No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 39 



HERR, JOEL. A., Millhall, R. F. D., Clinton County, Pa.: 



1. Tpecialties in Farming. (20 minutes.) 



2. Selection and Breeding of Dairy Cows. (20 minutes.) 



3. Large Fruit Growing. (30 minutes.) 



4. Practical Road Making. (25 minutes.) 



5. Farm Fertility. (20 minutes.) 



6. The Bright Side of Farm Life. (35 minutes.) 



7. Education Through Organization. (30 minutes.) 



8. Higher Education and Tiie Means of Getting It. (30 minutes.) 



9. The Farmer as a Citizen. (25 minutes.) 

 10 Soil Moisture. (20 minutes.) 



HILL, W. F., Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa.: 



1. Desirable Soil Conditions. (20 minutes.) 



2. Saving and Applying Manure. (20 minutes.) 



3. Observations in Our Own Country. (20 minutes.) 



4. Observations in Foreign Lands. (20 minutes.) 



5. Organization; The Present Power. (20 minutes.) 



6. Our Education; Our Capital. (20 minutes.) 

 HOOVER, HON. E. S., Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa.: 



1. Forestry as Pertaining to Farming. (20 minutes.) 



2. Education of the Fanner's Son. (15 minutes.) 



3. Failures in Farming and the Causes. (15 minutes.) 



4. System on the Farm. (15 minutes.) 



5. Beautifying the Home Grounds. (15 minutes.) 



6. Soil Improvement. (15 minutes.) 



7. Cutlivation of Tobacco; Its Curing and Preparation for Market. (15 min- 



utes.) 



8. The Proper Time for Harvesting Farm Crops. (15 minutes.) 



9. Care of Farm Machinery. (20 minutes.) 



10. The Horse; His Breeding, Rearing and Training. (20 minutes.) 



11. Growing Trees on the Farm. (15 minutes.) 



12. Farmer's Institutes; Their Benefit. (15 minutes.) 



13. How Can We Keep up the Fertility of the Soil the Cheapest? (15 min- 



utes.) 



14. Wastes on the Farm. (15 minutes.) 



HULL, GEO. E., Transfer, R. F. D., Mercer County, Pa.: 



1. High Grade Farm Butter. (20 to 25 minutes.) 



2. Breed, Feed and Care of the Dairy Cow. (20 minutes.) 



3. Construction and Filling of Silos. (25 minutes.) 



4. Construction of a Labor Saving Dairy Barn. (20 minutes.) 



5. Marketing Farm Products. (30 minutes.) 



6. The Farm Water Supply. (25 minutes.) 



7. Feeding Steers for Market. (20 minutes.) 



8. Some Experience With Sheep. (20 minutes.) 



9. Our Farm Homes. (35 to 30 minutes.) 



KAHLER, HON. A. J., Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pa.: 



1. Soil Fertility. 



2. Corn Culture. 



3. Taxation. 



4. Hogs for Profit. 



5. Concentration of Schools in Rural Districts. 



6. My Experience with Lime and Commercial Fertilizer. 



7. Proper Caie of Barnyard Manure. 



8. How Best to Keep the Boys on the Farm. 



9. Breeding, Treating and Selection of Corn. 



KESTER, R. P., Grampian, R. F. D., No. 2, Clearfield County, Pa.: 



1. Making the Dairy Pay. (45 minutes.) 



2. Dairy Types and Breeds. (30 minutes.) 



3. Profitable Feeding of the Dairy Cow. (30 minutes.) 



4. The Silo an Essential to Profitable Dairying. (30 minutes.) 



5. Poultry Culture. (30 minutes.) 



6. Gardening for Home and for Market. (30 minutes.) 



7. Intelligent Use of Commercial Fertilizers. (30 minutes.) ^ 



8. The Rural Schools. (Evening lecture.) (40 minutes.) 



9. Advantages of Rural Life. (Evening lecture.) (40 minutes.) 

 LEDY, J. H., Marion, Franklin County, Pa.: 



1. CJeneral Fruit Growing; How to Take Care of Trees. 



2. Peach, Apple and Plum Culture. 



3. Pruning, Cultivating and Fertilizing the Orchard. 



4. The Farmers' Garden. 



5. Alfalfa; Its Value and How to Grow It. 



6. Small Fruit Culture. 



7. Tomatoes and Cantaloups; How to Grow Them. 



8. Poultry for Profit, and How to Make Hens Lay in January. 



9. San Jose Scale a Specialty. 



10. Crimson Clover and Soja Beans; their Value and How to Grow Them. 



