HANOVER INSTITUTE. 865 



Tuesday, February 8— Morning Session, 9 o'clock. 



Music. 



'* Progress in Agriculture," C. H. Goldsmith. 



Cattle Discussion — "Shorthorns," J. S. Flint, Somerset, " Jerseys," W. J. G. Dean, 

 Hanover. Other Breeds. 



" Women's Work on the Farm," Mrs. A. A. Freeman, Hanover. 



Sheep Discussion— " Fine Wools," R. D. M. Edwards, Liberty, " Mutton Breeds," 

 L. S. Dunham, Pulaski 



" Industrial Education," Prof. McLouth, Agricultural College. 



Discugsion, opened by Pi'esident Willits. 



/ Afternoon Session, 1:30 o'clock. 



Music. 



" The Horse's Foot in Disease and Health," Dr. E. A. A. Grange, State Veterinarian^ 

 Questions. 



" Breeds of Swine," D. P. Jacobs, Concord. 

 Essay " Two Pictures," Mrs. M. Bid well. 



Evening Session, 6:30 o'clock, 



Music. 



Address, President Willits, Agricultural College. 

 Question Box. > 



Closing Exercises, Resolutions, etc. 



The session began and continued under the accompaniment of floods of 

 rain which, however, proved pawerless to prevent a Large attendance. 



The hall at first provided was found far too small, and for the second and 

 later sessions the audience gathered in and comfortably filled a good sized 

 church. 



The article by Mr. J. Weston Hutchins, of Pulaski, on "Uow Farmers 

 May Educate Themselves," is worthy of special mention, and will well repay 

 perusal by any one interested in the subject. 



Besides the regular papers and discussions upon them, which will appear in 

 another part of this volume, the last session was enlivened with the following 

 product of the 



QUESTION BOX. 



1st. Should farmers lessen production in order to advance prices? 



Prof. McLouth : Large crops with low prices are more profitable than small 

 crops with high prices 



Mr. Willis of Moscow : The abolition of liquor and tobacco would leave 

 more money to raise the price of farm produce. 



Lee Conklin : Farmers should organize and oppose monopoly. 



C. H. Goldsmith: Amen! small farmers are unable to hold crops for higher 

 prices except by organization. 



2nd. Is it for the interest of the farmer that the crop reports should be 

 taken each spring by the supervisor? 



Hon. A. N. Howe : The crop report at present is an injury to farmers. 

 Reports from supervisors are very inaccurate. Sometimes they exaggerate 

 yields and sometimes for an object they underrate them. Often by means of 

 them it is attempted to affect the Boards of Equalization and unjustly influ- 

 ence their determinations. 



