The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-23
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AGRICULTURE ! D Re
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FAtRMohT t. STATE, NO RfdALj TO
II TAKE AnyANc ED STEP THIS
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The Fairmont State Normal School
is making lpreparnti ions to give courses
in agriculture for the benefit OF teach
.ers. Both the practical and theoretl-;
cal phases OF the subject will be con:
sidered. The former win be under the
direction Of Professor "A. J. Davis and;l
the latter will be under the direction
or Prof H. F. Rogers A large room.
has been fitted up as an agricultural5
laboratory. In addition to this a school
garden will be conducted by Miss Has
itings for the training school. The.
course Is being planned to give student
teachers ample information regarding
the subject matter OF agriculture and
methods for the instruction OF thel
same. Especial attention will be Civ
Ell to the experimental features. a..
class VIII be organized for more adj
vnnced scientific treatment OF ugricul-
ture for students who have studied ele-
mentary physics, chemistry and bot
any The subject matter will be treat
ed somewhat as follows:
Agriculture and Northumberland sid
Grafton Of Practical Subjects.
(By a. j. Davis.)
], Practical Gardening.
81, Planting and CultivatinE Garden
Vegetables.
Q. Recognition and disposition Of
9. Succession OF vegetables.
"a. Irrigation. 8
IL Planning the flower garden and
growing flowers.
III. z A study of the rotation of crops
Nv. Forest and frutttrees.
". Improvement OF stock; fielding
stock.
Vt. Farm implements and machin.
cry.
VII. Good roads.
VIII. The Honey; bee.
Scientific Aspect Of Agriculture.
tRy H. F. 'Rogers.)
I. Soil ingredients.
II. Types OF soil.
III. Soil moisture, ta) drainage. Obi
81 ventilation. (c) tillage. &
", Fertilizers Chemical and eco
4.5 nomical consideration. IA
vi Friends and enemies of plants. IL
N i. Plant forms.
e 2. Animal forms
vi. The Plant-Botanical study.
Nature study and agriculture sub,
jects are demanded in the schools. III
Is no longer d question whether or mott
they should be. taught. The only ques-l
ton that arises now Is what are thee
best methods for impartlne the In: /
Istruction that is demanded. "Children.
are, interested in seeing things grow.
This; gives a starting point for the iii.
strl1ctor 49,
The difficulty that the country school
teacher has to encounter is that their
schools close in March. too soon for
gardening outside. The knowledge
then given must be taken largely from
books. One purpose Of the work in |
the Normal School is to show through
the laboratory how mich work cnn be
done indoors. thus showing the chill
dren that much work can be done for
the home garden. Schools can devise
hotbeds and boxes where the germin-
alton OF plants can be watched and
sed tests made and soil tests made.
Some OF the practical problems TO be
met will be discussed and their solu-
ton VIII .be effected by the. draining
that the students will get in the study
of agriculture Some Of the questions
that, will be discussed are a IS f5s5l.
What are the advantages ofhotbels,
when and how to make them: what
are the cause OF failure in growing
plants successfully in hotbeds.
How to prevent erosions OF soil.
When should snb.soil plowing be
done and why.
What plants will thrive best in soul !
soil: what plants will not thrive in
sour soil; how acid soil may be sweet \
ened. 4. itl
Transplanting--What plants do best