Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-12-04
rarma,s,s 1natitute At williamg town.

The annual Farmers Institute will be
held in the Town Hall, Williamstown, Dec.
10 and 16, next, beginning at 1.30 p. m.
Following is the program and order
of business -
100 p. m. sharp.-Prayer, by Rev. H.
T. Fisher, Cross Keys.
"Crop Yields the past Summer in East
ern Gloucester County-Successful Crops
Failures-Causes of Either" By John K.
Downer, j. nj. Taggart, Jos. H. Evans and
John Repp.
Averages and Ideals-the Second Best
and the Best" By Franklin Dye.
go D. m.-''Plant Lice: Their Habits
and the Methods of Dealing With Them. !"
By Dr. John B. Smith, State Entomologist.
Discussion of Spraying, opened by Mr..
Repp.
$50 p. m-"Methods of Increasing Soil
Fertility and Retention of Moisture by
Cultivation Soiling Crops vs.. Fertilizers. :"
By Alva Agee, Ohio.
Discussion. Opened by Mr.. ]. M. Tag
CART.
ZOO p. m-Musio. Prayer, by Rev. P.
Provost, Williamstown.
"Poultry and Egg Production as Bust
ness" By Henry Van Dresser, New York.
7.45 D. m.-'sThe Secret of Winter Egg
Production''-.to be followed by Stereop-
tican Lecture on practical Bee Keeping"
Intensely interesting and instructive. By
D. Eyeritt Lyon, Phi. D. Belmar, N. ].
Tuesday, December Is, 1000 a. NJ
Prayer, by Rev. Calvin Krouse, Williams
town
"Growing Tomatoes Planting, Cultiva-
ton, Spraying, etc." By John c. VOL
ferth, Mickleton.
Discussion by Tomato Growers present.
"Value of Organization and Co-opera-
tion." By Jacob Harper and james M.
Tweed.
1l.45 a. m.-"Practical Forestry for
Farmers" By F. r. Meier.
Consulting Forester, Mahwah, NJ.
100 p m.-'Improving the Farm and
Enriching the Farmer by Dairying" By
Charles Howell Cook, Trenton. N. J.
2.15 p. me- Conformation and Selec-
ton of the Dairy Cow" By Mr.. Van
Dresser.
Closing Address-''The Farmer and Ag-
ricultural Production" By Franklin Dye.
Note-Written questions connected with
agricultural matters should be handed in at
the beginning of each Session to insure
careful consideration.
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