The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-28

PROMISE OF SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
IN EVERY COUNTY.
The Season VIII Open To-Day and
The December Appointments.

son, until about the middle of February
next. Plans for the entire season have
been carefully laid by Prof. w. c. Latta,
superintendent of Institutes, and complete
schedule of the meetings to be held has been
prepared The institute schedule shows
that every county in the State is to
have an institute during the season, and
that two speakers arc assigned to each
meeting. The following is a list of the
counties which will hold. institutes before
the holidays, with time and place of meet
ing:
Harrison-Corydon, Monday and Tuesday. Nov.
q and 20.
Floyd-Edwardsville, Wednesday, Nov. 30. and
Thursday Dec. l.
washington-salem. Friday and Saturday. Dec.
Lawrence-Bedford, Monday and Tuesday, Nov.
rs and 90.
orange-Oreans, Wednesday, Nov. 3d. and Thurs
Monroe-BIoomington Friday and Saturday. Dec.
warrick-BoonvilIe, Monday and Tuesday Nov.
rs and 29.
spencer-Chrisney. Wednesday. Nov. 30. and
Perry-Tobinsport Friday and Saturday Dec 2
and ?.
Pike-Winslow, Monday and Tuesday. Nov. 2S and
vanderburg- school No. l. Wednesday. Nov. 80,
Washington, Friday and Saturday Dec.
2 and 3.
whitley-Columbia City. Monday and Tuesday,
Nov. % and %.
Noble-Albian. wednesday, Nov. 80. and Thurs
Dekaib-Corunna. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2
and g.
ciark-New Washington, Monday and Tuesday,
Nov rs and 90
Crawford English. Wednesday. nov. 80, and
scott-scottsburg, Friday and Saturday. Dec. 2
and 3.
Jefferson-Kent, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 5
switzerland-vevay. Wednesday and Thursday,
Dec. and s.
ohio-Mt. Pleasant Church, Friday and Saturday,
Dec. and TO-
clay-Center Point, Monday and Tuesday. Dec.
Greene-switz City. Wednesday and Thursday.
owen-spencer, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9
Dearborn-Gulford, Monday and Tuesday, Dec.
Ripley-Osgood. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec.
and s.
Jennings-North Vernon. Friday and Saturday.
sullivan-sulIivan. Monday and Tuesday Dec.
ard 6.
Dubois-Treland, Wednesday and Thursday. Dec.
and g.
Martin-shoals Friday and Saturday. Dec. 9
Newtcn-Goodand, Monday and Tuesday. Dec.
and G.
Benton-Earl Park, Wednesday and Thursday.
Parke-Rockville Friday and Saturday, Dec .
and 10.
Fountain-HilIsboro, Monday and Tuesday, Dec.
and S.
white-Monticelo, Wednesday and Thursday.
warren-wiiliamsport. Friday and Saturday. Dec.
. and 10.
Cass-Logansport, Monday and Tuesday, Dec II
wabash--wabash. Wednesday and Thursday.
Grant-Marion, Friday and Saturday. Dec 1s
and II
Carroll-Flora, Monday and Tuesday, Dec 70
Montgomery Charlottesville, Wednesday and
Thursday Dec. IA and Is.
milliOn-(,aVuga FRIDAY
IS and H.
Decatur-sardinia. Monday and Tuesday. Dec. ~
Bartholomew-Hope. Wednesday and Thursday.
Dec. IL and l5
Shelby-Shelbyville Friday and Saturday, Dec
16 and H.
Johnson-FrankIin, Monday and Tuesday. Dec. 12
Jay-Portland, Wednesday and Thursday. Dec. "A
and Is.
Blackboard Hartford City, Friday and Saturday.
Franklin Brookville, Monday and Tuesday. Dec.
10 and 20
Wayne-Fountain City. Wednesday and Thursday.
Dec. q and %.
Undergraduates Monday and Tuesday Dec. 10
MISUNDERSTANDING. Wednesday and Thursday.
Dec. p and %.
Hendricks-Danville, Friday and Saturday, Dec.
% and "a
Brown-Nashvine, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec
q and %.
vigo-Terre Haute. Thursday and Friday, Dec.
20 and 3d.
PURPOSE OF THE MANAGERS.
The aim of the institute management has
been to secure as assigned speakers prac-
ticai men who have been notably success
full in farming. stock raising. dairying
fruit growing, etc, and who. therefore,
have a fund of practical experience which
will prove helpful to others. Many of these
assigned speakers have become we'll known
throughout the State and beyond it's limits
as institute workers agricultural writers
n
Among those who will speak at many of the
December institutes may be mentioned the
following: Mr.. Cal HusSelman, of Auburn,
IND, Will devote the entire month to insti-
tute work He began farming on a low
nat, clay farm, heavily incumbered, which
he has thoroughly drained and improved
and made fertile. He is now a highly sue
ceSSful dairy farmer in demand throughout
the state as an intensely practical institute
worker. Mr.. ID. b. Johnson, of Mooresville
formerly business man and now sue
cesstul dairyman, will speak at a number of
methods. etc. Mr.. II. f. McMahan. of Fair
field. who has for some years been devot-
ing his energies to bringing up and beauti-
Tying a rundown clay farm in the south
part of Union county. will give his expert
ence for the benefit of others. Mr. s H.
Todd, of Wakeman, o., has a national repu-
tation as breeder of Shropshire sheep and
CHESTER white SWINE, and as an expert judge
of live stock He will devote the first three
weeks OF the institute season to institute
work in this State. Mr.. Waldo F. Brown a
small-fruit farmer of Butler county Ohio
and Well known throughout the country as
an agricultural writer and institute worker.
will speak at several institutes i'm southern
Indiana Prof IT. W. Wiley, the eminent
chemist of the Department of Agriculture at
Washington. ID. c., will attend a few of the
Institutes and lecture on the soil and it's i'm
proVement and the sugar industry of the
United States. Mrs. w w. Stevens, of
BroOkside farm. near Salem, well known as
an institute worker and writer on agri-
cultural topics, will present at several in
stitutes various subjects of interest to farm
ers. their wives and their children Mr.
James Riley. of ThOrntown. a veteran Berk-
shire breeder and producer of improved
grains will address several of the meetings
on practical subjects, which he will enrich
by his years OF experience on the farm.
Mr.. E. II. Collins of Hamilton county who
is a member of the editorial staff of the
Indiana Farmer, will deliver several adj
dresses embodying his experiences as a
farmer. Mrs. ]. c. Erwin. the wife of a
prominent farmer Of Marshall county will
give addresses at several of the institutes
on the home and its Improvement which
Will be of especial interest TO farmers wives
of Hamilton county, will discuss his favor
lite Spccialties-the rearing and selling of
horses and sheep. The corps of instructors
includes several other practical men and
efficient institute workers. PrOfs. c. S.
Plumb. A. W. Biting, II. A. Huston, James
Troop and w. c. Latta, of the experiment
station staff of Purdue, will also attend sew
eral of the institutes and discuss topics in
the line of their several specialties
As result of the conference of institute
workers. held at Purdue University in De-
tcber last there is an unusual interest on
the part of the local officers In arranging
for 2. successful series of meetings Accord
the coming season will be more largely at
tended than ever before These institutes