Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.

noon by President A. Ill. Edwards.
The first on the program was the
presidents address which was brief
and to the point. Treasurer August
Oelke, made his report which was re
ferred to the auditing committee. The
appointment of committees was defer
red until larger number should be in
attendance.
The first subject was, "What of the
past year and its Lessons?" In the
succeeding discussion the interest was
general, part being taken by Messrs.
Carr, Tyler, Earhart, Weighton, Cald-
well, Edwards, Shingledecker, Oelke
and others.
The fact that no morning session
was held Wednesday crowded consider
able work into the afternoon the fol-
lowing program having been carried
out: us the Quality of Farm Cattle
Declining, and how shall it be Avoid
ed ?'-E. G. Wilson and August Oelke.
"The Cow, as Source of Revenue."-
II. l.. Fest. "Care of Young Pigs and
Improvement of the Hog.'-J. f. Hepp
and j. Hunt. Economies of Feeding"
A. ii. Edwards.
The Wednesday evening of the in
stitute presented number Of interest
ing features.
Mrs. q. III. Jones read paper with
the subject, How to increase interest
and membership of the institute. The
reader dwelt on the value of learning
to the farmer and held that the Farm
er'S Institute should be II school, the
same as the teachers institute is a
school. Greater interest was urged on
the part of all in the Farmers Institute
Prof. Pammell, of Ames, gave an
illustrated address on bacteria in their
various forms in the common diseases
of animals and man. The professors
talk was illustrated with magic lantern
views and was an interesting feature
of the evening.
Next came Prof. Repass address on
Education of Farmers Children" In
view of the fact that but small num-
Der of farmers were in attendance
last evening Prof. Repass made his re.
marks very brief, but gave a few most
decided opinions on the value of the
country schools, saying that for his
children he preferred the district to the
graded school until they were far
enough advanced to enter the high
school.
Mr. Repass was followed by III. U.
Funk on Towa Compared with Other
States" Mr.. Funk had carefully pre-
pared paper replete with statistics
showing the rank of Iowa as compared
with other states that were sufficient to
make the soul Of any Iowan swell with
pride to think that his lot was cast in
the Empire State west of the Missis-
sippi."
This closed the evenings program.
This evening Prof. Pammell will lee
ture on the subject of "Insects and
Flowers"
The program is somewhat longer for
this evening than was expected and
will therefore begin at 1880.
Today promises to be one of the most
interesting in the sessions of the in
stitute. During forenoon and after
noon several subjects of moment to all
farmers will be under discussion by a
number of the best known and most
successful of Audubon county's farm
ers. The election of officers for the
ensuing year also takes place today at
the close of the afternoon session.
In the evening the exercises will be
under the management of the Colum-
bian Club and promise to be fully up
to the standard of all previous pro-
grams given under the club auspices.
Mesdames Overholtzer, Hooker, Smith
and Dudley have seperate parts and
the Columbian Club will give sample
session of "Woman's Congress"
For Friday the program will be
"Conveniences in House and Barn. =
August OeIke. "Relation of the Vet
Urinary to the Farmer."-George N.
Weighton. "Stone Fruits" Hon. III.
f. Andrews. Apples in Audubon
County."-O. +. Tyler. "Fruit Trees"
e. N. Taggart. "Small Fruits and
Gardening."-B. w. Carr.
Prof. Pammell, of Ames, will be in
attendance duringa part Of the SEES
sions of the institute but at this writ
ing the dates for his addresses can not
be given.
Judging from thenumber of farmers
in attendance at the opening of the in
stitute the interest is wide spread and
the representation from over the coun-
ty will exceed that of last year.
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