The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-06-03
Farm and Home
Makers Plan to
Visit State College

Many parents and interested farm
and home makers are planning 20
take in Farm and Home Week at the
State College during the time that
the All Club youngsters will meet
for their annual 4-H Club Camp,
June IS to 20. A large representa-
ton is expected because OF the
growing interest In farm practices
and the, State Grange conference
which is being held just the week
before in walla walla.
Registration will start at lao pm.
on June Is in. the corridor OF the
main fleor OF the Wilson Hall. Fol-
lowing registration, there will be a
tour Of the campus. Each evening
the program for Farm and Home
Week will be held In conjunction
with the All club program In the
auditorium Of Bryan Hall.
How 10 Cut Meat
On wednesday during the fore
part OF the morning there win be q
meat cutting demonstration In the
mems gymnasium. During recent
years there has been great deal
of interest In meat cutting because
Of the availability OF lockers for
preservation OF meats by freezing.
In the latter part Of the forenoon
there will be an address by DR.. Carl
G. Taylor, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, Washington, DC. This
subject will be Seeking Security In
Agriculture" DR.. Taylor is giving q
second address later on in the week
at one of the All club evening pro-
grams and at this time his subject
will be Leadership in Agricultural
and Rural Life"
For the most part the homemade
ers will accompany their husbands
to all of the lectures and programs
with the exception Of Thursday aft
ernoon. At that time q program
has been arranged especially for the
homemakers. This program is un-
der the direction OF Dean Florence
Harrison and will consist OF talk
on Standardization of Working
Heights for the housewife, by Miss
Evelyn Roberts, a discussion OF
"Hobbies Have Enjoyed" by Dean
Harrison: visit to the laboratories
In the Home Economics Building
and tea. During this time. the
men will visit the crops, the nurs-
cries, rotation plots and experiment
tai fields. This program is under
the direction OF the Agronomy De-
partment.
Landscaping
Other subjects OF interest which
will be taken up during Farm and
Home Week will be discussions OF
insects of ornamentals and flowers,
control OF diseases Of ornamentals
and flowers and landscaping the
home grounds. The Animal Hus-
bandry Department and the Agri-
cultural Engineering Department
have charge OF part OF the program
Of which the field section win con-
sist OF trip to inspect the herds,
flocks and pastures used by the AM
imal Husbandry Division. and q
demonstration Of the Electric Fence
put on by the Agricultural Engin-
eering Department. There will also
be Horticulture demonstrations OF
which many homemakers will be In
tensely interested. The following
demonstrations will be put on: Pot
ting Of House Plants; Propagation
Of House Plants; Seed Sowing and
Seeding Transplanting.
!, Another p rogram of interest win
be demonstration Of Egg Quality
by the Department OF Poultry Illus
bandry, dairy demonstrations under
the direction Of the Dairy Husband
~ Department which will consist OF
ice cream mixing and production OF
clean milk
There will also be an opportunity
for those visiting the State Col
lege to have personal conferences TO
discuss problems with the Depart
mental Staff. Every Department
at the State College, including the
Extension Service, College of Home
Economics and the College OF Agri-
culture. will be glad to meet persons
who are attending and talk over
their problems.
Anyone planning to attend this
Farm and Home Week and desiring
any additional information regard
Ing housing, meals, etc., are urged
to get In touch with Miss Helen
Steiner, Assistant Extension Agent.
in Kennewick.