The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10
Institutes FOR FARMERS
WORK WILL START THIS WEEK
: PROMINENT MEN AND o.
r. MEN TO TAKE PART.

A great deal of benefit is derived
each year by the and country
people IN general Of the State from
the work of the Farmers Institute and
Wornen's Institute held by the State
Department Of culture in cO-ope-
ration Farmers Institutes of the
various counties throughout North
Carolina
This work for the present year be-
gan last Tuesday 1t will be carried
on by many of the leading agricultural
men Of the State these being divided
unto five different parties known as
the Eastern, Northern, Southern,
way parties. These parties will travel
over the entire State holding meet,
ings at about one hundred and sixty
different towns. The Institute work
is carried out by both men and wo-
men. Lectures on practical farming
are given by the men, While the wo-
men speak on domestic science, Civ
ing practical demonstrations on all
the various phases Of home work
done by the women of the State.
These parties will travel in two spe-
cal cars. both Of which are equipped
especially for the work
The car used by the men of the par
ties carries a number of the latest and
most improved farm implements,
which will be exhibited at all points
where the Institutes are to be held
The various uses to which these i'm
plements are adapted to will be fully
explained, they being SO arranged as
to be taken from the cars.
The car used by the women will
be OF the greatest interest to the wives
and daughters Of the farmers through
out the State. A number Of the
seats Of this car have been removed
and in the space thus secured a model
kitchin, complete in every a has
been arranged. This kitchen, though
backing in no detail, is not an ex-
pensive one. but is one hat could
be afforded by the average farm
house in the State. 1t contains a
kitchen cabinet, an ice chest. a sink,
a table. a blue flame oil stove, an
alcohol stove for denatured alcohol,
and two ~fireless cookers, besides hav-
ing all the other various accessories
that go to make UP the modern kitch-
en-. Practical demonstrations in cook
ing will be given by the ladies in
charge of this car. the seats in the
rear being used by those who will
witness these demonstrations.
Some of the prominent men and
women who will leave Raleigh to help
in this work, which Will continue
until the latter part of August, are:
Messrs. Franklin Sherman. w. n.
HUT, c. A. Roberts. T. c. Reimer, G.
L. Newman. j. Michels, J.. S. Jeffrey;
Mrs w. N HUT and Miss Evans
The dates and places follow:
Southern PARTY. L.. Burgess il
Charge.
Institutes conducted by Messrs. Bur,
CESS, Chrisman, Browne.
Tuesday, August 10-Brevard.
Wednesday,, August 11-Fletcher.
Thursday, August Colchester.
Friday, August 13-Marsha1l.
Saturday. August 14-Mars Hill.
Monday, August 16-Burnsville.
Tuesday, August 17-Bakersvil!e.
- Wednesday, August 1s-Spruce Pine
Eastern Party-Ffanklin Sherman,
Jr., in Charge.
Institutes by Messrs.
Sherman. Williams. DR.. McLendon.
Institutes conducted by Messrs.
Sherman. Petree, McLendon.
Institute due by Messrs.
Sherman, Williams, McLendon.
Tuesday, Angst 1O-Salemburg.
Institutes conducted by Messrs.
Sherman n Layton.
Wednesday, August 11-Castle
Hayne-
Thursday, August 12-Burgaw.
Friday, August Iceland.
Saturday, August 14-Whiteville.
Monday, Angus 16-Chadourn.
Tuesday. August 17-Taor.
Wednesday, August 1S-Fayette-
Vile
Thursday, August 19-Red Springs
Institutes by Messrs.
Sherman and others.
Friday, Angus 20-Coats.
Saturday,, August 21-Lillington.
SeabOard Air Line Party.
Institutes conducted by Messrs
HUT, Petree, Conover and Women.
Institutes conducted by Messrs
HUT, MillsaDps, ConOver and Women.
Tuesday, August 10-Monroe.
Wednesday, August 11-Matthews.
Thursday. August Paw Creek.
Friday, August 13-Iron Station.
Saturday, August 14-Lincolnton.
Monday, August 16-Cherryville.