The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1916-01-27
FARMERS SHORT
COURSE AT 0AKES
DATES ARE ARRANGED FOR FEB.
1l.15.16
Experienced Speakers to Be on ltand
fer the Occasion, tn be Supple
acnted by Short Talks
from Farmers
BY ". B. Richards, County Agcnt

Inc CAcCuLlVc CUlllltllICeS Ol LNc
Eastern Dickey County Better Farm
ing Association is hard at work on the
plans for the Farmers Short Course.
Last week final arrangements were
made for the banquet or dinn- for the
farmers and their wives who attend.
This will take place at noon, Tuesday,
Feb. 18th, on the second day of the
course. The banquet will be provid d
free of charge by the business men of
Oakes. In order to attend the dinner,
how -vcr, it is necessary to be holder
If the $1.00 tickets which are good for
all sessions Of the Short Course. These
tickets can be secur-d at any of the
hanks not only in Oakes but in Fuller
ton, Ludtlen and Crete as we'll, and
from the officers of the Farmers
Clubs.
There will be speaking and a gen.
eral good time arranged for at the
banq,L-t The arrangement is entirely
in the hands of the business men of
Oakes and that is guarantee enough
that it will be well worth attending.
Thre is also a meeting and pro-
gram being arranged this year for the
farm women on bhe two last days of
the course. This will he held in a
separate building and the place will be
announced later. In addition to a
number Of local farm women who will
speak, Miss May Mcdonald, in charge
Of the Home Economics work of the
Extension Department of the Agricul-
tural College, who will be prese mt at
all the sessions and give talks and
demonstrations. Miss Mcdonald has
just REQ ntly come into the state and
is considered to be exceptionally well
posted on the problems of the farm
hom.. On the last afternoon the
women will meet with the r. for a
joint session. A meat cuttil. :. lemon
straton will be the principal feature
Ut this session. This will be the most
interesting session held eith-r for the
men or women. Few realize how
much there is to learn about meats
and mat cutting until they have at
tended one Of these demonstrations
The reason more of these d. monstra-
tions are not given is because there
arr but few men capable of giving
them before an audience. The COM
mittee was fortunate enough to Sc
cum, Mr.. d. A. Gaumnitz of St. Paul,
until reo,nt!y in charge of the instruc-
ti0nal work in meats at the Minnesota
Agricultural College, to give the d M
onstration. Mr.. Gaumnitz during the
forenoon Of the same day will give a
talk to the mems a-ction on "The
Market Requirements in Live Stock. -
Some of the other authorities from
distand. who will be on the program
during the three days are w. H. Pc
ters, Animal Husbandman Of the
North Dak0ta Experiment Station,
who will give two talks on live stock
subjects; Supt o. A. Thompson of the
Edge,ey Experimental Farm, T. A..
Hoverstad, Agricultural Commissioner
Of the 500 Line, and H. T. Patterson
OF Bath. s. D., who will talk on "Sweet
Clov~r." Loca! farmers who will take
part on the program are o. 81. Rosen-
quist, II. N. Blazer, r. N. Youngquist,
VIM. Zieman and possibly others. The
experiences Of this list Of local farm
crs will be the most profitable part of
the meeting.
1t is the expectation of the commit.-
tee that many farmers and their wiv~ s
from distance will attend this year,
and stay the full three days and not
let th, local farmers alone get the
benefit Of the meeting.
It is the hope that the charge that
is being mad. this year will not keep
anyone away from the meeting. The
single admission of Is cents Is very
nominal, and no one should object to
$1.O0 for tn, full three days with the
privilege of attending banquet If de-
sired. 1t is necessary to raise money
to finance uhse meetings IN some wav
and this method was considered the
best plan this year. There Is no charge
for the WON ms meetings.