Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-10
University NOres.

"The demand for teachers of agricul-
ture Is growing many times as fast as
the supply" said Prof. w. A. Henry of
the University eff Wisconsin college of
agriculture today, discussing the sum-
mer session teachers course in ele-
ments of agriculture established this
year. There is big field for teach
ers or elementary agriculture in our
public schools. Agriculture as an in
dustry.in the United States has gross
output of products of over Sc, 1000, 100000
year. From third to half of our
people should live on the land. They
should be taught how to do so to the
country at large. Is is not reasonable
that little of their time in the school
should be given to their great vocation,
agriculture?
The course given this summer is
designed for young people who wish to
prepare themselves to teach the ele-
ments of agriculture in the primary
and secondary schools, and the grade
of instruction, therefore, is rather ele-
mentary. 1t is planted to give the
principles and leading facts regarding
practical agriculture that they need TO
help them in their work. have class
of about twenty bright, earnest young
people, one of whom is teaching agri-
culture in a private school IN Pennsyl-
vania, another in an Illinois normal
school, and the others in high schools.
Our lesson today was on landscape gar
dening as applied to school and home
grounds. There was a short prelim
mary lecture, followed by an inspec-
ton of the grounds about the main
agricultural building, studying the
varieties of shrubs used and group and
mass planting. Yesterday we studied
fertilizers, their sources and the meth
DDS Of using them on farms. Tomor-
row there will be a lesson on Indian
cOru planting and growing, with study
Of the formation and component parts
of the plant, its value as a food pro-
Queer, and the method in which it
builds up the elements from the soil
and air into food for man and beast.
Later lectures will deal with the care
ana TeoQlnR or animals.
STALLION LAW AMENDED.
On June q the governor approved
the amendments and. additions to
Chapter lie, Laws Of 1905, relating to
the public service Of stations, as
passed by the present legislature. The
chief amendments and additions are
as follows: Jacks are included in the
law and must be licensed by the de-
partment OF horse breeding OF the
college of agriculture at the University
Of Wisconsin; a renewal license fee of
one dollar must be paid each second
year from the date of issue of the
original license certificate, the de-
partment of horse breeding is auth
orized to refuse its license certificate
to unsound stations, and to revoke
previously issued license certificate
when stallion is found upon investi
cation, to be afflicted witch hereditary,
transmissible or communicable dis
ease.
The law has also been made to apply
to stations used for public service
either at home or away from home. A
special license is provided for nom
standard bred trotting stations. 1t
is stipulated plainly what shall con-
sJitute legal stallion posters and the
manner in which examination of IN
sound stations shall be made by the
department Of horse breeding. Copies
of the amended law will be sent out
forthwith to all stallion owners, with
other information pertaining to the
licensing of stations furnished free
on application to Dr.. A. s. Alexander,
department of horse breeding, college
of agriculture University Of Wtscon-
sin, Madison, Wis.