470 BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. 



OUTLINE PROGRAM. 



First Session. 



Fruit Interests of 8outlnvesterii Iiuli:m;i, Present and rrospective— Judge 



C. A. Buslvirk, rrineeton. 

 A Gardener's View of Snutlnv(:st Indiana W. .T. Kitterskanip. Princeton. 



Second Session. 



How to Promote Our Horticultural and Gardening Interests— N. P. Hines, 

 Boouville. 



Birds in Their E'eonomic Relations to the Farmer— A. AV. Butler, Indian- 

 apolis. 



Third Session. 



Opportunities for Educating Young INIen in Agri«'ul1ural Pui'suits— H. F. 



McMahan, Liberty. 

 Home and the Home Maker— Miss Laura G. Day, Wichita, Kas. 



Fourth Session. 



The Apple and Pear-.T. A. Burton, Orleans. 

 Small Fruits— Mrs. A. L. Smith, Princeton. 



Fifth Session. 

 Practical Melon Culture: 



(1) The Cantaloupe- James Compton, Patoka. 



(2) The Watermelon— Ray Montgomery, Owonsville. 



Some Diseases of Melons— Dr. J. C. Arthur, Purdue University. 

 Combating Insects Injurious to Plant Life— F. M. Webster, Champaign, III. 

 Music and informal discussions were interspersed throughout the pro- 

 gram. 



A district stockman's institute was held at Anderson, August 28-29. 

 This meeting was in the interest of farmers who grow and feed butchers' 

 stock. The following is an outline of the program: 



First Session. 



The Agricultural Outlook— H. F. McMahan, Liberty. 



Line of Progress in Animal Husbandry— Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, Cam- 

 bridge Cit}'. 



Second Session. 



Types of Sire and Dam— J. H. Miller, Peru. 

 Growing Beef— L. H. Kerrick, Bloomington, 111. 



