668 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



DISTRICT STOCKMAN'S INSTITUTE. 

 Held at Huntiugton in 1901. 



PROGRAM. 



Tuesday, August 27th, 9:30 a. m.— Opening Session. 



A Word of Welcome— J. Fred France, City Attorney. 



Response— Pi'of. W. C. Latta, Superintendent Farmers' Institute. 



Necessity for Progress in Agriculture if We Are to Maintain Our Posi- 

 tion as Agricultural Producers in This Country— Prof. W. A. Henry, 

 Director Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Improved Live Stock Essential to Enduring Agricultural Prosperity- 

 Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, Cambridge City, Ind. 



Discussion. 



Announcements. 



Tuesday Afternoon, 1:30 o'clock. 



For the Breeder and Feeder. 



The Importance of Good Blood in the Meat Producing Animals of the 



Farm— Prof. C. S. Plumb, Director Indiana Experiment Station. 

 Elementary Lesson in the Science of Stock Feeding— Prof. W. A. Henry. 

 Questions and Discussion. 



Tuesday Evening, 7:30 o'clock. 



Symposium. 



Some Features of European Agriculture that Particularly Impressed Me— 



Prof. C. S. Plumb, Prof. W. A. Henry. 

 American and European Homes— Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, Professor 

 Home Economics, University of Minnesota. 

 Informal reception in opera house given by the business men of 



Huntington. 



Wednesday, August 28th, 9:00 a. m. 

 Sheep and Swine. 



Up-to-Date Management and Winter Feeding of Sheep— H. P. Miller, 

 Sunbury, Ohio. 



Questions and Discussion. 



Best Methods of Handling Swine— W. B. Anderson, Otwell, Ind. 



Health of Flock and Herd— Dr. A. W. Bitting, Veterinarian Indiana Ex- 

 periment Station. 



Questions and discussion. 



