TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 247 



The variety of subjects dealt with is indicated 

 by the following examples of the topics dis- 

 cussed : — Agriculture : " The Clover Family " ; 

 "Clover the Key to Successful Farming"; "Barn- 

 yard Manure"; "Soil Cultivation" ; " Feeds and 

 Feeding " ; " Fodder Crops " ; " Selection and 

 Care of Seeds." Horticulture : " Spraying an 

 Apple Orchard " : " How we Exterminated the 

 Black-knot in our Township " ; " Planting and 

 Care of an Orchard " ; " Growing Apples " ; 

 " Handling and Marketing of Fruit " ; " Small 

 Fruits " ; " The Farmer's Fruit Garden." Live- 

 stock: "Breeding, Selecting, and Feeding Cattle 

 for Export"; "The Beef Animal from the 

 Butcher's and Feeder's Standpoint " ; " Horse- 

 raising, and the Requirements of the Market " ; 

 "Present Prospects of the Hay Trade " ; " How 

 to Improve our Live-stock." Dairying: '"Co- 

 operation in Dairying"; "Prevention of Milk 

 Fever in Cows " : " A Practical Talk on Dairy 

 Cows." Poultry: "Raising and Fattening Poul- 

 try for Export"; "A Desirable Poultry House" : 

 "The Egg — Through the Incubator to the Home 

 or Foreign Market." 



Exhibits likely to be of general interest are 

 also shown at the meetings, and OD this point 

 the Superintendent further says, in his report : — 



Besides the regular subjects discussed at the meetings 



