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Wisconsin state agricultural society. 
VIII— STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION—continued. 
Industrial Education— continued. 
'J he sciences whose principles are to he applied in any branch of farming 
should be thoroughly mastered... • • • ~ 6 '* 
Muscle must be trained as well as mind, but the main business of the school 
should be the developement of the latter. ...265 
Economy forbids the combination of physical with intellectual labor. 266-267 
Mind always rules—muscle always obeys.. • 268 
Courses of siudy desirable. 268-269 
Discussion of. 270-271 
Education of Farmers’ Sons. By Hon. Levi Alden . 271-279 
Every son should have a trade or profession, so that he may be self-reliant— 
a master of the situation. 272 
Physiology a most useful study._• • • 273 
The importance of understanding the underlying principles of one’s calling 
or occupation. 274-275 
Meteorology. 276 
Political Economy. 277 
No chance about a man’s success who understands the principles which gov¬ 
ern his business. 278 
Calculation must succeed chance.279 
Resolutions and Discussions. 279-281 
General Intelligence in Farming. By J. M. Smith . 282-289 
Are the cultivators of the soil keeping pace in the science of agriculture with 
other arts and sciences?. ... 2£2 
The more perfect one’s knowledge of his business the more successful he 
will be. 283 
Farms have a very quiet way of getting rid of their owmers if not well tilled. 284 
Fertilizers. 285-286 
Work with intelligence and practical common sense. 286-287 
Take agricultural papers and keep posted. 288-289 
Facts Concerning Farmers’ Clubs. By II. L. Skavlem . 290-294 
Facts better than theories.. 290 
Join the club or grange. 291 
Meddle with politics. 292 
Advantages of. 293-294 
Patrons of Husbandry. By Chester Hazen . 294-299 
Burdens imposed upon farmers. 295 
Benefits expected to be derived from the order. 296-297 
Farmers should be business men. 298 
Farmers should read agricultural papers. 298-299 
Discussion of. 299-301 
Discussion of clubs and granges. 301-305 
Dairying as an Exclusive Occupation. By Hon , Hiram Smith . 305-306 
Talk of Mr. White of Kenosha, on Dairying. 306-307 
Suggestions to Farmers. By Vice President C. H. Williams . 307-313 
Farmers farm as their fathers and grandfathers did before them, and conse¬ 
quently are behind the present progressive age. 307 
Must adopt a system or plan. 308 
Book farming. 309 
Determine what kind of animals to grow. 309 
In breeding stock of any kind, keep the best. 319 
Cattle more easily bred than horses. 310 
Short Horns. 311-312 
Farmers should be capable of taking an active part in all matters ot public 
interest and help to the upward and onyvard progress ef the age. 313 
Swine. By Hon. B. TJ. Strong . 314-319 
Power of the parent to transmit its peculiarities of character to its progeny, 314-315 
The key note to improve our stock.315 
Modifications effected in much less time by breeding from young females.... 316 
A sure sign of pure breeding. 317 
Feeding. 317-318 
Cleanliness. 319 
The Bearing of some of the Work of the Geological Survey upon Agri 
cultural Interests. By Prof. T. C. Chamberlin . 320-328 
Two kinds of scientific farming. 320 
The farmer of the second class, our ideal farmer. 320-321 
Two series of crop raising. 322 
The cranberry plant. 323-324 
Knowledge of the geological formations necessary in the study of agricultu¬ 
ral science. 325 
Animal life—birds, insects, etc. 326-328 
