Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-05
FARMERS, CONVENTION.
Interesting Program of Exercises In
Hartford This Month.

Interesting Program of Exercises In
Hartford This Month.
HARTFORD, Dec A farmers conven-
ton, under the auspices of the Connecti-
cut Board of Agriculture, will be held in
Jewell hall, Y. 81. G A building, on De-
oember 10, 20 and 81.
The convention will be opened at 10 a.
m Tuesday, December 10, with an address
of welcome by Mayor Hyde and Governor
Morris, president of the board, will make
an Introductory address. At II O'Clock
Professor W. 81. Brewer will lecture on
"The Preservation OF Wood from Decay"
and at 2 O'Clock ] N Hubbard will pre-
sent report of the work CT the peach
yellows commission. A dIscu sion will
follow, which will be participated in by
Professor q E. Woodbury., N s. Plstt
and Representative ]. 81. Hale. Elk Lieu
tenant Governor Ephriam 81. hyde will
make an addgess upon Connecticut Agri
culture" at z o'clock and a lecture on
'Churns," illustrated by lantern slides,
will be delivered by DR.. 81. W. Conn.
At 1890 a. m Wednesday the Hon.
George A Stockwell will lecture on 'tRhode
Island Agriculture" At 2 o'clock the
work at the Storrs college experiment sta
ton will ergross -he attention of the con-
ven;ion. The eubiects will be: "Cslori-
meter Respiration Experiments" By Profee-
sor W. o. Atwater, How Shall We Sup
ply Nitrogen to Our Crops" by Professor
G. s. Phelps, and "Notes on Feeding and
Feeding Experiments" by Professor D.
Woods. At 1880 p. m. DR.. E. a. Jenkins
of the Connecticut agricultural experiment
Of will m h addreaa or, ttTha Pres
ent State of the Feed Market" An sd-
dress, "Diseases of the Potato" by DR.. w.
@. Sturgiss, will be illustrated by the ster-
eoptiGon.
On Thursday, December 81, at 1890 a.
| M, ex, Governor w. D Hoard of Wiecon-
sin will make an address on Creamery
Practice and Economy" and at 3 o'clock
there will be series Of ten minute papers
on things large or small in farming. Five
| minutes will DO allowed after each paper
for questions or discussion. The subjects
will be as followe: 1--WE Must
Live and Learn" by R S hin
man, "Crops on q Cow Farm" by
E G Birgs, 'Some New Varieties of
Vegetables and History Of Their Intro
duction" by b, @. G. Miles, Irrigation"
by J: G. Eddy, Civilizations of Farmers to
the Communities in Which They Live" by
AoAiy Sods uiPOS CIV o L oiioy
by W. h Burr, "a Mothers Social and
Political Duties" by Mrs. Annie L Sanger,
and Small Things" by Mrs Addie j..
Hale.
At 1880 p m a lecture will be delivered
by Dr. W o. Atwater on Food and Nu-
triton" and the convention will conclude
at $50 p. m. with paper by Miss Lottie
J. Short on Domestic Science"
Died at the Almshouse.
Morris O'Connor, sged fifty years, died
suddenly of dropsy at springside home
Sunday He had been an inmate of the
institution about one week.
Or. Mun&er:s Address.
The subject of Rev. DR.. Munger's lecture
next Monday evening is to be ''Chrisdani-
ty as Interpreted by Literature"
DR.. BArrows of Chicago, who delivered
the address for DR.. Munger, pronounced it
one of the finest papers presented at the
parliament of Religions"
To lieten to such theme, treated in such
an able manner, will be an opportunity
deeply appreciated by the people of Now
Haven.
Tickets are on sale at Judd's and ut Au-
Qur'1