The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-17

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Short Courses In Agriculture for New Ter
sey Farmers.
The short courses IN agriculture
which were begun last year are again
offered and are open 10 all residents
OF New Jersey over sixteen years of
age.
All courses will be ior twelve weeks,
and will begin December sd, and, with
one week vacation for the Christmas
holidays, will close on March 9th, 1908.
Tuition is free To residents of the
State, but an entrance fee OF S will be
required, and SIS of non residents,
Board and rooms were secured III pr
vate families last year Al from 81 so TO
$3.50 per week. The expense for
books need not exceed SO, as but few
are required, although students should
own the books treating of the principal
subjects. The entire expenses of the
course need mol exceed $50.
The building erected last year was
found 10 be well adapted for the pur
pose, II contains large, we'll lighted
class rooms and laboratories, 4 we'll
equipped creamery and dairy room, 4
library, reading room and general lee
ture room. New buildings and further
equipment will be added before the
school opens.
All the courses will be of a practical
nature The student will be taught
those principles and applications oi
science which will enable him 10 carry
on his farm more efficiently and profit
ably. Instruction will be given by lee
lures, Rotations and laboratory work;
special attention will be given practice
in testing soils, spraying, pruning, bud
ding and grating, stock Judging, milk
testing, butter making, and similarly IN
other lines, the class room instruction
will be followed by actual Practice
Three courses will be offered:
|. General Agriculture
This course Is for those who wish 10
engage IN general farming. The sub
jects studied will be soils, manurcs and
fertilizers farm crops, composition OF
feeds and the making ofra,lons, breeds
OF ANIMALS, stock judging, farm build
ings, insects and diseases OF farm ami
mails, and ol crops, etc SPECIAL atlcn
ton will be gwen to study OF meth
obs Of soil improvement by natural
means.
H. DAIRY Farming.
Instruction will be gwen IN the com
position Of soils, nannres and fertilizers,
construction OF DAIRY buildings, the
growth OF forage crops, composition OF
feeds and the making OF rallons, breed
my and care OF animals, insects and
diseases OF farm ANIMALS and OF crops
stock Judging, butter making, testing
separating and handling milk Specla
attention will be given to the produe
ton and handling of sanitary milk and
cream for our city markets
Ill. Fruit Growing and Market Gar
dening.
Courses will be gwen in the compo
sition os soils, manures and fertilizers
propagation and breeding OF plants, in
sects and diseases OF fruits and yege
ablcs, planting and pruning trees
packing and marketing Of fruits anC
vegetables, spraying machinery, (many
forms Of which will be on hand,) tn,
preparation and application Of sprays
farm buildings and farm machinery
| Throughout the course, students wil
be gwen practice work IN the dlliercn
operations.
No young man who intends to be
farmer can afford to miss taking one 0
these courses. The day has CONE
when preparation for farming is needed
as for any other profession. Ihes'
courses come AT time when work a
home IS least pressing, and allow th'
students to be back on the farm 70
most Of the spring work
A complete announcement Of cours
es will be ready later. For this an'
other information, address
EDWARD Il. VOORHEES,,
Director
New Jersey Agricultural College,
New Brunswick, N. ].
The next Governor OF this Stat