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T. C. Abbot, I.I,. II., - I> 

 It. 0. Koilzle, M. A., M. I)., 

 A. .1. Cook, M. 8., - - 

 W. J. Heal, M. S. I'll. 1)., - 

 It. C. Carpenter, M. M. C. 10., 

 Sam'l .Johnson, M. S., 

 10. ,1. AlaclOwan, M. A., - 

 10. A. A. Cramre. V. S„ - 

 J. A. Lockwood, U. U.S. A., " 

 L. H. Bailev, Jr., M. S., - 

 VV. V. Dmand, U. S. N. A„ 

 H. O. Reynolds, M. S., Secretary. 



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THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. , 

 The Topics Which Wilj 'uo Discussed o 



the Alhambra. 

 At 10 o'clock this forenoon the Farmir* 

 Institute will open its two days session a - 

 the Alhumbra. The indications arotha 

 the attendance will be large and that at 

 interesting and profitable time will b< 

 bad. It is ex, ected that a number of abl- 

 speakers whoso names are not on th< 

 printed programme will be preseut (i 

 niake addresses. Dr. Peter Collier o 

 Geneva will bo the first speaker to-day or 

 the subject of "Scientific Agriculture.' 

 bucceeumg hira ou "Sense and Von 

 sense in Wintering Sheep" wiU bi 

 the secretary of the New Yorl 

 State Agricultural society, J. s 

 v/ooaward W. H. Gilbert, of Richland 

 win close the rorenoon's session with "Jin 

 silago. '-Whether we can prohibit fh< 

 adulteration of dairy products" will occnpj 

 the attention of Hon. J. K. Brown. New 

 York Statu Dairy association at 2 o'clock 

 in the afternoon. Chancellor C. N. Birol 

 will ollow with an .address of welcome U 

 which Col. James Wood of Air. Kiseo wilt 

 respond, when he will give way to Mrs 

 crania Taylor of Johnson's creek, who wil 

 tell farm le.r.yhow to beautify their homes ' 

 S. &. Hubbard of Hartford, Massachvt 

 setts, president, of the New England to- 

 bacco Growers' association, will enc 

 tho afternoon with an address oi 

 ''Tobacco Cultures the condition: 

 Required for it 3 Profitable Produo 

 toon." At 8 o'clock in the oveninj 

 I. I . Roberts, professor of agnail Mire a 

 Cornell university, will speak on the snb 

 ject 'Nitrogen. Potash aud Pbosphorit 

 i U ; i , d ^, Uow ;. to Proc « r e tbeui and .How u 

 Sell Them. ' Prof. L. II. Bailey of fb< 

 Michigan Agricultural college, will speal 

 01 American l{«oar-«i in Fruits." 



All the railroads offer tickets at reduced 

 rates irom all points within from fifty tf 

 eighty miles of the city, and the leaoirts 

 hotels have also made special rates to vis 

 iters at the institute. A limited space a 

 time will be devoted to the discussion a 

 the various topics spoken on, and thi 

 speakers will be asked to answer question! 

 pertinent to their addresses. 



