220 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



THE SPECIAL i:NrSTITUTES. 



SPECIAL FRUIT INSTITUTE. 



PROGRAM. 



WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1899. 



FORENOON. 



9:30. Opening exercises; remarks by Conductor, Prof. I^ R. Taft. 

 10:00. "Small fruit culture," Prof. L. R. Taft. 



10:50. "The peach orchard; location and planting," Roland Morrill, Benton Har- 

 bor. 

 11:45. Adjourn for dinner. 



AFTERNOON. 



1:15. Question box. 



1:45. "Water in the air," Prof. Phillip B. Woodworth, Agricultural College. 



2:35. "Diseases of pome fruits," Prof. L. R. Taft. 



8:15. "The peach orchard; cultivation and care," Roland Morrill. 



EVENING. 



7:00. "Fertilizers," Rev. J. F. Taylor. 



7:25. "Good roads," Elmer Gable. 



7:50. "Farm home adornment," Miss Grace Taylor. 



8:15. "Peache.s— adaptability of varieties to various soils," Edward Hawley. 



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 



FORENOON. 



10:00. "Diseases of stone fruits." Prof. L. R. Taft. 

 10:50. "The peach orchard; varieties," Roland Morrill. 

 11:45. Adjourn for dinner. 



AFTERNOON. 



1:15. Question box. 



1:45. "Water in the soil," Prof. Phillip B. Wood worth. 



2:45. "Insects attacking pome fruits," Prof. L. R. Taft. 



8:15: "The peach orchard; pruning and thinning," Roland Morrill. 



EVENING. 



7:00. "The 'little peach' diseases," H. G. Welch. 



7:25. "Co-operation in marketing fruit," W. H. Burke, Chicago. 



7:50. "Girls on the farm," Mrs. S. L. Conrad. 



8:15. Stereopticon lecture, illustrating "results of pruning," Roland Morrill. 



FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 



10:00. "Insects attacking stone fruits," Prof. L. R. Taft. 

 10:50. "The peach orchard; marketing," Roland Morrill. 

 11:45. Adjourn for dinner. 



AFTERNOON. 



1:00. Business meeting of Allegan County Farmers' Institute Society for elec- 

 tion of officers for ensuing year, etc. 

 1:80. Question box. , 



1:45. "Water in plants," Prof. Phillip B. Woodworth. 

 2:25. "Spraying," Prof. L. R. Taft. 

 8:15. "The horticultural situation," Roland Morrill. 



