Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1917 — Farm Engineering School [ARTICLE]

Farm Engineering School

The committee in charge of the Farm Engineering school has everything ready for an interesting session next week, January 2-5. The building committee has leased the Gayety theater, w’hich will afford room for the exhibits and provide a place lor holding lectures. The program committee has secured some of the best authorities on labor-saving machinery that the United States possesses to appear on the program. Among these are faculty members of Purdue, one tractor and one binder expert from the International Harvester company, H. M Craig, assistant manager of the Janesville Machinery company; L. C. Ferguson, manager Indianapolis branch of the Rock Island Plow company; a lighting expert from the Delco company; a staff of extension workers from the Atlas Cement company and a number of other experts. These men will give strictly impartial talks upon the use and care of various types of farm machinery, for the purpose of cleaning up any questions which may be asked. Sessions will begin at 10 o’clock each morning .and everyone is invited. It is suggested that each farmer arrange to bring in an exhibit to the County Poultry and Corn show at the same time that they attend the engineering school.