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Evening Session, 7 o'clock. 

 Music. 



" How to Interest the Young People on the Farm," Mrs. M. W. Scott and Mrs. G. W. 

 Nafe. 



Address by President Edwin Willits. 

 Music. 



Friday, February 4— Morning Session, 9:30 o'clook. 



"Under Draining," by A. E. Upton. 



"Gardening and Small Fruits," by H. C. Reynolds. 



Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock. 



" Grasses," by Prof. W. J. Beal. 

 " Production of Comb Honey," by G. E. Hilton. 

 " Bees and Home Surroundings," Wm. Gould. 

 "Agricultural Implements," by G. E. Hain. 

 " Live Stock," by M. W. Scott. 



Evening Session, 7 o'clock. 



"The Problem of the Plains," by Dr. R. C. Kedzie. 

 General Discussion and Remarks. 



Executive Committee.— -G. E. Hilton, G. W. Nafe, H. J. Dudley, G. E. Hain, J. B. 

 Jewell, M. W. Scott, A. E. Upton. 



The article by Mrs. W. Scott on " How to Ititeresfc the Young People on 

 the Farm " was generally considered the best article of the Institute, and 

 will be found in full later in the volume. 



There was a variety of articles exhibited on the Fremont platform, among 

 others: 



By Mrs. Phoebe Hall, a roll of naturally high colored Jersey butter. 



By Prof. Johnson, samples of ensilage and of thrashed corn-fodder and 

 corn. 



By Mr. A. E. Upton, specimens of drain and sewer tile, joints, angles, 

 etc., aud of implements for ditching and laying tile. 



And by Mr. G-. E. Hilton, a large assortment of bee-keepers' apparatus. 



The following preamble and resolutions, presented by Prof. Johnson, were 

 unanimously adopted: 



THE MILLEE PLEURO-PKEUMONIA BILL. 



Whereas, The prevalence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in the 

 vicinity of Chicago, the greatest cattle market in the country, greatly endangers the 

 cattle interests of Michigan, as well as of the whole country, making it an absolute 

 necessity that stringent measures be adopted to completely eradicate this disease from 

 the United States; therefore 



Resolved by the Farmers and Stockg rowers of Newaygo County, in Institute Assem- 

 sembled, That we earnestly request the Senators and Representatives in Congress to 

 favor the early passage of the " Miller bill," the purpose of which is to stamp out con- 

 tagious pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases among cattle in the United 

 States, and that the Secretary be instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to 

 «ach Senator and Representative in Congress. 



