The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-01-18
STATE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The Most Practical and Successful One
Ever Held IN Shiawassee.

Ever Held IN Shiawassee.
The seventh annual Farmers Institute OF
Shiawassee county began at Bancroft Tues
day afternoon, Jan. and continued in Sos
sion until Friday evening at the opera house
in Bancroft.
The institute was conducted practically
ny Michigan Agricultural College professors
and teachers with the assistance OF some OF
the leading agriculturalists OF the county.
This is the first long institute ever held in
the county and was success both in attend
ance and in the character OF the work done.
The new plan, four day sessions, is I'M
doubleday popular one and will probably
be continued. IL would be impossible TO
give review of all of the papers or even
genera, review In full in one issue but The
TIMES expects to print one or two OF the
most practical papers in following issues.
The question box, so important and inter-
-esting feature of institutes we are unable
20 detail very fully.
The opening session, was called TO order
Ny e. $. Burnett chairman, ON Tuesday
afternoon and after few appropriate re-
marks by Mr.. Burnett. prayer and music,
"A. b. Clark delivered q cheerful address OF
welcome and the welcome was responded TO
by Prof. f. A. A. Grange, Botanst at the
M. A. c., who acted as manager OF the
Institute, being most ably assisted by e. A.
Barnett and the committees appointed as
follows: l. l.. Mills, j s Lemon, Il Con-
Wis; Business, Roger S Sherman, L. NJ. Eu-
Ter, S. j. Quincy; music, J. S. Lemon.
The question box was in charge of n. X.
Potter, one of the best residents in Shiawassee
county, both as farmer, as citizen and a
seader ia institute work. With always
good word and o happy thought the ques-
.ion box under his charge is what it ought
20 be.
Prof. a. A. CroZier, OF the experimental
station, M. A. c., one of the most thoroughly
informed and practical agricultuyalists in
Michigan, presented paper on Glover,
New Features in its Culture" For two
years the crop has been below par and for
two reasons the clover root borer and the
dry seasons. The bOrer works It's way down
into the clover. practically spelling the crop,
strangling it. The new varieties of clover
and miilet were thoroughly discussed and
all were encouraged IN department in
which many were discouraged.
Frank Whelan, the ever popular man at
Institutes and one who but for poor eyesight
would prepare the best papers in any line.
gave talk that started good feeling that
prevailed throughout the sessions, his sub
sect being '0ne Thing and Another"
Tuesday evening Howard Edwards, Prof.
of English, M. q. c., read an address on
Money" that tor historical and practical
treatise was par excellence and should be
given q wide circulation through some state
paper. The nine kinds OF currency and
their relations TO each other were discussed
in full He advised the single gold stand
ard and the doing away of greenbacks.
Prof. H. ID. Dimond reviewed the school
question in full and brought out many
points as to relation of people to the
schools and the schools to the people. The
general welfare must be promoted and it
must be done through the schools. Good
men will work together along this line but
they must be brought together for this work
A vocal solo by James Fellows closed the
session.
Wednesday morning j. w. Hibbard read
"A paper on "Truck Gardening" that we ex-
pect to publish in full later. Hon. l. I'll.
l(,,t4a nf ha
viewed the sheep raising question and dis
gDeled many bad ideas that lately have taken
1old. The farmers must hold on. become
acquainted with the best methods, raise the
BEST bred-Merinos, he claims for Michigan
and In the end the industry will again
-,ecome q profitable and leading one with
sagricuturalists in the state. Hon. VIM.
Ball lead in the discussion, emphasizing the
views of Mr.. Butterfeld.
Miss Edith Whean opened the afternoon
session with song and Miss Allie Morrice
gave a recitation. VIM. Ball discussed
New Methods In Farming to meet changed
conditions of Agriculture" his paper being In
The line Of encouragement of the farmer.
OcoL tuotuuuS Cdiciuiiy dppitCu Will oAshB
good results. Nellie Sackner followed with
a song and III. S Dunning closed the ses-
sion with an able paper on 'Starting In the
Poultry Business" He advised standard
breeds, good stock not fancy. good housing,
GOOD light and feeding carefully, with care
not to Overfeed. He had poor success with
Datcheries and advised against them.
In the evening the high school choir sang
an opening song, Miss Pearl Harder rem
-lcred solo and Fred Mixer a recitation.
Elobt. Gibbons, the man who knows most of
institutes and Is everywhere most welcome
visitor, advocated the keeping up of the
standard OF grain In Michigan, the work Of
commissions to keep out the foul matter
that Is brought in and mixed with the good
quality. Too much care can not be exer-
cised in this matter.
The KirRer family gave vocal selection
and Prof. Gorton. president Of M. A. G.,