Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Marry INTERESTS TO HAVE
ESPECIAL ATTENTION.
Secretary 7. A. Borman Writes !. N
Interesting Description o. tns
work Of the Meetings and What It
L Hoped to Accomplish.

have been completed ior tne 'nroe
Dairy Farmers Institutes to De nelo
in this county next week. The dates
and places Of meetings are; Az man,
chester on Thursday, August - at
woodbine in Henry Fsngel's grove on
Friday, August 4, and at Enterprise
in Lincoln park on Saturday
August 5. Each meeting will have q
basket dinner, a morning program
beginning at 10 O'Clock and an after
ternoon program at 2 o'clock ).
Hon. F. D. Coburn, secretary OF
the Kansas board Of agriculture, Will
he present at each meeting and de-
liver an address Of interest to all
dairy farmers. Secretary Coburns
visit here at this time is compliment
tary to old Dickinson as the banner
dairy county Of the state WINE Gu,
thusiastic over Kansas agricultural
possibilities generally, Mr.. Coburn is
an especially earnest advocate Oh
more intense dairy farming IS 1ne
saving grace OF the sunhower state
He will be worth hearing
The dairy department OF the han'
sas Agricultural school will be rep
resented by Prots. cottrell and Will
lard who are able and practical dairy
men. These gentlemen are enabled
to attend these meetings by virtue OF
the $4,000 appropriation made oy the
late legislature for farmers institutes
for 1899, q sum sufficient to SEND TWO
speakers to three meetings in each
county Of the State That Kansas
farmers are availing themselves Of
the offer for institutes is shown BY
the fact that the dates OF above meet
ines we're the only open ones during
July and August. !,
The program is arranged with !.
view to educate the farmers how t(
produce a greater quantity Of milk al
less cost than at present and how tf
care for it in way that the best but
ter can be made, or in nutshell
how to make more money out 0
dairying. Every farmer who owns
cow will be benefited by giving hi
closest attention to the program a
one Of these meetings.
That part Of the program whlc'
will be repeated at each Of these in
stitutes IS as follows;
MORNING SESSION, 1000
"a study Of Creamery Patrons" ...''...'
Prof willard, Manhatta
"How Can We Increase the Profits o. our
Diaries" !. Prof. Cottrell Manhatta
glow the Care Of Milk Effects the Price
Of Butter Fat" III E. Musser' Enterprl'
AFTERNOON SESSION, 200
Aadress Hon. f. D. Coburn, TopeR
"The Babcock Test and What Affects IT,"
........ Prof. Willard, Manhatta
"The Feeding Value Of Skim Milk
Prof. Cottrell, Manhatta
aof Mutual Benefit to Patron and Cream
orv generator" "A. G. Eyth, Enterpri'
"Beef or Butter, Which," .......'......'''.'
............T. A. Borman' NaVarr
Question Box. =,
Other subjects Of interest will
added and discussed ty leading 10
mers Of the locality in which the II
stitute is held. These cannot now
announced. An especially interes
inc feature Of the program should
the ..ouestion box, and it is hop'
every farmer will avail himself
this opportunity to have discuss
any subject he DESIRES not t0uon'
upon in the program
A number Of interesting exhlbl
are promised for these meeting
Among them is one Of improv
dairy machinery, Of one Of dairy br
stock. and several exhibits OF SKI
milk calves, each by successl
farmers. At each meeting an enc
will be made to organize the farme
and their wives into farmers dai
association to hold regular meetln
during the fall and winter
Farmers with their wives and Ia
lilies and with filled baskets are urg
to be present at these institute
which represent Dickinson count
greatest industry, that which,
only little education along prof.
lines, could easily be made seve
times greater. l. A. Do""AN