The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-31
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his operations may be cleaned by the
fact that he annually sets out 100000
plants.
Jason Sexton, Of Springhouse, Pa,
is another prominent member of the as
sociation. He is engaged in dairying
and is the most up-to-date dairyman
in the country, his butter selling for 81
and $1.25 a pound in Philadelphia.
Miss Emma G. Sickles, of Chicago,
will be here also, arriving today. She
is the president of the Domestic Science
Association of Chicago, and the secre-
tary of the National Pure Food associ-
alton. She will lecture on cooking at
the state fair.
Misses Lula Calhoun, of Indianola,
To-, and Edna Thomas, of Council
Bluffs, the official elocutionists of tie
congress, are here and will help to ell
tertain the delegates when the scientific
discussion becomes too abstruse and
dry.
Among the other arrivals yesterday
were Hon A: P. Moore, president of
the Illinois State Farmers institute,
accompanied by his wife, and Col. D.
G. Wagner, of Chicago, a member of
the last constitutional convention OF
Illinois.
Col. D. o. Lively, of Fort Worth,
Tex, prominent cotton planter and
assistant secretary of the congress.
his wife
J. B. Rogers, of Newark, N. j., r
grange worker of considerable note ard
wealthy fruit raiser, is in attendance
Mr.. Rogers will act as an expert judge
of fruits at the state fair next week
The programme of the congress-
| which has already appeared in the
G b e, is as follows:
TUESDAY.
| called to order at the house of representatives
state capitol, by President B. F. Clayton !;
invocation, Right Rev. Archbishop John Ire
land Ia d, st: Paul; address of welcome on behalf
of the city of st. Paul. Hon. Frank B. Doran
mayor; reDly to same behalf of the con-
gress, John NJ. Stahl, secretary Farmers Ma
of the State Agricultural society, Edgar Weav-
er, president; response, Col. j. S. Cunning
ham, first vice president; address of welcome
on behalf of the state of Minnesota His Ex-
cellency, Gov. D. NJ. Clough: response On
behalf of the congress, Hon. B. F. Clayton
president; call of states, to determine in
gates IN the congress: annual address, by B.
F. Clayton president Farmers National Con-
gress of the United States; appointment Of
committee on credentials
Afternoon Session, 200 p m.-Report of
committee on credentials; appointment of COM
| mittee on resolutions; appointment of other
committees; THE Value of River and Har-
Dor improvements and Shipping to the Agrl-
cultural interests of the Country Hon. B. B.
same; Agriculture, Its Development and Its
/ Effect Upon the Character of Man." F. NJ.
Powell, president Iowa Agricultural society
| BEST Methods to Still Further Increase the
Usefulness and Practical Value of Agricultural
Education William NJ. Liggett, dean Mime
! sofa State School of Agriculture, Minnesota;
| G. A. zavitz, B. S.. A. experimentalist On
| tario experiment station, Ontario, Can; "Hor-
| ticulture:" E. P. Bernardin, Oklahoma terri
| tor; music.
u4ssans sysa1ns FaT@ine Ssdlien Mrs nnor Rsa
trice Edwards. Minnesota; Relation of the
terests,'' Hon. James H. Wilson, secretary of
] agriculture, Washington, D.. c.; Value of
Forage Crops in Variety to the Farmer. -
| Prof. Thomas Shaw, Minnesota state expert
mental station; vocal music by quartette.
WEDNESDAY,
mittee "Closer Relations Between the
United States and Other American Republics, -
! DR.. A. NJ. Soteldo Venezue.a; AGRICULTURAL
Education Carried to the Farm What Far
! mers' Institutes Have Done; What They Can
] Do to Advance Better Methods in Agricul-
nesota Farmers institutes; No. | Hard
| Wheat; Conditions of Climate and Sell Which
| Produce It." Prof. Waldron, school agri-
| culture, North Dakota
| Afternoon Session, p. m.-Reuort of COM
mittee On finances; "The Necessity of De-
partment for Instruction in Textile Industries
in Agricultural Colleges Hon. William Law
/ renee. president National Woolgrowers' asso-
ciation Benefits of the Agricultural Press
to the Farmer; How They Can be Increased, -
Hon. T. E. Orr, president Agricultural Press
"a Government Seed Shop ]. E. Northrop
delegate of National Association of Seed
| growers and nurserymen; Farming from
a Business Standpoint James ]. Hill, Min
| nesota.
Evening Session, s p. m.-Music: ''Tax-
alton, National and State N. G. Spa,ding,
u n }
Horton, representing National grange; music;
declamations; recitations.
THURSDAY.
Morning Session, a. m.-"The State
Fair, Causes of Success or Failure, -
Eugene W. Randall, secretary Mime
poem. Miss Margaret MeRae Jockey, Mtssis-
sippi "The Rural Schools" Prof. W. NJ.
Hays, Minnesota School of Agriculture; The
Regia Tobacco Contracts" J. C.. Benham,
editor Journal of Agriculture. Minnesota;
Agricultural Problems Confronting the
Farmer in the Semi-arid Belt,'' Hon. S. NJ.
| Emery superintendent experiment station,
| Montana; agriculture as Civilizer Among
American Indians Mrs Juletta Ashby Jor-
dan, Indian Territory
Mrs. Ada NJ. Ewins. Iowa. subject
non, Texas; Beet Sugar in the United
Sugar Beet company, New Mexico; THE
| Rate of Increase on the Timber Lands OF
| Minnesota Prof. ). b. Green, Minnesota
School of Agriculture; Soil Culture Prof
Campbell Iowa.
Evening Session. s p. m.-"Climate Soil
and Development" Hon. Will B. Powell
Pennsylvania; music, declamations, recita-
tions, adjournment.
On Monday the congress will visit the state
| fair at Hamline.
The reception committee of the Com
| mercial club met yesterday and ar
ranged for reception to the visitors
to be held in the club rooms Wednes-
day evening. 1t will be in charge OF
N. M. Temple, and the following pro-
gramme has been arranged: Follow
ing the informal hand-shake, there
will be a programme especially pre-
pared for the occasion. Among those
who will participate are Miss Zulema
Fuller, a talented public reader; the
well-known Conover mandolin quar-
tette; Mrs. J. E. Kenney, pianiste;
! Minnehaha Ttedemeyet quartette, and
| graphaphone selections under the di-
| rection of George L. Colburn. Refresh
ments will be served in the cafe.
On Friday morning the delegates
will go by special train over the Great
| Northern for a trip through the wheat
belt of the Red river valley, returning
Saturday evening.