NORMAL INSTITUTE 



Following is program of the Seventeentli Annual K'ormal In- 

 stitute, held at the I^ew York State College of Agriculture, 

 Ithaca, ]^ovember 10, 11, and 12, 1915, with summary of the 

 proceedings : 



PROGRAM 



Wednesday 



Room 210, Forestry Building 



10:30 A. M. Opening — Dr. Galloway. 



Response — Director van Alstyne. 

 11:00 a.m. Cost of Crop Production — Prof. Thompson. 

 1:30 p.m. Functions and Purposes of the Department of Agriculture — 



Commissioner Wilson. 

 2:00 p. M. Discussion of Summary of Findings of Agricultural Experiment 



Stations — Mr. Hall. 

 3:00 p. M. Fertilizers — Dr. Van Slyke and Prof. Cavanaugh. 



(a) Treated Rock vs. Raw Rock and Basic Slag. 



(b) New Forms of Soluble Nitrogen. 



(c) Advice as to Potash. 



(d) Undesirable Forms of Exploited So-called Plant Food. 



4:00 p. M. Ten Minute Statement as to the Fineness of Ground Limestone — 



Prof. Mclntyre. 

 4:10 p. M. The Agricultural Law Pertaining to Farm Labor and Fertiu- 



ZERS — Mr. Flanders. 

 7 :30 P. m. Marketing — Prof. Adams. 



(a) Better Understanding of Consumer's End. 



(b) Standardization of Products. 



(c) Organization at Producer's End. 



The Place of the Farm Bureau in Agricultural Extension 

 Work — Mr. Smith. 



Thursday 



9:00 a.m. Conference of Those in Charge of Meetings. 

 10:00 A. M. Real Profits from the Dairy Business. 



(a) As Measured by Cost Accounting — Prof. Warren. 



(b) Weighing of Milk and Feed — Prof. Savage, 

 feji. (c) Indirect Profits — Prof. Stone. 



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