Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-26
Five Hundred People Greet Better Farming Mission
 aries at Wabbaseka.
WOMEN AND GIRLS
 DISPLAY INTEREST
Atmosphere of Encouragement and Enthusiasm Cheers Farming Experts and Business Men at Two Gather. ings-TamO and WatsOn's
 Chapel Today.

Two more interesting. enthusiastic and successful meetings were held yesterday in the Jefferson county farmers institute, one at Wabbaseka and the other at Spring Hill. The farm experts who are meeting the farmers and making instructive talks to them are much pleased with the interest being shown and are of the opinion the institute will result in, great good to the entire county, by aiding in bring about the more gener- al adoption of modern methods by the agriculturists.
 A very heavy fall of rain in the Spring Hill community Tuesday night resulted in quite a number of the farmers being compelled to remain away from the meeting at that place yesterday, but at that a crowd of about 100 men, women and children was present, and the affair was most interesting and enjoyable. A delicious dinner was prepared and served by the people of Spring Hill, and was greatly enjoyed by the farmers and the farm experts alike.
 The speakers at the Spring Hill meeting were C.. o. Carpenter. assist ant agricultural agent for the Iron Mountain:, P. T. Cole. assistant agrl- cultural and industrial commissioner for the Cotton Belt;e County1Judge C.. M. PhilpOt, s. c. Alexander. president of the Merchants & Planters bank; w. M. Taylor commissioner of the Pine Bluff Traffic bureau; J. P. AL exander, Mrs. H. F. Kapp, Miss Emma Archer. in charge of state canning club work. and Miss Mary Fortner, canning club agent for Jefferson county.
 Big Crowd at Wabbaseka.
 It is estimated that there were about 800 people in the crowd which greeted the institute speakers at Wab- baseka this being the largest meeting yet held by the experts. The arrange ments for the meeting were perfect and the affair was most successfully carried out, in every respect. There were many negroes in the crowd, and they displayed consuming interest in the modern methods of farming, as depicted by the speakers.
 All Huh'CSi VI wv men and girls attended the canning club demonstration, which was con- ducted by Miss Marcella Arthur, as- sisted by Mrs. w. R. Beattie. The farm experts who addressed the farm CTS were w. R. Beattie. agricultural commissioner of the Cotton Belt, Prof. B. Fitzpatrick of the extension department of the University of Ar kansas, H. F. Kapp, district agent for the federal department of agriculture. Dr. J. E. Gibson, the governments hog cholera expert, while J. E. Boyce, president of the Jefferson county farmers club, spoke particularly of the advantages of cooperative action by the farmers, especially in market ing their products. Local people who accompanied the party were, Prof. F. Garland May, Charles Havcock and family, John Shelby and family.
 TOday's Two Meetings. The usual two meetings today will be held at Tamo and Watson's Chap el. This latter meeting, it is believed. will be one of the largest and most successful in the entire series, be- cause of the fact that the farmers of
 
 : the Watson's Chapel section have 'l- ready taken active oart in the cam paign for modern farming methods, and are establishing fast pace for the farmers of other sections of the county.
 Tomorrow's big general meeting in Pine Bluff is expected to he the eli max of the institute, because it will l bring together all the experts to the one meeting. The session will begin at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. and will be held at the county courthouse. Efforts are being made to have the city's leading business men and club women attend, thus to set an exam ple to the farmers and their wives anG the housewives of the city. al of whom can profit from the talks by the experts.