The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-03-18

IL Do Helu uHuer Ine auspices OF CHe De-
partment of Agriculture of the State of
Pennsylvania, in the Court House,
Tionesta, Pa, Monday and Tuesday,
March % and "a, 1896. Exercises pub
lie and free. Everybody is invited.
PROGRAM.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH %.
Music. Prayer.
Address of Welcome.-Amos T. Lede-
bur, Starr. Pa.
Response.-Prof. John Hamilton, Dep
uty Secretary of Agriculture, Harris
burg, Pa.
Farming as it Should Be.-Wm. L.
Nesbit, Lewisburg, Union County, Pa.
Discussion opened by VIM. Cropp, Tio-
nesta, Pa.
Care Taking, Worth Hard Cash.-Col.
John A. Woodward, Howard, Center
County, Pa.
Potato Culture.-Mr. II. B. Terry, Ohio.
Discussion opened by A. j. Siggins, West
Hickory, Pa.
Music.
MONDAY EVENING.
Music. Question Box.
Good Roads.-Prof John Hamilton,
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Harris
burg, Pa.
Does Farming Pay in Pennsylvania? {?
w. l.. Nesbit, Lewisburg, Union Coun-
ty, Pa.
Education on the Farm.--T F. Ritchey,
Tionesta.
Music.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH "a.
Music. Prayer. Question Box.
The Value of Spraying. IT. b. Terry,
Ohio. Discussion opened by Henry Led
ebur, Starr, Pa.
State Appropriations for Roads, jon
athan Albaugh, East Hickory, Pa.
Diseases of Cattle.-John G. Hoovler,
Tionesta, Pa.
Music.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Music. Question Box.
Our Public Roads. Proper Surveys.
Legislation Needed.-T. d. Collins, Ne
braska, Pa.
Lime. It's Value as Fertilizer.-w.
l.. Nesbit, Lewisburg, Pa. Discussion
opened by r. o. Carson, Perry, Forest
County.
The Value of Clover and How to Pro-
cure Stand Upon the Soil.-Col. John
A. Woodward, Center County. Discus
sion opened by Eli Berlin. Wing Hill.
Gardening for the Family and Market.
II. b. Terry, Ohio. Discussion opened
by w. II. H. Dotterer, Ross Run.
Music.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Music. Question Box.
Practical Farming.-T. b. Terry Ohio.
Taxation.-Prof. John Hamilton, Har-
risburg.
Successful Tree Paintings. D. Irwin,
Tionesta,
Emphasis in Farming. John A..
| Woodward.
The mission of farmers Institutes
VIM. l.. Nesbit
Music.
Special Notice: The foregoing order
will be followed as closely as possible,
but other exercises will be introduced, if
| found desirable.
Speeches, Essays and papers ought not
| to exceed 20 minutes. The papers when
read are considered the property of the
| Department of Agriculture.
Although these Institutes are designed
and conducted for the education and ad-
vantage of Farmers, yet all who are in
terested are invited to attend and it is
| hoped that they will show their apprecia-
| tion not only by being present at the
meetings, but also by taking part in the
| discussions.
Ask Questions. A Question Box ill
| be kept upon the Secretary's desk, and
all are invited 10 place therein such
questions as they may wish to have dis
cussed during the session. At a proper
time, designated by the meeting, these
| questions will be referred TO some one
for answer, or brought up for general
| discussion.
All Oranges, Alliances, Agricultural
| Societies ana kindred Agricultural Or
| CARNATIONS are specially invited to at
| tend.
For further information and for Pro-
| grams, address,
G. A. RANDALL, Tionesta, Pa.
Chairman of Board of Institute Mana
| gers for Forest County.
We sincerely hope and expect that all
! citizens who are interested in the adj
vancement of our agricultural interests
in Forest County, and also in the perma-
nent improvement of our Public Roads,
will so arrange their business To attend
every session of this our first Farmers
Institute in Forest County. Every ses-
sion will be beneficial TO us all. Come
and bring your wires aud families, for il
has been said that "Agitation Of thought
Il the beginning of wisdom"
MANAGERS.