Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-10

J0lu 4. Ouuu Dl w GSL5f1y, SECRETARY
Of the state board of agriculture, is
preparing an attractive programme for
the annual farmers institute of the
board to be held in Providence, March
4 and 5. The programme has been
made up in outline, with the subjects
decided upon, and the names Of the
speakers given as far as possible. Sec
rotary Dunn gives the order of ex-
ercises, as far as completed. as fol-
lows:
March 4. afternoon-Address on the
Greatest Needs in Rural Education;
The Relation of the Agricultural Col
lege to the Farm, DR.. Edwards Of
the Rhode Island college. Evening
Address on Practical Poultry Keeping,
speaker not announced; The Value of
Birds to the Farmer, E. H. Furbush;
Natural and Artificial Incubation, ID. J.
Lambert.
March ., morning The
Prevention of tuberculosis in Cattle
and Feeding Of Cattle for Milk Pro-
ducLion, speakers not chosen; Fracti-
cal DairyinG, Elmer D. Howe, MARI
borough, Mass. Afternoon-Gncreas-
ing the Yield of Corn, Edward W.
Thienert of Albion, r. l. There will
also be an address by 0. H. Benson
Of the National Bureau Of Plant In
dustry, who will speak on boys corn
clubs throughout the south In the
evening of the 5th. Prof. F. c. Sears
of the Massachusetts agricultural col
lege will speak on The Future Out
look for Success in Orcharding. There
will be also an address on the general
subject of Orcharding, and Professor
Stene will discuss Spraying.
Secretary Dunn also announces the
following dates for farmers institutes
in connection with the oranges and
other organizations in different parts
of the state:
speaks at Lime Rock. under the aus
pices OF the grange on Soils and
Treatment.
On February Is there will be poul-
Try institute at the Rhode Island col
lege, at which Alfred r. Lees, Junior
animal husbandman in poultry investi-
CATION of the department of agricul-
ture Washington, D. c., will speak on
Packing House Methods Of Handling
Poultry and Eggs. This will be at
the morning session at 10 o'clock and
at the beginning Of the session Pres
ident Edwards will give an address of
welcome. In the afternoon at two
o'clock, George V. Smith of Willing
ton, Conn, editor of The Connecticut
Farmer, will speak on Poultry as a
Farm Crop. This session will be fol-
lowed by a question box. Secretary
Dunn has issued a folder advertising
this institute, and giving a list Of
questions which he suggests may be
asked ct the time Of the Question
Box.
February 20, D. J. Lambert will
speak at an institute of Laurel grange
at Waldron's Corners. On the 10Th,
also, Charles S. Phelps will speak at
an institute conducted by the Cumber-
land grange, and his subject will be
Clover snd Alfalfa.
On the 2Sd, ]. D. Foord of the Mas
sachusetts agricultural college will
speak at an institute of Lime Rock
grange on Corn Improvement and
Culture
On the 9th there will be an in
stitute in Odd Fellows hall, Wakefield,
at which Prof. George R, Cobb will
speak on the subject, Pleasure and
Profit or One Acre. This meeting will
be at o'clock.
On the 2Sth there will be a meet
ing with the Moosup Valley grange, at
which Mr.. Lambert will speak on
Poultry.
on the 29th. South scituate grange
1t Ashland will have an institute at
which Mr.. Lambert will speak on
Poultry.
on the 18th South Scituate grange
al Ashland will have an institute at
which L. Collins Tefft will speak on
Poultry Culture Combined with Fruit
Culture for Profit.
March Is the Greystone Horticul-
turul society viii lhave a meeting at
which James Robertson will speak on
Dahlia Culture.
On Friday, the 22d, George E. Ad-
ans will speak at Lime Rock on Plant
Breeding. Exeter grange will have
meeting on the 28th. at which DR..
Wheeler will speak on Alfalfa, and
Grass Culture.
In the Christmas sale of Red Cross
seals, the school children of Westerly
sold more than the schools of any 9TH
er town in the state, and are there
fore awarded the large vacuum clean
er offered through the Rhode Island
Anti tuberculosis association. Miss
Helen Segar, secretary of the local
committee Of the association, received
notice Of the winning of the award,
Friday. The Westerly pupils made an
unusually good record in selling the
seals, in fact, the most successful ever
recorded in the state. The sale aver
aged over eighteen seals per capita
Of pupils.
The schools Of Bristol and Smith
Ield came second, with over nine seals
Tor eacl pupil. and the average was
over seven in North Smithheld, Bur
Iillville, harrington, East Greenwich,
Lincoln. Little Compton and East
Providence. The other schools in or
der Of sale are North Kingston,
Portsmouth North Providence, War
rem, Cumberland, Warwick, South
Kingston and Seituate. The prize for
cities was won by the schools of
Pawtucket