Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
600 FARMERS TO MEET
Fourth Annual Ten Days Course in
Agriculture To Be Held
Feb" 5-1b.
Feb" 5-15.

Feb" 5-15.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 5th. = Methods
of improving the 10000 dairy herds OF
Wisconsin that furnish milk to 5000
creameries and cheese factories the
drainage of swamp lands, the making
of good roads, horse raising, and the
care of orchards, will form the chief
subjects of discussion at the fourth an
nual farmers course to be held at the
college of agriculture of the University
Of Wisconsin, Feb. 5-15. From present
indications from 500 to 900 farmers will
avail themselves of the opportunity to
get the latest information in agricul-
ture. Last year 410 were registered,
marked increase over the preceding
year. The course is intended for farm
ers over twenty-five years of age who
are unable to avail themselves of other
instruc ton In agricultural methods.
No fees or charges of any kind are
made by the university for this course.
The special feature of the farmers
course this winter will be the consider
alton of methods of improving the
100, 900 herds of dairy cows that fur
nish milk to 5000 creameries and cheese
factories. Methods of improvi ag the
dairy breed by substituting registered
pure bred bulls for the scrub bulls now
used will be considered. Demonstra-
tions of the milking machines which
have been installed in the dairy barns
will form an interesting part of the in
struction in dairy methods. Tubercu-
losis in dairy herds, with post NOR
tenn demonstration of the presence of
the disease in cows and method of ap-
plying she tuberculin test, will form an
other important part of the work for
those interested in dairying.
Professor A. s. Alexander will con-
duct the work in the raising of horses,
and will lecture on draft horses, types
and breeds, methods of examining for
soundness, and similar topics. The
operation of the new stallion registra-
tion law, and the possibility of develop
ing Wisconsin as great horse raising
state, will be discussed. Improved va
rites Of barley and oats for Wisconsin
farms will form the subject of instruc-
tion by Prof. r. A. Moore, and win be
illustrated by samples and stereopticon-
slides of improved grains. Prof. e. P.
Sandstein will present the subject of.
the laying out of orchards and small
fruit gardens, and the selecting, plant
ing, and care of fruit trees. The need
of land drainage in Wisconsin, the pro-
fit of drainage as based on data gather
ed from farmers, and the cost of drain
ing marsh land as compared with the
benefits, is another practical topic to
be considered.
The aim of the ten days farmers
course is to give busy farmers the max
imum amount of instruction in the
minimum amount of time. The pro-
gramme which which is now complete,
provides for lectures, demonstrations,
and practical work from o'clock each
morning until 9 o'clock at night. All
the resources of the college of agricul-
ture will be placed at the disposal of
the farmers and dairymen of the state
who take advantage of the means of
instruction thus provided.
Prize Tobacco Seed.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 5th.-Prof. E.
P. Sandstein of the college of agricul-
ture, U. w. has just announced that
he has on hand a considerable quantity
of the tobacco seed which won first
and sweep stake prizes for the best
tobacco grown in the state at the re-
cent meeting of the Tobacco Growers
Association; and will distribute it to
those interested in raising high grade
tobacco. The agricultural experiment
station has been working for several
years to improve the variety of tobacco
grown. AS result of careful selec-
ton strain of tobacco seed has been
developed which is superior in every
respect to the old varieties grown.
This improvement is worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the tobacco