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' Tuesday Evening. 



7:00— Musical program. 



7:30— "Bacteria and Their Importance in Every-day Life," illustrated witli 



stereopticon Mr. C. E. Marshall, Agricultural College 



8:30— "Prevention and Restriction of Communicable Diseases" 



Dr. Henry B.' Baker, Secretary State Board of Health 



Wednesday Morning, JIarch 3— Young Men's Session. 



9:15-9:45— Conference of Farmers' Institute lecturers. 



10:00— "Improving and Utilizing Low Lands" Mr. C. B. Charles, Van Buren Co. 



10:30— Discussion. 



11:30— "Making Butter in a Dairy of Less than Five Cows" 



Mr. G. H. True, Agricultural College 



11:30— Discussion, led by J. H. Brown and E. A. Croman 



Wednesday Afternoon. 



1:30— "Recent Progress in Stock Feeding". .Prof. C. D. Smith, Agricultural College 



2:00— Discussion, led by A. M. Welch and Wm. Ball 



2:30— "Sugar Beet Raising in Michigan". .. .Dr. R. C. Kedzie, Agricultural College 



3:00- -Discussion, led by Prof. C. D. Smith 



3:45— Question Box. 



4:30-5:30— Conference of officers and delegates County Farmers' Institute 

 Societies. 



Wednesday Eveniyig. 



7:00 — "Flowers, Their Influence on Rural Life" 



Mr. Thomas Gunson, Agricultural College 



7 :25 — Discussion. 



7:45— "Home Life on the Farm" Mrs. Mary A, Mayo, Battle Creek 



8:10— Discussion. 



8:30— "The Surroundings of the Farm Home" 



Hon. Charles W. Garfield, Grand Rapids 



Thursday Morning, March Jf. 



9:15-9:45— Conference of Farmel-s' Institute lecturers. 

 10:00— "Pruning, its Objects and its Limitations". .Mr. R. M. Kellogg, Three Rivers 

 10:30— "Discussion, led by Prof. L. R. Taft, Hon. R. L. Taylor and Mr. M. L. Dean. 



11:00— "Business Methods in Farming" Mr. Roland Morrill, Benton Harbor 



11:30- Discussion, led by ._ Hon. Wm. Ball 



Thursday Afternoon. 



1:30— "Does Improved Stock pay the Average Farmer To-day?" 



Hon. Wm. Ball. Hamburg 



2:00-Discussion, led by Prof. H. W. Mumford and Sec'y I. H. Butterfield, Agricul- 

 tural College. 

 2:30— "The Forestry Problem in Michigan". .Dr. W. J. Beal, Agricultural College 



3:00 -Discussion, led by Hon. Chas. W. Garfield 



3:30— Question Box. 



4:30-5:30— Conference of officers and delegates of County Farmers' Institute 

 Societies. 



Thursday Eo^ning. 



7:00— "Some Observations on the Old and Noted Fruit Districts of Dela- 

 ware, Maryland and New Jersey" Hon. C. J. Monroe, South Haven 



7:30 — Discussion. 



8:00— "Practical Education" Pres. J. L. Snyder, Agricultural College 



8:30- Discussion. 



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