Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-01-06
FARMERS INSTITUTE
AT THURMONT.
Wednesday y, January 18th.


Mr.. d. G. Zentz, chairman of the COM
mittee on Institutes at Thurmont, that
Wednesday, January 18th, had been Sc
lected as the time for holding the insti-
tute at Thurmont.
Since that time we have received a
schedule of the meetings that will be
held in this county. All of next week
will be devoted to this work, the first
meeting to be at Myersville, Monday,
January 10th; jefferson will have the
Institute workers on Tuesday; Thurmont,
Wednesday; Frederick, Thursday and
Friday; Middletown. Saturday.
Sessions will be held daily at 10 a. M,
80 and z p M, and will be under the
direction of Dr. Richard S. Hill.
The principal subjects discussed at
these meetings will be: Soil Fertility,
Farm Manures and Fertilizers, Farm
Machinery and Buildings, Dairying and
Live Stock, Poultry, Marketing, Good
Seed, Alfalfa and Grasses.
These lectures will be up to the stand
ard and given by men we'll yersed on the
various subjects.
The COMMITTEES appointed here last
week to manage the various features OF
the Institute have been working and are
endeavoring to have the exhibits in the
poultry, farm produce, foods and fancy
articles departments excel the exhibit
made last year.
Every farmer is asked to exhibit some
thing he has grown on his farm in the
line of grains and fruits. A little inter
est in this direction by each farmer will
produce big results and mean very sue
ceSSful Institute.
Mr.. Herbert Zentz of near town vii
have his seed corn testing box on exhibit
again. This proved IA very interesting
feature last season. Be sure to get
peep at this exhibit
The Poultry committee announces that
it desires people of the community hav-
ing fancy stock to bring same to the Hall
for exhibition. There will be no judging,
except by the public, and no premiums
awarded Show what you have, it will
pay for your trouble.
One of the new features at this meet
ing will be lunch counter. This will be
in charge of Miss Wineman, teacher of
Domestic Science in the Thurmont High
School. Miss Wineman will be assisted
by the ladies in charge of the Fancy Ar
ticle Department and pupils under her
instruction at school The proceeds de-
rived from the sale of lunches will be for
the benefit of the High School Picture
Fund. Lunch served noon and evening.
The committee in charge of the FancY
Department makes the following appeal:
The Woman's Auxiliary in connection
with the Farmers Institute to be held
all day and at night, Wednesday, Jan'y
18th, solicts the public to cooperate
again this year in sending articles for
exhibition, including Food-stutfs, Fancy
Work, Quilts, or any thing of interest.
1t will save time for the committee and
the house wives generally if it is under
stood by this notice that all are expected
to respond without house-to-house can
vas, as this is eXhausting to the commit
tee and interrupts many busy women. 1t
also happens, unntentionally, that so me
are over looked
Please send articles to the Town Hall
on Tuesday afternoon and throughout
the day, so that they can be arranged
advantageously and with more satisfac-
ton to the committee in charge and eX
hibitors, which was impossible to accom-
plish last year, owing to the short time
given for placing articles.
If more convenient to anyone to send
articles on Monday, such things can be
left with Miss Martha Zimmerman or
Miss Bessie Martin.
Any article desired sold must be plain
ly marked with price and owners name,
securely attached. as in the handling
during the confusion of bringing in an
occasional name may be displaced or be-
come lost if put on carelessly.
COMMITTEE.