FAEMERS' INSTITUTES. 669 



Wednesday Afternoon, 1:30 o'clock. 



Beef Cattle. 



Shall the Small Farmer Try to Produce Beef ?— H. H. Keim, Ladoga, Ind. 

 Results with Silage Fed to Beef Stock— Chas. Thorp, Medford, Wis. 

 A Plea for the Silo in Beef Production— Prof. W. A. Henry. 

 General Discussion. 



Suggested Topics for the Question Box. 



Early Market Lambs. 



Rations for Young Animals. 



Co-operative Live Stock Breeding. 



Feeding Quarters for Cattle, Sheep and Swine. 



Producing a Balanced Ration on the Farm. 



DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL AND GOOD ROADS INSTITUTE. 

 Held at New Albany in 1903. 



PROGRAM. 



Friday, September 4th, 9:30 a. m.— Horticultural Day. 



Greeting — Hon. Frank L. Shrader, Mayor of New Albany. 



Response — Prof. W. C. Latta, State Superintendent Farmers' Institute, 



Lafayette. 

 Theme: Condition of Success with Small Fruits. 



(1) Strawberries— Geo. B. Hai-rell, Duncan. 



(2) Raspberries— U. M. Stewart, Madison. 



(3) Grapes— Chas. Sacksteder, Leavenworth. 

 Announcements. 



Introductions. 



1:30 p. m. 

 Theme: Fruit Interests of Southern Indiana. 



(1) Wliat They Are and What They May Become.— R. A. Simpson, 

 Vincennes. 

 . (2) How the Fruit Possibilities of Southern Indiana May be Realized. 

 —J. W. Stanton, Richview, 111., President Southern Illinois 

 Horticultural Society. 

 (3) Why Farmers' Families Should be Interested in Horticulture — 

 Mrs. C. N. Lindley, Salem. 

 General Discussion. 



7:30 p. m. 

 Theme: Methods that Win with Tree Fruits. 



(1) The Apple— Joe A. Burton, Orleans. 



(2) The Pear— C. W. Thomas, Corydon. 



