The Lamar register., 1917-01-31
BIG PROGRAM PLANNED FOR
FOURTH ANNUAL FARMERS
WEEK AT LAMAR

+. Morton, Prof. II. w. Campbell, X.
Mccain, state dairy commissioner, DR..
ii. I. French, Gordon Jones, DR.. l. +.
Newsome, Prof. Z. b. House, and
other noted speakers helped to make
Lamar Farmers Week one OF the big
events in this part of the state. The
committee has planned this year a
bigger program than ever with ad-
ditional attractions that will make it
worth any mans time to set aside the
week and attend every program.
New Features
Forenoon sessions will be held down
town in the armory. One Of the fea-
lures of the forenoon session will be
an automobile school from 9 to 10
O'Clock in the armory for the benefit
Of those persons owning or contem-
plating the ownership Of an auto
mobile and who desire to have some
intelligent conception of the machine.
A 25c enrolment fee will be made for
this school. No other charge will be
made. Both men and women may en-
roll.
Movies at the Noon Hour
Free moving pictures will be featur
ed at the high school auditorium each
day from l o'clock to ? O'Clock. The
films are provided by the United
States government through the Colo
rado State Agricultural college and
comprise one of the most wonderful
series of moving picture films that has
ever been released No one can al
ford 70 miss these pictures. They are
entirely free. Farmers Week visitors
should come TO Lamar to spend the
DAY. After lunch the movies will be
a rest, and the afternoon program will
follow at their close in the same
building.
Dairy Programs Tuesday and Wednes-
day
Dairymen will be particularly in
terested in the programs on Tuesday
and Wednesday. Details would only
confuse il given. Come prepared for
Il program chuck full of practical
points on the dairy business by men
who know the business.
] Farm Loans and Farm Organizations
on Thursday
All about the new farm loan laws
and organizations on Thursday after
noon and the last word on the raising
Of alfalfa Thursday morning.
Seed Raising for Profit
How this new industry can be de
veloped into one Of the most profit
able fields for the farmer will be told
by experts who have shipped humid
reds of carloads of choice seeds from
Colorado fields. This is a coming
industry for the Arkansas valley and
will be fully featured in the pro
grams Friday afternoon, with a fine
program on Farm Accounts and Farm
Management in the forenoon.
Drainage the Big Problem
Prof. House, the best drainage ex-
pert in Colorado, will have all of Sat
urday afternoon with the farmers on
the drainage question. Come prepar-
cd TO ask questions. Prof. House will
be the whole program. Be sure to
hear him,
High School Stock Judging Contest
The second Arkansas valley high
SCHOOL, stock judging contest will be
held on the high school grounds south
of the building, on Saturday after
noon beginning at O'Clock. The latest
schools to qualify are the Kentonr
Oklahoma, high school and the Rich
land Academy at Villas. Valuable
cash prizes are offered to the win
ming team and the competition will
be keen.
Set Aside the Week
Come every day. There is not a
program that should be missed. Ex-
change thoughts and methods with
the best farmers in the best farming
country in America. This is a prop
osition that will harm no one and will
help everyone.
For the Ladies