Arizona republican., 1922-02-12
Farm and Home
Week To Be Held
In Maricopa Co.

At the request of Maricopa county
agencies, the University is staging
during the week Of Feb. 13 a series of
meetings in various parts of the
county. These meetings are the out
growth of the tenth annual Farm and
Home Week recently held at the Uni
versity in Tucson. A number of
farmers from Maricopa county were
in attendance and so greatly appreci-
ated the value of the meetings, that
they requested the University to du
plicate the occasion in this county.
which was represented by too few
people. Accordingly, the matter has
been taken over by various Chambers
Of Commerce, the United Produce
Association and the Maricopa County
Realty Board.
The programs in each case are in
part filled by local folks who have
attained considerable of a reputation
in their line. In all cases. morning
and afternoon session, beginning at
10 a. m. and /: so p. IN. respectively.
are being held and in every instance,
except in Phoenix, evening meetings
beginning at p. m are staged
The first meeting viii be Tuesday,
Feb. IA, at Buckeye, when several
general farm problems will be dis
cussed. The details of the Buckeye
program are as follows:
10 a. IN. Farm Poultry by Prof.
r. b. Thompson, Poultry Husband
man of the University of Arizona.
1915 a. m. Feeding for Milk Pro-
ductioR r. M. Davis, Extension
Dairyman of the University of Ariz.
1915 a. m. Home Orchards by
Prof. f. J. Crider, Horticulturist of
the University of Arizona.
In the after noon separate sessions
will be held for the men and women.
The women's meeting is as follows:
1880 D. IN. Clothing in the Home,
by Miss Grace Ryan, Homo Demon
stration agent of the University of
Arizona.
2;15 p. M The use of Arizona
Products, by Mrs. M. j. Boggs. Sec
retary Of the Maricopa Farm Bureau.
3 D. IN. Milk as a Food for Children,
by Miss Flossie ID. Wills, Maricopa
county home demonstration agent.
5: :45 D. m. Home Methods OF Hopi
Women. by Miss Evalyn Bentley,
Home Demonstration Agent, Uni
versity of Arizona.
The mems program in the after
noon is as follows:
1;SO p. m. Seeding Alfalfa, by
Prof. G.. f. Thompson, Agronomist of
the University of Arizona.
2:15 D. IN. The Solution of Soil
Problems, by DIR. A. r. Vinson, Soil
Chemist Of the University of Arizona.
3 p. m. How to get the benefits of
Oganization, by w. NJ Cook, Exten-
sion Director. University of Arizona.
In the evening a. joint meeting will
be held, including a lecture with mo-
tion pictures on the Consolidation of
Rural Schools, by Prof. A. .. Neal,
Director of General Extension Of the
University of Arizona, and a talk on
the Colorado Project by Prof. G. f.
r. Smith, Irrigation Engineer of the
University of Arizona. The evening
meeting will be staged at s o'clock
The Glendale meeting will be devoted
almost entirely to poultry matters.
The morning session at Glendale will
begin at 10 a IN. on the u. S. Poultry
Experiment Farm, south of Glendale,
and win include talks on Feeding,
Selection for Breeding and Housing,
by well known authorities. The after
noon program viii be held in the
town of Glendale and will include
other important phases of the poultry
industry.
The night meeting at Glendale will
be of interest, both to men and
women, including a talk on the
Colorado Project by Prof. G.. +. p.
Smith, and on the Home Methods Of
Hopi Women by Miss Bentley.
Since so many women take an active
interest in farm poultry production,
no separate womens meetings will, be
staged at Glendale.
At Chandler, on Thursday Feb. 16.
the meeting will be essentially de-
voted TO a discussion of various
angles of fruit production. In the
mdrning, a joint session of men and
women will be held and in the after
nooon, separate meeting. The eve
ming program at Chandler is of more
or less popular nature.
The Phoenix meeting will be held
Saturday, February IS. Women are
invited to all parts Of the program,
at Phoenix, but no special women's
program win be put on. Neither
will there be a night meeting. The
program is of more or less general
nature, including discussions of vari-
Gus phases of soil problems, irriga-
tion, the work of the Salt River VAL