140 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



SoiiJi". (if llic ii|iiM»iiiini('iils were ii(»( iiijidc iiiilil iil'Icr \\w arniiiiic- 

 iiionls lia«l boeii cninplclcd lor holdiiiji' tlic iiisliliih's. and I lie fiwt llial 

 most of tliosi' ^^llo liad broii appointed up lo lliat tiiiu* were called to 

 Wasliinjilon to a confcrcMico for (lircc weeks in Jainiary. Die time \\lieii 

 most of (he inslllules are liel<l, ]>reveii(ed any very oomj)lete eo-oj»era1ion. 

 lion. Jason ^^'o()dman. aucnt for Kalamazoo eonnty, and J. IT. Skinner, 

 Iiolding a similar ]iositioii in Ken( couuty. arraniied to atlend all of 

 the instilntes in llieir i-esjKMt ixc eonnlies, and also effected an exchanj^e 

 for three inslitules. 



Mr. II. J. Smilh attended ihe institntes in ]\lon1morency. Alfiena and 

 Presque Isle conntics, and ]Messrs. INI. J. Thompson and Chas. P. Reed, 

 sn])enisors for _2,ron])s of twelve comities, includin*;- respectively most 

 of those in the Oth and 11th conjijressional disliicts, were able to at- 

 tend at least one institnte in each eonnty in their respective districts. 

 The work of Mr. Thomjison was especially helpfnl as he attended 25 in- 

 stitutes, besides aidinji: in niakinj*' the arrangements in several of the 

 counties. "^ 



Sl'KAKKKS AT Till: KOUND-UP. 



The list of s|M'akers at the Slate Kound up Institute was an unusually 

 strong one. It included Dean lOiigene Daven]»ort of Illinois, upon, "The 

 Need of Improved Live Stock," and "Recent Prooress in Agriculture;" 

 Dean R. II. Price, of Ohio, upon "Farm Tredits," and "The Present 

 Trend of Agricultural Education;" Prof. C. O. Williams, of Ohio, on 

 "The Use of Farm Manures and rommercial Fertilizers." and "Corn 

 Improvement by Selection and breeding;" Prof. O. F. ITunziker, of 

 Indiana, on "The Care of Market Milk," and "Economical Rations for 

 Daii-y Cows;" Prof. L. A, Clinton, of the Farm ^Management Rureau, U. 

 S. Department of Agriculture, who spoke upon "Potato Culture," and 

 "Farm Management Work of tlie Dejiartment of Agriculture;" and ]\Iiss 

 Ilena Railey, also of the same Bureau, who spoke to the ladies upon 

 "How can we Solve the Problems of the Farm Home," and at the gen- 

 eral sessiou upon "The Farm Woman's Share in Improved Agriculture." 



Of ^Michigan speakers. Prof. J. A. JclTery jjerhajis did most to make 

 the meeting a success, as he gave four lectures upon land drainage and 

 the use of plows and other fami tools. The list of those who took ])art 

 either in the ]»rogram. or in ]iroviding the exhibits and demonstrations 

 -is a long one and need not be repeated hei*e. All of them aided ma- 

 terially in bringing off a successful meeting. 



The music was provided entirely by individuals or organizations at 

 the college. The arrangements were under the charge of Miss Louise 

 Freyhofer, the college Director of Music. The college band and (Jirls' 

 Glee Club each furnished the music for one evening and received many 

 encores. 



UAlMtOAI) TUAINS, 



In foiiiicr yeais tKnn tifteen to thirty days have been devoted to rail- 

 road institnte trains, hnt dining ilu' jtasl fiscal year only two days have 

 been spent in tliis way and these were tlie first two days in the year which 

 were s|H'nt in finishing up a trip ui»on the Ann Arbor railroad. 



From the fact that trij.s had been made over practically all of the 

 roads in the state within two years, no attemi)t was made to arrange 



