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Evenhig. 



7:30— Topic, "The Farm Home," conducted by Major G. "W. Woodward. Papers 

 by Mrs. T. S. Gurney and Frank Evans. 



Friday, December 18 — Forenoon. 



9:00— Business Meeting. 



10:00— "Peaclies and Plums: Varieties"' Roland Morrill 



11:00— "Feeding the Soil" Dr. R. C. Kedzie 



Afternoon. 



1:00— "Treatment of Plant Diseases" Prof. L. R. Taft 



2:00— "The Natural Enemies of Insects" Prof. W. B. Barrows 



3:00— "Water in Plants" Prof. P. B. Woodworth 



Lectures will be thirty minutes long. A general discussion will follow each 

 lecture. 

 Both the day and evening programs will be interspersed with good music. 



PROGRAM— LONG DAIRY INSTITUTE. 



AT HASTINGS, BARRY COUNTY, DECEMBER 1.5, 16, and 17, 1896. 



PROF. C. D. SMITH, CONDUCTOR. 



All the State speakers were from the Agricultural College, except Mr. A. M. 

 Welch, Ionia. 



Tuesday, December 15— Forenoon. 



10:00— "The Place of the Dairy on the Michigan Farm" Prof. C. D. Smith 



11:00— "Combined use of the Babcock Test and the Observation of Dairy 



Form in the Selection of Cows" Mr. G. H. True 



Afternoon. 



1:00— "Shall we Buy or Raise our Cows?" Mr. A. M. Welch 



2:00— "Stall Fixtures" Prof. C. D. Smith 



3:00— General Discussion and Question Box on the above topics. 



Evening. 



7:00— Local Program. .Miss Flora Beadle, Commissioner of Schools. Barry County 

 8:00— "Dairy Chemistry," Illustrated with Stereopticon Prof. F. S. Kedzie 



Wednesday, December 16 — Forenoon. 



10:00— "'The Principles of Stock Feeding" Prof. C. D. Smith 



11:00— "Silo Construction" Mr. A. M. Welch 



Afternoon. 



1:00 — Business INIeeting. Election of Officers, etc. 



1:30— "Feeding the Herd in Dry Years" Mr. G. H. True 



2:30— "Growing the Silage and Filling the Silo" Mr. A. M. Welch 



3:30— "Discussion and Question Box on Feeding and Care of Dairy Stock. 



Evening. 

 7:00— "Local Program. 

 8:00— "Dairy Bacteriology." Illustrated with Stereopticon Mr. C. E. Marshall 



