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The above instances are cited to demonstrate the importance, in 

 ordci- that success nia.y attend farm oi)erations, that only approved 

 methods be adopted and tliat sucli methods be strictly adhered to. 



Our force of institute instructors were materially assisted in the 

 work this year by the kindly ollices of the National Dcjiartuient of 

 Aj;riclutur"e, in sending into the State Dr. J. W. T. Duvel, who gave 

 valuable instruction on the Adulteration of Seeds, showing that in 

 many instances the farmers were purchasing se-eds that had lost their 

 vitality, and in nearly all the samples that were shown, a large per 

 cent, of noxious weed seed was found to be present. ^Ve feel quite 

 certain, as a result of the lessons given by Dr. Duvel, that the farm- 

 ers will exercise greater care in the purchase of seed, especially those 

 belonging to the family of plants known as legumes. 



A w^eek's normal institute, held at Bellefonte and State College, 

 October 11-14, became a means of unifying much of the instruction 

 given by our lecturers this year, Not only so, but great encourage- 

 ment was given our lecturers in the work of developing greater 

 thoughtfulness among the farmers of the State. We insert the pro- 

 gram here in full which reveals, in a more condensed form, the sub- 

 jects which were so thoroughly discussed by competent instructors 

 at this meeting: 



ANNUAL MEETING OF INSTITUTE MANAGERS AND LEC- 

 TURERS. 



PROGRAM OF ANNUAL FARMERS' NORMAL INSTITUTE TO BE HELD 

 AT BELLEFONTE AND STATE COLLEGE. PA., OCTOBER 11-14, 1904. 



Note.— Governor Pennypacker is expected to be present and address the In- 

 stitute at one of the sessions. 



First session convenes in Court House at Bellefonte, Tuesday, October 11, 

 1904, at 2.30 P. M. 



COL. JOHN A. WOODWARD, Howard, Pa., Chairman. 



Address of Welcome, by Gen. James A. Beaver, Bellefonte, Pa. 



Response, by Hon. A. L. Martin, Director of Institutes. 



2.30-3.30. Dr. Wm. Frear, "Soil Improvement." 



3.30-4.30. Prof. M. S. McDowell, "Commercial Fertilizers." 



4.30-5.00. Round Table, Dr. Wm. Frear. 



5.00-5.30. Round Table, Prof. M. S. McDowell. 



Tuesday Evening, October 11, 1904. 



S. F. BARBER, Harrisburg, Pa., Chairman. 



(Session in the Court House at Bellefonte.) 



Call to order at 7.30. 



Music. 



Mrs. Mary A. Wallace, "The Country Home and Its Sanitation." 



Dr. B. H. Warren, "Importance of Prompt Enforcement of the Pure Food Laws. 



Music. 



Prof. John Hamilton, "Normal Schools of Agriculture for Institute Workers. 



