The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
A FARMERS INSTITUTE
Will be Held in Ebert on Saturday,
narch IL Well Known Educators
and Stochmen Will Talk of
the Farm and Range.

Ebert will have farmers institute on
Saturday, March II, and our people ex
pect to do their part TO make it the best
and most interesting affair ever held IN
Elbert county.
A G.. Cornforth received the following
communication relative TO the institute
from Fred p. johnson, superintendent OF
Denver, Colo, Feb. o, 1906
DIR. A. G.. Cornforth.
Elbert, Colo.
Dear Sir: We are giving q series OF
farmers Institutes commencing the last
OF this month, and lind it will be pos
sihle to give an institute at Ebert about
the nth of March, We have a corps of
about s workers engaged in these meet
ings. and are in position to make them
very interesting to the farmers and stock
men. Do you think your people would
like to have an institute held about
this time? We would ask that they pro.
vide a place OF meeting, and arrange to
entertain our institute workers while
there, and get out the crowd We Will
do the rest and will guarantee good
meeting. one that will be interesting and
profitable to your people. AS it Is im
portant that these dates be settled as
soon as possible | will thank you for an
carly reply.
Very truly yours,
FRED l.. Johnson,
Director of Institutes
Mr.. Cornforth has notified Mr.. John
son that the people Of Elbert will make
the necessary arrangements to mold the
institute here on March II and viii as
sure a large turnout at ali the sessions
of which there will probably be thrcc
forenoon, afternoon and evening"
tuA ~ ~. ur hal n a
direction of the Agricultural college, and
special corps otinstitute workers is or
ganized to attend these meetings aud as
sist in the work In "a few localities the
farmers are organized and hold regular
Institutes but in most instances there is
no organization.
Institutes are devoted to the discussion
of agricultural aud live stock subjects
and are made thoroughly interesting
and instructive 10 the farmers and their
wives. The meetings are free to all who
fare Interested and in places where they
have been held the greatest interest is
taken. The institute corps for the com
! ing series of meetings as far as made up
is as folluws
Prof w. L. Carlyle, live stock and
dairying.
Prof. w. II. Olir, soil cultivation, seed
selection and general farm crops.
DIR. George II. Glover, animal disease.
and poison weeds.
DR.. Q. p. Gillette, insects and para
sites.
Prof. Wendell Paddock, poultry rails
ing.
Miss Theodosia 6. Ammons, domestic
science.
William b. Ebbert, sugar beet growing.
Hon Il. II. Amnons. stock feeding.
Subjects are discussed in which the
people Of the particular locality are most
interested. The institute workers open
the subject with short addresses and
then the farmers are invited to ask ques-
I tions and in this way there is discus
sion full of instruction to all At most
of the institutes at least one special scs-
sion IS held for the ladies alone. which is
addressed by Miss Ammon.s and Mrs.
I Tilson. These special sessions have
proven of great interest and value to the
women.
These institutes are provided for by
/ the appropriation made by the last
/ Legislature for this purpose They have
proven SO popular among the farmers
and stockmen they will doubtless be
made permanent under state direction.