48 ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



9. Opportunities and Advantages I'oi- Young Men on the Farm. 



(oO minutes.) 

 10. ]\lental P'quipment for Farming. (80 minutes.) 



R. L. WATTS was born at Kerrmoor,_ Pa ..June 5, 1869; raised on the farm of his 

 father, Martin Watts, which farm was largely devoted to fruit culture. 

 Entered Pennsylvania State College in 1887; graduated frr>m agricultural 

 course in June, 1890. He was elected Assistant Instructor in Botany and 

 Horticulture of the University of Tennessee and Horticulturist of the Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station of this institution in September, 1890. Later he 

 was made Instructor of Horticulture, followed by Assistant Professor of Hor- 

 ticulture and Secretary of the Experiment Station. Besides the I'egular duties 

 as secretary, he had charge of the Farmers' Institutes of the State, held under 

 the auspices of the University and Station; he prepared programs, con- 

 ducted correspondence and participated in the meetings. While at the Station 

 he conducted various experiments with fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse 

 and out of doors, the results of which have been published in bulletin form. 

 He wrote Farmers' Bulletin No. 39, on "Onions," for the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. For several years he was editor of the fruit and vegetable de- 

 partment of the "Southern Florist and Gardener;" he is now engaged in 

 gardening and fruit culture with a poultry plant to accommodate 500 hens. 



WATTS, D. H., Kerrmoor, Clearfield County, Pa.: 



1. The Dairy Herd— The Stable; The Feed. 



2. The Silo and Why Profitable. 



3. Gilt-Edge Butter; How to Make It and How Sell It. 



4. The Steam Engine; How Used on Our Farm. 



5. Farm Buildings and their Location. 



6. The Apple Orchard. 



7. Getting Out of the Euts. 



8. Recollections of the Old Farm Home. (30 minutes each.) 



D. H. WATTS was born near Kerrmoor, Pa., May 25, 1861, was raised on the 

 farm of his father, Martin Watts, and educated in the public schools, which 

 schooling was supplemented by a few months attendance at the Indiana State 

 Normal School. He has always been interested in farmers organizations and 

 served two years as president of the Clearfieid County Agricultural Society. 

 He located upon his farm in 1886 and erected thereon modern buildings and 

 established a dairy plant where fine butter for a special trade is produced. 

 The growing of fruits is also a specialty. On his farm, known as "Orchard 

 View Farm" there are 3,000 apple, peach, pear and plum trees, all his own 

 selection and planting. 



WAYCHOFF, G. B., Jelferson, Greene County, Pa. : 



1. Drainage. 



2. Lime and Liming. 



3. Raising Clover. 



4. Clover as a Food. 



5. Glover as a Fertilizer. 



6. Unlocking Soil Fertility. 



7. Leaks on the Farm. 



8. Berries for the Home. 



r>. The Farmer's Opportunity. (20-25 minutes each.) 



