days has been the rule
for Farm Institutes all over the coun
try.
When the Institute meeting was
planned for at Liberty this year half
the town was sick-the outlook was
blue and but single day program
was made up. That day was Friday,
February 21st. But two sessions were
arranged for, as no night meetings
were held this year. The old-fashion-
ed lunch was also dispensed with but
basket parties were provided with heat
and facilities for making coffee, ETC.,
In the kitchen Of the Stanley Memo
rial building, where the meetings were
held. Members of the agricultural
class of the Liberty High" made an
exhibit OF seed corn testing, but there
was no corn show this year.
Music Opens Session
The morning session was opened
with an invocation by Rev. ]. H. Car
mes, and music by Barnard's orches-
ira, OF Liberty. The members of the
orchestra are: Herbert Barnard, vio-
linist, leader; George Keffer, cornet:
John Bailor, clarinet: Guy B. Howren.
drums, and Mrs. Barnard. pianist.
Cecil Barnard, a member Of the or
chestra, was lately called to cross the
Great Divide, to the sorrow Of his
many friends.
The program of the day included an
address on Business Organization for
Farmers" at the morning session. by
II. B. Moore, practical farmer from
Clinton county, also talk on Can
nIrr and Drying" by Mrs. G. N Lind
Icy, Of Salem, Ind. At the afternoon
session Mr.. ]. r.. Wiley discussed
Feeds and Economical Corn Substi-
tutes for Hogs" and Mr.. Moore talked
on Hogs for Profit and Pleasure
Mrs. Lindley talked interestingly to
the ladies about Housekeeping and
Home Making" very fruitful theme
and one much appreciated by the wo-
men in the audience.
The officers OF the Liberty Farmers
Institute are: Joseph N. Mcmahon,
chairman; Thomas Dougherty. vice
chairman; c. F. Bond, secretary, and
Irving Lafuze, treasurer. Various
committees reported and were ap-
pointed during the afternoon session.
Large Bank Deposits.
During our visit to Liberty the writ
err dropped in at the Union County
National bank, one Of the honor roll
national banks of the country. To be
a member of the honor roll class a
bank must have surplus and undivid-
ed profits In excess of its capital, and
this is true of the Union County Ma
tional. At the date Of it's last state
ment. December 81. the bank had In
dividual deposits of $685.. 861.15, and it's
resources were $1.099, 641.44. This not
only speaks volumes for this bank but
also for Union county. a small county
with but about 5000, voters. Remem-
Der, too, that there are three other
good banks in the county. The Union
County National is modernly ap-
pointed bank. It's safe deposit vault
is of the latest fire and burglar proof,
time-lock construction, and the bank
artistic interior is of marble, bronze
and glass.