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biiu to centralize his ett'orts upon some special line of operation best 

 suited to his soil, location and market surroundini>s. Thus we liave 

 these three: The scientist, the practical farmer and the specialist. 



Did space pi^rmit, it would afford me great pleasure to speak of 

 the qualifications of the different persons engaged as institute in- 

 structors. By reference to the appended list, a fair knoAvIedge of 

 their topics, standing and equipment for the work can be seen. 



The following is a complete list of institute instructors, with their 

 topics; also, brief biography, giving that part of their life devoted 

 to the preparation for institute work. 



GENKKAL I.Ii^T OF LECTURERS, ^^PEAKEKS AND ESSAY- 

 ISTS. ^MTH THEIR SUBJECTS. 



19031904. 



BARBER, SPENCER F., Box 104, HarrisUurg, Dauphin Co., Pa. 



1. The Soiling System. 



2. The Silo; How to Build One, and How and When to Fill It. 



3. How to Put Milk on tlie Market in the Best Condition. 



4. Proper Stabling of Cows. 



5. Scientilic Feeding of Live Stock. 



6. Breeding and Feeding Hogs for Market. 



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S. F. BARBER was born in Union county, Pa., in 1855, was educated in the 

 public schools and worked upon a farm until he was twenty-one. He then 

 went into the mercantile business; 1877-8 was in the employ of the Buck 

 Mountain Coal Company, in Luzerne county, as general manager of their 

 company store, and in 1878-9 was in' charge of the company store of the Stout 

 Coal Company. Afterwards traveled In the west, particularly in Colorado, 

 and then spent one year traveling for a dry goods firm in Philadelphia. In 

 1881 he settled down to farming, and has been engaged in that business ever 

 since. His specialty is dairying, although he i*aises the general crops usual 

 upon a Dauphin county farm. 



BASHORE, DR. HARVEY B., West Fairview, Cumberland County, 

 Pa. 



1. Farm Hygiene. 



2. Village Sanitation. 



