FAEMERS' INSTITUTES. 



The following series of Farmers' Institutes was held under the auspices of 

 the State Board of Agriculture during February, 1886 : 



Hudsonville, Ottawa Co., Feb. 2 and 3, attended by Professors W. J. Beal, E. C. Car- 

 penter and Samuel Johnson. 



Rochester. Oakland Co., Feb. 4 and 5, attended by Professors R. C. Carpenter, E. A. 

 A. Grange and R. C. Kedzie. 



St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Feb. 9 and 10, attended by Professors Lewis McLouth, A. J. 

 Cook and W. J. Beal. 



East Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Feb. 11 and 12, attended by Professors R. C. Kedzie, E, 

 A. A. Grange, Lewis McLouth and F. S. Kedzie. 



Grass Lake, Jackson Co., Feb. 15 and 16, attended by Professors Samuel Jolmson, E. 

 J. MacEwan, L. H. Bailey, Jr., and F. S. Kedzie. 



Quincy, Branch Co., Feb. 17 and 18, attended by Professors A. J. Cook, E. J. Mac- 

 Ewan, L. H. Bailey, Jr., and L. G. Carpenter. 



President Edwin Willits and Secretary H. G. Reynolds also attended each of the 

 Institutes. 



HUDSONVILLE INSTITUTE. 



The plea, t hall of the Hudsonville Grange was filled to overflowing at 

 each of the s. -ions indicated in the following program: ^ 



Tuesday, February 2, 7 p. m., 1886. 



Meeting called to order by H. E. Hudson. 



Music. 



Prayer by the Rev. H. C. Hm-lburt. 



Introduction by R. Alward, President. 



Music. 



Address of welcome by H. D. Weatherwax. 



Music. 



Drainage — By Prof. R. C. Carpenter. 



Essay, •' Living for an Object " — Miss Helen Corwin. 



Music and Dismissal. 



February 3, 9 a. m. 

 Music. 



Prayer by Rev. H. C, Hurlburt. 



Disease of Potatoes — By A. A. Crozier, Grand Rapids. 



Cattle and Dairy Products, by Prof. Samuel Johnson, Agricultural College. 



Paper — Mr. Geo. Sinclair — The Dairy. 



Music and dinner at the hall. 



