Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-31

The Texas A. and N. College VIII oive
A Short Practical Course Ia Truck
Farming and Fruit Culture
This Winter.

The object Of his short course u
horticulture is TO teach some oil th'
fundamental principles underlying
ruccessful fruit culture and truck
farming in Texas, to those wh'
NAV care to take the work. lh'
lectures will be especially prepar'
ed 10 benefit those actually enpag'
ed in this work, or who may con
template doing 30 but who have
not the time nor means to take
full collegiate course before settling
down 10 his life work. The more
difficult obstacles in the way oil
success along these lines will DC
made a special feature OF this
course. The man who would be
most successful along these ne"
lines of farming, now rapidly de-
veloping in Texas, must have Spe.
cial training. 1t will take years oil
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 it, 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 TINS
building are excellent horticultural
section rooms, laboratories, library,
seed and tool rooms, cannery, evap'
orators, microscopes, etc. A new
greenhouse will be ready Tor use
during the winter for horticultural
purposes. The hot beds and cold
frames will be running and viii
afford practical instruction along
the line of forcing early plants,
The best spraying machines for In
sec,s and diseases will be used in
the field. Various garden aud or
chard tools will be tested and the
best ones for Texas will be recon-
mended.
Sine the horticulturist must
have some animals, il is an impor-
tant matter TO know how to take
care of them properly. Diseases
of animals taught by DR.. Francis,
will give practical information
along this line.
Access can be had TO the latest
books and periodicals bearing on
the various phases OF horticulture,
kept ON file in the office of the
horticulturist. Advice will he given
in collateral course of reading.
BUDDING, GRATING AND GENERAL
NURSERY WORK.
Twelve lectures. The various
methods of propagating the differ
ent plants will be discussed. Prac-
tioal instruction will be given in
la ooratory, greenhouse and nurs-
cry. Required practice, ten hours.
BY Prof. White.
FRUIT CULTURE.
Thirty lectures and Rotations.
Both large and small fruits will be
Consideration of soils
best adapted to fruit culture, drain
age, soil preparation and cultiva'
ton; conservation of soil moisture
by orchard tillage; laying out,
setting and pruning orchards;
packing and marketing fruits; cul-
ture of small fruits, such as straw
berries, dewberries and blackber-
ries; planting pecan orchards; vine
yard culture AMI management, best
varieties for different parts OF the
state will be considered. Required
practice. ten hours. BY Proi'
Price.
TRUCK FARMING.
Forty Rotations and lectures
Best soils for truck farming. Con-
struction and management OF hot
beds and cold frames. Growing
vegetables for the early markets
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