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all be there, sure enough, and so will their fathers and 

 mothers. That is just what is needed. You need all kinds. 

 You need not only to have the farmers themselves inter- 

 ested, but we need to rouse a general interest ; to interest the 

 farmers' wives, and the boys and the young men, so as to get 

 them interested in farming and keep them on the farms. 



Mr. Platt. Mr. Chairman: In relation to holding in- 

 stitutes, I suppose that the reference that has been made here 

 refers more particularly to general purpose institutes among 

 the farmers. Some of our societies, like the Pomological 

 Society and the dairymen, have held institutes in this State, 

 where they have sent personal notice to their members in 

 the neighborhood that the meeting would be held, and per- 

 haps to others, but, at any rate, to their members, and in 

 advertising the meeting in that way a much greater interest 

 has been created in these particular institutes. These insti- 

 tutes have also been held in the separate parts of the State. 

 They have been quite successful. I believe it is a good plan 

 to send notice to individuals by way of advertising. That 

 has been done by these societies, Mr. Chairman, so I do not 

 think the criticism which has been made of the method of 

 running institutes in Connecticut refers to these separate 

 societies so much. 



A Member. Mr. Chairman : I would like to ask if these 

 separate societies do not show a tendency to work along on 

 their particular line, and if it would not be a good thing if 

 we worked more together. Would there not be a little more 

 fellowship if we worked more together? Is not the State of 

 Connecticut suffering in this respect because we are not 

 working together? 



Mr. H. C. C. Miles. Mr. Chairman : I think the speaker 

 has hit upon a point which has a good deal in it. I believe 

 it would be a good plan to get together these divided inter- 

 ests if it can be done. It has been my pleasure to arrange 

 for some of the fruit growers' institutes in the State, and I 



