The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-16
THE F4RMrRs, CONVENTION


 Opens in Warner Hall Tomorrow Morning -Of Great Interest to all Interested In Agricultural Matters--rapers and Leo- lures to he Followed by Discus ,ions--"e Change in the Program--An Exhibition ofAgrioultural Products.
 The farmers convention and meeting of the state board of agriculture will open in Warner hall, this city, to-mor- row (Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock The convention will last three days and program containing many interesting features has been prepared. There will be papers and lectures, each of which will be followed by questions and dis cussions. All those interested in agri- cultural matters are Invited to attend and engage in the discussions. Ladies are especially invited. An exhibition of fruits, grains, nuts and other farm products will be held under the charge of N. s. Platt of Cheshire, pomologist of the board of agriculture. An oppor- tunity for testing fruits and exchang- ing scions will be offered and speci- mems and scions of choice varieties are solicited, Fruit growers are especially invited to contribute fruits, carefully labelled fruit photographs, Autographs, casts or models, implements used in cul- ture, pruning or gathering of fruits, new or improved packages for ship ment, and cultivators generally to bring or send collections of corn and other agricultural products, nuts, hon ey syrup and sugar; corn, three ears of each variety tied in a bundle; sam pies of butter and cheese, both farm and creamery, are especially solicited. All articles for exhibitions may be sent | by express, at the expense of the board, to the secretary, T. S. Gold, in this city, to arrive on Monday, December 16 l At intervals on the program there will be music in charge of J. P. Cornish. A question box will be provided to re- ceive questions upon any agricultural 1 topic to be presented to the convention for answer or discussion at convenient l intervals.
 The program for the three days will be as follows:
 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1T.
 10 a. m.--Prayer; address of welcome 1 by the mayor, Hon. A. C. Hendrick; in- troduotory address by His Excellency | o. Vincent Coffin.
 Il a. m.--Lecture, "The effect of we'll kept grass land long established in giv- 1 ing stability to business Prof. W. H. Brewer, New Haven. \ p. m.--Lecture, Our home grounds and our roadsides-their influence on our own lives and the lives of others James Draper, member Worcester park commission, Worcester, Mass.
 7S0 p. m.--"Edible and poisonous fungi" illustrated by stereopticon-Dr. w. c. Sturgis, New Haven.
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER is.
 9:30 a. m-"Present condition and prospects of sheep liusbandry"-R s. Hinman. president Connecticut Sheep l Breeders association.
 10 a. m.-Lecture, How shall We sta lble and care forthe cows John Gould of Aurora Station. 0.
 1 D. m.--Lecture, What the public has right to demand of the milk pro- ducer"-Dr. H. W. Conn of Middle town.
 7:30 D. m.-Lecture, Man the creator; the development of inventions" illus trated by stereopticon-Hon William E. simonds, Hartford.
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 9:30 a. m.--A paper New method of onion culture"--LeRoy c. Beecher ot l Woodbridge.
 10 a. m-Lecture, ''Conservatism in Scientific Agriculture" -Prof.W. IL Jor- dan, Orono, Me.
 ? D. m.--Lecture, Scale of points and score card in determining awards ali Eagricultural fairs '--Dr. G. M. .TWitchell, secretary Maine State Agricultural so- ciety. Augusta, Me.
 7;30 D. m.--A paper "A Shakespeare Garden"-Miss Elizabeth Sedgwick Vaill, Demarest, N. J.
 The above is the program as original ly prepared, but MT. Gould, who was to have spoken Wednesday morning, will be unable to be present and the time will be devoted to the discussion of subjects relating chiefly to fruit cul- ture. J, H. Hale and others will speak.