Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-19
THURSDAY TOBE
CREATFARMERS'
EDUCATION DAY

Under the direction of H. S. Mob
ley of the International Harvester
company, the chamber of commerce
will conduct on next Thursday, Sep
TENDER rs, probably the largest single
day farm demonstrations ever staged
in Sumter county. On that day a
travelling demonstration party of the
International Harvester company,
consisting of seven people and sew
eral truck loads of equipment, will
hold forth at the Aries plantation
from a. m. to II p. m. The para
phernalia includes moving picture
outfit, cooking ranges, lighting plants,
dairy machinery, household devices,
various kinds of machinery, etc. The
demonstration is to be entirely educa-
tiontional, free to the whole public,
including women, and it is promised
that no device demonstrated or sold
by the International Harvester COM
pany will be offered for sale or even
priced on that occasion.
Woman in Party.
One of the party will be Mrs. A. E.
HOWE, of Wisconsin, who has a ma
tional reputation as an author, an
authority on farming and country
household topics and subjects. She
was one of the first opponents of in
tensive dairying in Wisconsin and is
regarded as one of the foremost wo-
man lecturers and demonstrators in
the country on the subjects she is in
terested in.
Mr. Mobley, who is the director of
the party, was a member of the fam
Gus convention in 1892 that put out
the "Ocala Platform" program of
progressive legislation including the
parcel post system, the rural free de-
livery of mail, farm loan credits aud
other ideas that have since that time
been adopted into the platforms of
the leading political parties and
adopted afterward into laws. He was
made chairman of the legislative bu-
reau of the National Farmers union
several years ago and has been prom
inent in the councils of the organi-
alton for a long while. In 1915 he
was employed by Prof. Holden, the
national authority on economic gus
tt, rs, and pl2"ed at the he d OF the
campaign of demonstration which
the International Harvester company
has conducted over the nation for
several years.
An idea of the schedule of educa-
ton embraced in the course is indi-
jcated by the following program:
Forenoon.
In the field and in tent machinery
lectures and demonstrations. Cream
separators. Babcock test. Feed and
food growing. Manure spreaders and
the subject of fertilizers. Tractor
blowing and an exclusive seed bed
preparation. Motor cultivator and the
preparation of top tillage. Seeders,
disc harrows and other machinery
adapted to use in this territory.
During the morning program the
latest and best methods for the use
and care of these machines will be
demonstrated.
Afternoon.
In tent Animal husbandry. We in
clude soils and feeds in these lectures
and demonstrations concerning live
stock. Special emphasis during this
part of the program is laid on dairy
ing. This part is conducted by Mrs.
AIDA F. HOWE, who is admitted to be
Americas most successful dairy w
man. This afternoon also includes
corn, alfalfa, the growing of clover as
well as field operation, dairy house
methods. The thought for the after
noon meeting is to begin with the soil
and carry out the, teachings and
demonstrations of the system of agri-
culture that includes live stock as
its most essential factor in maintain
ing permanent soil fertility.
Evening Session.
The evening session is devoted to
the subject of community work which
includes business methods in which
both town and county are interested
and lays special emphasis on a prac-
teal method for teaching in the ru-
raj schools, as matters of education
these great subjects which are so es-
sential for our progress and prosper
ity. All phases of this work are il.
lustrated and explained by many diff
ferent charts and different reels of
moving picture films all bearing on
this subject and constitutes, accord.
ing to the Pontiac Democrat, the
most wonderful delineation of what
the other fellow means to US and
what we mean to him that has ever
been presented to the public.
Mrs HOWE will hold extra meet
ings in the morning or afternoon on
home economies, including the pre-
sentation of her conception of home
building which has been delivered
throughout the United States by her
on reouest from various universities