Arizona republican., 1920-12-12

1IL A1N1LO4NA 4N1AA V o- yield of the products grown. He has for number of years been an institute speaker in Ohio, since which time he has been connected with the depart ment of agriculture an dthe state uni versity in an executive capacity. MT. Cook had much to do with the forma- tion of the farm bureau movement as we'll as the county agent movement.
 Prof. r. J. Glider will speak on an iportant topic to the Salt River Valley, ''The Home Orchard and the Home Garden" He will dwell on the sub ject from the standpoint of the gen. eral farmer whose orcharding is a side issue rather than from the standpoint of a commercial orcharlist.
 J. J. Granville, superintendent of the Goodyear plantation of the Southwest Cotton company, will discuss the hog situation. Mir. Granville at present has charge of large Duroc Jersey herd which he founded a couple of years ago and which has been a very prof itable venture.
 Prof. R. B. Thompson, poultryman of
  on the farm poultry situation. Prof. Thomson's address ill cover ractical points as to not only chickens, but of turkeys and other meat fowls as we'll
 c. J. Wood, superintendent of the experiment farm at Mesa and well known to Salt River valley farmers, will discuss alfalfa from the stand point of hay, seed, varieties and cul- tural methods. MT. Wood has been associated with the movement for in troduction of Hairy Peruvian alfalfa since it first began in the Yuma val ley about ten years ago. MT. Wood IS acknowledged to be one of the most successful alfalfa growers in the county.
 Prof. c. F. Thompson, one of the foremost authorities on grain sor- ghums nj the United States, will dis cuss grains and sorghums. Many new grain sorghums are constantly arriv- ing and those which have created a particular amount of interest will be dwelt on by Prof. Thompson.
 In addition to the above, discussion l is to be arranged where some prom inent man interested in the financial business, will discuss the financial situation as it applies to the present and as 1t probably will apply to the future.
 The Chandler and Lehi Farmers Institutes will run concurrently with two sessions on each of the two days. The morning session will begin at 10 a. m. promptly and the afternoon ses- sion at D. m., both Wednesday, De- cember 15, and Thursday, December 16. The Chandler and Lehi schools are under the immediate direction of the farm bureau of the respective locali- ties, in cooperation with the county agents office and with the vocational education teachers of the locality. At the Glendale chamber of com merce, a poultry school will be held December IT and 1S- The morning Session of Friday, December IT, will | include a discussion of poultry dis eases an dparasites and their cure by Prof. R. B. Thompson of the Univer- sity of Arziona, and 8 discussion of breeds of poultry best adapted to Salt River valley conditions, by NJ. k. Re mis, president of the Maricopa County Poultry association. The afternoon session, beginning at 1:30 on Friday, December IT, will include an address on feeding the commercial flock, by F. Draper, a prominent and success ful poultry producer in the Glendale vicinity, and a talk on cooperative marketing by A. H. Westfal, also a Glendale poultryman. The marketing discussion will be for the purpose of outlining plans for a cooperative marketing association in Maricopa county.
 On Saturday, December IS, the morning session will begin at 1C o'clock and include a talk on poultry housing for southwestern conditions by Prof. R. B. Thompson, who has investigated this subject probably more thoroughly than any other poultryman of the southwest. Fol lowing this will be a round table dis cussion led by Prof. Thompson. Op- portunities for questioning will bt given at this time.
 In the afternoon. at 1:30. W. F. Luce in charge of the government poultry experiment station near Glendale, vii give a talk on selecting and cullins birds for breeding and egg production Following MT. Luce's talk will be an
 other opportunity for. questioning fo
 round table discussion. The poultr,
 school is under the auspices of tn
 Maricopa County Poultry association
 and in charge of its committee. in
 cluding D. IT. Bonsall, Mrs. Fran
 Jack, Mrs. John Wesley and E. Ora
 per, in cooperation with the count
 agricultural agents office.
 To these schools all are invited
 whether members of the association
 under whose auspices they are give
 or not.
 Other similar institutes will be pu |. on during December and Januar,
 Any local organization or committe B may have the cooperation of tn ' county agricultural agents office in
 matter of this kind at any time