Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1920 — LEADING AGRICULTURALISTS ON EXTENSION PROGRAM [ARTICLE]

LEADING AGRICULTURALISTS ON EXTENSION PROGRAM

Lafayette, Ind., Oct 29.—Some 1 , of the leading agricultural speakers and thinkers of the country, will be on the program at the twenty-third annual conference of agricultural extension workers of Indiana which will be held at Purdue University Nov. 3,4, and 5, it was learned today when the program was given out. In the list of speakers will be not only the leaders at Purdue, including President W. E. Stone, Director G. I. Christie, Deans Stanley E Coulter, J. H. Skinner and Carolyn Shoemaker, but also many others from the university staff. Leaders of the farmer’s organizations, including- John G. Brown, of Monon, president of the Indiana Fanners’ Federation and C. E. Gunnels, of Chicago, assistant secretary of the American Farm Bureau, will be on the program. Officers of a number of the county farmers' organizations in the state will attend the conference with the county agricultural agents, home demonstration agents, farmers’ institute speakers, and others who will come to the gathering here. -Among the speakers from outside who are well known are Wali ter W. Bonner, Greensburg banker, who will discuss “The Farmer and the Business Man.” He is chairman of the agricultural committee of the Indiana Bankers’ Association. ; Clarence Henry, formerly assistant county agent leader in Indiana and prior to that agent in Allen county, will speak on “Our Country Youth.” Mr. Henry now is a successful farmer at Hebron, 0., and is farmers’ institute instructor for Ohio State University. C. B. Smith, of the department of Agriculture will discuss relationship between government extension work and the farmers’ organizations. C. G. Woodbury, formerly director of the Indiana experiment station, now connected with the National Canners’ Association, will be another leading speaker. *