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interest in the matter that he ordered two especially fine days for the Institute and 

 many took advantage of the same to come and take a look at what may prove to 

 be the entering wedge of the location of the county fair at this place, the best for 

 the purpose, both geographically and otherwise. The exhibits that were brought in 

 were generally fine and showed off to advantage the possibility of the soil in this 

 part of the State. The live stock, while not so large as could be wished for, was 

 also fine and created considerable interest. The woman's department was a 

 gorgeous display of fancy and needle work and superb paintings, showing that 

 among the ladies of the town are several true artists, who need not take a back 

 seat for a more pretentious community. The school exhibits were numerous and 

 represented work from several schools in this and Nadeau township, some of the 

 specimens showing decidedly advanced studies, and the excellent educational 

 facilities of the schools in this county. — Menominee County Journal, Nov. 2, 1895. 



The Farmers' Institute, held at the court house, last Thursday and Friday, was 

 an unqualified success in all things, except the numbers in attendance. The pro- 

 gram, as published in the "Avalanche," was well carried out, only three of the local 

 speakers failing in attendance. Our space forbids a fair resume of the papers 

 presented, and our only regret is that every farmer in the county was not present, 

 to gain new courage. — Crawford Avalanche, Nov. 21, 1895. 



Those farmers who failed to attend the Institute are great losers. It was an 

 opportunity they could not afford to miss, and we trust hereafter when these 

 Institutes are held in the county, every live farmer in the county will make it a 

 point to be present. — Cheboygan Tribune, Nov. 14, 1895. 



The Institute now in session here is a pronounced success in all but one essential 

 feature — the attendance is not what it should be. The Institute started out yester- 

 day morning with a very small attendance of farmers, but has been increasing with 

 each session. The men sent here by the Board of Agriculture have been and are doing 

 their part of the work in an excellent and thorough manner; that its usefulness 

 is limited is due only to the ones who have tried all along to depreciate the work, 

 and the farmers who have been foolish enough to stay away. The evening session 

 and the woman's section yesterday afternoon were well attended, and every farmer 

 who attended the Institute freely acknowledges its value and will henceforth be 

 enthusiastic in the matter. The workers have all done splendidly, and we cannot 

 give the credit due each, but special praise is given Ex-Governor Luce, who gives to 

 his hearers all there is and the best there is in him. — Missaukee Republican, Nov. 

 9, 1895. 



In a mental review of the work of the State Farmers' Institute, convened in Big 

 Rapids the past week, many suggestive thoughts arise, from which all may profit. 

 The subjects chosen for discussion were all of the most valuable and practical kind; 

 not only beneficial to farmers, but to the community in general, and as pertaining 

 both to health and happiness. The speakers who addressed the large audiences 

 brought the warmest enthusiasm into the work, and the resultant effects will reach 

 far beyond the limits of Mecosta county, if not the State. Where all the speakers 

 did so well, comparisons are invidious; yet perhaps a few had more happily chosen 

 their subjects, and of those we may name Hon. Cyrus G. Luce, of Coldwater, R. M. 

 Kellogg, the noted horticulturist of Ionia, and G. H. True, of the State Agricultural 

 College. Their subjects appealed not only to the direct moral and financial interest 

 of every farmer, but to the general welfare of every home in the land, and were 

 received with approbation. As to a portion of our daily food, and its contribution 

 to our health, the remarks upon fruit and its cultivation, by Mr. Kellogg, were 

 especially pertinent. The gentleman is an enthusiast upon the subject of fruit, 

 particularly berries, and possesses an easy and happy manner of never wearying his 

 audience. The Institute has changed the location for its next meeting, but in view 

 of the great interest manifested, we predict the attendance will be even greater in 

 numbers. — Big Rapids Pioneer, Nov. 25, 1895. 



The winter months just closing have been beneficial ones to the farmers, and 

 especially to fruit growers and gardeners. The different Institutes and meetings 

 for discussion of subjects pertaining to farm life have been largely attended and 

 proved instructive. The desire which they have shown in nearly every case to 

 attend these gatherings, indicate that they realize their value and importance, and 

 that they will avail themselves of their benefits in the future, whenever possible. 



