292 ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



States and there bad never been any criticism of it before, and finally 

 said that the good people of that village would never be troubled 

 with her music again. She was cheered all over the house. The 

 pastor came to me at once, and asked why I allowed that woman to 

 talk. I answered that I supposed that §he had on oration; at least 

 she did very well. Some one made a mistake, or was opposed to 

 the organization. 



The same year we had Brother M. S, Bond with us. You all know 

 he is a potato talker and a potato grower. In one part of our county 

 the principal crop is potatoes. We opened our institute there the 

 second day at ten o'clock and Brother Bond was the first speaker. 

 When his time was up, questions were being fired at him from all 

 over the church, and he kept going till time to adjourn for dinner. 

 He didn't stop there; the audience would not let him. The dining- 

 room was in the church and questions were fired at him all through 

 the dinner hour, and then there were those that wanted to hear him 

 some more. 



This might be called a successful organization of a local insti- 

 tute. 



The CHAIRMAN: The hour has arrived for the order of the day, 

 and the Committee on Resolutions, as I understand, are now ready 

 to present their report. 



MR. McCREARY: Mr. Chairman, *s Chairman of the Committee 

 on Resolutions, I will call on Professor Menges to read the resolu- 

 tions. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



1. Resolved, That we, the Farmers' Normal Institute in session, 

 May 29th to 31st, 1906, in Clearfield, Pa., desire to express our hearty 

 appreciation of the courtesies extended to us, first, by the county 

 chairman of Clearfield county, Hon. J. W. Nelson, in inviting us to 

 meet here, and in making good his promises for our comfort and 

 pleasure. Second, to the County Commissioners of Clearfield county 

 in granting the use of this court room. Third, to Hon. A. O. Smith, 

 judge of the Common Pleas Court, for adjourning his Court in order 

 that we might have the use of this room for holding our sessions 

 here. Fourth, to the newspapers of Clearfield for advertising and 

 reporting our meetings. Fifth, to Hon. N. B. Critchfield, Secretary 

 of Agriculture, and the Hon. A. L. Martin, Deputy Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, for their thorough and complete arrangements for bringing 

 us together with the State Board of Agriculture, and for the pleasure 

 of hearing the distinguished specialists they have brought here from 

 a distance to instruct and entertain us. 



2. Resolved, That we cordially welcome the announcement of the 

 plans for a Farmers' Aveek at the Pennsylvania State College during 

 the coming Christmas vacation for the purpose of discussing the 

 modern method of seed selection, stock judging, butter scoring and 

 other important matters of farm practice. That, in view of the high 

 practical value which such work has shown in other states, we 

 bring the plan for a Farmers' week to the attention of the farmers 

 of our neighborhood, and urge them to avail themselves of the ad- 

 vantages it oft"ers. 



