La Junta tribune., 1917-12-06
BIG DAIRY CAMPAIGN
An Fra of Greater Prosperity for tho
Arkansas Valley to BE InauRu
rated In County Next Week

The Santa Fe railway in co opera
ton with the Colorado Agricultural
College and the Libby. McNeill 4
Libby Condensing Company has ar
ranged for big dairy campaign In
the Arkansas Valley. and meetings
have been in progress in Prowers
and Bent counties during tho past
week. A series Of meetings will be
inaugurated in Otero county next
week. the schedule OF which will be
found below. The week of meetings
will close with big rally day at
La Junta. all day Saturday. Decem.
ber 18th. This will be a live pro-
gramme. different from that Of the
other meetings Of the week. Every
one should attend the rally" pro-
gramme at La Junta. as II Is going
TO be the biggest dairy day In the
history Of Colorado. A dairy COW
judging denomination will be 4
special feature OF the rally day"
programme.
The Colorado State Dairyman's
Association is boosting for the rally
day" at La Junta and will be here
In a body. This association has ar
ranged special combined program
which will be carried out in connec-
tion with rally day." and some of
their strongest representatives will
be on the programme.
Practical dairy talks will be given
by speakers who are thoroughly
posted. Among the speakers will be
DIR. @. II. Glover. head OF the veter-
mary department OF the Colorado
Agricultural College: r. McCann,
deputy dairy commissioner; II. NJ.
Bainer. agricultural and Industrial
agent OF the Santa Fe. and several
representatives OF the Libby, Nc
Neill 4 Libby condersine company.
There win be eight meetings in
TIE immediate vicinity OF La Junta,
commencing Monday. continuing ev-
cry day in the week. and closing with
the big rally day" in La Junta on
Saturday. The La Juntn Industrial
Association has appointed commit
tees of La Junta business men to ac-
company the speakers to every point
In this territory. and transportation
has been arranged TO carry the
speakers from La Junta to the meet
ing places and back.
The eight meetings to be held in
the immediate vicinity OF La Junta
are as follows:
Timpas-Monday. December 10th
at p. IN.
Fowier-Tuesday. December iith,
ut 2. .. m.
Manzanola--Tuesday. December
llth. at 1890 p. m.
cheraw--wcdnesday. December
18th. at 2 .. m.
Las Animas-Thursday. Decem-
ber 18th. ut 9 p. m.
Rocky Ford-F.iday. December
18th. at 2 p. m.
La. Junta--saturday.. December
18th. at 10 a. IN. and 2. y. NJ
Rally Day.
Practical dairy talks will be on tho
programme. and II. NJ. Bsiner. agri-
cultural agent OF the Santa Fe, who
will be In charge Of the campaign.
invites farmers TO make list Of
their problems. and come TO the
meetings prepared to ask questions.
Our object IL to help solve the
Arkansas Valley dairy problems. and
the best way, TO learn those problems
Ia to have the dairymcn state them"
These subjects will be discussed:
How to get better returns from
COWS even though feeds are high.
4 How dairying In the Arkansas
Valley can be made into the greatest
industry IN the state.
low to get best returns through
better handling. feeding. sheitering
and testing Of cows.
How TO raise calves with but very
little milk.
How TO handle dairy COW ailments
and their remedies.
Among tho speakers will b Pro-
fcssor q. u. Morton. state dairy
commissioner; Il. McCAna. deputy
state dairy commissioned; Dr. q. n.
Glover. head Of the veterinary d.
psrtmcnt Of the Colorado Asricul.
! tural College. and NJ. Baller.
The committees that have bssa
sssisned 10 attsad the nse4inss h
this vsciaiey saeA day ass - lelIevss
Timpas--honday. Dsesmbee loeh.-
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