Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-22
Farm & Home Wk.
Events Announced

Ohio Farm and Home Week is
a virtual 6 ring circus, according
to George B. Crane, assistant di-
rector of extension and Farm and
Home Week program chairman.
Crane says the March 22-25
event at Ohio State University
features demonstrations talks, mo-
vies, exhibits and clinics in 6 or
more buildings from 9 am, to
4 pm, each day plus the annual
square dance Wednesday night.
It's the Ohio State University Col
lege of Agriculture annual OPEN
house.
Harold Stassen, director of
Foreign Operations Administra-
ton, headlines the general pro-
gram in University Hall at l pm,
Thursday, March "a. His topic -
Food and World Peace" John H.
Davis Of Harvard University and
the National Council of Churches
follows StaSSen on the Thursday
program as he speaks on Moral
and Spiritual implications of Rur-
al Life"
Impact of Present Day Condi-
tiOnS on Home Life" is Mary
SWeeney's topic at l pm, Tues
day in University hall. She is
dean emeritus of the University of
Kentuckys school of home eco
nOmicS.
Wednesday at II am, in Uni
verSity Hall, Roger Cloud, speak
er of the house of representatives
and c. Stanley Mechan Of the
Ohio Senate, will discuss "A Leg
islative Program for Ohio Agri-
culture" On youth day, March 25,
Cues on Courting" holds the spot
light. Polly Manst, family life
specialist and former editor of
up in Polly's Room" will speak
on this topic at l pm, in Univer-
Sity Hall.
Agricultural engineers at Ives
Hall will present new develop
ments in farm equipment, and its
care and repair. They expect 100
exhibitors to display the latest in
equipment.
Beekeepers will hold their an
nual shortcourse March 22-23 in
the Botany and Zoology Building.
Topics range from colony morale
to weather forecasting applied to
beekeeping.
Agricultural economists will dis
cuss such topics as social secur-
ity, price outlook, handling diver
ted crop acres, part-time farming
and improving farm markets. Soc
ial security appears on the pro-
gram each day. Marketing and
part-time farming are featured
Thursday, while farm manage
ment and outlook topics are
scheduled for Tuesday and We'd
neSday Most Of these sessions are
in ToWnshend Hall.
Agronomists will report new
findings in fertilizer use, seedbed
preparation, JohnsongrasS control,
crop varieties and what they have
learned from 100000 soil tests.
They meet in Townshend Hall too.
Horticulturists will hold evening
sessions for home gardeners in the
Horticulture and Forestry Build
ing again this year. They will con-
duct tours of the greenhouses and
present fruit, flower and vegetable
growing demonstrations
Animal science and dairy sci
ence departments meeting in
Plumb Hall, will devote one day
each to feeding, breeding and mar
keting livestock. Poultrymen will
hold a question clinic each after
noon at 3 pm, in the Poultry
building. Earlier each day they'll
discuss crooS-bred and hybrid
chickens, feeding, disease control,
cage VS. floor management and
production costs.
Homemakers will hear how
every woman can be good looking.
They'll also have a chance to
learn quick mends for torn clothes,
and buying tips for children's
clothes and the newer fabrics.
Color in home, accessories for the
home, what's new in foods and nu-