Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-31
Madison October. %

oil agricultural institutes, has ar
ranged THE dates and places of holding
the institutes for the coming season.
They were submitted to the agricul-
tuIial committee of the university re-
gents and by it endorsed. There are
to be over 100 institutes this season.
The opening one will be at Ahnapee,
Dec. 3 and 4, and the roundup at
WatertoWn, March TO- II and II.
The last ''r0und-up'' was held at Mon
roe. The annual bulletin issued by
Mr.. McKemOw is for the most part a
stenographfc report of that round
up Institute. Usually all the con-
ductorS, assistants, SPECIALISTS
from outside the state and Prof.
Henry take part in the annual round
up"
Farmers generally throughout the
state take great interest i'm these in
Stitutes which come at time of the
year when farm work is at a mimi
mum and husbandmen consequently
have MOST leisure. These gatherings
Of tillers of the soil are not only of
much benefit to the farmers them
selves, but also to their wives and
daughters. horticulture, Horticulture,
stock and fowl raising and bee Gull
ture are some of the subjects treated
besides simple agriculture.
There are five regular conductors
who get $25 a week each and ex-
penses; five first assistants, $40 each
and expenses; and a number of spec
ial lecturers at So a day each and
expenses. The conductors and assist
ANTS are as follows, the first manned
being the conductor and the second
his assistant: j. NJ. True, Baraboo;
III. c.. Taylor, OXfOrdville. ThOS.
Convey, Ridgeway; r /. Coe, Fort
Atkinson. G. II. Everett, Beloit; Geo
C.. Hill, R0sendale. A. T. NOyes.
Beaver Dam; w. G. Bradley, Hudson.
II. \. Briggs, Ell0horn; Charles
nhorp, Burnett.
Mrs Jennie A. JamiSOn, of NeenaIh,
will hold cooking schools in ten towns
while the institutes are i'm progress.
In fact the cooking schools are pant
of THE Institute instruction. They are
intended to make farm life more
pleasant and attractive to THE young
man who lis now being driven from
the farm to the populOus cities be-
cause of imdlgestible pie-cruSt and
soda biscuits The following towns
get the cooking schools: Merrill,
Tomah, Mondovi, Eau Claire, Viroqua,
willie, Columbus.
A full hist of the dates and places of
the institutes with THE conductors of
each is appended
J. M True, onductor-Anhape
Dec. 81; Sturgeon Bay, Dec, So; Pull
offer Dec. 10-11; PeShtigo, Dec. 1918;
Merrill, Dec. 17-1S; TOmah, Dec, 1920.
C. II. Everett, conductor ColfaX,
Dec. 81; Rice Lake, Dee. SO; Bloom
ington, Dec 1O-11; Lone Rock, Dec
1913; OSceola Mills, Dec. 17-1S;
GrantSburg, Dee. 1920.
H. A. Briggs, conductor ShiOcton,
Dee. 81; Luxembourg, Dec. Sc; Anti
go, Dee 1O-11; Wittenberg, Dec. 1918;
Loyal, Dec. 17-1S; Medford, Dec. 80
20.
J. NJ. True, conductor Plover, Jan. Z
s; Manawa, Jan. 910; Potosi, Jan. IA
Il; Retreat, Jan. 1917; West Lima,
Jan. 21-22; Arena, Jan. 1924; Mt.
Horeb, Jan. 2S-29; Highland, Jan. 30
81.
c. H. Everett conductor MondOyi,
Jam. rs; Eau Claire, Jan. 9-10; Plum
City, Jam. Ills; Pepin, Jan. 1917;
Brackett, Jan. 21-22; Reedsburg, Jan.
1924. Excelsior, Jan. 2S29; Mt. Ster-
ding, Jan. 30-31.
Thos Convey, conductor Dorchester,
Dee. 81; Milladore, Dec. SO; Bloomer,
Dec. 10-11; Dallas, Dec. 12-13; Bald
win. Dee IT'S; Spring Valley, Dec.
1920.
A. f. Noyes, conductor-Cadott Dee.
81; Spencer, Dec. SO; Cumberland,
Dee. 1O-11; Amery, Dec. 1918; Star
Prairie, Dee. IT'S; Downing, Dec
1920.
Thos Convey, conductor-Alma,
Jan. rs; Onalaska, Jan. 90; Alma
Center, Jan. 14-15; independence, Jan
1917; st. Nazianz, Jan. 21-22: Random
Lake. Jan. 23-24; Gratiot, Jan. 1929
New Glarus, Jam 30-31.
A. f. Moves. conductor-NorthB Bend
Jan. rs: Wilton, Jan. $40; Abrams
Jan. ILLS; Elkhart, Jan. 1911; Dart
ford. Jan. 21-22; Campbellsport, Jan
1924: Monticello, Jan. 2S-29; Plainfield
IAN 3O-31.
II. A. Briggs, conductor-Maple Val
lev, Jan. rs; Hilbert Junction, Jan
go: Clintonville, Jan. 14-15: Coopers
town, Jan. 1917: Shamrock. Jan. 81
%: Osseo. Jan. 1924; White Creek Jan
2S-29: New Lisbon, Jan. 30-31.
J. NJ. True, conductor-Clinton, Feb
1919, Rochester, Feb. 2h21; Omro
Feb. 1926; West Bend, 27-2S.
G. II. Everett. conductor
town, Feb. 1919; Fayette. FEB. 20-21
Viroqua. 1926: Elroy, Feb. 27-2S.
Fl. A. Briggs. conductor-Beavel
Dam, Feb. 1919; Appleton, Feb. 20
81: Oxfordville, Feb. 1926; Hebron
Feb. 27-2S.
J. NJ. True. conductor-Alderly
March 81: Marshall. March SO.
c. II. Everett, Morrison
vile, March 81; Randolph, Marcel
sc.
II. A. Briggs, conductor
ago, March, 81; Fond du Lac, Marcel
SO.
Thos. Convey, conductor-Lyndol