Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
DeIalUare Farm, Home
Program Slated For
February 1918
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scheduled that morning. How fam
lily life is conducted in Egypt, and
today's opportunities for women
in home economics will round out
the morning sessions.
Included on the afternoon pro-
gram are three talks on crop irri-
CATION. Subjects are the need for
irrigation, will it pay, and the
states water supply. A social
visit to the school of home econom-
les, with a look at kitchen of to-
morrow featuring an electronic
oven will be offered to women
visitors that afternoon.
Dairy and fruit topics will get
the February IL sessions under
way, with discussions on setting
up a roughage program on a dairy
farm, the nutrient intake of cows
on Sudan grass pasture, and ways
to feed out roughages. A panel
discussion on planting and care of
new orchards is planned for fruit
growers. Panel topics are promis-
ing new apple sports, choosing and
spacing pollinating plant varieties,
improved planting methods, and
cultural practices to use after
planting. One talk will be on fac
tors affecting color in apples.
Homemakers interested in travel
will receive tips on how to travel,
along with fashion hints for
clothing the mature figure. Also
that morning, state All Club
members will compete in their an
nual cherry pie baking contest.
Dairy discussions that after
noon will cover combating the cost
price squeeze, economics of farm
mechanization, and ways to reduce
feed costs. A discussion by univer-
sity entomologists of a 1858 fruit
spray program will highlight the
fruit program, as will a. talk on
how to control mites on apples.
Homemaking activities will again
share in the program with discus
sions on making better home man
agement decisions, and on senior
members of the family.
Poultry will step into the spot
light the morning of February 13,
when specialists will speak on new
concepts in trace mineral feeding,
and the application of energy val
ues to poultry feed formulation.
A discussion by school of agricul-
ture entomologists of 1858 recon-
mendations for control of diseases,
insects, and weeds, and a talk on
profit making ideas in the produc-
tion and marketing of vegetables
will fill out the vegetable sessions
that morning. Parents RESPONSE
bilities to teen-agers, a panel dis
cussion, and a speaker on meals
for all ages make up the mornings
home economics program.
During final sessions of the
three-day program that afternoon,
vegetables, poultry, and home eco
nomics will share time. Scheduled
are presentation of 15-Ton Tomato
Club awards, and a panel discuss
ing changes necessary in Della
wares vegetable industry. Trends
in feed formulation, the role of ad-
ditives in modern poultry feeding,
and recent developments i'll feed
ing layers are on the poultry pro-
gram. Home economics visitors
will hear talks on understanding
tensions, and on working with
crafts.
The program announcement from
the school of agriculture said fur
ther details of the annual program
will be reported. These will cover
general session speakers, agricul-
tural and home economics speak
ers, and exhibits. Most sessions
will be held in Agricultural Hall,
Newark.