FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART IX. 

 TOPICS DISCUSSED BEFORE INSTITUTES. 



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AGRICULTURE. 



Improvement of corn. 



Farm fencing. 



Sugar beets. 



Culture and agriculture. 



Is it practical to plant timber for fence 

 posts? 



Commercial grading of corn 



The improvement of farm crops. 



Best methods of producing and har- 

 vesting. 



Rotation of crops. 



More grass on our farms for profit. 



Maintenance of soil fertility. 



Obnoxious weeds. What we pay for 

 them and what are we to do with 

 them. 



How can we make one hundred dol- 

 lars per acre land pay? 



Farm economics. 



Will it pay to farm at present prices 

 of grain and live stock? 



How I raise sheep and cows on sev- 

 enty-five dollars per acre land for 

 profit. 



Taking into consideration capital, 

 risk, labor and knowledge, what 

 is a fair and equal division of the 

 value of a bushel of corn between 

 producer, feeder, transportation 

 companies and middleman. 



The hay crop. Best methods of 

 handling. 



Value of corn fodder as food for 

 stock. 



Benefits of clover. 



Speciality farming. 



Fall apples 



with them? 

 Small fruits. 

 The value • of horticulture 



farm. 



HORTICULTURE 



What shall we do 



on the 



Object lesson in pruning. 

 Fruit growing and forestry. 

 Fruits adapted to this climate. 

 The farmer's vineyard. 

 Fruit trees and their culture. 



HORSES. 



Talk on the horse. 



How should the farm horse be man- 

 aged, and the best way to fit a 

 draft horse for market? 



The draft horse. 



How can horse raising be made 



profitable? 

 Mules a source of profit. 



CATTLE. 



Beef production. 



Does it pay the ordinary farmer to 

 raise registered cattle? 



The relation of pure bred cattle to 

 the production of beef. 



Beef type and beef production. 



Facts for cattle feeders. 



The advantages of silos for dairy- 

 men and stockmen. 



How to improve the dairy herd. 



What breed of cattle is best adapted 

 to the average farm? 



Can the average farmer feed a load 

 of cattle each year and make it 



pay? 

 Ensilage and its advantages to our 



cattle industry. 

 Shorthorn and Herefords for the 



feed lot. 

 Cattle feeding— Methods and results. 

 The milk and butter side of the cattle 



business. 

 Cotton seed meal as a feed, and how 



to feed it. 

 Experience in treating lump jaw 

 cattle. 

 The cow. 



