The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-02-13
The Roundup institute.


AS previously announced, the state
round up institute of farmers club
will be held in Owosso Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, Feb. "a, 25 ant
20. This is the great meeting Of
the year for the agriculrurists of the
state and q perusal of the program
which follows will convince one tina,
the occasion will be one of great profit
not only to the farming element bul
nearly every class of society will find
something of interest and value. The
good roads school is very important,
and members of our city council and
all interested in good roads building
should be present. The beet sugar
question will be discussed ty men
we'll qualified to speak on that sub
ject, and is timely topic. The
women's congress will be very inter-
esting to the ladies and the practical
demonstrations in cooking will be of
much value. The district school
teachers of the county are to have q
vacation on Thursday and probably
Friday and will have the benefit Of
an institute, during which addresses
will be made by leading educators of
the country. Taken as q whole, the
program for the meeting is the best
ever presented a meeting of this
nature, and Owosso feels honored
at having the opportunity of being
the place for holding such an
important conference. The detailed
and complete program is as follows:
PROGRAM.
Tuesday Forenoon, Feb. "a. 10 o'clock.
standard time.)
ARMoRY.
Pres. A. L. Chandler in the chair.
Invocation, :......Rey. G. h. Hanks, Owosso,
Pastor Congregational Church.
The sugar Factory and the Farmer, .........
Perry G.. Towar. Lansing.
The Farmers SIDE Of the Question:; ;;...........
Colon @. Lille, Coopersville.
Followed by general discussion.
Tuesday Afternoon, Feb. "a, 100 clock.
G. f. Hale Shelby, in the chair.
President State Horticultural Society.
Music
The Care of the Apple Orchard ...................
Prof. John Craig, Cornell University
The Fruit Grower and the Canning Factory.
Hon. II. ID Graham, Grand Rapids.
Ethics for the Farmer. .......................
Hon. @. j. Monroe, South Haven.
Road Instruction and State Aid,
Hon. James II. Mac Donald. Hartford, Conn.
. Connecticut Highway Commissioner.
A Comparison Of Highway Sy' TENS ...... .......
n.afr
A general discussion will follow each address
Music
Tuesday Evening, Feb. "a. 700 o'clock.
Hon c. ]. Monroe, South Haven in the chair.
Music
The Decoration of Home and Public Grounds
(Illustr ated }, ....."".Prof; John Craig,
Ithaca, N. Y.
Music
Our Winged Friends and Foes, Glustrated) ,.
Prof. w. B Barrows, Agricultural College
Parasitic Diseases of Plants. illustrated 49,. &c.
Prof. B. .. Longyear, Agricultural College.
Music
Wednesday Forenoon. Feb. %, 800 o'clock.
Hon. R. D. Graham, Grand Rapids, in the
chair.
The Need and Importance OF Reforestation in
Michigan. ...............Hon Chas. w. Garfield,
Grand Rapids, Secretary State Forestry
Commission
What Can the State Do?
Hon. Z. A. Wildey. Lansing
State Land Commission
Methods Of Refreshing Cut-over Lands, ......
John j. Hubbei Manistee.
Prof. e. E. B que, Agricultural College.
What the Forestry Reserve Can Do For Con-
tiguous Country and Population ..............
II. z. Skeels, Harrietta.
The Importance OF the Farm. Woodlot...... $50.
Hon. Geo B. horton, Fruit Ridge.
Timber Plantations and Their Care, ....-. 500.
Prof. &. A. Davis, Ann Arbor.
The Care of Poultry on the Farm,...;..
DIR. G. A Waldron, Tecumseh.
A general discussion will follow each paper.
Afternoon, Feb. 25. 100 o'clock.
Hon. Al. M. Brown, Agricultural College, in the
chair. Secretary State Board Of Agricul-
ture.
Music
The Pudding of Soil, -. Prof. J. A. Jeffrey,
Agricultural College.
New Folders and Forage Crops, 500.
Prof @. d. Smith, Agricultural College.
Music
Diseases OF the Dairy Cow. ....................
DR.. q. w. Dunphy Quincy.
Diseases Of the Horse, 49,. DIR. 81. Il. Palmer.
Detroit.
Parasitic Diseases of Sheep. ...................
DR.. q. A. Waterman Agricultural College.