Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-03
FARMERS, CONVENTION
To be Held at New Britain-An Inter.
 estfng Program of Lectures.

To De Held at Ne" HfltA1n-An 1ntcfs
 estfDg Program of Lectures.
 The Connecticut board of agriculture will meet in New Britain on December 15, 16 and IF. The convention will meet in Booths building, corner of Main and Church streets, which is near the depot and hotels. An exhibition of fruits, grain, nuts, and other farm products will be held under charge of MT. N s. Platt, who is a member of the board. An opportunity for testing fruits and exchanging scions will be offered, and specimens of choice varieties are solicited.
 Fruit growers are especially invited to contribute fruits carefully labelled, fruit photographs, Autographs, casts or models, implements used in culture, prun- ming, or gathering of fruits, ment, and cultivators generally to bring or send collections of corn, and other agri- cultural products, nuts, syrup, sugar and honey; corn, three ears of each variety tied in a bundle; small samples of butter and cheese, both farn, and creamery, are especially solicited.
 All articles for exhibition may be sent by express, at the expense of the board to the secretary at New Britain, to arrive on Monday, December IA.
 Ladies are invited to attend the conven- tion. Following is the program: Tues day at 10 A. M., prayer, followed by ad- dress of welcome , by Prof. D. N. Camp, after which an address will be made by Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley. Il a. m.-Fruit in Connectcut.-J. H. Hale.
 2p. .-Discusson-Peach Yellows, Laws for Control.-Opened by N. s. Piatt-
 3:30 p. m.-Meeting of the Connecticut Pomo- logical society for choice of officers: 7:3O p. .-Lecture-The Rural Neighborhood.
 S:3O p. m-A talk on the Storrs school; illus trated with lantern slides.-Prof. B. F. Rooms. WEDNESDAY. 10 a. m.-Lecture on Bacteria.-Dr. H. W. Conn.
 Hoard. h. '0''''0 ' -' 0>'' ' - p.m.-Lecture- Horse Breeding in Connec ticut.-Prof. W. H. Brewer. THURSDAY, DECEMBER F. 1Oa. m.-The Connecticut Agricultural Experi ment station. Recent Investigation as to the Agri- cultural Relations of fNitrogen.-Professor S. W.
 Work of the Botanical Department of the Sta tion.-D. W. Q. Sturgis.
 Olcott.
 2p m-The storrs School Agricultural Experi. ment Station. Chemistry of Cooking.-Professor c. D. Woods.
 Grass Calture-Professor c. S. Phelps.
 Cooperative Field Experiments.-R. s. Hin man, M. IF. Dean.
 sp m.-Lecture: The Possibilities and Privi- leges of Country life in Connecticut.-Mrs. The following are officers of the board:
 Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley, president; T. S. Gold, West Cornwall, secretary; J. s. Kirkham, Newington, treasurer; Professor s. W. Johnson, New Haven, chemist; Dr. E. H. Jenkins, New Haven, botanist; Professor B. F. KooDs Mans field, entomologist
 E. H. Hyde, I. S. Gold, commissioners on dis eases of domestic animals
 Members of the board appointed by the gover- nor and senate-E: H. Hyde, Stafford; Sidney E. Hawley, Brookf1ed
 Members appointed by agricultural societies. J. H. Hale South Glastonbury, Hartford county N. s. PIatt, Cheshire, New Haven county; James A. Bill, Bill Hill, Now London county; Stephen T. Palmer Birmingham; W. J. Bartholomew, Putnam, Wndham county; William G. French, Watertown, Litchfield county; J. M. Hubbard, Vernon, Holland county.