Evening journal., 1908-01-10
TWO WEEKS In
AGRICULTURE
Short Course Arrangedat
Delaware College Begin
ming February II

A short course in agriculture. to con-
tinue two weeks. will open at Deiaawre
College on February II. which will DO
open to all Delawareans wishing TO i'm
prove their knowledge OF scientific farm
ing. The object Of this short course is to
give some Of the essential features of sue
cess In agriculture boiled down 10 go into
the two weeks allotted.
The course comes at a time when bust.
ness upon the farm is duh. The expense
Is not great The work has been so ar
ranged that the first week will be given
up to the discussion Of general subjects
pertaining TO farming and suitable TO
any farmer, whatever his speciality. The
second weeks work viii be given over
10 special lines. including animal hus-
bandry, farm crops and fruit growing
Every days work is planned out and so
arranged that any one may come at any
time during the two weeks. II there IS
some one thing in which a person Is in
terested. he is invited to attend on that
day, or as many days as he can.
This course should appeal to the young
men on the farm who have decided to fol-
low agriculture as a business. and have
neither the time nor the means for a
moro expensive course in preparation
for this work. to men actively engaged
in farming. who wish 70 better their op-
portunities and gain the latest informa-
ton along their respective lines: and to
men living in towns and cities who desire
to own and manage farms. Age is no bar
rier. Anybody between the ages of 16 and
50 is welcome.
PROGRAM FOR THE COURSE
The program will be;
Monday. February 17.-"Sois." forma-
ton, structure and composition. Prof.
Grantham; Agricultural Chemistry
PLANT Life" The plant The parts OF the
plant The uses Of the various parts and
the conditions under which they thrive
DR.. Cook; veterinary Science" relation
of animal diseases 10 agriculture DR.
Dawson; Entomology" lecture, Prof.
houghton; Sanitation Of the Farm.
Dr. Dawson; Farm Law" lecture.
tuesday, February IS Soils" lee
ture, commercial fertilizers and barnyard
manure. Prof. Grantham; agricultural
Chemistry" PLANT Life" lecture. Or.
Cook; Veterinary Science" lecture. How
to administer medicines to animals. DR..
Dawson; Entomology lecture. insects
that infest domestic animals. Prof
Houghton; The balanced ration. What IL
means, DR.. Dawson; Farm Law" Ice
ture.
Wednesday, February 19.-Lecture, on
green manuring and lining. Prof. Gran
than; Agricultural Chemistry" "Plant
Life" Methods of plant reproduction, Or.
Cook; veterinary Science" treatment
Of wounds. DR.. Dawson; Entomology .
Some of the most injurious scale insects
Prof Houghton; How to feed the horse
lDr. Dawson; Farm Law"
Thursday, February 90 Insects injur.
ious to stored grain. Prof Houghton;
Agricultural Chemistry" Seeds; their
structure, vitality, termination and dis
persal DR.. Cook; Treatment of COLES, Or
dawson; Crop rotation, tillage and drain
age. Prof. Grantham; Typhoid on tn,
farm, DR.. Dawson.
Friday, February 21-Lecture. Insects
Injurious to orchard fruits. Prof. Hough-
ton; Agricultural Chemistry" Distribu-
ton of plants over the surface Of the
earth, DR.. Cook; Treatment OF emerg-
ency cases in animals, DR.. Dawson;
Nldihtendnct OF SOIL lelulily, IIoI. Gfdn-
than; Anthrax, Tuberculosis, and Forage
Poisoning. DIR. Dawson.
The course for the second week Is
divided into the section Of field crops.
section OF horticulture, including fruit
growth; and the section of animal hua-
bandry. Any one of these sections or
parts Of any or all Of them may be at
tended
TUITION Is FREE.
Tuition is free. No text books are re-
quired Every student should be equipped
with note book. Board and rooms may
be obtained in Newark for about s.
week. Board in the College Club will cost
from $3.50 to S.75 per week. The cost OF
the course can be kept very low. and
those who wish to can no doubt keep the
cost down to s12. The days work opens at
9 a. m, and closes at D. m, and doubt
less many living within a reasonable dis
tance could travel back and forth every
day by train. Any further information
can be had by writing to Delaware Col