The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-01
100 INSTITUTES
NEARLY EVERY TOWN IN COLO
RADIO TO HOLD MEETINGS.
BIG INTEREST IN LECTURES
Instruct Farmers on Best Methods
Of Raising Crops.


Instruct Farmers on Best Methods
Of Raising Crops.
That the Colorado farmer wants TO
know how to till his land scientifically
Is shown by the increased number OK
farmers institutes which will be held
| in this state during the coming sum-
mer Already 100 institutes have been
arranged for and professors from the
State Agricultural College will. within
the next three months. visit practically
every county in the state. At no time
has there been greater interest shown
by the farmers in these institutes than
now. This Is due in a large measure
to the great number of new settlers
who are coming to the state.
Farmers who come here from Iowa,
ulincis, Indiana and other states east
o. Colorado, find many new problems
before them in the successful cultiva-
ton of Colorado lands. For example.
farmers have come here from states
where irrigation is unknown and un-
needed, and have brought with them
grain which grew well in that climate.
When this same grain is planted on
dry farming land it will not bring maxi
mum results. Even the seed must be
acclimated before 1t brings forth all
the crop that can be produced. 1t il
Just such conditions as these that have
led to the demand for the farmers In
stitutes that will be held this year.
Already dates have been made for
score or more OF meetings to be held
during June. These meetings are un-
der the direct charge Of Prof. H. NJ.
Cottrell of the State Agricultural Col
lege He is assisted by professors OF
the college and others interested in the
work One series Of meeting arranged
for in June will be held In Routt county.
IT, addition to Professor Cottrell Profs
w. l.. Carlyle and A. johnson and Sen
ator E. NJ Ammons will comprise the
party of instructors. Their itinerary
Is as follows: June 5th, CRANKY, June
9TH, Grand Lake: June 7th. Sulphur
Springs: June sth, Kremmling; June
10th. Yampa: June 18th, Steamboat
Springs; June 1lth. Hayden; June
18th Craig; June 18th. Maybell: June
10th. Meeker; June 22d. Rife.
Another party OF instructors to go
out during June will be composed OF
DR.. George H. Glover. Prof. c. P. Gil
lelt anu MISS 4 fAHhiiiohS, "uo wiz
teach domestic science. According
to the Agricultural college authorities
this course is one OF the most sought
after and they say that Miss Ammons'
services are always in demand. The
itinerary for this party Is as follows:
June 11th, Sedalia; June 18th. Castle
Rock: June 18th. Larkspur; June l4th.
Dawkins; June 18th, Walsenburg:
June 18th, Orlando; June 18th. Lal
Veta; June 20th Buena Vista; June
22d Gunnison.
In all, nearly fifty meetings have
been arranged for in the different
cities and towns along the Denver
Rio Grande The points reached by
the Santa Fe, the Midland and all
other Colorado roads will also be WIS.,
tied. A series of institutes have al
ready been held at the various points
reached by the Rock Island. and, de-
spite the fact that these meetings were
held during seed time the average at
tendance at each institute was ninety.
On this trip the professors Travelled IN
the Rock Island seed car, and were &C
companied by F. s. White. agricultural
| commissioners for that line.
! So successful were these meetings
| that it is probable that what are
known as short course schools will be
held at some central point in this sec
tion for the benefit OF those who wish
to make further study. These courses
were first held at Delta and Hotchkiss.
Ate Delta 100 students had been guar
teed the professors. These were
charged a nominal fee, and instead OF
| 100 being in attendance 125 were reg
istered The farmers went to school
at 9 and kept at it until every day
for a week. Evening lectures were
also given. Copious notes Of the
lectures were taken, and the course
was one of the most successful ever
held by the college.