Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-11-13
Farmers Institute.

grange, will hold an Institute at Mullica
Hill on Wednesday and Thursday, next
Nov. 10 and 20.
The programme follows =
ORDER OF BUsINEss-wEDNEsDA
1000 a. m.-Music.
Address of Welcome. By John Tonkin
Response. Franklin Dye.
1880 a. M Management of Poultry
for Profit" BY Henry VanDreser, New
York.
Ills a. m.--"Profits in Growing Early
Chickens By Albert Heritage and Hops
L. Moore.
200 D. m.-Musc
sour Insect Pests Which are the Most
Injurious to Crops? Are they Decreasing
Is Spraying a Benefit to Farmers ?" By
DIR. John B. Smith, State Entomologist.
800 D. m-"Potato Culture By Alva
Agee, Ohio.
3.45 p. m.-'Elements of Success and
the Results in Growing White Potatoes u
By A. W. Borton.
AIS D. m-'What Constitutes Practi.
cal Farmer?" By Mary B. Brown and
Edward vanAlstyn, New York.
200 p. m. Music. Margret Danes
Stranger.
question BOX.
Essay Mary A. John.
ic-Hurffville Quartette.
8.00p. m Our Problems. By Messrs.
| Agee and Seeds.
NOVEMBER 20-THURsDAY.
945 a. m.-Music.
| Question Box.
Conformation and Selection Of Dairy
Cattle" By Mr.. VanDreser.
Discussion by Mr.. VanAlstyn.
| 11.30 a. m.-s'Rotation of Selling Crops
and Practical Advantages of Selling Cattle
Over Pasturing." By Prof. E. B. Voor-
hees.
Discussion opened by Mr.. vanAlstyne.
200 p. m.-Music.
Report of Committee on Exhibit.
2.3O p. MI Forestry for Farmers" By
F. r. Meir, Mahwah, N. J.
| 3.30p. ma Word in Parting.
| NoTE-Written questions connected with
agricultural matters should be handed in at
the beginning of each session to insure
careful consideration.
TAKE NOTICE.
This meeting is held under the auspices
of the State Board of Agriculture. 1t is
free to ALL A large attendance of farmers
| anu all ObucIS lHbCICSbCO III
| matters is requested. Ladies and young
people are especially invited. Represents
tives of the press are welcome to all the
sessions.
The Question Box-This is intended for
you to use in the way Of writing out any
question connected with or not on the pro-
gramme, concerning agriculture, fruit and
stock growing, on which you would like
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answered, and may lead to valuable dis
cussiOn.
Rsy- The Topics named in the programme
will be open for general discussion, in
which all are invited to participate.
Come prepared 10 take part and help
make this profitable meeting. Bring
Blank Book and Pencil, and take down
points of interest you wish to remember for
future reference.
1t is desirable that choice products of the
farm and garden-fruits, vegetables and
fiowers-with also diseased specimens, be
furnished for exhibition and inspection. If
arrangements can be made for music, vocal
or instrumental, at the opening and closing
of the sessions, it will be appreciated.
By order of the Executive Committee of
the State Board of Agriculture.
FRANKLIN DYE,
Secretary.
Bring this programme with you.
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
The Farmers Institute seeks to develop
greater and more intelligent interest in
the wide range of agricultural work; to
make it more attractive and profitable; to
make the farm home what it should be in
these days of quick transportation
most desirable place to live for the rearing
of family or the retirement of declining
years.
The farming business is of such COM
plex character that it requires high order
Of intelligence and much practical knowl-
edge if reasonable success is to crown the
labors of those engaged in it. And the
Farmers Institute, where rightly conducted
and heartily co-operated In by the farmers
of given community, has proved to be of
exceptional benefit in diffusing knowledge
of helpful character.
Here the best-known agricultural work
ers and scientists present their discoveries
in scientific investigation of the laws of
plant and animal life; the food required by
each for given result; the disease affect
| ing either and the prevention or remedy, if
such there be; the insect hordes that assail
plant life with such destructive force, and
the means of overcoming them, if that is
possible, while the practical worker in the
field contributes his experience and the re-
suits of his practice from year to year in
agricultural, horticultural and stock mat
| tiers.
Thus, annually, the intelligent, pro-
gressive farmers Of the State can, if they so
desire, avail themselves of the best expe-
rience and knowledge possible to secure
and apply in their own practice. Where
they have done so for any considerable time
the effect is plainly visible to an intelli-
gent observer. Indeed, the contrast is not
confined to the farm, the crops and the
management only; the improvement in the
farm himself, and frequently in his home
and family, is also apparent