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tising the institutes, securing members, getting up the program, the women's 

 section, interesting the young people, the ideal institute lecturer, etc. 



Among the toj)ics discussed at the institute proper were, I'oultry, Farm 

 Crops, Potato Culture, Beans, Corn and Its Improvement, Alfalfa, Legumes 

 and Soil Inoculation, Good Roads, Forestry, Insects and Diseases Injurious 

 to Plants, the Selection and F'eeding of Steers, Sheep and Hog Raising., 

 Dairying, the Silo, Fruit Growing, Agriculture in the P\il)li('. Schools, Rural 

 Schools and Their Improvement. 



The faculty of the Agricultural College took a prominent part in the 

 program and the assistance rendered by the Department of J^ul)]ic Instruc- 

 tion, Western Normal School, Forestry Commission and the (Jood Roads 

 Commission aided materially in the success of the m<'eting. (^uite a imm- 

 ber of the regular institute lecturers filled prominent places upon the pro- 

 gram in an acceptable manner. Several speakers from other states were 

 also secured. Among them were Prof. Herbert W. Mumford, of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois, Prof. A. G. McCall, Ohio State University, Prof. S. H. 

 Fulton, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Prof. 0. J. Kern, County 

 Superintendent of Schools, Rockford, Illinois, and 1). Ward King, the High- 

 way Expert of Missouri State Board of Agriculture. The addresses of all 

 of these gentlemen were well received and brought out warm discussions. 



On Thursday evening the speakers, delegates and visitors were the guests 

 of the Battle Creek Sanitarium at a banquet and the evening program was 

 given in the large gymnasium at the Sanitarium. This was the largest 

 session held, fully one thousand being present. 



Much of the success of the Institute was due to the work of the officers 

 of the Calhoun County Farmers' Institute Societ}^ and of the Battle Creek 

 Business Men's Association in arranging for and thoroughly advertising the 

 meeting. Especial praise should be given to the officers of these associa- 

 tions and the chairman of the various committees having the arrangements 

 in charge. Miss Clara E. McDermid acted as chairman of the Women's 

 Congress which met in the Baptist Church on Wednesday and Thursday 

 afternoons. The attendance and interest Avas good upon both occasions. 



The committee on resolutions, in addition to the usual thanks to all con- 

 cerned in promoting the success of the institute, made several recommen- 

 dations, all of which were unanimously adopted; among them were the 

 following: 



The holding of the Round-up Institute at the Agricultural College at 

 least each alternate year; the extension of all lines of agricultural instruc- 

 tion such as farmers' institutes, correspondence courses, reading circles, 

 and study clubs, or other methods for rural improvement, and recommend 

 that all such college extension work be organized under one management; 

 commending Governor Warner's efforts in fostering the dairy interests of 

 the state; favoring National, State and local cooperation in public wagon 

 road building and improvement; urging the establishment by the National 

 Government of a parcel post system and the further extension of the rural 

 mail defivery service; favoring an appropriation for the erection on the 

 Agricultural College grounds of an auditorium sufficiently large and com- 

 plete to serve for college commencement and other public meetings. 



