The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-12-24
FARMERS. INSTITUTE.

FARMERS INSTITUTE.
An Agricultural Institute will be held
in this city at Turner Hall on Thursday
and Friday January IA and 15. 1886,
commencing at 2 P. nj. of the first day.
The regular conductors from abroad are
all practical farmers and are selected
because of their success due to intelligent
appreciation of the principles of farming.
They will deal with the following subjects:
Prof. C. C. Whitney. Muskegon, Mich.-Whst
should the Education of the Farmer be and
How. When and Where Obtained? The Farm
er's home and its surroundings. The OrganiZa-
ton and Management of Fairs.
John Gould, Aurora Ohio, Agricultural Editor
of Cleveland Herald.-The Farmers Yesterday
and Tomorrow. Butter Making at the Farm.
Dairying in New Sections The Bondage of
the Churn. Dairying in Hard Times.
Hon. Hiram Smith, Sheboygan Falls.-Com-
mon Sense IN Dairying. Fertilize the Fertil-
izers through the Cows Feed The Profits of
Winter over Summer Dairying. Selling or
Partial Soiing essential to successful Dairying.
Hon. Fl. D. Hit, Oakfeld.-Diversifed Farm
ing. Some of the lmperfections Of our Conn
mon School system.
]. NJ. Smith, Pres. of Wis. Horticultural
Society.-Horticulture and Health. Increased
Yield an Antidote for High Prices. The Study
of Horticulture. Drainage.
George P Pfeffer, Pewaukee.-How Seeds
Grow and how they should be Planted. The
Culture of Forest Trees My Experience In the
Orchard.
DR.. Brown, Sheboygan Facts in Science that
should be Learned by Farmers. Discipline the
Mind by Useful Knowledge and not by Theories
and Abstractious. How much of Natural
Science may the Farmer know?
In addition to the above the programme
will include subjects by residents of this
county pertaining to agriculture. The
committee has not yet heard from all the
parties but it is taken for granted the
following named persons will discuss
the topics assigned them:
Hon. John Carey, Meeme.-Farming-
Successes and Reverses.
HI. misunderstanding Gardening, as re-
lated 10 ornamenting the Farmers Home.
DR.. O'Connel, Cato.-Tobacco Raising in
Manitowoc County.
E. S, Bedell, Manitowoc Rapids.-The Culture
of Strawberries.
John Hail. Manitowoc-Drainin Means and
Benefits.
James Taugher, Liberty.-Short Horns
Wherein they are Superior to other Stock.
Hugo Klingholz. Manitowoc Rapids.-Applcs
How their Culture may be made Profitable
NJ @. Madison, Cato Growing Seeds.
c. Z. Observation-Disclosures n Farming.
TDl,, III,
All the subjects will have special ref
erepce to Manitowoc county so that their
discussion will have direct value. The
programme is not yet complete and a
large number of farmers throughout the
county will be assigned places on it as
soon as their choice of topics can be as
certained. Among the subjects which
may be mentioned is s'Roads and Road
Building. A general discussion will
follow the presentation Of each subject
by the person whose name appears on
the programme. An evening session will
be held on Thursday evening, Arrange
ments have been made by which the reg
ular exercise will be interspersed with
music. 1t is expected that Miss Ham
mond of the Milwaukee Cooking school
will be present and give an illustrated
lecture on cooking. The County Agri-
cultural society has interested itself in
the proposed Institute. II is to be
hoped the attendance will be such as to
justify the efforts made to have this
school for farmers q success. 1t is de-
sirable that young people of both sexes
should be present. The object is to in-
culcate the idea that farming is respect
able employment and that it may be
made more honorable and lucrative by
exercise of brains A more complete
programme will be published in later
issues. Let every farmer strive to make
the Institute success so that we NAV
enjoy reputation abroad and success at
home.