Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
FARAEas' MEEK FEB. 1928
Fourth Annual Course of Lee.
lures at the University.
fHirty Speakers VIII Give Addrevsaa
and Demonstrations to the Number
W seventy during the FY~e
Dsys-&Svees1hins FREE.

The fourth anETll farmers week will
| lie held AT the University of Vermont
and State Agricultural College as usual
during Washingtuns birthday week Tie
university and tho State commissioner of
agriculture cooperate in this enterprise
as in past years. Tho sessions begin
Monday afternoon February 49, ana close
Friday Afternoon February g. Addresses
and demons rations--so 10 In number
will be- in progress morning. afternoon
and evening. About 30 different parties
officials of the United States depart
of agriculture, agricultural college profes-
sors farmers institute speakers and the
| like-arp engaged, among them being
George NJ. Rofnmel, the animal husband
man of the department Of agriculture and
| Morgan Judge at the last State fair. the
| Hon. Andrew Elliot of Guelph. Ont. a
! veteran farmers institute worker all over
| Canada and the United States, the Hon.
| W. +. McSparren of Pennsylvania. whose
| addresses were so well received last year.
| Mrs. j. r. Adams of Massa husetts, and
| many others.
All sessions are free TO men and women
alike. over 400 attended last year. Ow-
ing TO the prolonged illness Of the head
of the department of home economics.
| last years successful work in this line
| for farmers wives cannot he repeated this
year, but doubtless will be hereafter a
regular feature.
Reduced rates are offered on all rail-
roads on account of carnival week In
Burlington.
The University of Vermont also CO.
rn tpS schools
of agriculture at Lyndon Center and Ran
dolph Center. and with the State COM
missioner of agriculture in the conduct of
two farmers weeks at these two schools
respectively on February 1914 and Feb
ruary 1916. For programs of the Bur-
| lington farmers week. February 1875
apply to j. l.. Hills. dean of the college
of agriculture Burlington, VT for pro-
+ grams of the Lyndon Center week. apply
to Director A. r. Merrill. Lyndon Cen
ter, VT. and for the Randolph Center
week. apply to Principal G. L. Green.
Randolph Center. Vt.
The complete program of the week fol-
lows:
MONDAY. FEBRUARY H.
! D. m-Tho Diagnosis of Soil Needs,
Professor Hills
3 m.-Soiling Crops. Prof. Borland
4p m.-Good Seed. Seed Testing.
/ Mr. Helyar
s p. m.-FcIest Fire Protection,
| State Forester Halves
| 9 p. m.-The Grand Canon Of Arizona
Gllustrated). Professor Hills
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 90
THE CONTROL. OF ANIMAL DIS
EASES.
$50 a. m.--Discases OF the Udder
Professor Rich
/ $3.50 a. m.-The Work OF the state Cattle
| Commissioner.
Commissioner Davis
| 1890 a. m.-Contasious Abortion
Professor Rich
II 30 m.-The Relation of Animal Dis
ease to Human Disease.
Dr. Stone
THE SOIL.
$50 a. m.-Soil Making dantern).
Professor Hills
9:30 a, m.-Soil Manuring ...... Mr.. Jones
| 1890 t. m-Soil Mana cement
Professor Hills
II 30 a. m.-Some Insect Life Histories.
Prof H. f. Perkins
/
. p. m.-Grasses. .......... MIR. Helyar
! = p. m.-'My Experiences with Lime,
Mr.. Hitchcock
: CD Sprays; bordeaux. lime SUI
phur. Kerosene emulsion; their
making and use; spray noz-
zles,
Professor Cummings and Messrs. Har-
greaves and Lombard.
90 Home Mixing Of Fertilizers.
/ Professor Hills
tc) Determination of Soil Ac.
idity ...... .........Mr Atwood
I'D Forms Of Lime Prof. Hills
| y. m.-Address... ...... MIR. Eliiot
p. m.-Vcrmont in the Making 0an-
term. Commissioner Martin
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY ~
FARM CROPS
80 a m Forage crops for Vermont,
MIR. !lelyar
$3.50 d. m-Alfalfa in Vermont,
Mr. McSparren
| 1880 a. m.-potatocs a. q Vermont Crop
Mr.. Brigham
llSo a m.-Foregt Trces as Vermont
Crop. State Forester Halves
$40 a. m.-Weeds. ........P Professor htrhs
$50 a, ma woman W OTIS III baHs
ing ........M Mrs Adams
1880 a. m.-Lessons from Western Ag1-
culture for Eastern Farmers,
Professor Edison
Lot a. rn.-Horses for Vermont Farmers,
Mr.. Elliot and DIR. Rich
. p. m--My Ideal Cow. MI. EiIlol
- m.-The Birds and the Farmers.
State Ornithologist Howe
DEMONSTRATIONS 2 TO y. NJ.
"a Stock Judging
Mr. Elliot. Dr., Rich
,h)Ice Cream Making.
Professor Borland
(c) Testing Milk and Cream.
Messrs. Anderson and Moran
td) Testing Iiutter for Moisture
Content,
Professor Borland !
,e) Cream RipeninG and Pa3'
tcurization. Professor Borand
On Wednesday evening the Vermont
state Forestry association will hold its
annual meeting, which will be addressed
by several experts, 1t is hoped that Gov
ernor Bass OF New Hampshire and rep
resentative of the Yale forestry school
tl,a