Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-28
Madison, Jan. %.

Madison. Jan. 26.
Next week will be great conyen-
ton week for Madison No less than
seven state societies will be here IN
session. viz; State Agricultural. State
horticultural, Beekeepers', Cheese
makers, Forestry association, Agri-
cultural Fair association, and confer
ence of charities and corrections. To
| the agricultural element of the COM
monw ealth the occasion will be one
of unusual interest and opportunity
A fare OF one and one-third will be
given on all railroads.
| The agricultural society will he in
session at the capitol from Monday
evening until Friday noon The pro-
gram is as follows;
Monday, p. m. Meeting OF execu-
| tive board.
Tuesday, $3.50 a, m Meeting of eX-
ecutive board; election OF superintend-
! President s. d. Hubbard, Mondovi;
address by Governor Seofield: paper
Rural Schoos-Can They BE Made to
| Conserve the Interests of Rural Life
More Than They now Do?, W. II.
Chandler state inspector OF high
schools.
Wednesday, $3.50 a. m Papers: Saw
ing and Applying Manures, f. Wyatt,
&, Owens, II c. Burchard; Corn Gull
ture and Harvesting Crops, short
course students. 2 p. m, Papers;
Economical Feelings, George II Nc
kerrow, Sussex; How Can Farmers
Raise Hogs for Profit, George Wyle,
Leeds. p. m, Papers; The Farm
err and Good Roads, j. NJ True, Bar
aboo; A General Talk, Prof. j. w.
Robertson Ottawa, Canada.
/ Thursday $50 a. m Papers: Ed
ucation of Farmers Sons Prof r. A
Moore; Judicious Horse Raising and
! Its Profits, Alexander Galbraith.
! GAINESVILLE. p. m. General discus
sicn Of silage and the silo; paper: Wis
eonsin Lambs for the Chicago Market.
! Prof. j A. Craig.
Friday, $50 a m Paper by Prof
/ T. l.. Hacker, of experiment station Of
! Minnesota; paper: General Dairying,
Z Prof. James w. Robertson. Ottawa,
Canada.
HORTICULTURAL.
The horticultural society's sessions
Will also be held at the capitol and
until Friday evening. This will be
the twenty zenith annual meeting,
and will be in conjunction with that Of
the agricultural society. Fine exhibit
| tons of fruits and flowers will be made
] at the society rooms and premiums
will be offered for the best apples, po-
tatoes, plants and cut flowers, The
| program is as follows.
Tuesday. 1880 p. m. in horticultural
( room-The following resolution will be
up for action; Resolved, that we re-
! gard the gratuitous distribution OF the
transactions Of this society as detri-
mental to its interests. and as the most
| serious obstacle to its progress and
| prosperity; reports of corresponding
! secretary on plant distribution; Of
!
ager and editor on new monthly maya
zine; Of local societies.
Wednesday, . a. m Entrance OF
/ articles for exhibition until a. m; pa
pers and talks not to exceed fifteen
minutes; appointment OF committees
reception Of delegates from other so
cieties; reports OF committees on Oh
! servation; reports OF committee on
| program; papers: Our Local Societies
How Can They Be Made More Useful
and How Can They BE Made Helpful
TO the State Society, X, j. Coo, Fort
Atkinson. discussion. At 1870 p. m.
Papers: Shall the State Society Ac.
cept the Proposition of Mrs. Fleeborn
and Assume Control OF the Seeding
and Experimental Orchard Planted by
S. /. Freedom in Rlchland County?
Opened By Prof. f. s. Golf: How Can
We Make Our Library More Useful to
Our Members and Others? Geo. J
Kellogg, Janesyille The Fruit Grow
ers' Bridge over Hard Times, A l..
Hatch, Ithica; fye.minute talks on
/
Vile; u. c. Converse. Fort Atkinson
j D. Sarles, Sparta; Franklin John
son, Baraboo. At 1880 p. m Papers:
! Success with Flowers, William Toole,
/ Baraboo. Unused Power, Mrs. Frank
Wclcott Appleton; Natural and Arti-
fetal capitalization, w ]. Moyle,
| Yorkville; The Plum Curculio, II. b..
Rice, Lewiston, Ill. Peas for Seed In
Wisconsin, w. II. Fellows, Forestville,
! H.. What ! have learned Of the Dwarf
! Apple, s. n Marshall, Madison
| Thursday . a. m Presidents ad-
dress; report OF secretary and treas
urer; election OF officers; paper. Ny
Experience In Mu'ching. A. a. Par
sons, Eureka At $50 p. m Papers:
Russian Apples In Minnesota. Prof. S.
B Green Of the Minnesota experiment
station Russian Apples in Wisconsin,
EXPIRES. a. G. futile, Baraboo; Analy-
sis Of Pruning. Prof u. 8 Goff, Wis
consin state university; What Are We
Doing 80 Preserve Our Wisconsin
Forests & HoYip Evansville. Fruit