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This closed the Institute, and it is entirely within bounds to say that it was the 

 most profitable and instructive agricultural meeting ever held in this county. Prof. 

 Gladden said that he had been out on Institute work for the past six weeks, con- 

 ducting Institutes in various counties, and that nowhere did he find better attend- 

 ance. And it may be said that he found here a remarkably well posted lot of 

 farmers, fully alive to their interests. The Institute was worth hundreds of dol- 

 lars to the agricultural interests of this county, and the farmer who was short- 

 sighted enough not to attend, is simply 'not onto his job."— Tuscola County Adver- 

 tiser, Jan. 24, 1896. 



"Nothing succeeds like success," is a saying that was aptly illustrated by the 

 recent sessions of the Farmers' Institute held in this village last week. "The 

 Herald" has from the first maintained that the Institute would be a success, and no 

 one who attended will dispute the accuracy of the prediction. The attendance 

 throughout was good, while the interest taken could not well have been deeper or 

 more genuine. In fact, it was so pronounced that with a great many it amounted 

 to little less than enthusiasm. The instructors sent out by the State Agricultural 

 College were not theorists, but were thoroughly practical men, whose knowledge 

 had been gained only by long continued study, research and practical experience. 

 Thus, it is not strange that so deep an interest should have been manifested, or that 

 at the close of the Institute, a feeling that the same had been a genuine success, 

 and that each one in attendance had gleaned a great deal of practical information 

 should have been so plainly apparent. — Mancelona Herald, Jan. 23, 1896. 



The first annual Institute of the Iosco county Farmers' Institute society was held 

 at the court house, in this city, Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10. The 

 Institute was conducted by Prof. H. P. Gladden, of the State Agricultural College, 

 and was beyond doubt a huge success in every way. Below we give a brief out- 

 line of the meeting, which, we feel, has been of vast benefit to the farmers of this 

 community. It appears to us that this meeting and interchanging of ideas must 

 prove of infinite value to those interested. — Tawas Herald, Jan. 17, 1896. 



The Farmers' Institute held in this city last week, a full report of which appears 

 elsewhere in this paper, was an exceedingly interesting and important event. It 

 marked a new epoch in the agricultural development of the county and presages 

 more heart and courage on the part of the farmer in his work. The attendance 

 throughout was good, nearly every part of the county was represented. It is need- 

 less to say that the representatives of the Agricultural College did their part in a 

 way to gain friends for that institution as well as for themselves. Nearly every 

 person down on the program came forward and performed his or her part credit- 

 ably, showing that there is ability among the farmers of Montcalm county— much 

 of it was shown that was not down on the program. The next meeting, at Carson 

 City, will bring out a larger attendance, as, having a taste of it, the people really 

 like and want more of it. — Stanton Clipper, Jan. 31, 1896. 



Institutes are good things. 



Push them along. 



The audience take a lively interest and are not a bit backward about quizzing 

 the speakers. 



The College lecturers are mostly young men, but they are bright and practical, 

 and most of them are farmers by birth, training and experience. 



The lecture by Lieut. Lewis, of the U. S. Army, last evening, on the importance 

 of military training and the strengthening of the national guard, was a splendid 

 appeal to the patriotic instinct. More should have heard it. 



The practical butter making test yesterday afternoon, by H. E. Van Norman, was 

 a feature of special interest to the ladies and many were out. The lecture accom- 

 panying the test illustrated modern dairy methods in use at the College, and was 

 graphic and instructive. 



— Alcona County Review, Jan. 9, 1896. 



The six sessions of the Chippewa county Farmers' Institute as advertised for 

 some time past in the program published, were held in the council chamber of the 

 city hall on Friday and Saturday of last week, and were an unqualified success.— 

 Soo Democrat, Jan 16, 1896. 



The Farmers' Institute held in Centreville last Monday and Tuesday, like that 

 of one year ago, was a pronounced success. The attendance at every session was 



