Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

homes. urban and suburban, as well as of farms, will ineyitablv
from their inspiration and leadership, and land values viii be ehs
in ratio of progress made in this branch of development.
Your Board is to be congratulated on the decidedly advanced
ton taken at your county institutes on road Improvement The ca
/ have ever before known to be thus reported. Some of them IN s
worthy a place in the text books of our high schools and colleges
are doubtless aware of the very decided advance in values Of fam r.
eo nngee s e Ia me 1. mpr0s sd Saasa New su York York I N M sas @ssh
one fact relative to these new roads in the vicinity of Newbuy ~
York, that may interest you. One of the small municipalities Of p
small and refuse stone at a mere nominal cost, the stone to be reuor
as fast as the quarry company demanded.
Grounds were leased or purchased, stone crushers purchased 5 i
erected alongside railroad tracks, and railroad companies haul the g.
at about cost of transportation. My impression is th, convict laa
men nor contractors are allowed to have any interest in this produ,s
of macadam road material, and the municipal authorities have iagr
plies of it in advance Of the road makers needs. As the traffic 81
ager of the Wabash System, MIR. M. Knight, intimated in his admias !
paper at one of your institutes, railroad managers have a vital ina
transportation of material for the improvement of our common na
women's Mission in Agriculture. quotes Doctor Heath. aaasa
opinion of the average quality OF cooking, | sympathne viii 8
re ad'0 before sha "D members snnbpe Of 3 the Health Commission in BassI E
IN. W Institute. October, 1889, when he introduced and ezaxsf
City, Brooklyn. and those of the delegates families were cunou s
more o less skeptical as to the results promised by MI. A IN aHa
cooked products of his oven. If your lady friends have not read y
Atkinson's paper and p description soG.s Of his Mas Owen the, they can find in :
The important chemical action of heat in converting rN nana
iectis we'll worthy Of your gricuhurally-inclinee aides as.aios &
well as all who prepare food for that superb animal; mar. EasaI
success, and I hope Mrs. Dugan and her co-workers will give hi NJ
ter their attention.
have imposed altogether too long a letter on you, but i ikI
penalty of your interesting position and environment.
My present residence is in this place but l hope to become anil
dent of Missouri Yours r s. e Ct Vas TIM.
P. S. Your State Agricultural College is doing splendid wal
evidently. - I
A THREE MONTHS WINTER COURSE OF LECTURES AL
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
To meet the wants of a class of young men who have not the id
to go to college for a regular course of study, but who desire to secnd
certain amount of practical instruction bearing upon the work ok'
farm T asd instructions saaio em is df tsia so IN its w PTGi be si,en bv mean, If ,...
and practical Illustrations; textbooks will not be used except Il
reference.
This course will cover those specific fields of the science and 81
of agriculture that will have a direct business value to the farmu1
so far presented as to reveal the laws upon which certain opusiensaI
agriculture rest, while at the same time a discussion of the worlds 81
the College and it's farm afording aid in the work. = rAN
The course for 1898 will embrace the following subjects;
AGRICULTURE.
PROF. EDWARD D. PORTER.
SUBJEcrs-Sons, their origin and classification, their adaptainh]
different kinds of farming as stock, dairy and grain, and the eemmudl
success in each; methods of tnage; farm implements and machar|
tarm buildings, fences, roads, drainage and water supply.
BREEDS, BREEDING AND FEEDINe-Thev various breeds Of doneh
animals animals n and Their adaptation to various purposes; the principles =
breeding, etc. composition of foods, and principles of feeding
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY.
Prof. PAUL scHwKIrzER.
SuBJEcTs.-Study of the more important elements, as appedk
agriculture; chemistry of soils, their composition and relation trg
ing value of cattle food the chemistry of the dairy.
ECONOMIC BOTANY AND ENTOMOLOGY.
PROF. GEORGE D. PURINToN. 49,
SuBJEcTs.-Analysis of plants; how plants grow; diseases o pa
and their remedies; the evolution of animal life; the classfcapat
the animal kingdom; insects and their classification; the pinuN
injurious and beneficial insects of Missouri, with the means of prs1
ing their ravages.
PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE. "a
PROF. cHAs. A. KEFFER.
SuBJEcTs.-Origin of varieties of fruits, flowers and veeetbhd
crossterhiization; practical work in horticulture; budding, gratis
iayerlng; construction and management of hotbeds and cold fan1
parasites and insecticides.
VETERINARY SCIENCE.
PROF. PAUL EVANS.
Su~BJEcrs.-Anatomy of the leading domestic animals, ilursh
oy skeletons, charts and the celebrated 6 Azoux /" anatomical model
examination of the horse for soundness: the treatment of wouuds. 81
the ordinary diseases of the feet, limbs, stomach and lungs of In
animals.
The lectures in the above course Will begin on January s. Isl
ana Will be continued daily, except Sunday and Monday, until Mzd|
90 1898. Three lectures will be given each day, and the remsmal
time can be used by the student in work in the sbops. laboratma]
museums and Libraries. While it is important that students be pres