Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-12
ROGUE RIVER
FARMERS INSTITUTE
A Series OF Eight to be Held by
DIR. Withycomb and Staff OF
State Agricultural College.

The series Of eight farmers insti.
tutes that has been arranged for by
the Courier to be held in Rogue River
Valley in February by DR.. Jas.
Withycombe and the institute staff Of
the State Agricultural College have
had the dates fixed by DR.. Withycombs.
The first institute will be held at
Central Point, where afternoon and
evening sessions will be held on Mon.
day, February 12. Early the follow.
ing morning the party will drive to
Eagle Point, where forenoon, after.
noon and evening sessions will be
held, with basket dinner a leading
feature to enable the farmers from a
distance to attend without being
obliged to go home fer their dinners.
The third institute will be at
Talent on Thursday. February 10.
Owing to the distance between Eagle
Point and Talent IL will take the
greater part of Wednesday to make
the trip. All the spare time of the
day will be utilized by the professors
in making examinations Of tolls, con-
ditions Of orchards, and Of stock and
other features pertaining to farming
in jackson county. At Talent fore
noon, afternoon and evening sessions
will be held, with a basket dinner
and social noon hour to stimulate
goodwill and stronger fellowship
between the farmers. This institute
will be under the auspices Of the
Talent Farmers Club, which is an as
suranoe that it will have large at
tendance and be success. The Club
has appointed committees to arrange for
the reception Of the speakers, to sup.
ply added features, by the aid OF local
talent, the program for the three ses-
sion, and to have charge OF the bas-
ket dinner.
Friday. February 10, DR.. Witty
combe and party will take the early
train for Grants Pass, where the fore
noon will be spent. In the afternoon
the party will drive to Provolt, where
on Saturday forenoon, afternoon and
evening sessions will be held The
people of Applegate Valley are taking
a deep interest in this institute and
they are planning that it shall be one
of the most successful in point Of at
tendance, especial program features
and big dinner Of any that will be
held in Josephine county. A meet
ing was recently held at the church at
Proyolt, at which committees were
appointed and full arrangements
made for their institute. The party will
drive to Kerby Sunday and Monday,
Feb 49, forenoon, afternoon and even
ing sessions will be held. This in
stitute will be under the auspices OF
the Josephine County Stockmens AS.
socation, whose headquarters are at
Kerby The Association is actively
working for the success Of their in
stitute and among the leading features
will provide fine basket dihner and
make the event big gathering of
the farmers and their families in all
the Illinois valley.
Tuesday forenoon DR.. Withycombe
anu IuIly Will uIlNo W Nllu'iN Niilc
where in the afternoon an institute
will be held in the church building
at that place. At the close of this
session the party will drive to Grants
Pass and the next day, February 81,
forenoon and afternoon sessions will
be- held at the Lee school house four
miles down Rogue River from Grants
Pass. The farmers of this section are
making all preparations for their in
stitute, with basket dinner as cne
of the drawing features to get farmers
and their wives to come from dis.
tance. Thursday, the 22, an institute
will be- held at Merlin, which closes
the series. Only forenoon and after
noon sessions will be held. The
business men of Merlin and the far
mers Of that locality are cooperating
to secure good attendance for their
institute and make it the equal in
interest of the other institutes that
will be held in the county.