The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-23
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some Interesting News for the
Ruralist
SPOKEN OF In THIS COLUMN.
A Few Sensible Hints to Suit the Busy
Agriculturist.-Items That May
Benefit our Readers.
Suggestions to Farmers Institutes.

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L. 1t is your work to get out the
people. These institutes cost large
sums of public money for which the
people are taxed. It is a waste to
spend this money when but a few at
tend. A satisfactory attendance is one
or two hundred or more.
2. This at the beginning, an only
be accomplished by much personal
effort by the local committee. This
effort can usually be most wisely ex
pended as follows:
A. Speak about the Institute to
every man, and especially to every
woman whom you meet, from the time
it is proposed until the day Of meet
ing.
b. After the first or second time of
speaking to the same person, let the
form of address be a question as to
what that person has done, or what he
can suggest to make the Institute a
success. Thus you will gradually in
terest everybody in the community.
c. Every member of the committee
should call upon the editor of every
newspaper in the district, every time
he goes to town, and talk the matter
over. Ask him to watch his exchanges
and reprint items relating to Institute
work in this and other States. The
local press is the very best agency
available to awaken interest.
D. The more people do for a en-
terprise, the moro interested they be-
come in it. For that reason suggest
and encourage all organized efforts to
add to the pleasure of an Institute by
local efforts. A good glee club in at
tendance, an exhibit of flowers, fruits,
agricultural products or woman's work
will always add to the interest and
bring out members. A good lunch
served each day, either free, each one
bringing his own provision, or for the
benefit of some local object, is power
full attraction. We are SO constructed
that a good dinner will attract Us when
a good lecture won't.
4. Do not let these efforts take any
such form as recitations or other an
tertainments which interfere with the
objects of the Institute. Let nothing
interfere with having good, uninter.
rupted sessions of real work.
8. The University desires the assist.
ance CT the practical men of experience
and ability who are found everywhere
in the State. The practical details Of
any industry are best learned from
those who are successfully engaged IN
it. In suggesting topics for discussion,
! committees are requested to give the
full name and address of any such per
SONS of the vicinity who would be will
ing to read a paper, or lead a discus
sion thereon.
g.. Do not imagine that you cal
make too much effort to arouse inter,
est. The object of the Institn te is moi
merely to listen to lectures or even to
discus 80 them. It is desired through
them to awaken the farmers to a new
life, cause them to take frequent coun
sci together, and learn how to expend
their energy most wisely. To secure
this, no effort can be to great. In thii
work the women of the community
will be found most effective. They
are brighter and more alert than men
and more energetic in promoting what
interests them. They can often NEE
in committee or otherwise when meI
cannot. Set them to work.
z. In all your work and talk thinl
and speak of the Institute only as the
first of a series of annual Institutes to
be held regularly hereafter. Have il
understood that the Institute is to clost
with the formation of a permanent
Farmers club, which in addition tt
its regular meetings, will arrange 70,
holding Institutes in the future.