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5. ruulU-v as a Side-Line for Fai'mors. (;U) miuufes.) 

 (). The Faniu'i- and tlie i'ublio School. (30 minutes.) 



7. The Farniei- as a Hnsiness Man. (130 minutes.) 



8. Youi- Youth and Mine on (lie Farm. (40 minutes.) 



9. The Smalh st, but Most Useful Implement. (20 minutes.) 

 10. Ship- ^^-'- ^' ■-- "^ the Night. (40 minutes.) 



T. E. ORR was born in Brooke county, Va., September 28, 1853. When nineteen 

 years of age he was on the stock farms of his father and grandfather and 

 attending- country schools. From 1872 to 1876 he taught country school two 

 winters and atti ndcd National Normal School balance of that time, gradu- 

 ating in 1S75. Taught surveying and civil engineering in 1876-7. From 1877 

 to 1SS6 was superintendent or principal of public schools as follows: Mt. 

 Vernon, Ind.; Le Mars, la.; Wellsburg, W. Va., and Bridgeport, O., doing 

 Teachei-s' Institute work each summer. Leaving Bridgeport in 1886, and at 

 a salary of $1,800 per year, he took an interest in the "National Stockman and 

 Farmer," being one of its publishers and editors, which position he occupied 

 until 1901, doing occasional Farmers' Institute work and acting as expoi t 

 judge on poultry and live stock. Mr. Orr has always lieen closely identified 

 with live stock and poultry associations. 



PATTON, JAMES Y., New Castle, Lawrence County. Fa.: 



1. Breedinji' and Feeding Poultry. 



2. Winter Eggs. 



3. now I made Dairying I'rolitable. 



4. Silos and Silage. 



5. How to Grow- Good Clover. 



6. Preserving Soil Moisture. 



7. When and How to Apply Barnyard Manwre and Why. (15- 



20 minutes each.) 



J. T. PATTON was born forty-two years ago, and has been engaged in agricul- 

 ture all his life: has conducted a dairy for the past fourteen years, and en- 

 gaged in he poultry business for seven years. 



PEACHY, J. H., BellevilhN Mifflin County. Pa.: 



1. The Farmer's Boy; His Education. 



2. Half Hour in the Corn Field. 



3. Hogs for Profit. 



4. Soil Improvement. 



5. Care of Farm Animals. 



6. Nature Study in the Public Schools. 



7. The Inside of the Farmer's Home. 



8. Th(^ Making of a Farmei'. 



J. H. PEACHY was born in Mifflin county. Pa., in 1851. His boyhood was spent 

 upon a farm: Vv'as educated in the public schools, and graduated from the 

 Ohio Normal University in 1881. After completing h:s course at school he 

 followed teaching. In 1887 he began farming for himself and gave attention 

 chiefly to raising hogs, sheep and cattle. 



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