FARMERS' INSTITUTE WORK 399 



LECTUKEKS AT FARMERS' INSTITUTES, 1896-7, 



WITH TOPICS OF LECTURES. 



We present below the names and addresses of persons who were sent 

 by the Board as lecturers to the various Institutes. We also give their 

 topics. We have divided the list of speakers into three classes: 



I. 



The following are regular employes of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 and received expenses only w'hile attending Institutes: 



Prof. "W. B. Barrows, Professor of Entomology and Zoology, Agricultural College: 



1 — Insects of tbe garden and orchard. 



2 — Parasites of domestic animals. 

 Dr. W. J. Beal, Professor of Botany and Forestry, Agricultural College: 



1 — Clovers and grasses for Northern Michigan. 



2 — Forest control. 



3— Some troublesome weeds and how to eradicate them. 

 Hon. I. H. Butterfield, Secretary, Agricultural College: 



1— The outlook for stock feeding. 



2— The silo. 



3— The present status of the thoroughbred animal on Michigan farms. 

 A. A. Crozier, Assistant in Agriculture, Experiment Station, Agricultural College: 



1 — Green manuring. 



2 — Clovers and grasses. 



3— The family fruit garden. 

 M. L. Dean, Assistant in Horticulture, Agricultural College: 



1 — The potato patch. 



2— Orchard fruits for Northern Michigan. 



3— The apple orchard. 



4 — The home fruit garden. 

 Dr. H. Edwards, Professor of English Literature and Modern Languages, Agri- 

 cultural College: 



Markets. 

 M. W. Fulton, Assistant in Agriculture, Agricultural College: 



Farm fences. 

 H. P. Gladden, Assistant in Horticulture, Agricultural College: 



1— Potato experiments at Michigan Experiment Station. 



2 — Spraying: For the average farmer who grows fruit. 

 Dr. E. a. a. Grange, Professor of Veterinary Science, Agricultural College: 



The structure of the milk glands of the cow, and diseases peculiar to them, 

 Thomas Gunson, Florist, Agricultural College: 



1 — A few thoughts on the care and value of flowers. 



2— Flowers— their influence on rural life. 

 Prof. W. O. Hedrick, Assistant Professor of History and Political Economy, Agri- 

 cultural College: 



Progress in tax reform. 



