South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-28
PREPARE PROGRAM
FOR AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE COURSE
Many Local Farmers Plan to
Take Training at Pur-
due University.

, Plans are being made for the
largest gathering in the history Of
Purdue university at the annual
farmers short course which viii boz
held from Jan. 10 10 Il. with the
s,rong organization Of farmers ir
Indiana and the widespread inte~-
est in better agricultural methods
hundreds OF men who have never
visited The university are expected
10 attend the short course this year
and take advantage OF the free in
struCuon in lines where their lu
terest lies
The program is practically COM
pletc and some of the biggest men
in the country will be on the list OF
speakers. Dean J. II. skinner says.
There will De something of interest
To every stOckman. dairyman. fruit
grower. pOultryman OF grain farm
er, and also for the women as Two
. sections will be provided for home
economist studies
Prominent Speaker Engaged.
Frank A. Waugh of MassaChu-
etts agricultural college. and DR..
Firman r. Bear OF ohio State uni
Nersity VIII be two Of the principal
speakers from outside OF Indiana.
Both are men Of national reputa-
tion and 20 hear them viii be well
worth the time Of any man in In
Diana DIR. Bear also will be on the
program at the annual meeting of
the Indiana Corn Growers associa-
tiCn, which Will be held Wcdnes-
day, Jan. Il.
In addition 20 all these features
for different sections OF the short
course. the annual state corn show.
which promises 10 be the best IN
years, because Of the large corn
crop and the fine quality OF the corn,
Will be held at the same time. The
Purdue apple show also will be con
Quoted that work and scores of eX
jbits from HOOsier fruit growers are
expected.
Organization Meetings.
Meetings Of the livestock and
grainmen Will feature the week Is
activities, with no less than d dozen
organizations holding their annual
meetings. Possibly the biggest will
be that of the Indiana Corn Grow
ers' association which always at
tracts several hundred and has
grown TO and assumed new import
anCe since the gold. silver and bronze
medals viii bee given the winners IL
the five acre corn growing contest.
Thursday viii be the hammer day
for organizations meetings. The IN
Ciaua State Dairy association, Home
Economics association. Livestock
Breeders associations. and the vari-
Gus beef cattle breed associations.
Hereford. Shorthorn and Angus are
plan IL & their meetings for that day.
Cattle Men To Meet.
on Friday the annual meetings
OF the Holstein- F'riesiau, Jersey.
Guernsey and Ayrshire associations
viii be held. The Indiana sheep
Breeders and Feeders association
likely will meet at the same time.
All these meetings viii be in ad-
6.tion TO the regularly arranged pro
gram for the short course and Will
attract hundreds Of beef and dairy
cattle breeders.
Transportation Plans.
Tom Johnston, assistant county
agent leader was in South Bend dur
ing the past week for the purpose
OF interesting local agriculturists IT.
the show. 1t is expected that at
least 90 leading farmers will attend
the show.
If enough reservations are made
with County Agent r. G Bird spec
ial car may be secured to acCOmo-
date the St Joseph county farmers.
An arrangement Of this sort has
been made to take care Of DapOrte
county farmers, according 70 the
county agent.