Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-21
Farmers State Convention.

A farmers state convention will be
held in the assembly chamber at Madi-
son, under the auspices of the Wiscon-
SIN State Agricultural society. Feb. 1. 2,
3, and 5. We have received the fol-
lowing letter from Hon. Clinton Babbitt,
secretary of the association:
MADISON, Jan. 13. 1886. Gentlemen:
1t is most earnestly desired that your
county society should be represented at
our Farmers State convention en- masse,
making all your citizens delegates, and
the more that come the better. We
believe the coming convention will be
the largest ever held in this state. Your
county society in virtually life
member of this the state society
and entitled through one delegate to all
the privileges; but in this mass conven-
ton all stand on the same level. Come
and help along the good work.
Yours truly,
CLINTON BABBITT.
The following programme will be
! observed at the coming convention:
MONDAY, FEB /.
P. NJ. Business meeting OF the Agricultural
| Board.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3.
| ga. M-Reyision OF Premium List and gen
| eral business. 1880 P. M.-Opening address by
/ Hon. A. A. Arnold. Galesyille, president OF the
Wisconsin State agricultural society. Farmers
| Institutes" by Hon. Hiram Smith, Sheboygan.
regent OF the state university. Separate School
! for Farmers" by Prof. W. d. Parker, River Falls
General discussion.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 3.
"a. M.-"What Venerable Farmer Learned
| from his First short Visit to Chicaoo," by A. F.
North. Pewaukee. Coming Events Cast Their
Shadows Before" by Aaron Broughton, Albany
| [Subject not givenl by d. F. Sayre, Fulton. Dis
cussion. eP. NJ .-"Dairying the Best for the
word. Houghton Farm. Mountainyille, n. Y
Under Consumption" by DR.. A. L. Chaplin,
president of Belot college, "our Farming, its
| Changing Condition and Outlook by Prof. @
| E. Morrow. college OF agriculture Champaign. Ill
Discussion. 7:30 p. M.-"What Science has
Done for the Farmer by W. A Henry, pro
.House Drainage" by Prof. E. G. Smith. Beloit
Present and Future Advantage to the Farmer
of Grange Membership by E. W. Dwight
Brooklyn. Discussion.
THURSDAY. FEB. 4.
ga. M.-"Educational Needs of Farmers Son
in School and out" by r. F. Roberts, WOOD
worth; Farmers Wives, by Dr.. Julst Sever .y
Why, What and How to Build" by b. s. Hoxie
Evansville. Raising Seeding Strawberries.
by F. W. London, GAINESVILLE: Home Adon
ment." by Miss Ida E. Tilson, West Salem. ''Th
Education or Our Girls, by Mrs. Vie II. Camp
bell, Evansville. Lecture. by Prof. 7. j. Burill
university OF Illinois. trusts of the Orchard.
by Prof. A. b. Seymour. Madison. Discussion
7:30 P. M.-"Short-Horns." by John M. True
Baraboo. president of Wisconsin Short Horl
Breeders association. [Subject not giyen.l b
Prof. G. E. Morrow. Discussion.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5.
ga. M.-"Figures, Facts. etc., which Prov
that Silk can be Raised Successfully in Wiscor
sin and as Cheaply as in Foreign Countries" b
H. Fischer Oshkosh. Popular Bookkeeping,
by d. H. Manning. Sibley, la. General discus
sion on topics suggested by the convention.
The reading OF papers will require but shot
time, and thus an opportunity will be offered 10
discussions which will be reported verbatim,
plan making the convention purely practices
gathering where the farmer can be heard, an
make himself heard. Let everybody turn on
There Will be large combination sale Of shol
afternoon st PIP. NJ.