Graham guardian., 1908-02-07
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
Valuable Course Of Study to Be
Held at Thatcher in the Interest
Of the Farmers

The University of Arizona an
nounces short course in agricul-
ture to be given in the Assembly
Room of the Academy at Thatcher,
Arizona, beginning January 9th
and continuing eight weeks, The
course will be especially adapted
to the needs of farmers, and all
who can possibly spare the time
should attend.
Lectures will be given daily by
expert teachers, upon soil manage
ment, dairying, and horticultural
subjects. These will be supple
mented by reference reading in the
library, by exercises in the labora-
tory, and by observations In the
field and about the neighboring
ranches.
A large collection of books,
numbering more than one hundred
volumes, selected from the library
of the University, will be placed
in the lecture room for the use of
all persons enrolled in the School
of Agriculture. This reading course
in itself, will be well worth the
time of any man, even if he is
obliged to hire someone to take
bis place on the ranch while he at
tends the School. The time has
come when the farmer and the
ranchman need the help of books,
experiment station bulletins, farm
papers, expert teachers, and every
other source of information posi-.
BILE, if they are to keep abreast 0
men engaged IN the other lines of
business, and in the professions.
For such illustrative expert
ments as will be necessary in the
courses in dairying, horticulture,
and soils, simple apparatus will be
shipped from the University and
set up in the laboratories of the
Academy.
Soil Studies-A brief sketch of
the origin of soils, showing why
many different kinds of soil NAV
be found on the same farm and
the application of this knowledge
to soil management a chemical
composition of soils as related to
crop requirements; the physical
properties of soils with respect to
texture, moisture, ventilation, tenn
perature, root development. and
productiveness. Methods and inn
plements of tillage, and the eco-
nomical use of water, will be
thoroughly discussed with especial
reference to Arizona crops.
Horticuture-The principles Of
propagation, including lessons and
practice 10 various methods of
making graftings and cuttings;
orchard management, with refer
ence to selection of soil and loca-
ton, transplanting and cultivating
young trees, pruning and training,
spraying, picking, packing and
marketing; shipping associations;
market gardening adapted to Ari-
zona conditions.
Dairying-The secretion of milk;
composition of milk; milk testing;
care of milk, including sanitary
milking, cleaning of vessels; cause
of sourlng and decomposition,
aeration, etc; principles of butter
making; creamery patronage; Sc
lecting, building up, and properly
caring for dairy herd; judging
dairy cattle and other stock.
Prof. R. w. Clothier, Superin.
tendent of Farmers Institute Of
the Territory, and Professor of
Agriculture in the University, will
devote his whole time to the work
and will be assisted from time to
time by the following members of
the University faculty: Professor
K. H. Forbes, Director of the Ex-
pertinent Station; Professor ]. j.
Thornber, Botanist; Professor J.
Eliot Colt, Horticulturist; and
Miss Opal l. Tillmap, Instructor
in Domestic Science. Following
is the program:
8 to $3.50 a. m., Soil Studies.
$3.50 TO 1850 a. m., Library and
Laboratory Work,
1850 to l2:40 p. m, Horticulture.
1910 to 3:l0 p. m, Lunch, Lii.
brary, or Laboratory Work.
3:l0 to 400 p. M, Dairying.
No registration fees.
No lecture fees.
No laboratory fees.
No charges need be incurred by
anyone, save for board, lodging
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