Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-03-27
PANHANDLE FARMERS
WILL ASSEMBLE HERE
District Institute. short iourse aud
tlas-es 10 Domestic Science
Ibis summer

4 TCas aas represented A. mo annual
Farmers Institute. held 90 college
I station under Tho State Department
pf Agriculture. b. one farmer DO
1913. there we're about one hundred
Much OF Tho time 81 the institute va
taken no in hearing aud discus .inR
lecture on topics which do not ilt
into Panhandle farming Tho pso-
+ pln In Northeast Texas are inferr ted
100 kaGr. milo. sorghum. feterita I'd
los. dairj ing baby beef and con
. Forgation ~ moisture. and mann Of
/ fhr Panhandle delegate asked each
. other Why not have . district boz
.tituto whore topic iH which Pan
/ handle farmers are lniorn tod appear
uu thc program Two daf. are
consumed In getting ~ college sta
fi0n and two more day Do gn'finz
home ihis time could be- saved and
The fien duyr sct apart for q district
Institute and short course made goo,
use ~
The time Of tho coming institute
/ has not been decided upon. hut fIl
De- announced later The aEflcultur
al department. of iHc Santa Fo ROcy
Island and Fort Worth A Denver aiI
. go operate besides ihr State Depart
mrnf of Agriculture" lu. A and 81
college HIi' lc Represented bt Dol.
turor aud 'tHibin Di.,I .0r. co.,
Use topic. aIl. occur daily follow .n.
fHlH %. tuthuriiIn. The farmer an
.tDokuIn who cannot attend Tho
Who'll. nrir 0f meeting can. ht
consulting the program. ~ ho ISSUED
loo advance Ot tIr institute. pick on
those meeting. Boo which ho b. most
Interested 1h, roH man Rill be-
Interested BOB bl1t beef production
and thc dalrFmeu. whether he milk
ait COW. or siRty will be- glad to.
hear hoH Do, lan make Dos type Of SD
Jos a. Boz discussed. and want tOI
know the best way ~ grow crops for
the aIO how 10 cut and pack the
foOdiuff tO the greatest advantage
and especially how 10 feed the sll
nge l0r the greatest possible gains
Seed selection. an important topic
~ the Panhandle farmers. who nov
have Zoo ship boz most Of the seed. they
NuW. or lUy Inferior thrcshed seed
from noighbors or mills and seed
testing viii Boz placed ON the pro.
crdu How ~ produce more beet
and more pork on the farm viii sure
" interest large number ~ stock
men tho subject of how 10 fatter
proflablY the cattle raised At home
and the subject Of pasture for hog
are very important Glasses H.
stock Judging. grain and forage
Judging. poultry Judging. testing
milk and cream with the Babcock
tester. Gambling eggs. etc, will prob
ably be- arranged for those interest.
cd
Much attention viii be given IN
arranging for the institute to have
VOL conducted departments for IN,
farmer, NiFes and daughters
Whether from the farm or ranch
there viii bc considerable 10 inter.
est the ladies Resides the poultry
subjects. there will be- classes In cool
ing and sewing under the direction
of The Texas Industrial College at
Denton there b. sure 20 bo some
thing Goo interest even the best cook
and the best drossmakcrs in the Pan.
handle the home decoration anf
household management vim D., %,
ruascd
The plans are being Vorkon oui
slowly. but effectively. ofor know
organization of farmers IN Tcvat
Within radius Of Amarillo ha
been addressed ON the forthcoming
institute. aud replies Of the most IN
'orablo nature are beginning To- COM
BOO When the views of majority o.
the various sections OF the panhau
die are known. and the open date.
OF the Agricultural aud Industrial
colleges uscertained. further au
uounrcment of the program ana
dates viii be- made The last week
w August has been suggested ~ m,
time which might suit most farmer.
and siockmen ANY farmer. stock
man cor organization Interested
which has not heard direct from Am
arillo should address pr VI " Gun
uiulham who g. chairman OF IN,
subcommittee on Education a III
vision of the Agricultural Depart
mcut off The Chamber of Commerce