The San Francisco call., 1909-10-13
RANCHERS' W[fkON
UNIVERSITY FARM
Educators and Agriculturists
Will Hold Seven Day Confer
ence at Davis

i.
duction to the short courses in agricul-
ture, which will be given on the uni
versity farm at Davis, farmers week
will be held, October 25 to 80. for gen
eral discussion of problems of the farm
and for the education of the fruit
grower and cattle raiser.
Besides members of the faculty of
the university who will be heard dur
ing farmers week, prominent agricul-
turists of the state will make ad-
dresses. among them being A. e. Boyn-
ton of San Francisco, Judge Peter
Shields of Sacramento, W. r. Mcintosh
of Fresno, Mrs. Minnie E. Sherman of
Fresno and many others.
The program for the week follows;
MONDAY, OCTOBER rs
1o:45 a. m.-Opening Of the week, room 10.
dairy building.
Conservation of Our Greatest Resource-the
Soil Prof. I. z. Roberts.
1:15 p. m.-''Catte Flies in California, W.
B. Herms. 10, dairy building.
2:15-Jndgiug demonstration of dairy cattle by
E, W, Major and F. D. Hawk in pavilion.
4:00-"Forage Crops" first lecture, E. j.
Wckson. room 10, dairy building.
500 Illustrated lectures Agricultural Edu-
cation Leroy Anderson; Facts Concerning
the Dairy Industry in California II. A. Hopper,
pavilion.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 2s
500 a. m.-"The Farm Separator" H. A.
Hopper. room 10. dairy building.
9:00-"The Minus Quantity in California
Soils" g. W. Shaw, pavilion.
lo:0O-"Forage Crops" second lecture, E. ].
100. Marketing Pure Bred Livestock" E.
W. Major. pavilion
ns p p sSa 0n S6S Success in oefeai
1:15-AnIual meeting University Farm stu
dents association CIV. o. Russell, Davis, presi-
Business meeting-Address by Professor Rob-
erts at 2:15, room 10, dairy building. ..,,
3:o0-Indging demonstration OF beer CATTLE
s:O0-University Farm students association,
Russell Presdas paEiG1 RnSnton San Fran.
cisco. aud Judge Peter J. Shields. Sacramento.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81
500 a. m.-"The Cream Supply; the Farmer
and the Quality in Butter" H. A. Hopper, room
" s:0SM.caiifornfa 0S fi Horticulture" W. T.
Clarke, pavilion.
Cheese Making L. NJ Davis, room 10, dairy
io:oG-..Forage Crops third lecture. E. J.
II :oo+4Some Results of Work at the Peta-
luna Poultry station" NJ Jsffs ps,;rs Psviioh ebo,
ZOO p. Control of Grasshoppers,'' C. w
Woodworth. room 10: dairy building; rs
F 9ss room E. dairy % building
2:0O-General conference on rural lfe, W. A.
Beard Sacramento presiding; ls paTii1Sn sherman
Fresno: Mrs George w. Pierce, Davis; Leroy
Anderson and others. -.
s:0O-Contnued conference ,, on rural me- w.
Address by Mrs. Minnie E. Sherman, Fresno
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2s
500 a. m.-..The Farmers Interest in Cream
SampIing and Testing" H. A Hopper. room
i' s:ooM.vaiue o5 Of Keeping Pure, Bred Dairy
Cattle, = D. Hawk, room 10. dairy hsr building H
ture and Control R. E. Smith, pavilion.
u io:oeI..Forage Crops fourth lecture. E. j.
iieooH Fertility Fertility of the Land. Prof l. P
TOO Zoo y. m.M''some of the Causes of the
Present depression In Grape Growing" F. I.
''i:i i:i5EFarmers' institute conference. room TO-
dairy address egliqDps, bp ]. B B. Mem. Anaheim
3:OO-Judging demonstration of sheep by
E. W. Major and II. Phillips. pSsili1n, pniS,nr w
Clarke presiding. -,
Mrs Minnie e. Sherman, Fresno.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 90
s.oo a m.-..Methods of Disposing Of Milk, >
H. A. Hopper room 10, dairy building. ".
e:oO-"Bovine tuberculosis A. r. Ward,
room 1ha Of the Pear and Apple Their
Nature and Control R. E. Smith. pavilion
l0:o0-.'Forage Crops fifth lecture, +. j,
1IAo II 90. Some Needed Improvements in Grape
Growing" +. T. Bioletti. pavilion; u,,,o,
1:15 o. me-. J. Wickson, presiding; pavilion.
Luther Burbank and His Work. E. ]. Wick
National Livestock interests, Hon. h A.
Jastro of Bakersfield, president OF the Nationa
Iiyestock association and of the State agricul-
.:Marketing Organizations, Hon. J. W. JEFF
frey of Sacramento, state commissioner OF nor
ticuture. - - h.~ro. hr n
3:OO-Judging demonstration OF horses' oy Z.
w Major and Howard Phillips.
s :Oo@Receptlon to all attending farmers week
by the resident faculty at the dormitory.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80
o.oo m insecticides c. w. Woodwork,
room 10 dairy building W.
DEVELOPMENT association room 8, dairy building
i0:Oo-Judging demonstration of swine, by
f. " Major and F. d. Hawk, pavilion.
.30 n m-Regular monthly meeting Sacra-
mento Valley development association, Hon. Mar
shall Diggs. president, pavilion
prominent workers for good roads.