374 FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 



Music — " Golden Years," Quartette. 



Thursday, February 17— Morning Session, 9 A. M, 



Music — "Rocking on the Billows of the Deep," Quartette. 



Prayer. 



" Contagious Diseases of Animals," Dr. Manly IVIiles, Lansing. 



Discussion. 



The balance of this session will be occupied in the discussion of the dairy question. 

 Papers will be read in the Cheese Factory interest by Walter BordweU, Esq., of Olivet, 

 and E. F. Preston, of Sunfield ; in the Creamery interest by parties who have been 

 patrons of that branch of the dairy business, and the merits of condensing milk as a 

 means of profit will be presented by J. W. Ewing, Esq., of Oneida. A general discus- 

 sion will follow the reading of papers and it is expected that this session will be of 

 greater interest than any other of the Institute. 



Afternoon Session, 2 P. M, 



Music — " Don't Leave the Farm, Boys," Quartette. 

 Prayer. 



" Rotation of Crops," Alden Swift, Kalamo. 

 Discussion. 



Music—" The Sailor's Return," Quartette. 



A Paper entitled " Faces," Mrs. O. J. Carpenter, of Dimondale. 

 Music — " Stand by Your Friend," Quartette. 



" Stock Raising as Applied to Farming," A. D. Bank, of Delta. . 



Discussion. 

 Music — " Go to Work and Build a Home," Quartette. 



Evening Session, 7 P. M. 



Music — " Hope Beyond," Duet. 



Prayer. 



" The Relation of the Schools and the Home to Good Literature," Prof. E. J. Mac- 

 Ewan, Agricultural College. 



Music — " Where the Jam Pots Grow," Quartette. 



" The Agricultural College," President Edwin Willits, Agricultural College. 



Music—" The Old Home Ain't What it Used to be," Quartette. 



Music under the direction of Thos. Carey, assisted by a quartette. 



Pianist — Miss Edith Hazlett. Violinist — Vol. Palmer. Cornetist — Miss Adah Henry. 



Committee of Arrangements. — Frank N. Green, President ; Peter Horn, Treasurer ; 

 Seth Ketchum, Secretary ; Joseph Shaw, A. F. Claflin. 



This, the final institute, was the fourth consecutive one ushered in with 

 heavy rains, aad it furnished the fourth instance to prove that rains are good 

 for institutes as for other agricultural products, for the fine auditorium of 

 the county building was well filled from first to last. 



The papers of Mrs. Dr. Mary E. Green and Mrs. Geo. A. Perry, both 

 dwelling chiefly on the better fitting of girls for life, so that it may be a joy 

 to themselves and of value to others, were especially interesting. 



Mayor Huggett, on behalf of the city and county, extended a cordial wel- 

 come to their guests. He said: 



