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tions on Soils and Crops; Wednesday was Dairy Day; Thursday was 

 for the most part devoted to Animal Husbandry and Friday to Horti- 

 culture, with a special Potato section. A course in Poultry Paising was 

 carried on throughout the week by the members of the department 

 assisted by Mr. W. H. Card, of Connecticut, There was also a course 

 in Home Economics carried on through four days, with a special Women's 

 Congress on two afternoons. 



Among the speakers, in addition to those connected with the various 

 departments of the College were, Professor A. K. Whitson, of the Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin, who gave two lectures on "Soils ;" Prof. M. L. Fisher, 

 of Purdue University-, who spoke on "Farm Crops;" Prof. J. G. Fuller, 

 of the University of Wisconsin, on "Animal Husbandry;" Prof. S. A. 

 Beach, of the Iowa Agricultural College, on "Horticulture;" Prof. Isabel 

 Bevier, of the University of Illinois, on "Home Economics ;" Dr. Dorothy 

 Mandenhall, of the University of Wisconsin, on "Child Welfare." 



The evening programs were furnished by Gilbert McClurg, who gave 

 an illustrated lecture, with moving pictures, entitled, "To the Shining 

 Mountains and the Sunset Sea;" Samuel H. Kanck, of Grand Rapids, on 

 "Rural Traveling Libraries," and Chas. W. Farr, of Chicago, who spoke 

 on "Farm Life and the Children." One of the features of the week was 

 the address by Dr. R, M. Wenley, of the University of Michigan, on 

 "The Human Element," which was in the regular course of the Liberal 

 Arts Union. 



On Thursday evening the program was furnished by the M. A. G 

 Dramatic Club, which under the direction of Professor E. S. King, pre- 

 sented the play "Back to the Farm." This play was prepared and printed 

 under the auspices of the Extension Department of the University of 

 Minnesota which very kindly allowed its presentation without the usual 

 royalty and other charges. The play brought out a crowd which filled 

 the College Armory to overflowing, and every one was more than pleased 

 both with the play itself and its presentation. 



The music for the week was of the usual high order and was supplied 

 by various college m,usical organizations, under the direction of Pro- 

 fessor Abel and Miss Freyhofer. The College Band, Girls' Glee Club, 

 Mens' Glee Club, and various soloists were on the program. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



In addition to those mentioned as taking part in the exercises of 

 Farmers' Week, most of whom gave their services without pay, the 

 work of the institutes was materially aided by the cooperation of various 

 State departments and associations. "The State Highway Department 

 and the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission furnished speakers for a 

 large number of meetings for which addresses in their respective lines 

 were requested. The State Normal Schools and the Michigan Milk Pro- 

 ducers Association also aided in the same way. 



Among the business organizations which assisted in carrying on the 

 institutes were the American Portland Cement Association and the 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Company, both of which supplied one of 

 their experts for nearly a month entirely free of charge. The lecturers 

 in no way attempted to advertise the goods of the companies represented 

 by them, but they merely pointed out methods of using them by which 



