The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-03-09
Farmers' Institute at berwick

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Farmers' Institute mt berwick.
ORDER OF BUsINRss.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH s-Call to
order at $50 a. m, adjournment at 12 m.
1 Vocal duet. 2. Introductory address
by NJ. II. Petty, Berwick, Pa. 3. "Thor.
orghbreds," by Gus Learn, Briarcreek, Pa.
4 Feeding Cattle for Profit" by Francis
Evans, Berwick, Pa. 8. "The best way TO
Farm" by E. II. Little, Esq, Bloomsbury,
Pa. 8. Questions and answers. Discus.
sions of the Essays.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Call to order at
1:3O p. m. adjournment at 4:45 p. m. 1.
"The farmers Position" by Prof II. G.
Clark, Principal of Public Schools, Ber.
wick, Pa. .. "a talk on Trusts" by X.
g. F. Kshinka, Berwick, Pa. 8. "Fruit
Culture" by DR.. James Calder, Harris
burg, Pa. 4. "Fruit Culture for Profit"
by ]. A. Herr, member State Board OF
Agriculture, Cedar Springs, Pa i5. "Priu.
ciples Of Fertilization" by William Frear,
Phi. d., Vice Director AMI Ch. mist, Penns,
State College. Q. Questions and Answers.
Discussions on the Essays.
THURSDAY EVENING. Music by Or.
chestra. Q. "Chinese Agriculture, a lee.
ture by DR.. James Calder, Harrisburg, Pa.
Lecture to commence at 8 o'clock. All are
invited aud especially the ladies. Admis-
sion free.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 9.-Call 10 or.
der at $50 a. IN. adjournment at 10 m. /.
"The Relation of Education to Farm Life, !"
by Rev. E. II. Yocum, Pastor NJ. K
Church, Berwick, Pa. 2. 1.-THE Aboriginal
Farmer" by W. E. Smith, ESQ.,, Berwick,
Pa. 8. 1.-THE Culture OF the Potato" by A.
p. Young, Millville, Pa. A. Bees" by
II. H.. Brown, Lightstreet, Pa. 8. Ques-
tions and Answers. Discussions of the
Essays.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON 10 order at
l:30, adjournment at 4:45 p. m. /. "1he
Music If Farming" by Rev. L. NJ Kumler,
Pastor Presbyterian Church, Berwick, Pa.
2. Farmers Care and Welfare" by Z. r.
lkeler, Bloomsbury. g. "Relations of
Live Stock to Fertility" by William Frear,
Ph. D., Vice Director and Chemist, Penna.
State College. 4 Experiments with
Fertilizers" with charts of experiments.
by J. A. Gundy, member State Board Of
Agriculture, Lewisburg, Pa. 8. CHOOSE
Ye," by Miss Amelia Armstrong, Blooms.
burg. 8. Questions and Answers. Dis.
cussion of the Essays.
Hon. Thomas ]. Edge, Secretary of the
State Board Of Agriculture, will be in at
tendance during the session, and will give
the benefit Of his advice and counsel, an
swering questions in regard to diseases Of
domestic animals.
GENERAL INFORMATION.
The foregoing program will be adhered
to as closely as circumstances will permit,
so that those who can not attend all the
sessions of the lnstitute may choose which
essays and discussions they desire to hear
AT the close OF each essay or address an
opportunity will be given for those present
to ask the essayist any question relating to
the subject before the convention, and all
are cordially invited to ask questions which
may have tendency to develop informs-
ton not given by the essayist or which
may be the means of making more clear
partially developed points. All such ques-
tions should, however, be confined to the
subject-mstter OF the essay or address. Be-
fore the close OF each session an opportur-
ity will be given for asking and answering
any question of a general nature, whether
relating to topics discussed by the conven-
ton or not, and all are invited at this time
to ask any questions which may tend to
call out information upon any point of in
terest to the querist.
At any time during the sessions Of the
Institute, any question of proper nature,
If handed to the Secretary, will be referred
as above, to some one for answer, either at
the close of the same session or during a
subsequent one.
The State Legislature has placed at the
disposal of the State Board of Agriculture
fund for the actual and necessary expen.
ses of conducting local Farmers Institutes,
1t is therefore desired that the farmers and
citizens OF Columbia and adjoining coun.
ties will manifest an interest by attending
them. The ladies are especially invited
Admission free to all the sessions and nc
collections.
BY a rule of the State Board all papers
read at the Institute must be handed to
the Secretary, or to the member of the
Board in charge, for the use of the Board
For general information relating to insti
tntes, apply to
THos. j. EDGE,
Secretary State Board of Agriculture, Har
rlsburg.