The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-05

 ATTEND SCHOOL COUNTY AGENTS CONFER Meeting at Little Rock Throughout Week, In Connection With
 Livestock Show.

County Agents J. L. Phillips and j.. w. Wilson left last night ito attend a meeting of l08 home demonstration and county agricultural agents which convenes in Little Rock February 5 to 10 inclusive, for a full week of in struction to be given in connection with the annual livestock growers as sociation meeting. Instruction will be given by the experts connected with the agricultural extension divis- ion, the college of agriculture, United States department of agriculture, and men of national reputation. This school is intended to better fit the agents in the extension work of the state to help the farmers. Prominent among the men who will appear on
 the program are Governor Brough, Pres. J. c. Futrall of the University of Arkansas, Moorhead Wright, presi- dent of the bankers association, and Fred Heiskell, editor of the Arkansas Gazette, who will deliver general ad- dresses.
 Specific problems of dealing with rural life will be taken up by Jeoffrey Morgan of Louisville, Kentucky, who will discuss the county organization plan, and Herbert Quick, who will take up and discuss the subject of federal farm loans. Other prominent men of national reputation will ap- pear on the program. Attention will be given not only to community or ganization and federal farm laons but to problems of marketing, the most successful methods of farm manage ment, and fruit production while great deal of attention will be given to the question of livestock raising. Livestock raising will receive particu- lar attention because of the interest which is now being manifested on the part of Arkansas farmers who desire more and better cattle.
 w. C. Lasseter, acting director of the extension division, says:
 "We believe that instruction along the lines of livestock production will be exceedingly valuable to our county agents and we found it necessary to emphasize this subject on the pro- gram because the farmers of Arkan- sas have awakened to the possibilities of the state for livestock production and they are demanding more infor nation from the county agents daily about cattle diseases, possibilities Of producing for the market and they areseager to learn more about the best types and breeds of cattle and hogs. This meeting is to be held in with the Livestock Crow ers' meeting, since we believe 1t Will afford the county agents an oppor- tunity to study Shorthorn, Angus and Hereford cattle as well as Roland- China, Berkshire, Duroc-Jersey and other types of purebred hogs under the direction of the best breeders and feeders of the west who will appear same week. Classes in livestock judg- on the livestock program during the ing will be conducted by Prof. H. E. Dvorachek of the University of Ar kansas. These classes will be exceed ingly valuable. since the show will af- ford exceptional material for study. While the meeting for the agents themselves will not be open to the public, much of the work done with livestock will be carried on at the auditorium and farmers who attend the show to see and study the cattle on exhibition will have an to attend the classes con- ducted by Professor Dvorachek."