The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-12-15
SHORT COURSE
AT UNIVERSITY
AT Morgantown for Farmers is
Arranged for Early
Winter.


The announcement of the short
course in agriculture offered BY the
College OF Agriculture of the state
University at Morgantown, January
ago, has been received. The an
nouncement Is a most attractive ons
and should appeal TO all farmers.
young and old. who wish 10 learn
better methods of more profitable
farming. The short course in. agri-
-culture is planned TO give busy far
mers, young and old, an opportunity
10 study the best agricultural meth
DDS during two weeks of midwlntcr
when they can easily leave the farm.
The work consists not only of prac-
tical talks and lectures by instruct
ors who are experts. but in the actual
practice of doing things every after
noon being spent in practical work
in the laboratory barn or field. 1t is
evident that II is Impossible to teach
all phases OF agriculture in two
weeks The work has therefore
been arranged 10 meet the needs
of certain classes OF West Virginia
farmers, and is divided into courses
on fruit growing and general agri-
culture, and home dairying.
A course in domestic science will
also be conducted by the department.
OF domestic science for the benefit OF
the wives and daughters from the
farm. Though all of modern agris
culture cannot be learned in two
weeks, many man has secured In
formation and training which have
started him toward more successful
farming, and many OF the students
come back year after year TO these
short courses.
The instructors include not only
tho faculty OF the College Of Agri-
culture, but some OF the hest known
experts in fruit growing. Among
the former are Orlando Harrison,
senior member Of j. c. Harrison
ana Sons, Berlin, Nd. the largest
lnurserymen in the country; S. w
Moore, of Elwell, w. Va. probably
the best known fruit grower in tha
state; S. H. Fulton, the successful
manager of the Sleepy Creek, w
Va, Orchard Company, and former
ly one of the experts of the United
States Department OF Agriculture
in fruit transportation and storage;
and Robert Thompson. the manager
Of the Cod Storage and Forwarding
Company at GATHERINGS, Ont, who
with an assistant win teach methods
in packing apples and will Lecture
on the cooperative organizations.
Among the corn experts will be C.
IG. Williams. the agronomist OF the
Ohio Agricultural Experiment sta
ton, Wooster, o.; Fred c. Palm, of
Newton, Ind, who won the $1,000
Kellogg Trophy at the Omaha Corn
exposition for the best ear OF corn
grown in The United States; and
Isaac Cook, Jr., Of Chiilicofhe. o..
who was one Of the judges at the
Omaha Corn exposition, has been as
sistant in crop production mt the
Ohio State University and is chgir-
man Of the Ohio committee on corn
Improvement. These men al! know
corn IN a practical way, and can
show their hearers how to make
more money from fewer acres. IN
addition TO the regular work of the
day, there will he special evening
lectures by such men as j. j. Corn
wen, of Romney, president of the
West Virginia Horticultural Society,
on the horticultural industry In
West Virginia, and Or. l. c. White.
seate geologist, on The Relation Of
Geological Formations to Soils
with special illustrated lectures by
various members OF the university
faculty.