Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-26
Farmsrs' Week at the University.
pRoeRAx covzRs THE WHOLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

Orono, Maine, February IS, 1918.
The twelfth annual Farmers Weeh
will open Monday evening, March 4th,
at 7:30, with an address of welcome BY
President Alsy. From the opening cd.
dress until the close of the Hoover Ban
quet on Friday evening there Will not be
an hour of the day or evening that the
program doesn't contain something OF
interest to every farmer and to every
person who is interested in the sgricul.
ture of the state and nation.
The list of speakers includes success
full farmers from all sections OF the state
ss well as teachers and experts from
agricultural colleges, from the State
Department of Agriculture and from
the q. s. Department OF Agriculture.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9TH.
Special programs have been arranged
for Tuesday by the Maine Pathological
Society and by the Maine Seed Improve
meut Association. The Pomological
program begins at 500 A. NJ. and con-
tinues throughout the day. Mr.. Chas.
G. Clements Of Winterport, President OF
the Association, will preside at the
meeting. The program of the Seed I'm
provement Association has been arrsng-
ed for 2:25 P. NJ. and will last until 500
P. NJ. President Guy @. Porter Of
Houlton will preside at the meeting.
The Pathological and the Seed I'm
provement programs are by no means
all that is to be given on Tuesday.
Lectures and demonstrations dealing
with crop production, soil fertility,
poultry, live stock and bee keeping are
included In Tuesdays program.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURE
AL CLUB.
Tuesday evening in the chapel the
"Aggie" Club will hold q get-together
to enable the farmers in attend
ance at Farmers week to get acquainted
with the students and faculty of the
College of Agriculture.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 9Th.
The program for Wednesday is more
varied than for any other day. There
are lectures and demonstrations for
every type of farmer and for every
housewife.
The marketing problems Of Maine
will be taken up in Round Table Dis
cussion at 1:30 P. NJ. Mr.. Frank S.
Adams, Chief of the Bureau OF Markets,
State Department OF Agriculture, will
lead the discussion.
"Foop CONSERVATION DAY"
The home economies program this
year is all concentrated into this one
day. The professors in charge have
arranged program that is especially
timely. The first lecture is at 900 A.
NJ.
VICTORY MEETING IN THE EVENING.
Plans have been made for the biggest
meeting of the week In the chapel on
Wednesday evening at 7:30. Mr.. Donald
r. Snow of Bangor, Chairman of the
Sub Committee on Food Production OF
the State Public Safety Committee and
DR.. Leon 8. Merrill, Federal Food Ad-
for Maine will be the
speakers. This meeting offers an ex-
ceptionsl opportunity to learn of the
work of the Food Production Committee
and the work of the Food Administrs-
tion.
Music will be furnished by the Uni
vsrsity Orchestra.
THURSDAY MARCH 9Th.
Thursday is the Live Stock Day. This
doesn't mean that other subjects are
but 1t does mean that the live
stock program for Thursday is the best
for the week. Two conferences are
Live Stock Conference at
8 :20P. NJ. and Conference on Home
Grown Dairy Feed at 7:S0 P. NJ. Hon.
John A. Roberts, Commissioners OF Agri-
culture, State of Maine will act as chair
man for the Live Stock Conference and
Mr.. 81. NJ. Tucker, Chief, Bureau of
Animal Industry, State Department Of
will be the chairman at the
Home Grown Dairy Feeds Conference.
FRIDAY MARCH 8TH.
The program for Friday Is one of the
best of the week. There are lectures
for the poultryman, for the swine man,
for the dairy man, for the man who
wants to make his home garden q big
producer, and lectures on club work and
forestry which will interest every man.
''HoovER BANQUET"
Friday evening at 500 the Agricultur-
al Club will hold It's annual banquet.
This will be q Hoover Banquet, the
menu having been prepared by Prof.
Frances 4. Freeman, Home Economics
Director for the Food Administration In
Maine.
MEETINGS OF ASSOCIATIONS.
The Annual Meetings of the following
Associations will be held during Farm
ora, Waak Maine Eadaratinn of AQri-