Farmers' Institute

CUelsea, January 11.- Th farmers of this scriinu hare 'been haring i most tnterestlng trad instructóve o ing In tliis village. The meeting was eálled t" order al 11 o'clock Monda-y tij President E3. A. Nord Dan of I.ima. .1. s. Eüdmunds offered prayer and !. I'.. Taylor 'welcomed the visiiing farmers io the city and extended them iis freedoin. E. A. N'ordiiKin respocnded to the address of welcome witii soxne pi i.cni observatlons amd aoand advice to h:s teJlow farmers. In afternoon II. 1). Platt talked mi the subject of taxation. He drw the sharp oantrïisi between the amount of t,-ixt's which are ]:ii('. by the corporations of ibis state .nul those whicli are paid by the farmers. He ;iil he had no apologies to make foT hïs paper and it ueeded none. It was clear, sharp and concise. .1. W. Whi.tr. of Scio, followed Mr. l'iaii and, ms ttsiuil with him, offerGd many raluatole suggestions. lic be-. l;ered thai ;l meas should pay taxes on whal they are woiih. noi on a ■i all portion of tliai sum. I). 1'.. Taylor took occasion to lob t hato the m.-in.v representativea vvho have heen sent to legislature without doing anyfchlng Cor thelr HUtS. Win. Bird, l' A'in ATbor, read i fMiper "ii smal] i'rniis. Miss Julia Ball, oí Hamburg, i an cxci-ll'-nt paper on the "Michigan Boy," telling wlial ho is. what Ue nii-lii to be and whai lic uil! bï öne of these days wheu the girls have ir all thèir way. Mis. .1. K. ('aiü])licl!. oí Augus a, tliought thnr the nioiiicrs and the failiii's wriv the omes wiio have the n aking of the eliarai iit ui' the future Michigan )-.'. Prf. DcW'iit. of Dexter, eoro arrad with the ladlee and ctiucked ia a good uoid for rilucarion. in ilif evetriaag V. '. Wedeiuayer spoke i'xlruisnvcly on bhe taxatioo feature of the railroad quesriou. -f. s. Gorman parrw&pated in the discussiini favoring a specifle lax upon earuings. 'rui'sday Itiillainl Monail. oí' Banton Harbor, Vpokc entettainingly on in tensive eultivation. II( said must farn crs a re Ion exteaisive inslcad of intensive cultivators. Al. i.. ltayinond i.ilkcd aloul liandUng mi'lk and handled the oreaineriês withoiti gloves. Tke creameries ■.■■.e uní without chanipiotis bowever, wiio -r..rcd maiiy goodi potttts. The follO'wing ofltcera wen eleeted for tlxe ensuing year: President, E. V. Cralfts, Siiai-on: ire-presidents. M. L. Itaynioiid. Sharom; H. X. AVilson. Lima; Ym. Bavidson. Syivan: Aiidi-c-.v Boyce, Lyndon: C. I. Johnson. Dexrcr; secretory, O. ('. l'.urkhart. ('h-1sca: ti'easurer, W. K. önerin, Cflielsea.