Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-11-06
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Department Of Agriculture. - Circular
Letter.

HARRISBURG, PA, Nov. 1, 1895.
DEAR SIR: - Your attention is
called to the series of Farmers In
stitutes which are to be held in this
county, at Milford, Nov. 2sth, and
at Dingman's Ferry, Nov. 3Oth.
The State has been divided into
three sections, and the Department
at Harrisburg has provided at least
three speakers for each institute,
who are experienced institute work
ers, and who speak upon q wide
range of topics. The local commit
tee in each county will also provide
a set of speakers, in addition to those
sent by the State, and you are urged
to so arrange your business as to be
able to be present at all of the ses-
sions.
In every two days institute the
evening session of the first day is to
be set apart for the benefit of ladies,
and is to be in the interest of "Coun-
try Homes" This will include all
that relates to home life in the coun-
try, the constructing of homes, the
heating, lighting, ventilating and
sanitary arrangements for country
homes; the water supply, sewage
and plumbing for houses in the
country; the cooking of food, the
care of the sick, the care of chill
dren, flower gardening, kitchen gar
dening,s house decoration and all
that relates, in any, to comfort, con-
venience, health and enjoyment in
a country home.
The afternoon session of the Sec
ond day is to be devoted to the sub
ject of " Good Roads" This is
" Supervisors Session, and as far
as may be necessary, all discussions
are to be upon the subject of roads
and their improvement. The even
ing of the second day is to be an
4" Educational Session, - and is to be
distinctively in the interest of the
education of the farmer and his chill
dren, and all that concerns their in
tellectual nature and development.
Under this topic can be discussed
the course of reading for farmers,
the Institute, the Grange, the AL
lance and the Farmers Club as edu-
Gators. Also the country district
school, the country high school,
courses of study for country chill
dren, etc. To this all school teach
ers and school children are invited
also School Directors, County Su-
perintendents and all who are inter-
ested in the education of country
people. In the two other sessions,
institute managers will introduce
other topics relating TO agriculture
as they may deem best,
Every one day institute will have
the afternoon session devoted to
g Good Roads, 'and the evening ses
sion to f" Education for Farmers and
their Children" The morning ses-
sion is left open for the more gen.
eral topics relating to agriculture.
You are especially invited to be
present at these meetings, and by
your presence and counsel, aid in
the effort to help our farmers out of
the depressed condition into which
their business has fallen in these re-
cent years. Be kind enough to
make known to your neighbors, the
dates of your Institutes, and the
places where they are held, and
write to the chairman of your
County Institute Committee, for
complete programme of exercises.
The name and address of the chair
man of this county is J. HI. Van
Etten, Milford, Pa.
Preserve this paper for reference.
Very respectfully,
JoHF HAMILTON.
= Deputy Secretary and Director of
Institutes.