The Yale expositor., 1906-02-16
SUCCESSFUL FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Held In Yale on Tuesday of this Week.
Three very Interesting Sessions were
Quite Largely Attended.


The State Farmers Institute held in
Central Hail. Tuesday, February 18th,
has passed into history as one of the
most successful ever held here. These
Institutes are becoming more and more
interesting to the farmer each year for
he finds by attending them his fund of
| information is added to and he goes
back to his work with renewed vigOr.
1t is hoped that next year we will be
favored by another meeting Of the
State Farmers Institute.
Daniel Foley, president of the Insti-
tute, called the assembly to order and
inyited Rev. c. ID. Ellis to lead in
prayer.
The address of welcome was given
in a very pleasing manner by Rev.
Jonathan A. Thompson which was re-
sponded to by Daniel Foley.
n drill by thirty-seven little tots from
the primary department of our public
schools was given under the direction
of their teachers, Misses Roy and Her
bert. This part of the program was
enjoyed very much.
"COrn and its improvement" was
ably handled by CHI. Alvord of the NJ
A. &. The discussion which followed
led by l.. b. Rice, of Port Huron,
brought out many points of value to
all interested. This ended the morn
ing session.
At the afternoon session the attend
ance of farmers and their wives show
ed the great interest they are taking in
these gatherings.
Singing furnished by the NJ. Z. church
quartette opened the program and was
a very enjoyable part.
j. A. Rapley, of our own town gave
a paper on "Proft and Loss in Poultry
Raising" Having given this industry
much thought and study great many
ideas taken from his experience in
poultry raising will certainly be of
benefit to those keeping poultry on the
farm. Mahlon Bearss, breeder of
high grade poultry, discussed the ques-
ton very intelligently and he too fur
nished many good ideas from his eX-
perience. 1t developed that no one
present knew the cost of keeping one
hundred hens, but they could tell how
much they received from them.
"The Care of Cream and Variations
in Tests" was thoroughly gone over by
III. l.. Burrows, of Port Huron, as also
was the subject "Making Money from
Milk" given by G. III. Alvord of the NJ.
a. c.
On account of II. III. Parkinson hav-
ing severe cold it was utterly impOs-
sible for him to take up his topic.
Mrs. A. w. Carlyle read paper on
"Our Boys and Girls which was es-
pecially good and contained many
pointers for parents. Mrs. JOS. Will
liams also read paper entitled "The
Coming Farmer" This paper was one
on which a great deal of time had been
spent and everyone in the hall listened
to every word of it with rapt attention.
The evening session was attended by
fairly good-siZed audience, consider
ing that many of those living in the
country had returned to their homes.
President Foley filled the chair during
the opening exercises, but was obliged
to leave i'm time to take the evening
train for Port Huron. He left his Of
flee ably presided over by Il. III.
Parkinson.
Music by the Yale Orchestra was ex-
cellent and the songs rendered by the
choir of the M. 4. church very much
enjoyed. "Good Roads" was the sub
ject taken up by Mr., Alvord, of Hills
dale county, and his talk seemed to
reach the root of the matter. He enter
ed plea for law which would make
road tax payable in money and which
would allow it to be expended wherever
it was most needed in the township.
He made his defense that not only was
the farmer interested in the one road
which passed his place, but in all roads
from farm to market. AS the present
law stands, work is often done in road
districts where not actually needed and
where it is most essential there is not
enough road tax to make a poor road
good. Mr. Alvord would do away with
pathmasters with the exception of four
who would be elected in each township
by the people, thus the township adopt
ing such proposed law would be exempt
from taxation from the county road
system.
A paper was read by DIR. j. B. Stev-
ems on "The relation of the college to
the farm boy" which is certainly