The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-07
SHORT COURSE
FOR FARMERS
ACTUAL WORK BEGINS AT
PURDUE MONDAY, JANU-
AIRY IL.
A Most Interesting Program Has
Been Prepared and a Profitable
Time is Assured.

The program for the Farmers
Short Course TO he held at Purdue
University January IL To 16. 1909, is
now being distributed. Those wis ain :
opies of this s'aouid apply for same
The School OF Agriculture has mad,
a special effort TO make up a pro-
gram which will be Of the & Gates.
interest and value to every one VINO
attends. The subjects of corn, live
stock. dairying, horticulture and
household economics are being treat
ed in separate courses; in rlis way
giving an opportunity for those in
attendance to study the details of
the various branches. Two periods
are given each day to the judging o:
hive stock. The Remainder OF the
time is given 10 lectures on the
chases OF the various subjects.
Monday, Jan. 1.-THE actual work
OF the course will Degin Monday
morning with RE registering and as
signing of students and general in
struction. In the afternoon the scor-
ing OF hogs and com will be taken up
In addition to this work lectures on
the feeding and management OF
brood sows, testing milk and dairy
products, the separator on the farm
and homemade fireless cookers will
be given In the evening an illus
trated lecture on beef production and
agriculture in Argentine will be Civ
en by Prof H. w. Mumford, of the
University OF Illinois.
Tuesday-The work for rms day
Will consist of lectures on the selec-
ton and storing of seed corn; soil
fertilization for corn; various phases
Of the fruit business, with special
reference to insects and insecticides;
dairy herd improvement and infecti-'
Gus diseases OF animals. In addition
the scoring of corn, hogs, fruit, and
butter, with a demonstration for the
ladies, will be given In the after
noon a carcass demonstration will be
given in the judging pavilion, waile
the evening session will be occupied
with an illustrated lecture by Dean
II. L. Russell, of the University OF
isc onsin, on THE Economic Aspects
of the tuberculosis Problem"
Wednesday-The program for
Wednesday is largely given over to
the Corn Growers Association, which
will consist of addresses by promin-
ent men on soil fertility and pure
seeds In addition, lectures on the
Indiana Stock Food Law the grow
ing, picking, packing and marketing
of fruit and the control of injurious
insects. poultry, bread baking, the
rights of children, and the feeding
of cattle, will be given. The evening
will be given over to a lecture by
Dewitt c. Wing, associate editor OF
the Breeders Gazette, with moving
pictures showing glimpses of western
agriculture and the National Corn
Exposition
Thursday-Together with the scor-
ing of corn, beef cattle, dairy cattle
fruit, butter and bread, lectures will
be given on the testing and grading
of seed corn, corn breeding, care and
improvement of the dairy herd, insect
enemies of corn, the San Jose scale,
and its eradication; pear and peach
growing. profits in truck gardening,
and small fruits. A special session
for carcass demonstration will be
held. In the evening the dedication
of the new Experiment Station build
ilrg will take place. The principle
address will be given by DR.. w. J.
Jordan. director of the New York
Experiment station.
Friday-The usual scoring of corn,
horses, dairy cattle. fruit, poultry and
food will take place Lectures on
dairy standards, care of milk and the
feeding of dairy cows, experiments
with manure and fertilizer in corn
production, disease and its prevention
economic proteid foods. soil. tillage
Of corn. will be given In the even
ing Prof. Henrietta Calvin will dis
cuss the subject woman and Her
Mission"
Saturday-Saturday morning will
be given over to the discussion of ag-
ricultural extension by Dean J. H.
Skinner and Prof G. |. Christie,
Girls school clubs by Prof Calvin,
with practical scoring of butter and
poultry by the women in attendance
at the school
Much time, effort and money is
being expended by the university
people to make this program of the
greatest value to everyone who at