The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-28
prooram For Farmers C0nven-
ton and Roundup Institute
Unusually Strong One
HOUSEWIVES MEETING, TOO
Noted Agricultural Workers of
North Carolina and Other
States Will Speak at Gath
erlng at A. and N. College
housewives Convention SEES
SONS at Meredith College

N.DitO al NsSs OSSttt SStbNSS
-. Twelfth Annual State Farmers
rapgrpfion and Roundup Institute, to
h.. b..ld at the A. and NJ. College here
IA August 25-27. promises to be the
mast interesting and profitable one
.yar held The meetings will be held
ia PlIau Hall at the college.
TIN. program for the occasion has
i,..t been issued and the speakers are
In. foremost men in the State who
,r., working for the upbuilding of
,,r.uIture. horticulture and live stock
RAISING.
AZ the first session. on Tuesday
morning. August %. welcome address
r, will be delivered. DIR. D.. II. Hill,
rrrsliant of the A. and Nj. College,
VIII erect the visitors giving Il general
vsl.ome. The welcome on behalf of
r,l.ish will be extended by Governor
Ip-k. Craig. and that on the part OF
Tn. state by Mai. Graham, State COM
missioner Of agriculture
There will be free band concerts on
the collcgc campus Tuesday and Wed
u,-.t,y evenings from 6: 30 to 7:30.
The railways have put on a special
I1i,. for the occasion and the college
Will furnish rooms in the ,iormitOrieS
free
The live stock conference will be
conducted by Prof. Dan T. Gray. The
conference on cotton and corn will
be- under the direction of Prof G. L.
.wnan. while that on horticulture
Will be conducted by Prof. j. p. Pills
bury other conferences and their
conductors will be as follows: Or
tobacco. r.. G.. Moss; on small grain
aud grasses. J. l.. Burgess.
Among the speakers from outside
the State will be w. +. Ward, senior
animal ~husbandman. Washington. D
G: H. X. Lloyd. director Mississippi
Experiment station; Prof. l.. G. Cor
bett. bureau Of plant industry, Wash
ingtou. ID G.: Prof. M. l.. Fisher, Pur
due University, Lafayette, Ind: d.
ings. Atlanta. Ca; w. r. Meadows
office Of markets. Washington.
Judge Y. w. Winston. Of Raleigh
will speak on The Case of the Farm
er" State Insurance Commissions
Young will speak IN Land and LOAF
Associations"
The meeting will be brought to
close with the election of officers.
The Housewives Convention will b
held on the same dates, but these SEES
sions will be held in the auditorium
at Meredith College. The college ha
offered dormitOrieS to the ladies VIII
wish to attend the convention.
Mrs. Charles McKimmon is presi
dent Of the convention, and Mrs.
X Hudson. secretary.
Farmers Convention Program.
The program Of the Farmers Cor
vcntiun follows:
Tuesday, August 18th.
lo'5o A. M.-Greetlngs-Dr. d. I
Welcome to Raleigh-His Excellent
Locke Craig
Our State-Major w. A. Graham.
100 A.. M.-Address-S. I'll. HObb
president of convention.
ZOO MO Soils Wear Out-PrC
{ l. Newman.
II 30 z. M.-How To Bring Up 4
old Fieid-R. w. Scott.
ZOO i. M.-Maintainirg Soil Fe
tlity. by Green Manures-C. r Hu
son and T. b. Parker; BY Live Sto'
Dan I. Gray and A.. l. French;
commercial Fertilizer-C. 3. Wi
Jams.
$50 F.. Ms There Value in Re:
ing l.and-Dr. J.. A. Morris.
100 =. M.-Field Demonstration
Arranged and Conducted by Prof.
!. Newman.
500 p. M.-Address-Fref. NJ.
Fisher. Purdue University, Lafayet
Ind.
81, II. M.-Address-Prof. 1.
cnrhett. bureau Of Plant indust
t~shinxton, y. G.
wednesday,, August 26fh-EiSe Ste
a~"nferenCc. Conducted by Pref ID
I. Gray.
VOC A. M.-Judging .Hoss-Dan
Nfty and T.. w. Shook.
$40 a. M.-Judging Beef Cattle
H. =. Curtis and l.. w. Shook.
go A. M.-Judsins Dairy Cattle
n J. Reid n s. M. salisbury.
lV:oo A. M.-Making Pernlan'
itStares in the Coastal Section-B.
"hetton. T. r.. Parker.
flednlORt Seetion-F. r. Meacha
Ensene Transou.
Mountain Section-T. l.. Gwyn.
loo A. M.-TeEspoFary Past
rotations for the Coastal Section
a. Hfofderness.
fiedmont Seetion-A. L. French