The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-04
AUBURN

Auburn, August 2-tSpecial)-All Au
burn is alive with anticipation of the
crowds coming to the summer session
next week. From August to inclusive
the town will be filled with farmers ana
their wives and daughters and sonss IN
attendance upon the Farmers summer
school being held under the direction OF
DIR. C. A. Carey. The programme is one
of especial merit and includes the names
of some of the most prominent speakers
and authorities in the agricultural world
In addition lecturers on the local stan
will discuss problems of especial interest
Just now to the farmers and give the
benefit of the very latest informal fon
thereon.
The summer school is like a post-grad-
uate course at college; it is medium for
freshening up on ones speciality; &C
curing all the latest data on ones pet
subject and securing more definite fund
of information on all matters of general
farm interest
Indications are that there will be big
attendance Monday, August T. upon the
meeting of the Alabama Swine Growers
and Marketing association which hoids
forth on the first day of the week o.
the Farmers Summer school. Noted spe-
cialists in the swine industry are adver-
tised to appear on the programme coming
from Washington. D. c., Iowa. North
Carolina and other states especially to
give the results of their knowledge and
latest Information to the Alabama farm
ers.
The present price of hog products in
the large markets of the world are the
highest on record and a large number
of farmers have of recent years taken
up this phase Of farming as lucrative
part of their farm operations.
In Alabama, too, there is wide spread
Interest in the production of soft versu
hard pork. due to the enormous crop OF
peanuts which Alabama has to market
in various ways annually. For both OF
these reasons the officers Of the swine
association are expecting large attend :
ance at their meeting.
Interest in the state short course Tor
Alabama housewives to be held at the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute August
to has been increasing daily until now
there is every indication of most sue
cessful session For the first time in the
history of the course provision has beer
made on the nroeramrne for features OF In
terest not only to the rural but the urban
population as well and the subjects, be-
sides matters relating to household econ
omics, will include the furnishing ana
decoration of the home. the care and feed
ing of infants, care of the teeth and lee
lures on public health and sanitation.
All of these subjects will be treated ,by
specialists in their respective lines ano
information of interest and beneht Will
be impaired. -
All Of the sessions will be held in the
Agricultural building which is convenient
llv adapted for lectures and demonstra-
| tions. The Auburn women's club, through
| it's committee on social service, is taking
an interest in the meeting and VIII aid
those attending by meeting all trains and
giving information about boarding houses
! and other matters. Most OF the ladies'.
| it is understood. however. will live in the
| college dornitory which has heen rer-
Lovated thoroughly and put in hrst-class
condition both inside and out.