The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-01-05
FARMERS, INSTITUTE.

FANMEKS, iNS SIIIOiG.
Program for Shiawassee County insti.
tute at Owosso, JAM 9 and 10.
G. HI. Alvord, Camden, State Speaker.
TUESDAY, JAN. 9-FoRENooN.
1000 Glover, Alfalfa and Soil In
oculation. .......... Q. II. Alvord
1030-Discussion led'by Beach VanLiew
their Culture and
Marketing Nv. A. Ellis, Marlette
11:30-Discussion led by. ..........
.............H H n. Ainsworth
Senator A. B. Cook.
AFTERNOON.
1:00-Address of Welcome. .......
..... Mayor Stanley E. Parkill
Response ........ Frank NJ. Whelan
Instrumental Music. .........
49,. 49,. Miss Vera Richardson
1:25-Question Box, in charge of
.'................. wv. A. Ellis
1:45-PracUical Stock Feeding 80.
......... ...............C. III. Alvord
2:05-Discussion led by.
......,..:. Washington Bingham
Music, Winter tullabys. .........
................Mis Miss Annie Osburn
2:30-Sugar Beets and How to :.
Grow Them. ....-....W w. A. Ellis
30O-Discussion led by. l.. B. Dolsen
Sunrise Song. ...........
......,....... Miss Clara GetInan
3:30-Improvement of Country
Highways ...... Hon H. S. Earle
4:O0-Discussion led by. James Osburn
EVENING.
7:30-Music, WALTZ Song. -. Clark
Acme Quartette.
| 1:40-Rural School Problems .-.,...i.7
.............. Hon p. II. Kelley
State Supt Public Instruction
Recitation {. =. Miss Mattabelle Getman
S:40-Boots, Matches, Candles and
other Persons -. Hon. HI. S. Earle
Music, Good Night ............. Buck
Acme Quartette.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10-FoRENooN.
1O:OO-Poultry and How to Raise it
.......M Mrs. G.. M. Partch, Armada
10:30-Discussion led by. -.
....-..........,..J .J. A. Armstrong
11:00-Corn and It's Culture.
..... Comfort A. Tyler, Nottawa
1:30-Discussion led by. Frank Braden
II 1145-Business meeting of the County
Institute Society, election of off.
GERS for the ensuing year, etc.
AFTERNOON.
100-Question Box in charge of
Comfort A Tyler
Music-Where the Morning Glories
Twine Around the Door,"
Claude Martin
13O-Emergency Methods for. -. -
Farmers. -. . DIR. G. A. Waterman,
Agricultural College
200-Discussion led by. ...
..................D DR.. II. w. Wise
Recitation by Miss Florence Greenwald
2:30-Corn and its Improvement.
..... ....... Prof j. A. Jeffrey
Agricultural College.
3:00-Discussion. led by N. K Potter
Music, ''Bandelero" 49,. Claude Martin
3:30-Horses, Their Breeding and
Care ......... Comfort A. Tyler
4:00-Discussion led by. WIN. Morrice
WOMAN'S SECTION.
TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 1906.
MRS. J. T.. BILHIMER, CHAIRMAN.
| 130-Vocal Solo. :. Miss Kate. Webber
The Womans' Club Movement and
What it Stands for. ...........
...............M Miss Marie Brewer
Discussion, led by. Mrs. F. d. Clark
| 215-Vocal Duet >. Mrs. f. f. Hoyer
Miss Ruth Mitchell
| Home Nursing.
-. 49,. Mrs. Martha Stark Barber
Discussion, led by. Mrs. H. E. Oliver
3:30-Recitatio Miss Edith Kousch
Election of Officers.
CORN EXHIBIT.
Your attention is again called to the
corn exhibit to be held in connection
with the Farmers Institute, Jan. 9-10,
and you are urged to take part and help
make the show success by entering
seed corn. Eighteen dollars in prizes
are being offered, particularly to inter
est boys and young men on the farm,
and will be awarded to those having the
best scoring exhibit in the show.
Twelve ears constitute an entry. One
entry may be made In each class.
Glasses open to all. Entries must be
received during the first day of the in
stitute. Prof. J. A. Jeffery, Judge.
The varieties of corn have been classi-
fed as follows:
Glass Flint varieties.
Class H-White Dent varieties.
Glass III-Yellow Dent varieties.
Cash prizes to the value of $15 will be
awarded to the best samples of corn as
follows:
First prize $500, second prize $s.0O,
third and fourth prizes each a yearly
subscription to the Reliable Poultry
Journal. Prizes in classes two and
three to be the same as in class one.