Arizona republican., 1911-05-21
Rural Residents Appreciate
 Boards New Move COOP ERATION
Attendance at Yesterdays Question Session Was Flattering and All Pres ent Regarded Plan as a Profitable One.

The initial farmers day" at tn,
 board of trade yesterday afternoon wa,
 all that the most sanguine promoter,
 of the enterprise could lave hoped for
 both in point of attendance ana in the interest displayed in the proceedings. 1 The response of the farmers to the in-
 vitation to come and bring their per pleNitieS with them was quite general some came in the morning and made themselves It home just as they were invited to do. but the larger attendance
 was in the afternoon during the "ques- ] ton hours. There were from fifty 10 hundred present all afternoon. among them many women. who were very properly just as much interested ! as their husbands
 Before the meeting adjourned the ] question was put Co the house, whether l the meeting had been profitable one
 and all voted a.firmatively. \ similar ! vote met the question whether the l farmers would like to have the meet | ngs continued. The committees there | upon decided to hold a similar meeting ] in June. the date yet to be fixed. and it | l> planned Co have one or more women { speakers present at the next meet to ! discuss such things as may be of spe- i eIal interest to the women.
 By that time also it IS expected that 1 the committee on exhibits wifi have ] perfected it's plan for offering prizes | for the best crops of one kind or an | other It is hoped about twenty five, ! ( !. ! with several more valuable cups for | the best results secured in some of the | leading industries
 Al the appointed hour Colonel J. H | McClntock. president of the board. ad- dressed the assembIage stating the general object of the meeting as be- 1 ing an expression of the desire of the organization Co be of greater service jo the farmers than it has hitherto been as well as to illustrate to them that it has always been of greater service to them perhaps than they have appreciated
 The president pointed out that the meeting was to be held jointly under the auspices of the committee on CO., operation and the committee m rural affairs of which B F.. Marks and James =. Day. respectively. are chairmen. The president then called Chairman Marks Co preside over the meeting
 After few preliminary remarks the, subjects advertised for debate were taken mp by the six speakers an nounced, each d specialist, and each one present To be of whatever service he could Thirty minutes was given to col rrl. was mostly responsive to questions asked by one or another in the audi ence. The subjects and speakers were as follows:
 "Cantaloupes." by Dr. John w Foss
 oranges" by Poster II. Rockwell
 "Dairying." by George \. Marshall Olives" by C. P Munger.
 Alfalfa" by James < Day and Dr.
 Morrill,
 Cattle by Dr J C. Norton
 The farmers brought in feV exhib- its for the board of trade. though not as many as the board would like to have for it is trying to accumulate a good stock during the early harvest season against the later demands when such exhibits cannot be secured But the response in the line of exhibits con corning such things as the farmers de- sired information was decidedly flat tering and gave the spea llers all the talking subjects they needed for the all lOttcd time
 Announcement was made that the board has on hand a good sUpply of bulletins of the department Of agricul- ture. which will be furnished 10 any one asking for them, or for an one Of them treating of subject in which he IS interested For the information of all. typewritten lists were displayed to those present giving the titles of the bulletins together with the depart mental bulletin number. The list is re- produced here for the benefit of those who were not present The porusal of the list wi-l also suggest to the minds of farmers. subjects concerning which they might desire to ask questions at the next farmers day meeting.
 Subject Dept. Bulletin Mum.