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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JAN. 4,. 1696._££-
The Institutes.
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' What'tie Farmers are Thinking, Do-
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;'--Vermillloi county.—Vermillion county
, farmers institute was held at Pana, De-
' cember.18 and 19. The workers from
f-abroatTwere Cal. Hussleman from De-
' kalb nounty, Mr. Virginia Meredith from
•,"tVa^ne-jCOUnty, and Prof. Bitting from
Purdue** University. Excellent papers
•*rwefe"fead'by home talent. The music
;.r-was-ftirnished by the choir from Quaker,
--/and.was a credit to the people of that
V" place. .'The welcome address was given
",-by James D. Smith, of Dana. A paper on-
■^hygiene was read by Dr. O. M. Keys, of
\."Dana. Mi*. Hussleman~ talked on "The
-vSig-fon-ucombHiation on .-the farm," and
VMrs. Meredjtli on "Live"stock the basis
--of S-UgretStagriculture." The first sub-
\ jeeton 2d day was "The best acre, garden
fcrnd small fruits," by Mr. Hussleman,
.-j'which was well presented. Ho spoke of
r-the-Jieglect of the garden by most farm-
-■.-era-who leaye it for the women; also of
!' .interesting the boys and girls ih farming
?'by giving them part of the garden to care
jt- for.' '~He advised planting one-half of the
i"acre in small frnit and the other in veget-
if.-Sbte's.---Nextwas "The use of-the corn
'?f crop,'f'i>y Mrs;~Meredith., "The"corn crop
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"Scientific farming,"  by C. M.  Smith,
Grammar, this county.   He gave a brief
sketch of modes of farming from Pilgrim
days down  to'the present and showed
what the jBcientifio farmer has accomplished.   Next Mr. Cal Hnsselman, of DeKalb county, gave a  talk on  the "Big
four'? combination on  the  farm.   Next
Mrs. Levi Erskine read a paper on "Rural
homes."   She showed what advantages
the farmer's children have over the city
children, and told what opportunities the
rural children had of becoming well read
and  learned.   Next M. B. Stevens, of
Fredericksburg,    Washington    county,"
gave a talk on feeding rations.   At night
Mr. Albert Kainp read a paper, subject,
"Cultivation of corn."   Next J. B. Elliott,
of New Harmony, read a paper on "Country roads." - Next -I'rof. J. IV. Davidson
superintendent of  Vanderburg  county
schools gave a talk on the Atlanta Exposition, and also the soils of the South, and
what the land was best adapted for.   On
Saturday Mr. Cal Husselman gaveTt talk
on cows, milk, butter and poultry on the
farm.    This  subject  took  most of the
morning, there was  so  much to discuss
on the subject  In  tho afternoon "VV. A.
Harming read a paper, subject "Silo." W.
B. Stevens followed Mr. Hanning on the
same subject.  Next Prank I\ Posey, of
Evansville, gave a talk on."The aesthetic
side of farm life.   Next Cal. Hnsselman
crop on the savi^.talMntheJ^est8cre,'4^extjand:JM«reat*^^;of .-^Ja^tpda^
i?fe^t^tSicbl^ngemeie^df.Kasson;gaTea The farm6^^amUton.county-feel
g|t-*^^f2BIHS8i!BSW-IfStrt--
--"iJ-'eia-J-rodnct.   Mr." Hussleman  then
'gate a talk on "Cows, milk  and butter.
young man to secure a good education
and Christian character as a foundation.
In the discussion which followed, Hon. J.
it.. Harris told of a young lady who saved ■
-$2,600 in less than 10 years.  Mr. Lindley
and -laughter entertained the audience-
with music on violin and piano.   At this
time Prof. Waldo, of Purdue, who-Kad
just arrived, gavea talk showing^the advantages of the farmec-of the present
time.  Miss Georgia Eindiey read a paper
on "The  cc-Mrtry girl," which  was in
many re"*p"ects the best of the whole meet-
ipg-^Miss Leila Cook- gave a recitation.
Afternoon the committees on time, place,
and officers reported as follows: time, December 22-23,1896; place, Noblesville; officers, president, George M. Yonng, No-:
blesville, secretary, D. B. Zimmerman-
Cicero.  The  resolutions were good but,
'too lengthy to introduce here.   Mr. Riley
gave bis lecture on the "Care and man-'
agementof hogs."   The glee club sang
"The old farm gate.'! Mrs. Myers read an
excellent      paper       on       "How;       to
improve        country       social life,"
followed by a paper on "Poultry!
raising," by W. F. Wright. After a short
address by the chairman and the report
of the secretary, Mr. Studivant, the meeting adjourned. The attendance increased
at each session until at the last it was up
to 000. Mr. Babcock r s marked on the intelligent appearance of the audience and,
the colleges,  Mr. Brig*,
titled "Wh**-* farmers;!!
filled the f armeriwHh'jj
Fairfield oi tha-^Orm^
some insttCotive rVt"~~u~jj~)
jectev Steuben coBi»ty*;fo!i
professors  that 'haye-'giy
callings which theyltaVe^-fl
and have accepted thetnfift
farming.  They live otj^tiT
are engaged in general
are both good talkers an/..
part in the?di*ussionl*^vt
make - the institute livedy'j
chestra of Angola, f urnis *
which was just right' foi
The county is ^largelyS in
Creel, chairinanand;o.ja. R
retary, for their! eftoO^ m
stitute a grand snecess.
f*ft@B^^tfig-*^megt~i[»6*i
fre: .'Friday, morning 6Sv afternoon
?lit 350. .Saturday, morning 20S,
Union-Co., Farmers'
held at ""liberty, Janu
F. MoMahan, Sec|*rfn*
^tate^i
i^Mt»y>noon 228*-£~--'T. E. GoLl»9M-r---r^Sec:'**^feSteu*eriicounty:—"l*he  farmers'   institutes in Steuben county have grown in in-
^lamilton County.—The Hamilton Coun-
In"the°aftMnoon Mrs. Merediths: paper I *y  Farmers' Institute convened in the
on "Time and  money;  the-twin terrors I new opera house, Noblesville, December
of the farm and town, with -idiflerence.»j^0,atl0 o'clock. The institute was warmly
Prof. Bitting,   of    Purdue
  University^
talked"on "The winder course in /agriey.f
ture as given at Purdue University." £.
■ White James gave an excellent talk cra
"How to elevate the farmer."   "Farnjfig
is the highest calling but to clevatr/the.
farmer is a great task.   He  is
down by love of party, the wrong
■'•'- money, etc"   ''farmers should
\ -as men in almost every other
'do "   "Farmers moving to town
"   ing their farms has a downward le,'a"-~
*  .    ej^ A paper on "Help," W^by
~ - - MrS. Belle Staats, also a pape #°n    \v ny
•'.we have poverty," by  Miss/
| v." thall, of Quaker.   Th. iMto^ £J£*»;
I ■-;'  pf the inclement weathe rf *™cceBS'
■V-an'cf credit should be gW *'  «e  *"•
^CSnt wOlVof Mr. Mgem^ «»* Mrs
^thVagricnlttu-fsts of-uvrmlllion- county.
' Many farmers went ,ftom 'the* institute
-with-new thoughts, ideas and enthusiasm
-.and.with Je«olntion~t*to, put the theories
„Tjjito practice. -Vermillion  county is  in
l   .bne of the best  agricultural  districts  in
•Vthe'State, and  long  may  the industry
flourish and the agriculturist prosper, as
he so well deserves.   W. C. Cooke was reelected chairman and J. T. Haworth secretary for the coming year.
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-•Vanderburg Co^-Vanderburg County
Farmers' Institute was held Dec. 13 and
14 at McCatchanville. The morning session was opened by singing. Then the
introductory given by the chairman, A.
E. Swope, Zipps, this county. In his introductory he gave a brief history of the
Farmers' Institute, and what it was held
for.' Next Dr. C. G. R. Montous, of Kas-
son, gave a paper on fertilization, showing how to handle the barnyard manures
■to obtain the best results. Following
■this paper the subject, "Economy in
■farming," a paper given by Mr. Robert
jtenry, of McCatchanville. He showed
jtowtostop ,a great many leaks on the!
farm. .First on Friday  afternoon was
welcomed in a speech by Judge Stephenson on behalf of the commercial club of
Noblesville; and the president, T. E.
Bowles, responded in his happy way.
The work-commenced with tho best of
feeling and an attendance of about 300.
First paper read was by James Riley on
"How to grow corn in a dry season." Dis-:
cussion was opened by Geo. M. Young
and participated in by several others.
"Contagious diseases of farm live stock-'
andhow to treat them," was ably discussed
by Prof. A. W. Bitting, of Purdue University. "The farmer as a studentof his bus-
iness,"by J. N. Babcock, was an excellent
talk, and his witticisms frequently caused
the audience to roar with laughter. Af-,
ter dinner Alvin Foulke, as the only candidate, was voted a scholarship at Purdue-
Miss Ella Truitt here favored lhe audience with two instrumental pieces on the
piano. "Sheep husbandry and grain
farming," by J. N. Babcock, was the next
exercise, in which the speaker advocated
the keeping ot a good-sized flock of sheep
on every farm in connection with grain
and clover raising. "Fighting the drouth,"
by E. H. Collins, was a practical production, as was also the discussion opened by
Lewis S. Kercheval. "Shall we continue
to raise horses," by Hon. Thos. J. Lindley, was an able plea for our noble friend,
and the discussion brought out the fact
tliat good horses are bringing and will
continue to bring good prices. Miss Glen
Kinzer entertained the audience with
music on the piano. At tbe evening session J. N. Babcock gave a lecture on "The
farmer as a citizen, and the bright side of
farm life." The Gray glee club and the
Noblesvillfe high school quartette furnished the music and Prof. Bitting gave
ian interesting; talk on "Tuberculosis in;
the eotr." Saturday morning, as well as
the day before, it\ained and the audience
was slowvin-.assembling. Clarence M.
Walker was!awarded, the other!, scholar-!
ship at Purdtie" "How.a young man may
own a farm and pay for it by his. own ex-jl farmer's
ertions,". tvas a sensible ahdvprr "ifc-jgl pa-i| Chn**^- -*
per by Mr. Riley, in which'be advi! *
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sneh'-courteonB treatment.      , ^
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A resident of East (^rjn^.,
fiddle made out of a goatf o
Mrs. Addie Cougar,*
frustrated in an attend -"
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poison.
terest from year to year, until the present
one which caps the climax. Although it;
rained almost continuously throughout]
the two days, the court house in Angola^
was crowded. "Thanks are due Prof,
Latta for sending us two such practical;
talkers as J. H. Brigham, of Delta, O^and
Mrs. W. W. Stevens, of- Salem. Theyj
were just what we needed to mix in with
our home talent to make the institute a
grand success. R. M. Lockhart and wife,
from our neighboring county, Dekalb,'
were present. Mr. Lockhart made some
interesting remarks on institute work-
He said he was the instrigator of the first
institute held in the State. Every one
who had a jilace -on the program was
promptly on hand,; and rendered their!
part very efficiently. Mr. Brigham told
us how he raised a good cr/^,of corn in a
very wet season, and an^prer good crop!
in a very dry one. His^feme was thorough drainage. Plant at the, right time,
wet or dry; thorough preparation and.
thorough cultivation. Benson Lewis
read an interesting paper on the rape
plant for sheep. He has raised some the
past season and recommends it as a very
good thing for feed, when the pastures
are dried up. F. B. Vananken read a paper on "Drouth and drainage." His
theme was that under ground drainage
was the thing for both wet and dry seasons. Mrs. Stevens read a paper entitled
the "Model farmer's wife," which was
very good and listened to very attentively.
After she was through M. Lockhart
wanted to know if she could tell him
what constituted a model husband.
She told him she had one and would
bring him in the next day and he could
Bee him. Mr. Brlgham's address, to tbe
ambitious boys was good. Mr. M. T.
Rose read a paper entitled the "Labor
question on the farm.. It was'full of good
thought for both employer and employee.
Mrs. Stevens read .another paper entitled
the "Woman farmer-' It was gi*"- •'*'-'
showed that th«e- are -some worn
can manage farms successfully. S
Vananken read'a paper entitled "
William Brinkman,;
kotimf-oftsTtrtozan^TttQ* fe*JK* *
man in the State. -'.' ''%i \ F *
g fifth*- door,
j-fi-wrtifng wth* dob-^vayo
roupd-house, was caught an
Walter Harris, a young 1
Shelbyville, was kicked in th*.
horse a few days ago and frif
jured.
Henry J. Edwards, of Fat
settler of Randolph county, '1
Modoc, died night before last
years old.
Frank Oilman, living ^neai;
this county, fell dead  whilel
wood.   His death is believed to
caused by heart disease.   He wt
old and leaves a wife and two ci
<5cti6viil Utettrsi
A gToom of 8i~years led - a bride
the altar in West Earls, Me, thf
day. "     ■    ..    •V,
July 31,1895, the telegraph compa
the world were using 2,500,000 nf
wire. _   ;'t
According to one of the London*i
writers, the camellias are the newe
smartest flowei>
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Robert C. AllisSn-J. jf New Yorl
was bitten by a monkey, has becor
lirious, and is critically ill.
.   Ann Cleaves, of. Matloch, England!
to the age of 103.   She was three feT^
inches high, and lived in a house bi
her and especially adapted to her s
- A Topeka man is at work on a s
of crossing the milk-weed with the,
berry, for the purpo'sffMf- ralstetg
berries and cream.  The Topeka .'
discourtging him.
Peanuts have been successfully
in A'rizpna this year.   One mat,
Phoenix had a crop of 300 sacks; Th
load of peanuts ever shipped ont of
nix left thers* last week. ., ■
Three times as many American-,
(he--"- -  ^n sold in England this y
r in 1894, and their !/
"■*-* shipment h'
eily for
ers'. sons "in^_coiiege^-   He 'thou*
f es - not stand
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