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dred persons. The severest storm of the wiater occurred just before the hold- 

 ing of tliis Institute. The snow was over two feet deep and the roads some- 

 ■what heavy in consequence, still the attendance was large and a good degree of 

 interest pervaded tlie meetings, which continued to increase Jill the close. 

 The exercises commenced at 1 : 30 o'clock on Thursday, January 25, and con- 

 tinued to the next evening. 

 The programme of exercises was as follows : 



THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. 



Prayer, 



Music. 



President's Address. 



" The Most Profitable Breeds of Sheep for this Locality,"— J. Herald. 



Music. 



" The Value of Roots for Stock,"— Geo. A. Miles. 



" Ensilage, a Cheap Substitute for Roots,"— Prof. S. Johnson. 



"Holstein Cattle,"— Jos. Minnich. 



Music. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Music. 



"Best Breeds of Swine,"— O. Whitney. 



Lecture by Prof. R. C. Carpenter, Agricultural College. 



Music. 



" Our Common Schools,"— T. J. G. Bolt. 



Question Box. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 



Music. 



" Most Profitable Grain Crops for this Locality," — L. F. Seaman. 



" Under Draining," — Wm. Averill. 



" Protection for Wool Growers," — N. Whitney. 



Farm Economies," Prof. S. Johnson, Agricultural College. 



Music. 



" Farmer's Organizations," — Geo. Bolt. ° 



Question Box. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Music. 



" The True Education for Farmers," — N. E. Whitney. 



Essay — Mrs. Woodard. 



Music. 



" How to Keep our Boys on the Farm," — Prof. E. J. MacEwan, Agricultural College. 



Mr. Nathan Whitney, who presided over the meeting, iu his opening 

 remarks spoke substantially as follows : 



Ladies and Gentlemen : The object of this Institute is to bring together 

 science and practice, in lectures and discussions upon subjects relating to our 

 crops, herds, and flocks. 



It is the interchange of thought that benefits us in this our chosen calling. 



In behalf of the citizens of this vicinity, I welcome you, gentlemen of the 

 Agricultural College, to Muskegon county, to assist us in our first Institute 

 work. 



Fellow farmers, as the old year is past and we are entering upon the new, 

 let us endeavor to avoid past errors and strive by forethought and industry to 

 make greater improvements in our work. Let us learn to apply the scientific 



