The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
COURSE FOR THOSE
WORKING THEFARM
They Will Hear Former
Governor +. 0. loWden
STOCK MENTOR SESSION
Various Branches of Agriculture
al Development Are to
Gather

An interesting program for the far
mer and for his wife and son and
daughter, covering every phase OF
tarm work and including conventions
of the largest livestock breeding as
sociations of the state, will mark Far
mers and Homemakers week at Uni
yersity farm, January 2 to Z:
Livestock interests of the state will
rally in full force to attend the annu
al meetings of their associations. The
annual convention of the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders association, the
parent organization, will be conduct
ed Friday, January 6, with the busi-
ness session at four p. m. and the
banquet Thursday evening, January
5, in ST.. Paul.
Former Governor Frank O. Lowden
of Illinois will speak on livestock pro
duction, basing his address upon his
own experience as breeder of Short
horn cattle and of -Holstein prizewin-
ners Duncan Marshall, minister OF
agriculture for the province OF Alberta
Canada, known in the United States
and Great Britain as a leading live
stock expert, also will address the
members, as will President T. E.
eastman of the association, and Dean
w c. Coffey of the department of ag-
riculture Of the University of Mime
sofa.
The Minnesota swine, horse and
sheep breeders associations will con
duct annual meetings Wednesday
January 4, at University farm, with
prominent speakers on the program
ned Cattle breeding associations o1
the state will convene Thursday, Jan
uary 5. Organizations taking part in
clude the Minnesota Hereford, Angus
Cattle. Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey
Ayrshire and Brown Swiss aSsocia
tions. DR.. G. E. Cotton will speak on
the control Of bovine tuberculosis.
At least $50 persons will attend the
meeting of the Minnesota Farm Bu-
reau federation at st. Paul, during the
week. Those attending the farm bu
reau convention January are expect
ed to come in for the first day of the
q. Homemakers week and attend mum
Der of the sessions, he said.
A practical program for study and
recreation has been worked out for
women from the farm, town and city
who attend the sessions. A special
feature will be talks to fathers and
mothers by DR.. Caroline A. Hedger OF
the Mccormick foundation, Chicago
who will speak on the health and well
fare of children.
and speakers from all parts of the
country will work with homemakers in
study of child health, home manage
ment, selection and preparation of
foods, textiles and clothing construc-
tion, dress designs, house furnishings
and home care of the sick, according
to plans.
Roundtrip rates of fare and a half
from all parts of Minnesota will be
given by the Western Passenger asso-
citation. on the certificate plan" To
be eligible for return ticket at one
half fare, the attendant must buy his
ticket between December 81 and Jan
uary s, inclusive, and should ask his
ticket agent for a certificate Either
the certificate or receipt signed by
the agent selling the ticket must be
presented to the indorsing officer, F
L. French, secretary of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, immediate
ly on arrival. The ticket will be val
idated for reduced return rates by Mr.
French, through the passenger associ-
alton, if the necessary $50 tickets OF
sixty seven cents or more each re-
quired by the carriers are sold.