The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-28
Missouri Farmers Week.

Inc oates OF tne HeXt MlSSOuIl
Farmers Week, as the big annual
gathering Of the farmers of the. state
has come to be called, are January 8,
9, 10, II and IL. The place is the
Agricultural College at Columbia.
Farmers Week is held under the
auspices of the State Board ofAgri-
culture, the Agricultural College CO.
operating and putting on four days
short course.
In this short course practical in
struction is given in the various SUBJ
jects in which the general farmer, the
live stock specialist, the dairyman,
the horticulturist and the poultryman
are interested. Special attention is
given to live stock and grain judging.
Practically the entire teaching force
of the College will give the weeks
time to this work.
In addition to the members of the
College faculty there will be large
number of prominent men and wo-
men on the program arranged by the
Board Of Agriculture. Among these
my be mentioned, A. L. Glover, of
Harold's Dairyman, Fl. Atkinson,
Wis.,; Joseph E. Wing, of the Breed
er's Gazette, Chicago; President Ken
yon L. Butterfield, of the Massachu-
sets Agricultural College; Professor
Alva Agee, Of the Pennsylvania State
College; Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones,
Minneapolis, Mimi; R. j. Kinzer,
Secretary of the American Hereford
Cattle Breeders Association; Herbert
j. Krum, Editor of the Saddle and
Horse Show Chronicle, Lexington,
KY; Dean H. L. Russell, of the Wis
consin Agricultural College, and Hon
orable A. M. Abbott, member ILL
nois legislature and extensive farmer
and cattle feeder.
The Missouri State Corn Show will
be held in the Agricultural College
during Farmers Week. The pre-
miums amount to more than So, 1000
in cash and farming implements, and
include handsome 5000 silver cup
offered by the State Board of Agri-
culture, for the first time.
Live stock breeders will find that
this years program contains more
''meat" for them than has any pre-
vious program, and corresponding
ly large increase in attendance is an
ticipated.
The country women of Missouri
are especially invited. There are to
be four interesting days of home
economics work, a meeting Of the
Women Farmers Club, daily instruc-
ton in poultry husbandry, and dis
cussions touching the most vital ques-
tons that have to do with the coun-
try home.
A dozen or more associations, in
Guiding breeders of horses, sheep,
cattle and hogs, will hold meetings
during the week, as will the Farm
Management Association, Dairy AS
ISOLATION, and others.
The exercises of the week open
Monday night and close Friday night
with the Seventh Annual Farmers
Banquet. Each evening there will
be program of music, popular adj
dresses, and illustrated lectures.
Governor Herbert S. Hadley, State
Superintendent of Schools w. P. Ev-
ans and other prominent officials and
educators will be in attendance.
Each visitor who registers during
Farmers Week will be provided
with beautiful badge. The attend
ance is expected to reach 1000, and
Columbia is making preparations for
this many people. Reduced rates on
railroads.
The Boone County Poultry Show
will be held in Columbia during
Farmers Week.
Programs and further information
may be had by addressing T. c. Will
son, Secretary Missouri State Board
of Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri.