Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-12
FARMERS WEEK AT LAMAR.
Five Consecutive Days of Farmers
Meetings Beginning Tuesday.

For these meetings the Santa Fe
offers an open rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip to La
mar from all stations, Pueblo and
Holly inclusive. Tickets will be on
sale, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb.
10 and II, and will be good for re-
inIn at any, time uP to and including
: Dairy Day, Tuesday, Feb 10
Hayes Williams, manager of the
Green Mountain dairy, will be chair
man OF the morning session. X. Nc
Can. Deputy State Dairy Inspector
and c. Stocker. field man for the Hell
vctia Milk Condcnsery will discuss
the Care of Mix. An old fashioned
basket dinner with Accommodations for
school building at noon. Hot coffee
will be served free each day by The
l.; -rar high school cooking classes
+. G. Meyer, manager OF the Hell
the Economic Production of Milk"
vetia Condensery will be chairman of
the afternoon session. +. ii. Gregg,
the well known dairyman will discuss
Silo construction and ensilage will be
handled in series of five minute
talks by silo builders and dairymcn
In the evening an address will be
given on Going into the Dairy Busi-
ness"
Dry Farming Day. Wednesday.
Feb. IN. Conner Jones, editor OF
the Two Buttcs Sentinel will be
morning chairman. Philo X. Blinr
OF Rocky Ford will talk about Sudan
grass and alfalfa. H. w. Campbell,
the well known dry farming expert
will be present all day and evening
a.. 4. (
Mr. Blinn's address. In the evening
MIR. Campbell will deliver an illus.
trated address on on Dry Farming.
I Live Stock Day. Thursday. Feb.
lS.-Carl Hasty. a local dairyman,
will be morning chairman. DIR. Clio
yer of the State Agricultural college,
will lead in the discussions. B. I.
McClave and Chas. Hiley will present
the subject. Better Horses. For
the evening session. VIM. Strong OF
Boise City, will be chairman and DR..
Glover will make an address.
Farm Management Day, Friday,
Feb. l9.-The forenoon OF Farm
Management day will be given over
10 the poultry fanciers. Frank Pot.
ter. poultry expert form Pueblo, will
deliver an address, Tho Selection OF
Poultry for Profit" and will also be
leader of round table on the subject
"Poultry". This will be free for ali
discussion. In the afternoon. NJ. NJ
Simpson of McClave will deliver an
address. Making the Farm Self Sus-
tanning" J. f. farrell. Publicity
Agent. and w. o. Skinner, Division
Freight Agent of the Santa Fe will
present the subject Best Methods oi
Shipping and marketing Farm Pro
ducts" Discussion will be invited
In the evening there will be a joint
debate on appropriate subject, Lamar
and Holly High schools participating
Farm Community Day, Saturday
Feb. 20.-Farm community day has to
do with the questions that affect
the community life. In the forenoon
DR.. Loran Osborn. director OF ex.
tension work for the University OF
Colorado will present the subject
"How to Keep the Boy on the Farm
In the afternoon President Living
stone Farrand will deliver an address
The High School and the Commun-
ity." 1t is expected that Governor
Carlson will be able to be present for
the closing evening for an address.
All programs will be held in the
Lamar High school auditorium begin
ming at l0:30 a. m, 2 p m. and 7:3C
p. III. One of the novel features oi
the carly part of each evening pro-
gram will be Community sing in
charge OF the supervisor of music oi
THE Lamar schools.