The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-02-02
Coarse OF Lecture. To Farmer.

The Kansas State Agriculture
College invites attention to q shori
course Of lectures on practical topic,
pertaining to Agriculture, Horticul.
ture, stock'raising, Dairying, Veter
mary Science, Road Building, Farm
Architecture, Farm Accounts, etc,
which will be given free to all par
ties Interested. The course will com
mence on Tuesday, February 18th,
Mt ten O'Clock q. M, aud continue
daily, including Saturday forenoon,
February 18th. II IL intended 10
give three lectures per day at lO:SO
u. m, at l:S0 y. m, and nj 3 %. M.
Occasionally there will be an even
Ing lecture, Each lecture will be
followed by n general discussion OF
the presented facts, In which all are
expected To participate. A pro-
gramme giving the necessary details
will be issued before the opening Of
the course. The following IL a list
OF the subjects to he presented by
members of the Facully:-Princi.
piles Of Propagation Ia Horticulture,
Prof. Mason; small Fruit Culture,
Prof. Mason; Grape Culture, Prot.
Mason; Special Insect Pests Of the
Orchard, Prof. Popenoe; Special In.
sect Pests Of the Garden, Prof. Pope
s.f Inan.ft.,2.s..
ODDS, Prof. Popcnoe; Useful and n, K
ious Birds, Prof. Lantz; Cross.fer-
tiliZation Of Plants, Prof. Hitchcock;
Common Agricultural FUNGUS
Pests, and their Treatment, Prof.
Hitchcock; Dissemination OF Plants,
Prof, Hitchcock; Feeding aud Feed
ing stuiis, Prof. FsiIyer; MILK, But
ter, and cheese, Prof. Willard; Soils,
and their Improvement, Prof. Fail.
yer: Plants In their Relation to the
Air and the Soil, Prof. Failyer;
Care Of Sick and Wounded Stock,
DR.. Mayo; Veterinary Surgery, DIR.
Mayo; Judging Horses, DIR. Mayo;
Country Roads, Prof. Lantz; Farm
Buildings, Prof. Walters; Home
Grounds, Prof. Walters, Preserva.
Of Foods, Mrs. Kediz; Division OF
Labor ON the Farm, Pres. Fairchild;
Elementary Principles Of Farm Me
chsnics, Prof. Hood; Electrical
Frauds, Prof. Nichols; Economic
Production, and Use Of Energy on
the Farm, Prof Hood; Taxation,
Prof. White; Farm Accounts, Secy.
Graham; The Farmer as Producer
of Wealth, Pres. FaIrchild.
Lectures on special topics by prac-
teal farmers aud specialists will
probably be presented, as follows:-
Mixed Husbandry, Hon. Joshua
Wheeler, Nortonville; The Apple
Orchard, Judge +. Wellhouse, Fair
mont; The Cattle Industry, Hon. T.
VI. Potter, Peabody; Sheep Industry,
Mr.. II. A. Heath, OF the Kansas
Farmer; The Dairy. Hon Geo. Nor
gan, Clay Center; Swine Husbandry,
Hon. +. ID. Coburn, Kansas City;
The Balanced Ration, Mr.. =. :. Crea-
ger, OF the Kansas Capital.
The invitation to attend this course
Of lectures IL extended to all-old
and young. II Is expested that the
farmers OF Kansas will
ard heartily respond. Such
an opportunity to study modern
ideas II farming, aud to become ac-
qusinted with the means and meth
DDS Of the largest agricultural school
In America, should not be neglected.
The library and reading rooms OF
the College, and its museums, Isbra- |
tories, greenhouses, barns, and class
rooms will be open every day, and
will be done by the fscul-
~ to make the course profitable and
to all who attend. There
will be no charges, the only expen-
-es being for board and lodging, and |
these can easily he kept within one
dollar n day, 10 so desired.
In order TO perfect the necessary |
including the prepa-
ration Of q list OF suitable boarding
places, all VINO propose to attend are |
to send name aud address
not later than February 10th to the
President Of the college.