The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-15
FARMERS INSTITUTES.

Director VIM. L. Amos has nearly
completed his arrangements !or 'he
State Farmers Institute work Tor the
coming season and will introduce sew
eral new features which are expected
to still further increase the popularity
and usefulness of his department,
which has already proven itself TO De
so valuable an aid to the farming ln-
terests of Maryland.
The regular work of the season VIII
open with an Institute IN Prince
Georges County, November lOth ana
18th, and close with the Anne Arundel
Institute January 10th and llth, lo9o'
the dates for the other counties being
Charles, Nov. 18th and 18th; ST Ma
ry's, Nov. 18th and 10th; Calvert
Nov. 18th aud 18th; Somerset, Nov:
10Th aud Goth; Worcester, Nov. 22nd
and 23rd; Wicomico, Nov. 24th ana
25th: Talbot, Nov. Goth and 27th;
Dorchester, Nov, 10Th and 30th; Caro-
line. Dec. 1st and 2nd; Queen Annes
Dec. Bird and 4th; Kent, Dec. 9th ana
9TH; Cecil Dec. Sth and 9Th; Hariord,
Dec. 10Th and 18th; Garrett, Dec. 18th
and 14th; Allegany, Dec. 10Th ana
18th; Washington, Dec. 18th and 18Th;
Frederick, Dec goth aud 2lst; Carroll,
Dec. 22nd and 23rd; Montgomery,
January 3rd and 4th; Howard, Jan;
5th and 9th; Baltimore, Jan. 9TH ana
8th.
The particular point in each county
where the Institute will be held has
not been decided hy Director Amoss,
but will be left largely in the discre--
ton of the local committee, due regard
being had to convenience of access ana
cost, as it will he necessary for the De-
parlment to husband its resources as
much as possible in order 10 accom-
plish the work that must be done.
Should no other selection be made by
the local committees the Institutes
will be held in the county towns ana
whenever possible in the court room.
One change from last years method
will be the giving of more time, day
and half, to each Institute, expert
ence having shown that one day is not
long enough. Under this arrangement
the Institutes will he dveded into five
sessions, the afternoon and evening OF
the first day, and the morning, after
noon and evening of the second day.
The first evening session will be known
as the ladies' session and will he de-
voted to topics in which ladies are es-
pecially interested. In Southern Ma
ryland and the Eastern Shore coun-
, ties the first afternoon session will be
devoted to talks on Nature, by Messrs.
Heiges and Powell, who will address
themselves especially to the children
in the audience 1t is expected that
these mature" talks will be partic-
ularly pleasing and instructive to the
children and productive of great good
by interesting them in the study of
nature and her works. The second
days sessions will be devoted more
strictly to agricultural topics.
Director AmOss has secured for his
work number of lecturers of recog-
nized ability in their several lines,
men of practical experience in the lab
Oratory and on the farm, and accus-
toned to the work in hand. The re-
suits of last years Institute work fully
demonstrated the wisdom of the Mary
land Legislature in establishing this
Department of the Agricultural Col
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the State. That the Institutes are use
full, even indispensable to place our
farming interests on the same level
they hold in other States is not ques-
TONED and each year will increase
their power for good.
The lecturers for this season who
have already been assigned will he as
follows: Prince Georges, Charles, st.
Mary's and Calvert Counties, Presi-
dent Sylvester, OF the Agricultural Col
leege, Messrs. James f. Rice and S. b.
Heighes; Somerset, President Sylves-
ter, James E. Rice; Worcester, Presi-
dent Sylvester, James Z. Rice, George
Il. Powell; Wicomico, President Syl-
vester, James f. Rice, Geo. II. Powell;
Talbot, James E. Rice, Geo. II. Powell,
Asst. Sec. of U. 5. Dept. of Agriculture
Col. J. H. Brigham; Dorchester, JAS
E. Rice, Geo. Il. Powell, w. II. l.. Tai
iaferro; Caroline, James +. Rice, Geo.
L. Powell, w. T. L. Taiaferro; Queen
Anne's, James E. Rice, Geo. r. Powell,
w. Il. l.. Taliaferro; Kent, James +.
Rice, Geo. T. Powell, II. J. Patterson;
Cecil, James E. Rice, Geo. II. Powell.
III j. Patterson; Hartford, James E.
Rice, Geo. Il. Powell, H. J. Patterson,
w. q. johnson; Garrett, S. H. Todd,
James S. Robinson, Chas. H. Lake;
Allegany, S. H. Todd, James S. Rob-
inson, Chas. H. Lake; Washington, $
II. Todd, James S. Robinson, J. w.
Kerr, Chas. HI. Lake; Frederick, S. H.
Todd, James S. Robinson, Chas. H.
Lake, Robert r. Miller; Carroll, S. II.
Todd, James S. Robinson, Robert H.
Miller, w. q. johnson; Montgomery,
A. r. Eastman, 5. b. Heiges, w. G.
johnson; Howard, A. r. Eastman, S.
b. Hedges, w. G. Johnson, Robert HI.
Miller; Baltimore, A. r. Eastman, S.
b. Hedges, w. G. johnson, Robert HI.
Miller; Anne Arundel, S. B. Heiges,
w. Z. Johnson, Col. j. H. Brigham.
SKETCHES OF THE LECTURERS.
James E. Rice was born in Illinois
in 1865, but removed in early child
hood to Washington County, N. Y.
Having graduated from the Granville
Military Academy as gold medalist and
captain he entered Cornell University
in New York and five years later grad
uated with the degree OF B. S. in ayri-
culture.
After graduation, he remained at
Cornell two years as assistant to Prof.
Roberts. He established the poultry
department at Cornell and his lectures
ON poultry were the first ever deliver
ed IN an agricultural college.
After leaving Cornell, Mr.. Rice es-
tablished himself upon farm where
he is making big success with poul-
try and small fruits, putting into prac-
tlce himself the gospel which he
preched to others.
AS lecturer he is bright, entertain
ing and full of information which he
has the happy gift of imparting to his