Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-17
INSTITUTES FOR FARMERS.
Work viii Start This Week-Promi-
nent Men and Women to Take Part.

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the work of the Farmers Institute
and Womcn's Institute held by the
State Department of Agriculture in
cooperation with farmers Institutes
of the various counties throughout
North Carolina
This work for the present year be-
gan last Tuesday. It will be carried
on by many of the leading agrfcul-
2tural men of the State, these being
divided into five different parties
known as the Eastern, Northern,
Southern, Southern Railway and Sea-
board Railway parties. These parties
| will travel over the entire State hold
ing meetings at about one hundred
and sixty different towns. The insti-
| tUte work is carried out by both men
and women. Lectures on practical
farming are given by the men, while
the women speak on domestic science,
giving practical demonstrations on all
the various phases Of home work
one by the women Of the State.
These parties will travel in two spe-
cial 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.
TIE 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 kitch-
in, complete in every way, has been
ing in no detail, is not an expensive
one, but is one that could be afforded
by the average farmhouse in the
State It contains a kitchen cabinet,
an ice chest, sink, table, a blue
flame oil stove, an alcohol stove for
denatured alcohol, and two f1releSs
cookers, besides having all the other
various accessories that go to make
up the modern kitchen. Practical
demonstrations in cooking will be
given by the ladies in charge Of this
car, the seats in the rear being used
by those who will witness these dem
onstrations.
Some of the prominent men and
women who will leave Raleigh to help
in this work, which will continue un-
til the latter part of August, are:
Messrs Franklin Sherman, W, N.
Hutt, G. A. Roberts, F. C. Reimer, G.
T.. Newman, j. Michels, J. s. Jeffrey;
Mrs. W. N. Hutt and Miss Evans.
The dates and places follow:
Eastern Party-Franklin Sherman,
Jr., i'm Charge.
Institutes conducted by Messrs.
Sherman, Bray, Parker, Mrs. w. R.
| Hollowell, Miss Evans.
Friday, July 16-Calypso.
Saturday, July 17-Rose Hill.
| Institutes conducted by Messrs.
Sherman, Williams, DR.. McLendon-
Thursday, July 22-Scotland Neck.
| Friday, July 23-Conetoe.
Saturday, July 24-Nashville.
| Monday, July 26-Whitakers.
| Tuesday, July 27-Test Farm.
| Wednesday, July 28-Greenville.
Thursday, July 29-Washington.
Friday, July 31-Grimsley's Church
Monday, August Wilson.
Tuesday, August 3-Stanhope High
School,
Wednesday, August 4-Kenly.
/ Thursday, August 5-Smithfield.
Friday, August 6-Benson.
Saturday, August Newton Grove
Monday, August 9-Spring Branch.
Tuesday, August 10-Salemburg.
| Wednesday, August IL Castle
Hayne.
Thursday, August 12-Burgaw.
Friday, August 13-Leland.
81 Saturday, August 14-Whiteville.
| Monday, August 16-Chadbourn.
Tuesday, August 17-Taor.
Wednesday, August 18-Fayette
Vile
Thursday, August 19-Red Springs
Friday, August 20-Coats.
Saturday, August 21-Lillington.