The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-01-27

Under auspices of Lamar Union
High School, cooperating with local
commercial organizations, the Colo
orado State college of agriculture and
L. S. Department of Agriculture.
The second annual Farmers week
to be held at Lamar February l6 to
20 as the closing week of the five
weeks short course of the Lamar
high school will be attended by farm
ers and dairymen from all parts of
the Arkansas valley and dry lands
tributary. Dairy day and Dry Farm
ing day come together, Tuesday and
Wednesday, February 16 and II, and
hundreds of homesteaders will be on
hand to get pointers on the dairy in
dustry which is recommended as an
essential aid to dry farming. The
Santa Fe railroad has granted an OPP
en- rate of one and one-third fare to
Lamar from all points on its lines,
Pueblo to Holly inclusive.
Lamar is the seat of the. big Hell
vetia milk condensery and is the CEN
ter of the dairy industry in southern
Colorado. Dairy day, Tuesday, Feb
ruary 10, will provide opportunity for
dairymen to meet in the discussion of
an excellent program dairy experts
and practical dairymen who have had
local experience in this new enter
prise.
Professor Campbell, the pioneer
dry farmer, and for 20 years past
the leading expert in dry farming in
this country will be present all day
and evening, Dry Farming day, We'd
nesday, February II. He is now tour
ing the Burlington road in a special
car provided for him by that corr
pany and is teaching his method If
dry farming to the farmers along
the Burlington. Professor Campbc! il
will illustrate his talks with Lantern
slides, showing actual results Of tie
use of scientific methods in diy
farming.
At noon each day the farmers in at
tendance will have an old fashioned
basket dinner at the high school build
ing. Tables will be prepared and hot
coffee will be served by the high
school domestic science pupils. Prep
ations are being made to take care OF
800 farmers on Dry Farming day.
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday, February 16-Dairy day
81 Rirf
day.
Thursday, Feb. 1S-Live Stock day
Saturday, Feb. 2O-Farm Commun'
ity day
All programs will be held at the La
mar high school building beginning al
1880 A. NJ, , P. NJ, and 1880 P. NJ
each day. All sessions are free.
State of Conference of County Agents
There are now eight county agent,
of the Colorado Agricultural college
and the United States department OF
agriculture at work in Colorado. These
men are located in Logan, Morgan
Boulder, FL Paso, Pueblo, Prowers
Mesa and a group of counties in the
San Luis valley. The agriculture
agents in these counties were all pres
ent at the annual conference, which
was held at the Agricultural college
during the Farmers congress. Rep
resentatives of the Agricultural col
lege and the department of agricul-
ture met with the agents and plans
were laid for the coming years work
Plans were laid for extending the
work to a number of other counties
providing the state Legislature make.
an appropriation for meeting Colo
radios portion of the federal money
appropriated under the Smith-Level
act. The conditions of this act ar,
that the federal appropriation mus
be met dollar for dollar by the state
This appropriation would enable the
college to organize several other coun-
ties in Colorado and place agents II
charge.