University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-10-26
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
RANKS WITH HIGHEST

; record Of the achievements oI il s,u
dents. the trophies il has wun in orr.
petition with Gther state r!l2gas. i.s;:
. hes this statement The curat3rs o
II" University OF Missouri are NO
onlslt with the very c.pditalie ran,
h. College of agriculture has attained
however. and plan To .nakp II TIE b -
agricultural college in An,rica
l he univers.r: ha- always stood 10!
high ideals III Ike technical training
fur Iii" profession OF agriculturiSt. anC
The ,ntlan"" requirements are higneI
than i'll most other similar Institutions
There has been steady increase III
lie number ui students yearly. and
Dean +. Il. Muln:crd expresses The
upinion that within TWO years the
student body will embrace 500 mem.
uris
ihr addition o: second term To
ti." winter short course is distinct
Halh OF growth. Speaking of the
sh"ri course, Dean MUmfor;l. N Il bui
irtin just issued says:
"Thc short winter oours" aims 70
@jlr III" largest amount OF practical
instruction n! corn Judging. breeding
aud growing: iii soil fertility. fam
reps and farm huiidiuss: in live stock
J!GgIns. stock feeding. animal breeding.
stock farm management: III growing.
handling ana selling ~, hard orudUyl...
IN breeding. !e"di : ana h;tlYtitin- dor.
COWS. in making butter ana rhers,..
md handll;I milk products: in dis
eases nj farm animals and their treat
!nent; in agricultural chemistry. agri-
cultural botany. and injuriou, insects:
II CARPENTRY and blacksmithing. and
i'll poultry kuS5andry.
1T is generally admitted by those
VINO have carefully studied the plan
ri our short winter course in agricul-
jur" that no course in the university
gives 50 much useful information oi q
definite and practical character III the
time devoted To this work as The Short
ro,Ysr in aGIicururn
iia' outlines pretty comprehensive
ours" q instruction i"F farmers
son. ~ even for tn" farmer himself
!"' age - Il" bar i" admission. This
= an ag" "f specializing. aud among
"'"'F 'hil!SS mat maze had to TAX"
'"'" sea- ny l"aS"n q ~" specializing
proc = : ~" "id-la%hlpned iar,Aer--
'1'" man WHO farms as father tarni"d.
Il" Young man who graduates from
''''. AS'I' ''''''I''! ".'"2' 90 ne NJ
N'F>i'! ~ Missouri - Il Hi'rrIaiisi. IN a
N''!9''' ""'l''' L" secure III" highest
!"S0t''i' r''N!ES from 'hn soil ire"
IN" VIM h". Is ALSO given lnNalHahl"
''"'''llS II CARING i"r sfa'N. II breed
iil& ai'h lltS'hS stock. aiId in Ycteri-
i"f! S'l"nc@.
'''''' axe d 'e" RECORD" Established
'N me Agricultural College On II"
NV "i$i'E o! MiHN"jlHi.
me Missouri station taS demon
N'''o" no" 'h"N Nl'id "t corn IN south
west Missouri may he increased >"
~ :" p">H'IH per acre al net prohi
, '."' ''l a' l". III tn' same locality
" '"' Has "''h Increased lWeN"
'"'"' - i"' az t.
=" H'"" '''I EA!"rihieAi station
'"S ny HA!"ni methods Increased III"
".'" ~ neat III tN Experimental ii"id
Il '"F'i'''S' Missouri fifteen bushels
per acre. at net profit of $J21 per
'':f'
III ''i'S' IAN ""l''F corn Yields have
'"'h increased sixteen and on"-h;,lf
'"E''1'S per acre, an" clover haa been
increase" ON" ana 'hr"'-f"Urths tons
III ''' Il "cr" ny The application OF
'''', iL''N"''S ""''iGt"" at '.'c Mis-
'"ii Experiment station
experiments "H IN" College OF Acri-
'"i'"Ie IN Jefferson County increased
'r 'i"''F Hicld on poor land from
'''' d Ton I" wv" tons per acre.
III 'l' "'''r''rln"h' OF the dairy herd
vi AS'I''ltufe mas aChieN"d