86 STATE BOARD OF AGKICULTURE. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 



Music. 



Prayer— Rev. W. I. Cogshall. 



Essay— A. F. Wood. 



Value of Improved Breeds of Stock— Will E. Hale. 



Women's Labor— Mrs. R. E. Atwood. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Music. 



Grasses— Prof. W. J. Beal. 



What Shall We Read?— Miss N. B. Wood. 



Mixed Husbandry— A. D. Saxtou. 



T. H. LYON, President. 

 O. B. LAKE, Secretary. 



At the close of the Institute, the following resolutions were adopted : 



Besolved, That Ave heartily endorse the action of the convention at Chicago, called 

 by Hon. George B. Loring, Commissioner of Agriculture, to take Into consideration 

 the most practical method of securing speedily decisive legislation to prevent the 

 spread of contagious diseases among our domestic animals, and we hereby request 

 our Senators and Representatives in Congress to aid in any consistent way to secure 

 such legislation. 



Besolved, That the people of Eaton county hereby acknowledge the great services 

 that the State Board of Agriculture has conferred upon us by appointing the insti- 

 tute just closed; and 



Besolved, That the thanks of this community are hereby tendered to Professors 

 Beal, McEwan, Grange, and Johnson, of the State Agricultural College, and our 

 friends from outside of our county, for their very successful efforts In making this 

 institute a success. 



Besolved, That thanks also be returned to those who have furnished us such excel- 

 lent music; also to those who have added interest as well as entertainment at this 

 meeting by their essays and discussions. 



GEAND KAPIDS INSTITUTE. 



This institute was held January 28th and 29th, at the Farmers' Club Rooms, 

 No. ]4 Lyon Street. Prayer was offered by Eev. Mr. Sayler of Alpine, and 

 officers were selected as follows: S. L. Fuller, President; E. G. D. Holdeii 

 and J. W. Best, Vice Presidents ; F. M. Carroll and C W. Garfield, Secretaries. 



The following programme was carried out, with the exception of Prof. 

 Grange's lecture. On account of illness the Professor was unable to be present 

 and Prof. Johnson lectured instead. Subject: Stock Feeding for Profit. 



JANUARY 28,-EVENING SESSION. 



Institute will open with prayer by Rev. Mr. Sayler, of Alpine. 

 Choosing officers. 



Object of the meeting and its rules, stated by the chairman. 



Address by W. O. Hughart, Esq., President of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail- 

 road, on " Relations of Railroads to Farmers." 

 Discussions and Questions, led by I. C. Davis, of the Township of Paris. 

 Address by Hon. Henry Fralick, on " Our Fairs and how to Improve them." 

 Discussion and questions, led by Hon. C. W. Garfield, of Grand Rapids. 



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