6Y0 BOARD OF AGiaCULTtjRK. 



(3) The stone Fruits— J. G. Scott, Borden. 



(4) Orchard Enemies and How to Combat Them— J. Troop, Professor 



Ilorticnltun' and Kntomolofiy Puidue University. 

 CiUf.siiun.s and General Discussion. 



Saturday, September ."itli. !»::'0 a. m.— "Good Roads" Day, 



Tlieme: Our I'ublic Highways— Means lor Their Improvement. 



(1) Tlic Worlc and Aims of the National Good Koads Association— 

 \V. H. Moore, St. Louis, I'resident National (Joud Uoiids Asso- 

 ciation. 

 (•_') National Aid to Iload Improvement— Hon. J. B. Killebrew, Nash- 

 ville. Tenn., representing the xVational I'.urcau of (Jood Roads 

 Kntniiries, Washington, D. C. 

 Questions and Discussion. 



1:30 p. m. 



Theme: Methods and Cost of Constructing and Maintaining Good Roads. 



(1) How to :\Iake a Hard Earth Road-D. Ward King, Maitland, Mo. 



(2) Methods, Cost and Results of Highway Improvements— C. V. Sea- 



stone, Instructor in Sanitary Engineering, Purdue University. 

 Questions and General Discussion. 

 Adjournment. 



ADDITIONAL TOPICS SUGGESTED FOR DISCUSSION. 



"Co-operation of Farmers and Business Men in Highway Improve- 

 ment," "The Railways and Good Roads," "A Good Roads Organization 

 for Southern Indiana," "The Transportation Problem in Horticulture," 

 "Organization for Marketing Fruit," "How to Educate the Farmers to 

 Co-operate for the Betterment of Their Conditions." 



The accompanying table shows the number and character of these 

 meetings, and also tlie estimated attendance each year since the work 

 began : 



Estimated 



Year. . Subjects Considered. Place. Attendance. 



1901 Dairying: Plymouth 250 



1901 Horticulture " Oileans. . .. 200 



HIOl Horticulture and Forestry Fouth Bend 300 



lilOl Butcherh' Stock Huutin^iton 260 



1902 Horticulture and Melon Growing Princeton 150 



1902 Butcher.-i' Stock Anderson 100 



1903 Horticulture and Good Roads New Albany. 200 



1903 Butchers' St ck New Castle .... 200 



Annual Conference of Institute Workers. — Beginning with 1898 an an- 

 nual conference of institute otficers and workers has been held at the Uni- 



