52 ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



9. THE NEW ROAD LAW AXL) THE FARMER'S DUTY UN- 

 DER IT. (30 miiiuti's.) 

 A talk showing road improvement, in different counties and 

 pointing out tlie duty of tarmers while the State is building 

 the few miles of road it can in any county under present law. 



10. WHY SHOULD A FARMER BOY AND GIRL BE EDU- 



CATED? (45 minutes.) (illustrated lecture.) 

 Advantages of education. / 



11. FRUITS AND A'EGETABLES FOR THE FARMER'S 



TABLE. (40 minutes.) (Illustrated lecture.) 

 Teaches how to grow and care for home garden and small 

 fruits. 



SEEDS, R. S., Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Fa.: 



1. VALUE OF BARNYARD MANURE. (30 minutes.) 

 When, where and how to apply it. 



2. SOIL IMPROVEMENT, THE KEA^NOTE OF AGRICUL- 



TURE. (30 minutes.) 



3. THE V.VLUE OF FERTILITY AND CHEAPEST WAY TO 



GET IT. (40,.minutes.) 



4. EDUCATATION AND THE FARMER. (20 minutes.) 

 Directed to the man on the farm whose school days are over. 



5. BENEFITS DERIVED FROM FARMERS' INSTITUTES. (20 



minutes.) 

 Showing how the farmer began to think, read and advance on 

 account of the institufes. 



6. WHAT CONSTITUTES A COUNTRY HOME. (45 minutes.) 



7. MISTAKES IN LIFE EXPOSED. (60 minutes.) 

 Sunshine, and hunting the bright side. 



STOUT, W. H., I'inegrove. Schuylkill County, Pa.: 



1. FRUIT GROWING. 



2. EXPERIENCE IN DRAINING CLAY BOTTOM LAND. 



3. THEORY vs. PRACTICE. 



4. COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS AND COMPOUNDS. 



5. WASTING MANURE. 



6. GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. (30 minutes each.) 

 STUART, R. R., Callensburg, Clarion County, Pa.: 



1. SWINE RAISING. (30-40 minutes.) 



Kinds of breeds. Age to begin to breed.- Breeding pens. Care 

 of pigs. Feed. 



2. DAIRY BACTERIA. (30 minutes.) 



History of bacteria. Care of milk, {lails and strainers. Prepara- 

 tion of cow. Contamination of milk. Number of bacteria 

 in milk. Kinds of bacteria in milk. How to keep milk cool 

 and fresh. 



