Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-17
COUNTY AGENTS,
EXTENSION MEN,
IN CONF ERENCE
Biggest Gathering of Farm
Workers in History of
State to Meet at Las
Vegas This Week.

The annual conferences OF ag-
ricultural extension workers OF
New Mexico will begin Wednes-
day at Las Vegas, and Will be
followed by a farmers short
course. L. H. Hauter, assistant
extension director, and w. II.
Trentman, state club leader. were
here last night from State Col
lege on their way by auto to Las
Vegas. President H. L. Kent of
State College, Extension Director
C. +. Monroe and other prom
inent men in the agricultural
work are expected to pass through
here today on their way to the
conference. :.
The gathering will include all
the members of the extension de-
partment of State College. and all
county agriculturals agents in New
Mexico. The farmers short course
is expected to draw the attention
of farmers from many parts or
tha state. The city of Las Vegas,
through its chamber of COM
merce, is planning to entertain
the visitors, and to use the con-
ference and short course to the
best advantage of San Miguel and
Mora county farmers. l.. +. Jones,
agricultural agent for San Miguel
county, is taking a prominent part
in the arrangements.
Dedicate Community House.
One of the events will be a
10 ItIy "a ~
ing district, 35 miles north and
east of Las Vegas, where the ex-
tension workers, Las Vegas BUSH
ness men and Cherryvale folk
will participate in the dedication
of the recently completed COM
munity house.
The conference will begin We'd
nesday afternoon and continue
until Saturday morning, when the
farmers course. will begin, and
continue during the remainder of
the day.
Women's Program.
The farmers short course will
be divided into two sections; one
for women and one for men. The
farmers and their wives will be
guests at q luncheon given by
the chamber of commerce. Among
the subjects to be discussed by
the women are nutrition prob
lem, hot lunch club plan, house
hold conveniences, the farm
woman and the rural school, the
farm woman and the rural COM
munity. The men will consider
hog feeding, hog diseases, market
ing homegrown feed through
hogs, dairy sanitation and COW
diseases. dairy feeding, cost of
producing milk, and successful
cooperative dairy.
Many to Attend.
Among those to attend the con-
ference are:
President H. L. Kent of the ag-
ricultural college. Director Monroe
of the extension bureau. w. l..
Elser, assistant director; II. S.
Moles, assistant director; L. II.
Hauter, assistant director; w. FL.
Trentman, state club leader;
Amelia Alexander, assistant state
club leader; Mary B. Richardson,
otbiC llOlilt iNeiuNl
DR.. E. p. Johnson, extension veter-
marian; c. "A. McNabb, marketing
agent; George Quesenberry. extern
sion agronomist; Fabian Garcia
director experiment station. and
the following county extension
agents:
Lee J. Reynolds, Bernalillo coun-
ty; Maude Doty. Bernalillo county;
j. r. Thomas, Chaves county; John
Koogler, Catron county; e. C. Hol-
linger, Curry county; Edna Durand,
Curry county; David Laubmann,
De Baca county; r. G. Stockdale,
Dona Ana county; Sarah Van
Week, Dona Ana county; Stuart
Stirling. Grant county; Richard
Strong. Harding county; Orren
Beatty, Lea county: H. P. powers,
Mckinley county; Marion Ray
Mora county; A. L. Hamilton, Quay
county; Ralph Will. Roosevelt
county; Fl. L. Baltosser. San Juan
county: Lorin F. Jones. San Mi
guel county. j. r. Ramirez. Santa
Fe county; j. G. Hamilton, Tor
rance county; Raymond Curry,
Torrance county; W. e. Knapp,
Taos county; r. S. Conroy. Valen-
cha county.
Z. A. Miller of the United States
department of agriculture will be
present.