Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-28
Farmers Institute.


No one will deny the benefits to be
derived from thorough knowledge of
any business to any one who engages
In that business for profit. Much
knowledge Of the details of an occupa-
tion may be obtained by experience,
much can be learned by interchange of
thoughts among those engaged in the
same line of business. aud the object of
holding farmers Institutes is To bring
the farmers of the locality together
and offer them an opportunity for
business intercourse, to discuss
theories, describe the methods they
have employed in some of their opera
lions and state the result thereof. In
addition to the benefit possible to be
derived from the relation of these
various perations, Instructors, men
who in addition to practical know
edge of the farm, have pursued the
study of different lines of farm work
from the view point of the scientist
and nave become experts in some
branch of farming or matters relating
thereto will be present.
The program and dates of the
Institute for 1904 appear elsewhere.
the topics assigned for the first day
are of practical interest and will lie
discussed by our own people and we
hope they will give us the benefit of
their experience and knowledge.
On the second day Prof. Wayne
Dinsmore, who has made study of
the care of live stock and is connected
with the stock department of the Iowa
State Agricultural College, will ad
dress the Institute on the Care, Man
agement and Feed of live stock.
On Saturday the third day of the
Institute, Prof. p. G. Holden, also of
the State College, who has devoted
many years to the study of Corn in
the school, laboratory and field, will
continue the work so ably begun by
Prof Atkinson in our Institute of
1903.
Probably abetterprogramWould have
been prepared had more interest been
taken in the preliminary work of the
Institute but as very few attended the
meeting called to arrange the pro-
gram those who did attend were COM
PEELED to do the work without assist
ance. We have assigned the topic of
"Interest Farmers Wives in Institute
Work. tocertain ladies and hope they
will give us some advice of practical
utility, and that they will influence
them but to assist in the discussion.
We wish to make the Institute inter-
esting and instructive not only to the
and if we can secure the attendance in
wives as we had last year of farmers,
Lo 10 II; oh,
may we'll take pride.
PROGRAM FEB. 4.
1000 a. IN. Horses for Market
G. H. Somers Geo. Foley
F.o. Niklason VIM. Dryden
Mules source of profit.
John Cameron James Law
Forest Trees for Profit.
Il E; y ! T nss;a G. GA "A. w. .n colee
| 80 p. m. Road Making with valuable ma terial
H. w. Stearns L. NJ. Estes
Carey Weston l.. j. Anderson
9. II. Sampson A. n Detwiler
l.. g. kopp
Maintaining Health of Farm Stock.
| q. NJ Weighton Jas. Hollenbeck
FEBRUARY 5th
10 90 a: m: Short Horns and Herefords for the
Feed Lot and Dairy.
j. II. Maharg John Weighton
| J. l.. Somers S. c. Handles
+. F. johnson r. NJ Dickey
Poland Chinas and DuToc Jerseys.
Jas. Hunt Sam Scharff
H. Mendenhall j. &. Davis
j. c. Hartman John Norris
1:3O p. m. Experiment Stations Benefit to the
Farmer.
s. "A. Graham Audubon Shelley
Care, Management and Feed of Live Stock
Prof.'aWayne Dinsmore, Iowa Agricultural
College.