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COUNTY AGENTS
TO MEET AT M. A. c.

TO MEET AT NJ. A. {.
Six Days Meeting at College Park, n
Which Each Agent Will Give His
Program For Present Year.
Following is the program for the
County Agents Meeting, to be held
at the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, College Park, Maryland, Janu-
airy II to %, 1916:
Monday, January II.
10 a. M, welcome address by
President H. ]. Patterson.
1870 a. NJ, response to address OF
welcome, by G. B. Porter.
1915 a. M, address by T. B.
Symons.
Ills a. M, address by Jesse M.
11.45 a. M, address by G. H. AL
ford.
1155 a. M, address by Reuben
Brigham.
1870 to p. NJ. County Agents an
nual reports.
100 p. NJ, address by Clarence
Poe, editor of Progressive Farmer,
Raleigh, N. G.
S.45 p. M, address by DR.. Brad
ford Knapp.
Special committees of County Ag-
ents will be appointed to make rec
concentrations for 1916.
Tuesday, January Is.
$50 a. m. to II M, organization
and rural education. Each county
agent will give his program for 1916.
Profs. F. B. Bomberger, c. S. Rich
ardson, J. E. Metzger and A. e. Mil
Ter will take part in the conference.
100 to p. NJ, grains, grasses, le-
gumes, tobacco and other farm crops.
Each agent will give his program for
1916. Prof. n. Schmitz and a to-
bacco expert, will take part in the
conference.
1870 D. M, Institutional lectures,
by officials and agents.
Wednesday, January 10.
$40 to 1870 a. M, Live Stock and
Dairying. Each agent will give his
program for 1916. R. H. Ruffner,
G. e. Wolcott and Jesse M. Jones will
take part In this conference.
1890 a. NJ, to IL M. Hog Cholera.
Each county agent will give his pro-
gram for 1916. S. s. Buckley and
the county agents will discuss this
subject.
1870 to $50 p. M, Home Or
chards, Home Gardens and CONNER
cial Orchards. Each county agent
will give his program for 1915. Profs.
8. B. Shaw, c. E. Temple will take
part in this conference.
$50 to p. M, Plant Diseases.
Each agent will outline his plans for
1916. C. E. Temple and J. B. S.
Norton will lead in this conference.
7.30 p. M. Institutional lectures,
by officials and county agents.
Thursday, January 20, Boys Agri-
cultural Club Day.
$50 to 10 a. M, securing enroll
ment in Boys Agricultural Clubs.
Each county agent will give briefly
his experiences during the past year
and his program for 1916. General
suggestions will be submitted on the
following topics by special commits
tees Of county agents.
(a) Cooperation with school au-
thorfties.
(b) Holding meetings for organi
xation and instruction.
10 to IL a. M, Building up high
er standard Of production for Mary
land in Boys Agricultural Clubs.
Each county agent will give his pro-
gram for 1916. General suggestions
to be submitted by special commit
tee of county agents.
II a. m. to IL M, Phases of Boys
Club Work new to Maryland, Mr.. 1.
w. Hill. U. s. Department of Agri-
culture.
100 to p. M, Organizing local
Agricultural Clubs. Each county
xyi1 er;xy h3o fay
General suggestions will be submit
ted by a special committee of county
agents.
2 to 2.45 D. M, Conducting Boys
Club Contests. Each agent will sub
NIT his plans for 1916. General sug-
gestions will be submitted on the fol-
lowing topics by committees of coun-
ty agents.
(a) Regulations to govern such
contests and their enforcement. Gen
oral discussion.
(bl Securing and Awarding Prizes.
General discussion.
(c) Methods of Measuring Yields.
General discussion.
2.45 to $50 p. M, Holding Local
Boys Club Exhibits. Each agent will
give briefly his experiences during
the past year and his program for
1916. General suggestions will be
submitted on the subject by special
committee of county agents.
100 p. M, Institutional lectures
by officials and agents.
Friday, January Fl.
$50 to 1890 a. M, Farm Manage
ment. Each county agent will give
his program for 1916. w. T. L. Tai
iaferro and H. T. Harrison will lead
In the discussion.
neering. The county agents will
give their program for 1915. ]. R.
Haswell, T. II. Taliaferro, M. Creese
and II. Gwinner will take part in
this discussion.
100 to $50 p. n, Fertilizer and
Lime. Each county agent will state
the situation in his county. H. J.
Patterson and H. B. Mcdonnell will
lead in this discussion.
$50 to 5 p. M, Home Convent
ences and Equipment. Miss X. A.
Pritchett, Miss Florence J. Hunt, T.
II. Taliaferro, II. Gwinner and M.
Creese and the county agents will
take part in this conference.
100 p. m, Institutional lectures,
by officials and county agents.
Saturday, January q.
$50 a. m. to IL M. Marketing
and Transportation. Each county
agent will state conditions in his
county. An official from DR.. Knapp's
Office, w. T. L. Taliaferro, F. B.
Bomberger and others will take part
In this conference.
Adjournment