The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-10
BIG INSTITUTE
Fur FARMERS
Lee County Institute This Year will
surpass Its Predecessors and
Has Many Features Of
Great Interest.
LARGE AUDIENCE SURE
Programs for Two Days This Week
Show Variety Of Topics Of
Timely Interest and Much
vaius to Farmers.

day of this week Is expected to be
one of the best and most largely at
tended ones ever held in this county.
Talk among the farmers indicates
that they are going to attend in
crowds, chiefly owing to the fine pro-
gram appeared for the two days SEES
sions.
Soil increase in fertility and how
to raise larger crops. farm manage
ment as a business. the grain situa-
ton in this country, farm tractors
and other very live subjects viii be
presented to the institute by an ex-
pert in each phase of agricultural
activity.
Wooters, Of Ames. Bender, state
director Of agricultural education.
Jayne Of Monmouth, the Illinois road
expert, Yerkes on tractors, and other
noted men will be on the platform
at Donnellson.
Miss Nell S. Barnett will be In
structor in the domestic science de-
partment of the institute, which has
a full program of its own while the
men folks are considering other sub
jects
An Excellent Program.
The excellent program OF the In
stitute is as follows:
Thursday at $3.50 o'clock in
Dickey's hall:
General discussion-Presid War
rem Bebee, leader.
Invocation-Rev. w. e. Buell..
Report of treasurer. G. w. Mat
tern.
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Address, Farm Crops"-Prof F. G.
Churchill. Ames.
General discussion.
The afternoon program at 1 o'clock
is as follows:
Township report OF committeeman.
Address, "Soil Building I.
Mann, Gilman, Ill.
General discussion.
Address, farmers and Farming
j. e. Wooters, Ames, Iowa
Township reports concluded
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock In
Dickey's hall:
Music, and lecture by Wilbur n.
Bender, state director and supervisor
Of agricultural education.
The Second Days Proceedings.
Friday at 9 o'clock, In the same
hall as before:
Question box
Address, "The Road Probiem"-J.
H. Payne, Monmouth. Ill.
General discussion.
Address, Farm Management
Frank /. Mann, Gilman, Ill.
General discussion
Afternoon at 100 o'clock.
Address, Farm Tractors"-A. Y.
Y erkes. Chicago, Ill.
Address, The Grain Situation
F. G. Churchill, Ames, Iowa.
Selling prize corn.
The domestic science department
will be in Woodman hall and begins
at 10 o'clock Thursday with as
sembly.
Domestic Science Program.
The full program includes the fol-
lowing that forenoon:
Discussion on drying vegetables.
Fuel lesson.
Making and use Of fireless cooker.
At 1920 o'clock in the afternoon,
the meeting will begin with music
and the instruction will be in the
Feeding the family in war and
peace.
q. Meal planning.
b. Methods of economy.
Use of stored vegetables as a
Of economy.
Distribution of literature.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock there
will be music preceding the address
on standards of living by Miss
Sarah Howell, Of Iowa City.
At II o'clock on Friday, there will
be demonstration Of salads and
desserts.
The Friday afternoon program, be-
ginning at 1880 o'clock, with music,
includes a demonstration on prepar-
ing appetizing and nourishing food
for the sick and the sale of prize
products.
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