310 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



dairy interests of that section are not large, the talks upon "The Dairy 

 Herd," and ''Making Good Butter" attracted considerable attention, as 

 did the papers by Mr. Austin of Florence and Mrs. Fonda of Centreville. 

 The address of Prof. Holdsworth on "Art on the Farm" brought out 

 many questions and was very interesting to the ladies. The papers upon 

 "Poultry and Swine Raising" and on the "Cultivation of the Potato" 

 were along the lines that seemed of particular interest to those present. 

 While wheat has not proven a profitable crop for the last few years, it 

 was the general opinion that it could not be dropped from the farm 

 rotation. 



TUSCOLA COUNTY — CARD. 



At Caro was held one of the best and most largely attended Institutes 

 of the season. The large audience room was full when the first session 

 called to order. It is quite unusual to have so large a number present 

 at the opening. The meeting all through was well conducted by the 

 officers and the strong interest kept up to the last. The program was 

 too full to give the time necessary to get the best out of the topics dis- 

 cussed. The woman's section, under charge of Miss Sill, was well 

 attended by the ladies, and much interest manifested in the talks on 

 cooking. Tuscola county had a most successful Institute. 



WASHTENAW COUNTY — YPSILANTI. 



The Institute was held in Cleary Hall. Local speakers did much to 

 increase the interest of the farmers and general public as well. Some 

 very fine papers were given, and the farmers of this section seemed 

 awake to their best interests. Would that every county in the State 

 could boast of so many instructive and entertaining speakers. We 

 regret that more of Washtenaw farmers' families were not present, 

 although the attendance was good. 



WAYNE COUNTY — WAYNE. 



This Intitute was conspicuous for two things, the large attendance and 

 interest on the one hand, and the quick, keen, and intelligent discussions 

 by the local speakers and on the part of the audience. The secretary 

 had done his work well and the intelligent community responded 

 enthusiastically. It would be hard to identify any subject as of greater 

 interest than others, or one more intelligently discussed. At one session 

 the small fruit men were in the ascendency, at another the dairymen took 

 the lead. " As a whole the Institute was almost an ideal one. 



WEXFORD COUNTY — CADILLAC. 



This Institute was fairly well attended. The officers of the Institute 

 were prompt and faithful. The local papers were excellent. The 

 country about Cadillac is new and the farms not yet fully developed — 

 they are to quite an extent in a transition state between lumbering and 

 agriculture. A Farmers' Institute had not arrested the attention of the 

 bright, active business men who have made Cadillac what it is, to the 

 extent that it deserves. Splendid provisions were made for the enter- 

 tainment of Institute workers as well as for a commodious room in 

 which to hold the Institute. 



