The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-03
Wisconsin Farmers Institutes.

| From w. H. Morrison, Superin-
tendent, Madison. Wis, we have re-
ceived Bulletin No. 2, Wisconsin
Farmers Institutes. It contains
$40 pages, devoted principally to the
proceedings Of the closing institute
at Madison, March 27-25, 1883.
| This institute was the "round-up' Of
a series of eighty one meetings held
during the winter of 1873.
The volume before US covers q
wide field farming, horticulture, en-
sllage, cattle, horses, dairying, sheep,
swine and other matters relating to
progressive agriculture. 1t is most
valuable work.
There is an increasing demand for
Institutes in Wisconsin-they are, in
fact, becoming almost a necessity to
it's agriculture. There has been such
a great change, in the past few years,
in the methods of conducting farm
ing operations; SO much improve
ment in country social life; such
call for knowledge in every depart
mcnt Of husbandry that some such
force as that which the institutes
WELD, appears to be needed to fully
develop her vast agricultural re-
sources. No better plan for dissem-
mating useful knowledge on farm
topics has ever been presented than
that Of holding farmers institutes.
They travel from place to place, fire.
quently reaching sections O country
not traversed by railroads, CARRYING
| with them workers skilled in the the
DRY and practice of agriculture, and
| with the ability to tell what they
know. They scatter broadcast in
formation worth thousands of dol
lars; they awaken enthusiasm; they
incite farmers to discuss their bust
ness; to compare methods of work;
to improve their homes and lift them
selves out of the ruts into which
| they have fallen.
We make the following extract
from the preface of this valuable
work, which describes the scope of
the Wisconsin Farmers Institute.
"Organzed and carried on to in
crease the Agricultural wealth of the
State, they have had a phenomenal
success. The money-making and
economical methods of the farm
have been plainly pictured before
tens of thousands. In every neigh
borhood, and in almost every farm
home, these methods acd practices
have been discussed. They have
brought not only material advan-
tages, but menta! stimulus; they
have had tendency to make not on
ly workers, but thinkers; not only
successful farmers, but broad minded
men. incidentally they have taught
the lessons of good citizenship, du-
ties to children, to neighbors, to
| other classes, to the State.
| ''The institute work in Wisconsin
has obtained reputation not limited
to its own boundaries. [ am in re-
ceipt of hundreds of letters from
every section Of the Union asking
for the reason of our success. One
prime cause, and one apt to be over
looked, has been the fact that the
| farmers of the State have accepted it
with a broad and generous judgment.
They have brought into it modesty,
practical knowledge, desire to
learn. loyalty to their business, an
earnest and charitable spirit of help
fulness toward the institute manage
ment A great work has been done,
but the agricultural revolution which
is to take place in Wisconsin has on
| ly just begun. The knowledge con-
tanned in this volume utilized on
every farm in the State, would
double the average of every farm
product.