The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-08-30
Series of Short-Course|
Meetings Sept. 4 land 5

nom les, has been assured for this com
munity, local farmers, bankers, mer-
chants and other business men having
completed arrangements for the CO. op-
pcration oi, the agricultural extension
department Of the International Har-
vester company.
To help the people solve the prob
lens OF the farm, the garden and the
home as we'll as the important prob
lens OF marketing will be the purpose
of the meetings, the first of which
will be held at Minden or Wednesday
September 4th from 2 to ) D. m. and
on the same day from to 10 D. m. at
c. V. |. c. hall On the following day
meeting will be held at the high
school building in Gardnerville, be-
ginning at 8 a. m. for men and boys.
Also at this time meeting will be
conducted separately for women and
girls. In the afternoon from 2 to 4.
meetings will be hello and in this con-
junction, a county fair will be In pro-
gress, at which the boys and girls
viii exhibit products raised by them.
Increased crop production, more ex-
tensive food conservation, better farm
ing, better schools, ard better homes
will be the general topics discussed,
particular attention being given those
subjects of most local importance. in
Guiding the picking and marketing of
products.
Able lecturers will talk on Soil,
Dairying, Live Stock, Alfalfa, Fruit.
Potatoes. Poultry, Home Canning,
War, Bread Food Conservation and
Home Conveniences. An important
subject to the farmers of Carson Val
ley that be will sileage and silos.
AT every session an opportunity will
be given those present to ask ques-
tiong and discuss the subjects treated
While the speakers will be men and
women OF national reputation who
have studied agricultural ard horti-
cultural conditions in all parts of the
country, it will not be their purpose
to go into details OF local cropping
systems bat rather discuss the general
systems governing all operations.
There are certain general principles
which are equally good under all con-
ditions, and ii Is these principles
which the speakers will convey to the
farmers and others.
A. T.. Chamberlain, who will be in
fruit, potatoes and other farm and
been farmer and stockman nearly
all his life.s He inaugurated and con-
Quoted sor five years agricultural ex-
tension work in South Dakota and
similar work for the Great Northen
raiload. His work has taken him to
all parts of the county and he is fam
iliar with conditions throughout this
country.
Another of the lecturers will be Mrs
Honora M. Pratt. who has been activ-
ely engaged with the Illinois state
council of defense In demonstrating
the nee OF wheat substitutes in making
bread and home canning and preserv-
ing.
!. II. Prost, an able lecturer and
authority on horticulture. forestry
end landscape gardening will be
heard.
Large charts will be used by the lee
tugers and special feature of the
evening sessions will be moving pic
lures and lantern slides.
Tbere viii be much to interest and
Instruct men, women and children and
o7erS body is invited to not only at
terd each and every session, at which
10 admission will be charged, but all
= urged to bring samples of soil to
be treated, as we'll as samples of grain
c1aree of the corps of speakers, has
garden products
A uestion box viii be conducted at
each session and every person will be
fiyen an opportunity OF having his in
diyid al problems discussed.
housewives will find much of value
10 them In the meetings as special at
tcntion will be given the making OF
ar bread the home canning and pre-
serving of fruit and vegetables and
lhe conservation OF food. Valuable
and instructive booklets on agricul-
ture and home economics will be dis
cussed free
Local committee are making plans
which will insure a successful series
of meetings.