The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-04
Home-Makers' Week at the
University Branch
WHEAT AND WAR STORY
Patriotism Is to Be Emphasized
BY Speakers at This
Gathering
From Saturdays Daily.

VToH SATURDAY . lazy.
Problems in relation to the war
will be emphasized at Farmers and
Home Makers week which opens at
University Farm, ST. Paul, next Mon
day morning and is expected to draw
not less than 1000 farmers and
home makers from various parts of
the northwest
Emphasis will be placed on war
problems not only at the mass meet
ings to be held every evening but
at SPECIAL noon day meetings and at
the regular lectures and demonstra-
tons.
Wheat and the War.
AT the Monday evening meeting the
main subject will be Wheat and the
War" Factors in the cost of produc-
ton, cost of grading and marketing,
the milling of wheat in relation to
food values and the conservation of
wheat during the war period will be
discussed. Charles Brand of the
United States bureau of markets will
handle the subject of grading and
marketing.
Minnesota Meat and Milk. During
the War" will be thoroughly discus
sed at the Tuesday evening meeting.
With regard to meat the emphasis
will be placed on production which
is of extreme importance, and with
regard to milk the emphasis will be
on both production and conservation.
Patriotism to be Emphasized
Two of the other meetings, We'd
nesday and Friday, will be in large
measure patriotic. The subject for
the Wednesday evening is ''The Pres
ent Crisis" The speakers will be
Fred B. Snyder, president of the
board of regents; and DR.. M. L. Bur-
ton, president of the university. The
subject for Friday evening will be
"The Citizen and the War" The
speakers will be Governor J. A. A.
Burnquist, F. w. Murphy, president
of the America First association, and
c. G. Schultz, state superintendent
of education. Paying For the War;
will be the subject for Thursday even
ing Price regulation and war taxes
will be discussed.
Livestock Congress.
Hundreds of breeders of livestock
will attend the meeting of the live
stock breeders association and its
auxiliary organizations which ard
regular features of the week. Among
the speakers at these meetings will
be Duncan Marshall, minister of ag-
riculture, province of Alberta, Cana
da; F. R. Marshall, bureau of animal
industry, Washington, d. c.; w. B.
Walters, a swine breeder of Effing
ham, Kansas; Charles Gray, secretary
of the National Aberdeen Angus as
ISOLATION, and several others.
Farm Club Convention.
The Minnesota Federation of Far
mers' clubs which holds it's annual
convention during Farmers and
Home Makers week, will hold ses-
sions at the Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday meetings each morning for
a discussion of the broad subject OF
taxes, and in the afternoon for the
transaction of the regular business
of the federation. Minnesota has about
1000 farmers clubs and many of the
counties are organized so that a
large representation of the farmers
clubs is expected to be present.
Other special features of the week
include meetings of Minnesota
vegetable growers, potato growers
members of the garden flower socie-
ty, the Minnesota Crop Improvement
association, cooperative creamery
managers, poultry raisers and bee
keepers
Farm Bureau Conference.
An unusual feature of the week will
be a conference of farm bureau or
CARNATIONS. The government is max
ing a drive to interest every county
in the state in the employment of &
county agent with federal assistants
Preparation for this work includes
the organization of a farm bureau
and the counties having farm bureaus
will be represented at the conference
For the women a very attractive
program has been provided, covering
such subjects as the home care of the
sick, child welfare, home manage
ment, nutrition, conservation of fooC
and clothing, thrift in dressmakins
and millinery.