The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16
MANY INSTITUTES
FOR THE FARMERS
And There Will Be Also lnsti-
tutes for the Women at the
Meeting
THREE PARTIES GO OUT
TO LECTURE THIS MONTH

Matters of Importance to the Farm
ers and to The Wives Of the Farm
erS-Matters Of the Home as Well
as Those Pertaining to Field Crops
Will Be Discussed-There Should
Be Cooperation and u Large At
tendance.
There are TO be many Farmers In
stitutes in North Carolina his year,
end some Of these are TO begin his
month, three parties to take the field.
There will be Women's Institutes at
the meetings as we'll, and these are
OF great Importance, perhaps more SO
than the institutes for the men. At
these meetings for the women sub |
Jects are discussed pertaining to the
health of the family, foods, cooking,
sanitation, and so on, subjects of as
large. or of more importance than
field crops and such matters as are
discussed at the mems meetings.
In order to get the best results at
each meeting the cooperation Of the
people is needed and the progressive
people Of eaeh place visited should
give aid to the meetings. There
should be a large attendance at all
OF them.
Concerning some Of the features Of
the meetings, III addition TO the adj
dresses and lectures tc be given by
SPECIALISTS. Mr.. L. +. Iarkcr, the
Director OF Institutes for the North
Carolina Department of Agriculture.
makes the following announcements:
a prize of s1.00 will be given for
the best exhibit of five ears Of corn,
provided they are Iner1torious and
show points of excellence. Otherwise
no premium will be given. Also q
premium Of $1.0O for the best loaf Of
tread exhibited by a woman or girl
living on a farm, the following condi-
tons to be observed: In making the
bread, bought or homemade Yeast
may be used, but bread made by the
salt rising" process will not be award
ed a prize, nor will bread scoring less
than IS points out OF a possible 100
points for q perfect bread, be given q
prize.
$ The following score card, designed
by Prof. Isabe Brewer, for the Illinois
9 Domestic Science Association, will be
q observed for the Judging OF bread:
) favor, 35 points; lightness, Is points;
l grain and texture, 20 points; crust
color. depth, texture. 20 points; crumt
: color. moisture, 10 points; shape
= and size, 10 points; total. 100 points
. Size recommended: 72x3 Il k q
= inches.
The following list sets out the ap-
g pointments for the various Institutes
The North Eastern Party.
= The party %lecturing in the North
= eastern part Of the State will be il
, charge Of Mr.. A. /. French, conductor
- Wednesday. January 18th, Noun
q Pleasant.
IS Thursday, January 18th. Isocl
= Ridge.
% Friday. January 18th, Halifax
Saturday, january goth. Jackson.
Monday, January 22d, Gatesville.
4 Tuesday, January 23d, Winton.
~ Wednesd"- January Gath. Windsor
Thursday, January 25th. Ahoskie.
Friday, January 26th, Rich Square
Saturday. January eth. Scotlan,
ar Neck.
u, Monday. January 2eth. Speed.
u Tuesday, January 30th, OAK City.
~, Wednesday. January 31st, Grimes
o.. land.
Thursday, February I, Aurora.
Friday, February I'd. WASHINGTON.
Saturday, February Sd, Bethel
st Monday, February 9Th, Williamson
n Tuesday. February 9Th, Plymouth.
Wednesday, February 7th, Pantege
~ Thursday, February 9Th, Swa
er Quarter.
m Saturday, February 10th, Fairfield
Monday, February 18th, Sladesvill'
Tuesday, February 18th, Mackey
Ferry.
Wednesday, February 14th, Colun
: bia
80, Thursday, February 18th. Creswe}
Ir Friday. February 18th. Edenton.
g Saturday, February 18th, Hertfor
or Monday, February 18th, Currituc
"a Court House.
Tuesday, February Goth. Jarrisbur
Wednesday,, February Il. Elizabet
co City.
Thursday. February 22d. Sale1
iP~asquotank county.
six Friday. February 23d. Camde
,g- Court House.
The Central Party.
In charge Of the central party "
va be Mr. Franklin Sherman, conducto
Thursday, January 18th, kenly.