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we are te do the common farming, the raising of cereals or pota- 

 toes or clover hay and attend to our dairies besides and then go 

 into these large orchards and cultivate them and raise the fruit 

 for the whole year to sell and to fill the markets, you will kill us 

 with work. 1 have been on the farm ever since they have brought 

 me into this country, fifty-four years and more ago, and I have had 

 the practice of farming, and in this time I discovered there is not 

 any man can do all this work. ]\Ien don't have the time or muscle; 

 don't have the brains to do it. It is too much. It will do for a man 

 to plant an orchard and cultivate it and pick and sell the fruit, but 

 that is all he can do for the whole year. If he has to raise any 

 cereals, if he has a dairy, or raises his potatoes, hay and grain for 

 the winter, it is about all he can do if he can do that. Every farmer 

 ought to have a little orchard, but it will be neglected. It cannot 

 be cultivated or brought up to perfection as it ought to be, but I 

 say he ought to have it, and he will have a little fruit, but the orchai-d 

 will be neglected in a wa}'. So I say, don't heap too much on us. 



Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock noon to con- 

 vene this afternoon at 1.15 o'clock. 



Tliursday Afternoon. June 4, 1903. 



SECRETARY MARTIN called the meeting to order, and in the ab- 

 sence of the chairman for the afternoon designated on the program. 

 Col. John A. A^'oodw'ard. of Howard. Pa., took charge of the meet- 

 ing- 



MR, MARTIN: Before starting in on the work proper for this 

 afternoon we deem it best to state some arrangements which prob- 

 ably ought to be carried out. This will undoubtedly be a very busy 

 and interesting session. Every gentleman who is present and de- 

 sires to express an opinion, a thought or a sentiment, ought to have 

 that privilege. In order to facilitate this work, if it is agreeable, 

 we will rule that every gentleman shall have the privilege of speak- 

 ing twice upon any topic, but the first time for not longer than five 

 minutes and the second time not longer than three minutes, follow- 

 ing each discussion. We do this in order to save confusion in this 

 work and that we may understand fully and be ready to condense 

 our thoughts into direct language as we move along in this work. 

 If there are no objections this ruling will stand. 



The CHAIRMAN: The first topic on the program which will now 

 be taken up is: 



"Is it Desirable for the State to supply more than Two Speakers 

 at an Institute?" To be opened by Mv. J. A. Eschbach, of Milton, 

 Northumberland county, Pa. 



