No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 15 



Wednesday Morning, May 24, 1905. 

 S. S. BLYHOLDER, Neale, Pa., Chairman. 

 Call to order 9.00. 



1. "SOIL. BACTERIA AND CULTURES— THEIR RELATION TO LEGUMI- 



NOUS PLANTS." (40 minutes, and 20 minutes for questions.) 



Prof. T. R. Robinson,' Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry, Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



2. "THE PROPER THEORY OF FARM FERTILIZATION." (40 minutes, and 



20 minutes for questions.) 



Prof. Wells W. Cooke, Washington, D. C. 



3. "THE CULTIVATION OF MUSHROOMS." (40 minutes, and 20 minutes for 



questions.) Thomas Sharpless, West Chester, Pa. 



Wednesday Afternoon, May 24, 1905. 

 REV. T. J. FERGUSON, Mechanicsburg, Pa., Chairman. 

 Call to order 1.30. 



1. "THE ADVANTAGES OF CORN BREEDING TO THE PENNSYLVANIA 



FARMER." (Illustrated.) (40 minutes, and 20 minutes for questions.) 



Prof. Franklin Menges, York, Pa. 

 Discussion opened by Henry Forsythe, West Chester, Pa. 



2. "POULTRY BREEDING AND SPECIALTY BREEDING." (Samples of 



fowls used for demonstration.) (One hour, and 30 minutes for questions.) 



T. E. Orr, Beaver, Pa. 



Wednesday Evening, May 24, 1905. 

 J. MILTON LUTZ, Llanerch, Pa., Chairman. 

 Call to order 7.30. 



1. "CONSOLIDATION OF RURAL SCHOOLS." (40 minutes.) 



Mrs. Mary A. Wallace, Ellwood City, Pa. 



2. "FARMERS' INSTITUTES— THEIR VALUE AND PLACE IN PUBLIC ED- 



UCATION." (One hour.) 



Prof. John Hamilton, Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C. 



3. "ADVANTAGES TO BE DERIVED FROM THE CENTRALIZED AND 



TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS." (60 minutes.) 



Prof. Samuel B. Bayle, Superintendent of 

 Erie County Public Schools, Fairview, Pa. 

 GENERAL DISCUSSION. 



Thursday Morning, May 25, 1905. 

 WATSON T. DAVIS, Ivyland, Pa., Chairman. 

 Call to order 9.00. 



1. "METHODS OF INSTITUTE WORK." 



Prof. M. S. McDowell, State College, Pa. 

 Note. — Session devoted to discussion of questions relating to the local man- 

 agement of institutes, including the work and duties of the County Chairman 

 and his responsibility, and what should be the leading topics for discussion at 

 the coming institutes. Session is open for five-minute talks from County Chair- 

 men, Institute Lecturers, and others interested. 



