Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-11-17
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
One Hundred Workers In Various Fields
Engaged for the Season.
From the Madison Journal

CASHS6U HOF inc season.
[From the Madison Journal.]
Supt. Morrison is busy with the gen.
eral programme of the fifty-two farm
Institutes to be held the coming win
ter. It will contain the names of 100
workers in all the various depart
ments of agriculture, who are selected
for their eminent success from many
states aside from our own.
The last week of December Prof.
VIM. Brown, of the Agricultural Col
lege OF Ontario, located at Guelph, will
read the following papers: "Breeds OF
Cattle Tor the Butcher and the Dairy
man." "Breeds of Sheep and Their
Place in the Western States:'' "Breed-
ing for Beef;'' '"The Improvement of
the Pastures" "Some New Things in
Dairying, and should it be Clydesdale,
Percheron, English Shire or Suffolk
Punch Z" The discussion of the above
subjects by gentleman whose entire
life has been given to their study, will
be rich treat to Wisconsin farmers
Jonathan Periam, agricultural editor
OF the Chicago Tribune, also associate
editor of Farm, Field and Stockman,
will give two addresses on ely
giene in Relation to Live Stock,
and Management and Care of Live
Stock" Prof. r. H. King, of River
Falls, will interest the farmers in rela-
ton to the weather. His subject will
be- LAWS Underlying the Forecast
ing OF Weather Changes" J. J. w.
Bl1illngsley, OF Indianapolis, Ind,
editor of the Drainage and Farm
journal, will read valuable papers up.
on "Tile Drainage" w. l. Chamber
lain, the newly elected president of the
Iowa Agricultural College at Ames,
formerly or Ohio, and for six years
secretary OF the Ohio board of agri-
culture, will take in all the Institutes
in December after the 18th.
His subjects will be: "What Farming
Would Confer if Rightly Followed, ;"
Mixed Farming, Who are the Bread
Winners ?" Industrial Education, :"
and "The Management of Manure. p
!. McLain Smith, A. NJ, of Dayton,
o., who is a practical breeder, and has
the reputation of being one of the finest
speakers upon animal husbandry in
the United States, will attend nearly
| all the institutes in December and will
give two addresses on " Principles of
breeding and Selecting O. Breed" Prof.
V. L. Atkinson, state veterinarian,
will render valuable assistance; his
| topics will be Management and De-
livery of Pregnant Animals Illus
trated, and Common Accidents Oc-
curing to Animals and Their Manage
ment. Prof. W. A. Henry, of our State
University, will speak of the short
agricultural course at the State Uni
versity and also on "How Shall We
Educate the Boys?" and "The Values
OF Manure from Different Feeding
Stuffs." Prof. FL. P. Armsby, of Mad
ison, will give GA Talk on the Chemis-
try OF Foods" and also on expert
mental Stations and Their Work" and
'Ensilage." Col R. P. McGlincy, secre-
tary of the Elgin Dairy Board, will
give the following addresses: Clutter
Making on the Farm" "Dairy vs..
Grain Farming" and "Hints and
Helps in Dairying." Ex-Gov. Hof-
mann, the valued contributor OF
the German agricultural papers OF
the Northwest, will attend, re.
port and speak at many of the
Institutes; his subject will be
"Our Grasses" John Gould, of Ohio
who made SO many friends through.
out the state at the institutes last
winter, will be in attendance at the
entire series and will give addresses on
'What is Good Farming" "The Kind
of Dairying Demanded" "Good Butter
Making" "The Possibilities of Our
Corn Crop" "The Silo and it's Man
agement;;" "Clover as an Agent in
Farming" and "Humbugs and
Frauds" T. B. Perry, of Ohio, a
practical farmer and the popular con-
tributor to the Country Gentleman,
will attend all the institutes in March,
and will read the following papers:
CHOW to Succeed Better on the
Farm" and "Potato Culture" He
will also discuss other subjects.