Arizona republican., 1918-01-14
SIXTH ANNUAL
 FARMERS WEEK
 NOTABLE EVENT
Tucson Program Presents Many Salt River Valley
 Names-Delegation from Phoenix Will Be Notable

The solution of war problems in connection with the production of crops to feed and clothe the people of this nation and their allies is eX- pected to bring out a larger attend ance than ever at this years Sixth Annual Farmers and Housekeepers' Week which will be held at the University of Arizona at Tucson, be- ginning today and ending on Satur- day next.
 The six days of the session will be filled with practical lectures and demonstrations for farmers and the wives of farmers of this state. It always has been a popular meeting, but with the many vital questions to consider, the record for attendance is expected to be broken
 The program issued shows that the session is to be a busy one, and provides for sessions on each morn ing. afternoon and evening of the week. Speakers well versed in their subjects will address the visitors on topics of intense interest to the peo- pie of this state.
 The program of the week is di vided generally into three separate sections, including general agricul- ture livestock and home economies. Special days in the three sections are as follows:
 General agricultural section.
 Monday, conservation and war garden day; Tuesday, poultry aud livestock; Wednesday, feed crops and silos; Thursday, food and feed crops; Friday. organization.
 Livestock section.
 ttN- md livestock; Wednesday, feed crops and silos; Thursday, food and feed crops; Friday, organization, sheep and hogs.
 Home economies section.
 Monday, conservation and war garden day; Tuesday, poultry, house. keepers day; Friday. group meetins.
 Friday evening there will be held a conservation dinner at the uni Versity dining hall, the university being hosts to all who have regularly intended the farmers and housekeep- CTS week.
 An excursion to San Xavier mis- sion near Tucson by motor car Sat urday will be another feature of the closing day.
 Among the Phoenix and Maricopa county people who are on the pro- gram for addresses or papers are: w. A. Barr, county agricultural agent, "Silos and Silage"; Frank Reed Sanders, Dairy Farm Management; " Lin B. Orme, "Harnessing Surplus Boy Labor;" L. NJ. Harrison, "Our State Seed Supply and Needs for 1918 Planting;" Dwight B. Heard Special War Problems in Beef Pro- duction;" V. L. Wildermuth, "The Control of Mites and Lice in the Poultry Flock" M. E. Bemis, "The Arizona Her at War;" W. A. Barr, "Culling Dairy Herds to Meet Pres ent Conditions;" Frank Reed Sand CTS, Pure Bred Sires;" A. G. Bailey "Home Curing of Pork" Dr. R. J. Flight, Livestock Diseases;" Miss Imogene Nicely, "A Wheatless Break fast" Mrs. J. c. Norton, "The Home and the School"
 Other features of the week are:
 Monday, awarding medals to state champions boys and girls clubs; ir- rigation in Italy, with slides; the story of the Miami war gardens in films.
 Tuesday, demonstration at poultr- plant at University; get-togethe~ program in evening, with music and films.
 Wednesday, an evening of music and addresses.
 Thursday, grain symposium, ex- cursion to university farm. An cning of patriotic music and a pa- triotic adress by Dr. R. B. vor KleinSmid, president of the univer- sity.
 Friday, fifth annual meeting .