The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-22
MONTEZUMA
FARM INSTITUTE
Next Week VIII Open AIid-wIn-
ter Campaign for AgricuI-
tural Improvement.

On Friday and Saturday, the 29th aud
| 30th inst, the annual institute campaign
among Mercer County farmers will open
at Montezuma with one Of the finest and
most enlightening programs that has
ever been arranged for any farmers in
stitute anywhere.
Secretary Irwin Hole has received a
letter from Prof. Shaw, Chief State In
spector of Nursery and Orchard work
in Ohio, that he has arranged an inter
esting and educational exhibit along
fruit-growing lines and with them is
sending out an expert instructor and
demonstrators, +. n. Fagin, who will
visit the Montezuma Institute and will
be pleased to answer any questions and
inspect any diseased specimens of trees,
vines, or shrubs that may be brought
to him.
Mr.. Fagin will make.a short talk at
the morning session on Nursery Stock
and Pruning, and in the afternoon on
"Orchard Enemies and Spraying"
Exhibits of mounted insects diseased
orchard and nursery stock, pruning mod
els, pruning tools, spray materials,
spray nozzles, photographs (enlarged),
hydrometer and microscopes.
Mrs. Laura Barrett, of Washington {.
H., this State, who will also come to
Montezuma under the auspices of the
State Board of Agriculture, will bring
messages of better things for the women
folk. She lectures on "Women's Work
and Influence in the World. House
hold Economics, - From Then and
Now"
The program for the meeting, besides
the special features mentioned, is as fol-
lows:
Morning session, $3.50
Opening exercises. ....... Rev. Heinlin
The New Agriculture 81. l.. G.. Spencer
Round Table Discussion H. w. Burdge
Music
Profit in the Dairy ...... S. ]. Baldwin
Round Table Talk ... Thomas Hurd
Adjournment for noon
Afternoon session
Music
Appointment of Committees
Problems of Soil Fertility l.. G. Spencer
Round Table Discussion T.. G. Barker
Twenty minutes for Discussion
Music
the Fertility of the Soil
........,............S. J. Baldwin
Round Table Discussion
Adjournment
Evening session, 700
Evolution of the Farmer S. J. Baldwin
Saturday, morning session
Music
Corn King in America S. J. Baldwin
Music
Discussion by d. S. Monroe
Round Table Topics
Music
Benewing and Care of Old Orchards
............. ........... II. u. spencer /
Opening Discussion by L. T. Arthur
Adjournment-Noon
Afternoon session
Music
Feeds and How to Use Them. ....
................... ]. Baldwin
Opening Discussion by Clinton Lane
Round Table Discussion
Music
of the Farm Home ...
............. ......L. G. Spencer
Discussion by A. i. Bennett
Round Table Discussion
Report of Committees
Adjournment.
Round Table Topics
/. Ohio Department of Agriculture.
2. Experiment Station.
3. Agricultural College.
4. Farm Labor Bureau.
5. Cheap Ohio Lands
6. Uses of Gasoline Engines
2. Uses of Cement on Farm.
s. Pure Seed Law.
9. Social Life on the Farm
10. Why Decreasing Rural Population?
IL. Beautifying Country Homes.
H. The State Fair
13. Government Aid for Good Roads.
A. Community Buying and Selling.
Is. Why Decline of Country School
nd Church
10. Farm Bookkeeping.
II. Clover Boosts and Thistle Knocks
IS. Parcels Post.
49,. Free Garden Seeds
20. Agricultural Trains
Il. Orchard Demonstrations
d. Extension Schools.
%. County Fair Exhibits by State.
"a. Farmers Exchange.
rs. Home, Sweet Home