The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-12-25
"A Opportunity Tor Oar Young Per pie.

The winter school OF agrcultur,
At Purdue University, Lafayette
Ind, afiords rare opportunity fol
you To get facts, principles and
Training that will prove Of great
practical value to you in your every
day work.
You can do this during the nexl
twJ or three months and return Il
the farm in time for the busy season.
as the term will begin January 5,h
AMI end March IL, 1904
Four courses Of study and prac
tice ara ffered nam ~ Agriculture,
Horticulture, Live Stock Husband
Try, and Dairying
The first il d. signed especially
for those who expect to engage in
general farming, 1t includes stud
les Of the characteristics, impover-
ishment, fertilization, and improve
nent Of soils; the adaptations, uses,
and improvement of farm crops; /;
the principles Of cropping and crop
rotation; the nature, application
and Effects of manures aud fertili.
gers; and feeding stuffs; the loca-
tion, grouping and planning Of farm
buildings; live stock management,
and the rrlai ion Of animal husband
ry to agriculture.
The course in Horticulture treats
of fruit and vek ketsble growing; com
mercial orchsrding and market gar.
denipg; problems in marketing
fruit; laying out aud embellishment
If home ard school grounds; bene-
fetal and Injurious insects Of 'hs
farm, orchard, and garden; vegeta.
ble parasites. including rusts, smuts,
mildews, ETC., and spraying
devices and mixtures for combating
lnsect pests and plant diseases.
The course in Animal Husbandry
includes systematic studies Of the
classes, types and breeds Of beef
and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, and
horses; principles of feeding breed.
ing and Improvement Of live stock;
value Of q good pedigree, and the
and tracing Of pedisrees;
animal diseases and their causes and
prevention; sanitary care Of flock
and herd, etc.
The course in Dairying is design.
ed for Two classee: l. milk pro.
ducers and private dairymen; 2.
those who wish 10 become creamery
creamery butter makers,
etc. The lines Of instruction will
include studies Of milk and its pro.
ducts; milk testing and cream
ripening, churning, working, salt
ng, and packing butter; the care
and use OF the utensels land mach
ne.y employed in the private
larry and in the com mercial cream
Try. The equipment, operation
md repair Of dairy and creamery
machinery will also receive due
consideration.
Regular laboratory exercises ia
he study Of soils and draft pro-
,lcms; in budding, grating, and
making cuttings; in scoring corn
ind in judging live stock; in sspar-
lting milk, and testing milk and
'ream for the per cent. Of butter fat,
nd in the making and scoring OF
,utter, fix the instruction given and
make it of direct practical value in
he every day work of the farm.
Most winter course students re. I
u 10 the home farm. Many OF
hese write that the instructions re-
eived had added greatly to their
uccess. Many return for a second
erm, which they find even moro !
aluable than the first. Several |
right, earnest young men have I
zen able to enter lucrative posi- Z
ions after taking one or two winter {
ourses 1t Purdue.
An illustrated circular Of the win
Or school Of agriculture, giving full ,,
nformation, will be sent you on re- !
uest. !