The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-01-09
WELL KNOWN MEN
TALK TO FARMERS
Agriculturists of Northwest
Will Find Much of Interest
at Each Session
MANY GOOD FEATURES
Unusual Program Arranged
for Farmers Short Course
at u. Farm

Three men, nationally known for
their interest in, and their devo-
ton to, the cause of the farmers
and the homemakers of the coun-
try, will deliver addresses during
Farmers and Homemakers' Week
at University Farm, St. Paul, Jan
uary 20 to 25. These men are:
Sam H. Thompson, president Of
the American Farm Bureau FEEDER.
alton, who will address the opening
session of the annual meeting of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau at
University Farm, Tuesday after
noon, January 81.
Henry A. Wallace, editor of Wal
lace'S Farmer, DesMoines, Iowa,
one of the men who have put in
the way of farmers the possibility
of getting larger yields of better
corn from fewer acres-to speak
twice, once at mass meeting and
once before the Minnesota Crop
Improvement Association at its
annual meeting which will begin
Wednesday, January %.
Clifford v. Gregory, editor of The
Prairie Farmer, Chicago, ILL.,, the
father of the plan of honoring sue
cessful farmer-citizens as Master
Farmers" who will deliver the
chief address at the banquet for
Master Farmers" at University
Farm Monday evening, January 20
The addresses by these men, as
indicated, are but four of scores of
interesting features scheduled for
the greatest meeting or series of
meetings held at University Farm
in the course of the year. Other
speakers on the program will be
Mrs. Burl Hornbeck, of the Hin.
OILS Farm Bureau; Mrs. Jean Muir
Dorsey, Minnesota woman, wide
ly known for her studies in the
problems of homemakers; W. s.
Moscrip, president of the Minneso-
te Livestock Breeders Association;
John Brandt, president of Land
O'Lakes Creameries; J. w. Evans,
president of the Minnesota Crop
Improvement Association; A. +.
Olson, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau; Dan A. Wallace, ed
itor of The Farmer, and many 9TH
erS.
In addition to the lectures and
demonstrations which are regular
features of the Week." there \. i'll
be many meetings of statewide or
CARNATIONS, including those of the
state farm bureau, the Minnesota
Crop Improvement Association
and the Minnesota LivestocIs
Breeders Association and its al.
lied breed associations. Every day
from II a. m. until IL m. there will
be mass meetings of exceptional in
terest, and every evening there will
be something in the way of en-
joyment and entertainment. Mon
day evening will be the dinner in
honor of Master Farmers; Tuesday
evening, the dinner of the Crop
Improvement Association at which
the Premier Seed Growers" of
1928 will be honored, and an enter
tainment by students of the School
Of Agriculture; Wednesday eve
ming, an entertainment by students
of the College of Agriculture;
Thursday evening, a livestock show
and Friday evening, the annual
Farmers and Homemakers' Week
supper. An exhibit of Minneso-
ta's weekly newspapers is another
feature that always attracts atten-
ton.
Special rates of a fare and a half
for the round trip, on the certifi-
cate plan, have been announced tYy
all of the railroads. County agri-
cultural agents throughout the
state will furnish information to
individuals or groups who are in
terested in attending. Dean w. c.
Coffey, head of the University De-
partment of Agriculture, and DR.. A.
". Storm, director of short courses,
extend to farmers and homemak-
ers throughout the state a cordial
invitation to take advantage of the
opportunities afforded by the
Week" They say there are no
charges for anything except rail-
road fare and board while in at
tendance.