Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-13
FARMERS MEET
IN DEM|NC MOST
|MP0RTANTEVENT
Session of Institute This Week
Proves Successful in Every
Way Marks Epoch in MINI
breS Valley,

SPECIAL eo"stsroHorncs TO MORNING JOURNAL
pemihg' N, NJ, Feb. l2.--The most
Important farmers institute ever held
IN TINS county is being conducted all
thls week in every agricultural CEN
ter IN the county including Myndus.
Cam bray. Tunis, Capitol Dome, Hon
dale, Columbus, Waterloo Miesse,
Luxor and the county court house in
Deming.
The big institute is under the man.
agement OF +. ID. Southworth, who
Is the first agricultural expert in
New Mexico. representing the United
states Department of Agriculture and
the agricultural college. and Miss
Grace @. Goebel, county school SUI
perntendent.
The attendance at both the after
noon and evening sessions all over
the county are something phenomen-
al and gives plain evidence OF the
tremendous interest that Is being talk
en- in agriculture throughout the.
county
The class OF school houses in Luna
county is such as would do credit to
any state In the union, ana the high
class of citizenship that gathers to
enjoy these sessions is an evidence
that the Mimbres valley is making a
noise like success, The meetings are
developing another fact that a good
many of the Mimbres valley farmers
are driving fine automobiles Peo-
pie come In the afternoon. furnish a
big dinner for all the distinguished
visitors and stay until 10 or II O'clock
at night 10 enjoy the exercises.
Roads, Farms and Schools.
The slogan of all the meetings is
better roads, better farms, better
schools" An interesting feature of the
big meetings is that the ladies are
asking as many or more questions
than the men, and that all are deep
by. interested in the Improvement OF
stock, poultry and farming methods
In general.
The list of speakers includes Prof.
w. T. Conway, director Of the state
extension work for New Mexico and
official organizer of the girls and
boys clubs. In every region of the
county the boys and girls take a great
interest in the meetings, and it Is their
purpose to organize splendid clubs IN
every section of the county. Professor
Conway is very much enthused over
the work in this county and expects
some splendid results.
Prof. George Kable, one of the ex-
pert irrigation engineers of the agri-
cultural college, gives daily lectures
on irrigation and is giving much val
liable instruction along this import
ant line Of work.
Miss Dora r. Ross, director of
home economics for New Mexico, is
lecturer for this branch of work, and
ls one of the best posted women along
This line in the whole southwest. MISS
Ross is a Cornell woman, and has
made a great hit in New Mexico.
Prof. e. p. Humbert, agronomist
at the state college, speaks two or
three times a day upon improved
farm crops, and always has a splen-
did hearing.
Siio Is Explained.
prof P. r. Trumbull, land expert
Of the lei Paso & Southwestern rail-
way. explains the great BENEFITS OF
the silo and of the proper use ana
conservation of water and his lee
lures are doing great deal of good
4 . . .,a;,t, harhond Prof Trum-
BILE says that the land in the Mlmpres
valley possesses every element OF
MIA M food and when cultivation shan
put humus and nitrogen into the SOIL
, and when every farmer shall have
herd of cattle and drove of hogs
of course supplemented by q hock
of highbred poultry, the Mimbres val
| lev will be an ideal farming section.
Mr. southworth gives each evening
an illustrated lecture on the improve
ment of livestock, and IT is certain
fact that through his intelligent ac-
tivitv the farmers of Luna county are
IN he very much benefited. In fact, 1t
has become apparent that Mr. SOUTH
worth as county agriculturist VIII
have to divide the honors WIN MISS
| Grace Goebel, county school supeflh-
tendent. of being the most popular
person in the county.
Others interested in the big move
ment are Mayor John Cornett, Oh
Demine: John Humid. chairman oil
,,ne hoard of county commissioners
and willard f. Holt, secretary OF me
| Deming Chamber of Commerce. j. ~
| wilson. of El Paso, is muslcai uirec-
tor Of the combination, and makes 4
great hit mt all the meetings.
There is no question that TINS
farmers institute is going to De one
Of tremendous Importance to ms en-,
| tire region, and that much sood WI ~,
result from these expert oP,l'lo''s,
The cooperation of the agrieu'.af ~
i college with the farmers OF me s'asS
i certain to result in a word ..
h good. and it is fact BEYOND any
Conjecture that the work of The coa ,',
~ agrlculturist will bring sp'ehuio
results and lasting benefit.