The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-26

lIfc EIllifc "tSIcTH Idit VI NoTt1
Carolina is Being Convened in a
Series Of Practical Institutes Which
Will End on August Twenty-Fourth,
and Which Are Being Conducted by
Exports.
The Farmers Institute work is now
being pushed with vigor in Western
North Carolina, there being five par
ties In the field giving practical in
structiOn to the farmer and their
wives. These practical instructors sent
out by the State Department Of Agri-
culture are doing work that will prove
of great value in agricultural prog
ress in North Carolina.
Two of the parties in the field have
a loads of farming implements for
demonstration work, as we'll as cars
equipped for household and domestic
- science work, these being the Sea-
board Air Line and Southern Railway
parties. Among the instructors in the
parties are a number of ladies, these
being Mrs. F. l. Stevens, of Raleigh,
HUT, Of Raleigh, and Miss Minnie
Jamison, Of Greensboro, with the
Southern Railway party; Mrs. W. r.
H~oIowell, of Goldsboro, and Miss
Lille Jamison, Of Durham, with the
Seaboard Air Line party; Miss Jose
Prime Scott and Miss Reinhardt with
the central party. Mrs. Hollowe1l and
Mrs. HUT are to go to Atlanta next
week, and will later join the western
party at Murphey for a series Of insti-
tutes.
h men in the northern party are
Or. Roberts, Mr.. Blackford, of Ohio,
obacco specialist; Mr.. Frank Parker,
Or. f. l.. Stevens. In the Southern
hallway parties are J. L. Burgess, the
State Agronomist; State Veterinarian
w. G. Christman; S. B. Shaw, assistant
hort1culturist In the western party
are Prof. Newman, of the chair Of
agriculture Of the A. & M College:
Mr.. A. l.. Finch, a prominent farmer
OF Rockingham county; Mr.. J. S. JET
frey, poultryman for the Department
of Agriculture. In the central party
are Mr.. A. Henderson and Mr.. j. A..
10Y who are demonstrators for
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, and Mr.. r. W. Scott. In the
western party are Mr.. Franklin Sher-
man, state Entomologist; Mr.. J. w.
Robinson. of CataWba, and MIR. A. Can
non, OF the Department Of Agriculture.
The institutes which began on July
IL at Pittsboro have thus far been
held at Pittsboro, Lee County Court
house, Oxford, Cameron, Cedar Grove,
Creedmoor, McLeansburg, Aberdeen,
Durham, kernersville, Hoffman, Rox-
boro, ClemmoEs, Rockingham, Leas-
Hill, Carthage, Mills River, Mt. Ulla,
Wadesboro, Jacksonville, Raeford,
Brevard, Mooresville Peachland, Bat
t~leground, Star, Columbus, Derita,
Marshville, Sylvania, Elise, Mars Hill,
Griffith, Waxhaw, Winston-Salem'
Troy and Chapel Hill.
The above named places were visited
IN two weeks and the institutes will
continue through the twenty-fourth Of
August, a month longer.
The further appointments of the
parties are at the following places. be-
ginning on Monday:
july 2-Huntersville, Monroe, En-
terprfse, Norwood, Leicester.
July 26-Matthews, Statesvil1e.
Wallburg. Albemarle, Bethel Academy.
Salisbury, Clyde.
July 2s-Morganton, Mt. Holly,
Pilot Mt, Mt: Pleasant, Robbinsvine.
July 29-Connelly Springs. Iron
Station, Mt Airy, Shopton, Andrews.
July SO-Concord, Shelby, Tobacco
vile, Arlington, Murphy.
August 1|Harrtsburg, Liucolnton
Wilkesboro, Caps s.. H, H~ayesvflle.
China Grove, Cherryvile
4a~dklnVllle, GastOnia, Brasstown.
3-Linwood, Ellenboro, East
Bend. DR.. Foards, Almond.
mug LIZ rutherford
ton. Rocky Ford, Sherrills Ford, Brv-
o City.
Augus 5-Jamestown, Thermal
City, Sparta, Denver, Western Party.
August 6-Pleasant Garden, Marion.
Jefferson, Casar, Franklin.
August S|Goldston, Spruce Pine,
Boone, Reeds, sylvia
August 0Sil City, Bakersville.
Palmyra, Ramseur, Dellwood.
august 1O-Liberty, Burnsville, Lee
nor, SandIeman,. Waynesville.
ii-EIon College, Granite
Fails, Asheboro, amman
HugusL l2-Mebane, Farmer, Net.
Ausus' Is-Orange Grove, Denton.