Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-08-19
FOR THE FARMER BOYS.
The Board of Regents of the State Uni
versity Arrange for Winter AgricuIt-
Sons.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 1 5.-The Board
OF State University Regents are MAX
ing arrangements to "boom" the new
agricultural course at that institu-
ton. Heretofore the long time re-
quired and the large expense necessi-
tated by courses running through two
and four years evidently deferred
many from attending who might
otherwise have come, and to obviate
these difficulties the new course is
limited to twelve weeks, during the
winter months, when farmers sons
have the most time for study. In
this course it is designed to give the
largest amount of instruction in the
theory and science of agriculture that
the time and conditions will allow,
and to adapt this instruction to
the immediate and future needs
of our farming population. The
course will be made up of
sixty lectures upon agriculture,
sixty upon agricultural chemistry,
sixty upon agricultural botany and
twenty-four upon veterinary science.
The new course will open On the 7th
OF January next and close March 81.
The expense of attending it will de-
pend much upon the economy Of the
student, but may be set down at from
$50 to $65 for board, tuition and
books necessary for the entire term Of
twelve weeks. 1t is expected that the
agricultural students shall be at least
16 years of age and have a common
school education, though no entrance
examinations will be required. If one
comes poorly prepared he cannot ex-
pect the full benefits of the course
The departments in the course are as
follows:
Agriculture-By Prof. w. A. Henry
Among the topics treated may be named
live stock: History and description of the
improved breeds, theory of stock-breeding,
studies of pedigree from the several herd
| books, care and management of stock and
| dairying. Land drainage: Effects OF tile
drainage, methods Of draining, and laying
out systems OF drains. Farm crops: His
tory OF the cereals and grasses, methods OF
cultivation. Farm buildings, roads and
matchmaking, farm accounts. Use will be
made in the lecture-room of the lantern, for
projecting photographs upon a screen, show
| ing noted animals, buildings, etc. Numer-
Gus maps, charts, drawings, models, herd.
books, ETC., will be used.
Agricultural Chemistry-By Prof. H. P.
| Armsby-The instruction in agricultural
chemistry will be given by daily lectures
during the whole of the course, amply illus
| trated by experiments, specimens, charts,
diagrams, etc. Thefollowing are some Of the
more important subjects which will receive
attention. Chemical elements contained in
| air, soil, crops, ANIMALS and manures
! Stock-feeding: How folders are digested
laws of growth and fattening; feeding
standards; feeding for meat, milk
growth, etc. Folders: Composition, digesti-
bibility and comparative value. Milk: Com
position; milk testing; principles of dairy.
ing. The air: Composition; relations tC
growth Of crops. The soil: Formation
classification and physical properties; wa
| ter and air of the soil the soil as a source
OF food for crops. Manures: Necessity fol
manuring; classification OF manures; stable
manure, it's composition and value as al
fected by the food eaten-manurial value o
folders. Commercial fertilizers: Nitrate O
soda, dried blood, bone manures, super
phosphates, guanos, potash Salts lime
salt, plaster, ETC.; general properties OF com
mercial fertilizers; how and when to ust
them. Tillage: Objects and effects. Under
draining In treating OF these and kindred
subjects, the endeaVOr will be to make plair
the principles upon which the success OF
failure Of farm operations depend. InmanJ
cases the same subject will be treated OF IL
the lectures upon agriculture from the side
of practice, the application of the genera
principles to the problems of farming bein!
illustrated and enforced.
Botany-By Prof. A. B. Seymour-Tc
render the instruction in botany as com
prehensive as possible, three courses have
been arranged, as follows: Lectures on thu
structure Of plants and the manner in which
they feed, grow and reproduce their kline
will be given daily through the course
Their object will be to make the SUDDEN
familiar with the laws Of vegetable life, anC
especially those which suggest the prOpe
treatment for cultivated plants. LabOra
tory work may be taken by all student!
who are able to devote two hours day tt
it, and wish to become acquainted by care
full study with the principal plants OF in
terest to farmers. Those who elect thi!
work will study weeds and grasses, OF
woody plants, as they may prefer; and i
faithful work is performed, they should b.
able, at the end Of the course, to easily
identity the more common plants of thu
group they haveIstudied.
Veterinary Science.-By V. T. Atkinson
state veterinarian.-In these lectures thu
anatomy and physiology Of our domestic
anlmalS Will DG UduSuU' UOS6UHef WIFI u0
scriptions of diseases and remedies. Will
the large increase OF our herds and fOcks
diseases become more and more numerous
and knowledge of how to combat then
more imperative. The coming farmer
should understand the anatomy and physi
ology of the animals he rears together will
methods of detecting disease and giving o.
securing rational treatment.
The regents, in their circular of in
formation, issued to-day, say chat
those students who wish can devott
their entire time to one Or more O
these branches, as they may elect. A
large sum of money has already beer
appropriated by the board to max;
this course instructive and valuable
and it is probable that, as soon as
the course becomes known among
them, hundreds of farmers sons il
Wisconsin will, each winter, come tc
the university to avail themselves O
the advantages offered them, and &C
quire information that will be usefu
,1,ooYo tho farm d11rinO q whole lifetime