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ers we go over the county and say to^ the men, "See here, you must 

 come." We want harmony in institute work. We had one man 

 from Mahaska county come over there and read a paper. He ad- 

 vocated the Jersey cow gave richer milk and more butter. Of 

 course we didn't agree with him ; but then we had lots of fun. 

 We have principally short horns down there. 



]\Irs. Hillis : I am going to make an appeal to the Farmers' 

 Institute for our education in the home and for the children. I 

 think I can say something in regard to circuit work and how 

 speakers are accommodated, as well as travelers. Last year and 

 year before last, it was my pleasure tO' visit a dozen or more of 

 the institutes. I know something of the pleasure Air. Wing 

 spoke about, sitting at the hotel all day. 



But do you men know how hungry the women are for 

 woman's work ? They are simply thirsting for it. I know it from 

 experience and letters I receive. They don't want tO' study only the 

 flowers. It is a beautiful thing to discuss them. But the great- 

 est problem of the farm has not been mentioned here today, the 

 children. If the same intelligent care is given in the production of 

 the child, both before and after its birth, in the bringing up that 

 is given to the breeding of lambs and corn, then we will do a 

 great work. As our other friend said, we live in the 20th century., 

 when the opportunities for boys are getting so different, and it 

 seems to me we want to emphasize the dignity along agricultural 

 lines and have something attractive all the year around, which 

 will make farm life attractive. So I want to add a word in favoT 

 of a woman's department; call your women out and get them to 

 work. Let them meet every two weeks, and then next summer we 

 will make the great State Agricultural Fair the central dumping 

 ground for all the ideas gathered up for the year. 



The only fault of this meeting today is that you haven't brought 

 your wives along. Do try next year to so enthuse the woman's 

 department that you will have 40 or 50 women delegates to the 

 State meeting. 



A Member from Dickinson County. I cannot make a speech 

 in public. I would like to say a few words to emphasize this truth, 

 that we are neglecting to a great extent too much the most im- 

 portant part of our existence, these boys and girls. They are the 



