The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
One of the Most Successful
Ever Held In Yale.

The state Farmers Institute meeting
was held i'm Central hall on Tuesday
and was attended by n large number of
agriculturists and townspeOple. The
morning session was opened with pray
er by II. a. Cope, followed 10y the wei
coming address given by T.. IL. Drake,
in which he spoke OF the strong bond
connecting the farmer and the mer-
chant, one SO dependent upon the other
and the need OF perfect sympathy and
unity between them. Hon. Jas. Dunn.
president of the association gave the
response in an appropriate and hearty
manner. W. y. Ellis, state speaker, in
terested the audience next with the
subject OF Crops for the Mixed Farm.
An animated discussion followed which
wound up the exercises for the fore.
noon About seventy.tiye persons were
out for the morning meeting.
The afternoon session was opened
with singing by quartette composed
of Mrs Wallace, Rada Rapley, Messrs
Newell aud Schum, which elected much
praise. Again W. \. Ellis spoke. TAX
ing for his subject How 10 get the
Most out of the farm, which provoked
an interesting discussion. The quar-
tettc favored the audience with another
beautiful selection and received an EN-.
core. which was followed 10y few eX-
perienceS of Andrew Ostrander con-
cerning the Feeding of Cattle He
stated that year ago last fall he tied
up eight head OF steers, the first cost of
which. together with the feed amount.
ed TO Si22.5l. In the spring he receiy-
ed SG72 so for them. showing that with
proper feed and good care the farmer
is sure of profit on his cattle. How
10 Feed Hens for Profit" the subject
given To Justin \. Cayanagh, who was
absent. was handled by III. Maurer in a
few brief sentences. \ recitation was
then given by Jean Drake who did so
nicely that an encore was responded 10
| by her. This finished the time for the
afternoon. An audience of probably
two hundred were in attendance.
Many of the farmers and families
were obliged 10 return home before
| the evening session, but the hall was
quite full at seven o'clock, the attend
ance being about 800. Music by the
quartette opened the meeting. \ short
| program given by the younger scholars
of the schools followed, consisting OF
recitations. songs and couple of nice
drills all OF which the children per.
| formed eNcellently. T.. Is. Fuller then
gave some OF his own ideas and views
/ In regard 90 Better Roads, and "a
brief discussion of this subject follow
ed. \ paper by Principal j. W. Rob.
inson was next on the program, "ls the
| Present school Law Just - His Opin-
ion on the Capitalization of the district
schools, which is now being advocated,
was that IL would be carried into effect.
| The paper, which Is an excellent one
will he found In our columns in the
near future. \ recitation was given
by Mrs. +. \. Griswold, which so well
pleased the audience that they must
needs have another. The last paper of
the evening was prepared and read by
Miss sarah Mckenzie, whose subject
was THE Parent from the Teachers
Standpoint" Many good points were
brought out which parents would do
well TO bear In mind. 10 was enjoyed,
as had been all the papers and discus
sions. The whole day had been un-
usually pleasant and instructive and
another Institute will bee looked for
ward 90 with pleasure. over forty
members paid in their dues.
ON the 2ist and 22nd OF this month
the roundup will occur I'm Port Huron
which meeting promises well as the
people of that city are interesting them
selves To make il the best ever held I'm
the county. The first evening Presi-
dent Angel. OF the L. OF NJ. will bc
present to address the audience. On
the afternoon OF the second day Prof.
smith, OF the Agricultural College, will
speak. No one will want TO miss these
two speakers and certainly the farmers