Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-16
THOUSANDS WILL
ATTEND EXHIBIT
Farmers Meetings Next Week
Will Bring Many People to
the States Capital City

thousands or pennsylvania farm
ers are expected to visit Harrisburg
during the week of January 81 to
attend the Pennsylvania Farm
Products Show and the meetings of
1t will be a most notable "Agricul-
tural Week" and both the show and
the meetings are of such importance
that widespread interest has been
created throughout the state.
One of the features of the COM
mercial exhibit will be the display
of tractors. With the farm tractor
coming into great prominence on
account of the lack of labor, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Charles E. Pat
ton made special effort to have the
largest display of tractors ever made
in the East, with the result that
twelve manufacturers will show
over twenty types of machines. The
tractors which have already been
assigned space are: Frick, La
Crosse, Moline, Chase, Avery, Case,
Emerson -Brantingham, Aspinwall,
International Harvester Huber,
Cleveland and Beeman. The tractor
problem of the farmer can certainly
be solved among this representative
collection.
From all sections of the state ex-
hibits of corn. wool, fruit, butter
and potatoes are now being received
and later on dressed poultry and
eggs are expected in large numbers.
Entry blanks and programs can be
secured from the Department of
Agriculture at Harrisburg, or from
any county Farm Bureau agent, but
entry blanks are not required if the
exhibit is sent to Secretary of Agri-
culture Patton, by parcel post, with
the entrants name on the outside
of the package.
Special interest is being taken in
the thirty ear exhibit of corn, which
is expected to bring forth the
sources of much seed corn in the
state. Farmers holding seed corn
are asked to enter this class, as it
offers an opportunity to test the
quality of their corn and also pre-
sents marketing channels.
Many commercial exhibits will in
clude all kinds of labor-saving ma
chinery and devices of interest in
all lines of agriculture, this end of
the display being more diversified
than ever before.
The meetings during the week will
bring together the State Board of
Agriculture, PENNSYLVANIA Breeders
and Dairymen's Association, State
Horticultural Association, State
Poultry Association, State Potato
Growers Association. State Veteri-
nary Medical Association, the More
Sheep More Wool Association of the
United States and Vegetable Grow
ers' Association.
Two big joint meetings have been
arranged for Tuesday and Wednes-
Il nfYNfr To,
On Tuesday evening Governor Brum-
baugh will talk on "Pennsylvania's s
Agriculture and Its Relation to the
War and there will be an address
by c. w. Holman, of the United
states Food Administration.
For the Wednesday evening ses-
sion the labor situation will be con-
sidered, with addresses by John A.
McSparran, master of the State
Grange, on Farm Labor Prob
lems;" by Clifford Pinchot, on "The
General Labor Situation" and by l..
II. Dennis, director of agricultural
education of the Department of Pub
llc instruction, on THE High School
Boy and Agricultural Production"
The Breeders and Dairymen's
Association on Wednesday, January
20, will discuss milk production and
distribution, and livestock raising.
and on Thursday. in conjunction
with the More Sheep More Wool As
soclation, will have a sheep and wool
day. The State Horticulturists will
have such speakers as S. l.. Lupton.
OF Winchester. Va, and C. d. Carey.
of North Yakima. Washington. An
elaborate program has been ar
The Veterinarians will have
a number of busy sessions, at which
the tuberculin test and the diseases
and pests affecting sheep will be
discussed. One of the features of
the Wednesday veterinary session
VIII be an address by Lieutenant
Colonel j. j. Aitken, of the British
Army Veterinary Service, on Use
fulness of an Efficient Army Veteri-
nary Service" Major d. S. White.
dean of the Veterinary School of
ohio State University, will talk on
What the United States Army Has
Done and Is Doing to Meet the
Needs of an Army Veterinary Serv-
ice. The State Poultry Association
VIII have addresses on packing.
shipping. grading and marketing by
J. w. Coffin, of New York. and ad-
dresses by Prof. T.. II. Stoneburn and
other Well-known poultrymen. The
Potato Growers Association have
also outlined an interesting session
for Thursday afternoon and the
Board of Agriculture will have it's
annual meeting and much new
work to consider. The Vegetable
Growers will have a program of
special Importance to truck crop