FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 



ST. LOUIS INSTITUTE. 



The sessions of this institute were held in Holcomb's Opera House, a large- 

 hall, -which -was well tilled most of the time. 



PROGKAM. 



Tuesday Evening, 7 o'clock. 

 Music. 

 Prayer. 

 Music. 



Address of Welcome, by President Parker Merrill. 

 Response by Chairman of Institute, Hon. C. H. Morse. 

 •' Industrial Geology" — Prof. Cook, Agricultural College. 

 Discussion. 



Poem—" The American Bird," Judge G. T. Brown. 

 Music. 



Wednesday, Feb. 10, 9:30 A. M. 

 Music. 



Paper — " Pastiu-e," Darius Reid. 

 Discussion, opened by Roman Fyler. 

 Paper—" The Best Racket," Geo. Fred Le^\ns. 

 Discussion. 



" Red Clover," Prof. Beal, of Agricultural College. 

 Discussion. 



Afternoon, 1:30. 

 Music. 



" Four Remedies for Insect Ravages," Prof. Cook. 

 Discussion, by Elias Shaw. 

 Paper — " Sheep Husbandry," Wm. Long. 

 Discussion. 

 Paper, by T. J. Tanu. 

 Discussion. 



Evening, 7:15. 

 Music. 



"Our Debts to Inventors and Mechanics," Pi*of. McLouth, of State Agricultural 

 CoUege. 

 Discussion. 



Address, by Hon. Edwin AVillits, President State Agi-icultural College. 

 Closing Remarks. 

 Music. 



I quote from the St. Louis Leader's report of the Institute : President 

 I'arker Merrill in a few api:)ropriate words welcomed the first State Farmers' 

 Institute to St. Louis and Gratiot county. He said he considered it a high 

 compliment to the energy and enterprise of our county that the State depart- 

 ment of agriculture had seen fit to appoint an institute here, and predicted 

 that it was only a stepping stone to still greater success and prosperity for the 

 thrifty and growing county of Gratiot. Again he welcomed the instructors 

 and the audience to the hearts and homes of St. Louis. 



Chairman Morse accepted the welcome in the spirit in which it had been 

 tendered. He had understood that the institute was very largely the concep- 



