No. 7. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 27 



The following is a list of Lecturers, Speakers and Essayists who 

 gave instruction at institutes season of 1905-6, giving list of topics 

 discussed as well as biographical sketches of their lives. 



1905-1906. 



BARBER, S. F., P. O. Box 104; Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.: 



1. THE SILO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 



Takes place of summer pasturage. Advantage and economy 

 over old system of soiling. Oost of machinery for filling. 



2. BUTTER MAKING ON THE FARM. 



Proper appliances. Sanitary conditions. Ripening of cream. 

 Proper temperature for churning. How to put it into mar- 

 ketable shape. 



3. CARE OF STABLE MANURE AND HOW BEST TO 



APPLY IT. 



Advantage of immediate use, which saves loss of from 30 to 50 

 per cent. Produces better result. 



4. SEEDING OP GRASS FOR HAY. 



Preparation of the seed bed. Quantity of seed. The best mix- 

 ture. When and how to seed. 



5. CARE OF MILK FOR THE RETAIL TRADE. 

 Cleanliness. Removing animal heat. Handling of all milk in 



sterilized utensils. 



6. MARKETING OF FARM CROPS. 



The controlling of prices by marketing as comsumption re- 

 quires and not dumping upon the market the whole crop at 

 one time. 



BARCLAY, RICHARD D., Haverford, Montgomery County, Pa.: 



1. BEE-KEEPING. (60 minutes). 



A general discusion of the economy of the bee; its horticul- 

 tural value; methods for the control of swarming. Manage- 

 ment for honey production. Wintering, enemies and dis- 

 eases. 



2. HONEY. (15 minutes.) 



Its sources, production, care and use. A discussion of honey 

 as a food. How it is prepared by the bees. WTiere and how 

 it should be stored. A word regarding adulteration of so- 

 called manufactured honey, 



3. QUEEN REARING FOR LOCAL USE AND COMMERCIAL- 



LY. (25 minutes.) 

 A discussion of methods by which a small bee-keeper can rear 

 a few queens for his own use, and an outline of the methods 

 \ used for rearing queens on a large scale by the specialist. 



