Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-31
SHORT COURSE IN HORTICULTURE.
The Texas A. and N. College VIII Give
A Short Practical Course In Truck
Farming and Fruit Culture
This Winter.

The object OF his short course IN
horticulture is to teach some of the
fundamental principles underlying
successful fruit culture and truck
farming in Texas, to those who
may care to take the work. The
lectures will be especially prepar-
ed to benefit those actually enpag-
ed in this work, or who may con-
template doing 20 but who have
not the time nor means TO take a
full collegiate course before settling
down 10 his life work. The more
difficult obstacles in the way of
success along these lines will be
made a special feature of this
course. The man who would be
most successful along these new
lines Of farming, now rapidly de.
veloping in Texas, must have spe-
cial training. II will take years of
costly experience to get this train
ing by himself.
The horticultural department is
better prepared to give practical
instruction along the lines of truck
farming and fruit growing than
ever before in its history. The
new horticultural building, just re.
Gently completed, is equipped with
facilities for studying various
phases of horticulture that are not
surpassed in the south. In this
building are excellent horticultural
section rooms, laboratories, library,
seed and tool rooms, cannery, evap.
orators, microscopes, etc. A new
greenhouse will be ready for use
during the winter for horticultural
purposes. The hot beds and cold
frames will be running and will
afford practical instruction along
he line Of forcing early plants.
The best spraying machines for in
ects and diseases will be used in
he field. Various garden and or
hard tools will be tested and the ,
rest ones for Texas will be recon.
since the horticulturist must (
ave some animals, il is an impor. I
ant matter TO know how TO take q
are of them properly. Diseases
t animals taught by DR.. Francis,
'ill give practical information ;
long this line. r
Access can be had to the latest
ooks and periodicals bearing on
be various phases of horticulture, :,
ept on file in the office of the .
Advice will he given I,
1 a collateral course of reading. Il
UDDING, GRATING AND GENERAL
NURSERY WORK.
Twelve lectures. The various ;,
ethods of propagating the differ c.
It plants will be discussed. Prac- t.
cal instruction will be given in Il
ooratory, greenhouse and nurs-
y. Required practice, ten hours. y
y Prof. White. y
FRUIT CULTURE. r.
Thirty lectures and Rotations. r.
9TH large and small fruits will be
nsIdered. Consideration of soils
st adapted to fruit culture, drain. al
e, soil preparation and cultiva. ~
m; conservation of soil moisture pr
orchard tillage; laying out, N
ting and pruning orchards; al
cking and marketing fruits; cul. u
re of small fruits, such as straw ~
rries, dewberries and blackbcr- Ia =.
: planting pecan orchards; vine Il
I'd culture ani management, best pr
rieties for different parts Of the W
tie will be considered. Required he
,ctice. ten hours. By Prof NJ
ice. pr
TRUCK FARMING. "
Forty recitations and lectures. n
st soils for truck farming. Con.
uction and management of hot -
Is and cold frames. Growing hc
,etables for the early markets, ey
n a. tomatoes, watermelons, We
italoupes, potatoes, snap beans, i,