No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGH1CUL.TURE. 23 



FARMERS' ANNUAL NORMAL INSTITUTE. 



HELD AT CLEARFIELD, PA., MAY 28 81, 1906. 



PROGUAM 



First session convenes Tuesday Afternoon, May 29, 1906. 



J. W. NELSON, Shawville, Pa., Chairman. 



Call to order 2.00. 



Address of welcome, by Hon. Allison O. Smith, Clearfield, Pa., to which a 

 response will be made by members of the convention. 



1. "ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, CARE AND TREATMENT OF FARM ANI- 



MALS." (40 minutes, and 20 minutes for questions.) 



Dr. B. E. Tower, Hop Bottom, Pa. 



2. "THE COMMERCIAL ORCHARD AS A BUSINESS." (30 minutes, and 20 



minutes for questions.) 



Dr. J. H. Funk, Boyertown, Pa. 



Tuesday Evening, May 29, 1906. 

 HON. JASON SEXTON, North Wales, Pa., Chairman. 

 Call to order 7.30. 



1. "GOOD SEED AND HOW TO OBTAIN IT; ADULTERATED SEED." (40 



minutes, and 20 minutes for questions.) 



Prof. J. W. T. Duvel, U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



2. "DOMESTIC SCIENCE OP FARM HOMES." (40 minutes, and 20 minutes for 



questions.) 



Mrs. T. E. Orr, Beaver, Pa. 



3. "ACCUMULATION OF SOIL NITROGEN." (40 minutes, and 20 minutes 



for questions.) 



Prof. J. W. Harshberger, University 

 of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Call to order 9.00. 



Wednesday Morning, May 30, 1906. 

 J. S. BURNS, Imperial, Pa., Chairman. 



1. "WHAT CHEMISTRY IS DOING FOR THE FARM." (40 minutes, and 20 



minutes for questions.) 



Prof. Wm. G. Owens, Bucknell Uni- 

 versity, Lewistown, Pa. 



2. "SOIL IMPROVEMENT." (50 minutes, and 30 minutes for questions.) 



Prof. W. F. Massey, editor, The Prac- 

 tical Farmer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



