The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-18
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
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IN MERIDEN 4iT BOARD or AGRT-
 CULTURE MEETING.

IN 1TERIDEN 4iT HOARD or AGRT- CULTURE MEETING.
 Other Noted Men--Pt ogramme for the
 Winter Session of the state Body An-
 nounced-some of the Details of the CoMvention-Wn Be Exhibited at Hall.
 Governor Lounsbury, Edwin G. See ley and Secretary T. s. Gold of the state board of agriculture have com pleted all the arrangements for the winter meeting of the board to be held | at Town hall, Meriden, December 13, IA and 15. Some noted speakers on agri- cultural matter have been secured for 1 the convention. The programme ar ranged is as follows:
 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. | 10:30 a. m.-Prayer. Address of well
 come, Mayor Ives. Introductory ad-
 dress, Governor George E. Louns- | bury.
 | 11So q. m--Lecture, Evolution in Farming-the Old and New Pro- lessor w. H. Brewer of New Haven. ? D. m.--Lecture Some Facts and | Fancies, Old and New in Horticul- | ture," Professor l.. Fl. Bailey, Ithaca, N. Y. 8 D. m.--Lecture, "The Value of Birds to the Commonwealth" Qllustrated), Frank M Chapman, American Mu-
 scum National History, New York.
 THURSDAY, DECEMBER IA. 10 a. m.--Lecture, "The Sea- Hon. Henry F. Hedges Brdgehampton,
 Suffolk county, N r.
 3 p. m.--Lecture, "The Farmer as a Citizen and in Social Life,' Colonel
 James Wood, MT. Kisco, N, Y.
 7:30 D. m.-Question box.
 IS D. m.-Lecture, 1"TheEnglish Lan-
 guage and Literature, Professor R.
 w. Stimson, Storrs.
 FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15.
 10 a. m.-The Connecticut Experiment Station. Summary of work by mem- bers of the station staff
 ? D. m,-The Storrs Experiment Station
 and Connecticut Agricultural college
 Summary of work by station staff
 and faculty of the college.
 7:30 D. m.--"The Farm Garden" R. s.
 Hinman, Stevenson.
 8 D. m.-Flowers, "Old and New, for
 the Home and for Market" Mrs. Nell
 lis H. Sherwood, Southport.
 SOME OF THE DETAILS
 After each lecture there will be an opportunity for questions and discus sion; all interested are invited to be present, and engage in the discussions. The ladies are especially invited.
 There will be music at intervals un der charge of Professor A. B. Peebles.
 A question box will be provided to receive questions upon any agricultur- al topic to be presented to the con- vention for answer or discussion at convenient intervals.
 An exhibition of fruits, grains, nuts, and other farm products will be held under the charge of N. g. Platt, p6mo- logist of the board. An opportunity for testing fruit and exchanging scions will be offered and specimens and sci ons of choice varieties are solicited
 Fruit growers are especially invited to contribute fruits carefully labeled, fruit photographs, Autographs. casts or models. implements used in cutting, pruning, or gathering of ruits, new or improved packages for shipment, and cultfvators generally, to bring or send collections of corn and other agricul- tural products, nuts syrups, sugar and honey; corn, three ears each vari- ety, tied in a bundle; samples of but ter and cheese. both farm and cream cry, are especially solicited.
 All articles for exhibition may be sent by express, at the expense of the board. to the secretary at Meriden, to arrive on Tuesday, December 12.
 RAILROAD ARRANGEMENTS.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad will return, on cer- tiffcate of the secretary, at half rates | over all their lines. those attending and paying full fare by tickets or mileage; certificates to be exchanged l at Meriden station. The Meriden ho- tels offer special rates to the delegates. |
 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
 The state board of agriculture was | organized in 1866 and re-organized in | 1897 The board consists of Governor | George F. Lounsbury president Ed win c. Seeley, Roxbury, vice presi- dent; T. s. Gold, West Cornwall, secre- tary; Charles A. Thompson, Melrose, treausrer; Professor E. w. Johnson, New Haven, chemist; pr. E. Fl. Jen- kins, New Haven, botanist; Professor B. F. Rooms, Storrs, entomologist; N. s. Platt Cheshire, pomologist; Freder- ick Doolittle, Cheshire; Seaban Mead, Greenwich, and E. Judson Miner, Bozrah, auditors. The other members are: Charles l.. Futile, Hartford; James r. Brown, North Stonington; Charles D. Chapman, Westbrook Iv- erson c. Fanton, Westport; Edmund Suffield; Frederick Doolit tie, Cheshire Daniel G. Williams, 
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