The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-07-23
FARMERS SHOULD
ATTEND AT CHATHAM

Plans have been completed for
holding the biggest farmers gather
ings that ever was staged in the Up
per Peninsula, at the Experiment Sta
tion at Chatham on August IL and
IL. A complete program has been
arranged for Boys and Girls Clubs
for the women and also for the men,
The Club Work will be in charge oi
State Club Leader Mr.. Ray N. Tur-
ner and the Upper Peninsula Cfah
Leader Mr.. A. Kettunen. The Ladies
work will be in charge Of the Home
Demonstration Agents Leader, Miss
Aurelia B. Potts and the different
County Home Demonstration Agents.
The balance of the work will be in
charge of the Station staff assisted
by the County Agents. August 18th
will be largely q day Of conferences
and special instruction. The farmers
that are eager to make close study
Of the work that -is being done are re-
iquested to be with us on that, day.
The County Agents will hold their
conferences also the Home Demon
stration Agents. The State Board of
Agriculture will have their regular
meeting here on that day also.
The Boys Crabs will be given spe-
cial day Of instruction in live stock
judging and crops work. The M. A.
c. Alumni Association are planning
to have al the M. A. q. people to get
here for luncheon an evening sports
at Au Train Falls. August IL will
be special farmers day and it is
hoped that a very large representa-
tion from every county will be pres
ent. Stump blasting demonstrations
will be in progress during the entire
forenoon of the 18th. The final test
OF the boys live stock judging will
take place early in the forenoon. AS
prizes in this work the Experiment
Station is giving a Registered Hol-
stein Heifer Calf to the boy winning
highest honors in the dairy judging
work, Registered Douroc Jersey
Sow Pig to the winner Of the hog
Judging, and Registered Hamshire
Eve Lamb to the boy winning out in
the sheep work. We are also trying
to arrange with the Holstein, Guern-
sey and Jersey Breeders Association
to give prizes to the Clubs winning
out in their respective breeds. Mr..
Waldron, Dairy Specialist from the
college at East Lansing with the as
sistance of County Agents will put
on diary demonstrations during the
entire day.
Mr.. George Brown, Professor of
Animal Husbandry, East Lansing,
will have charge of the sheep and
hog demonstrations. Mr.. Putnam,
Crops Experimenter for the u. p.
Experiment Station with the assis-
tance of the County Agents will have
charge of the crops experimental
work. The entire crowd will be The
guests of Alger County during the
noon hour when they will be served
a big barbecue dinner The county
is making elaborate plans to have
this a big feature of a rcund-up. Inn
mediately following the dinner will
be speaking program. F. s. Ked-
zie, President Michigan Agricultural
College, Honorable Jason Woodman,
Member State Board Agriculture, r.
s. Shaw, Dean Of Agriculture and Di-
rector of Experiment Station, Mr..
r. j. Baldwin. Director of Extension
Work, DR.. Eben Memford, State
County Agents Leader, Mr.. Ray Tur-
ner, State Boys and Girls Clubs Lead
er and Miss Aurelia B. Potts, Upper
Peninsula Home Demonstration Ag-
ents Leader will appear on the pro-
gram. The Federal Bakery from Mar
quette are going to furnish the meals
for the two days and rooming ac-
comodations can be had by notifying
Superintendent of Experiment Sta
ton.