Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-10
FARMERS PLANNING
GREAT CONVENTION
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF FARMERS AND FARM
WOMEN.
At RALEIGH, AUGUST $3.50
It Is Expected That Not Less Than
1000 Farmers and Farm Women
viii Attend Convention.

Raleigh, August. - Arrangements
are rapidly being completed for the
fifteenth annual Farmers and Farm
Women's State Convention, which will
be held at the State College OF Agri
culture and Engineering. beginning
Tuesday morning, August 2Sth, at 8
O'Clock and continuing until Thurs
day noon, August 30th. II is expected
that not less than 1000 farmers and
farm women will attend the conven.
ton this year. The attendance last
year was more than 700.
The Convention, always a source Of
inspiration and instruction and attend
ed by earnest men and women from
all sections Of the State, will this year
be more of working proposition even
than usual Because of the critical
food situation throughout the Nation
and the world. the central idea at the
Convention will be food production
and conservation and the farmers OF
the State from the Coastal Plains to
the Blue Ridge will have anopportunity
to learn by lecture and demonstration
the why and how OF the production OF
all food and feed crops suitable for
their respective sections.
The mornings will be devoted to
sectional meetings for the men in
which actual class room instruction
and laboratory instructions will be
given. This Is something OF a depart
ure from the custom of the past but
will no doubt be worth much more to
those who come to the Convention to
learn. On the afternoons OF Tuesday
and Wednesday there will be Joint SEES
sions fthe Mems and Women's Con.
vention at which time some OF the
best speakers obtainable will address
those present upon vital topics bear.
ing directly upon the part OF North
Carolina men and women and the pro-
auction and conservation OF food and
feed The evening sessions will be
given over to one laci dre each evening
and to motion pictures.
The Convention this year Will par.
take considerably more OF the nature
of O. short course OF agriculture and
live stock instruction than has been
the custom heretofore. The farmer
will be given an opportunity to get
information on any farm
problem and to witness actual demon.
in mfny instances. There
will be several sections going all
hours OF the morning so that the farm.
er will be able to get the information
he desires on particular subject with
out listening 20 other subjects whicn
might not interest him. Among the |
subjects for instruction and demonstra.
ton will be: Swine, beef cattle. dairy |
cattle ad poultry, seed selection, pre-
pairing seed, etc.
All the railroads are giving special
rates for the Convention good from
August 26th to September End. The
expense Of the Convention to those
who attend will be very small-the
college provides dormitory room
without charge and meals at a cost
Of only 25c. each. All who attend,
however. will be required to bring
heir own bed sheets, pillows, towels
md necessary toilet articles.
Not only the attendance but the
Of the Convention has been
increased yearly and especially be-
,ause of the necessity for the very
best farming at this time, the Off
,ials of the Convention are confident
Ill previous records will be smashed.