The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-29
Affair Will Mean an Expendi-
ture of Between 81, 500 and
$500, but This Sum Can
Be Raised.
LIVESTOCK WILL BE
SHIPPED BY PURDUE
Premiums for Farmers TAX
ing Part in the Course
Have Already Been Offer
ed and List Growing.

No less than fifteen hundred, and
very probably twenty-five hundred
dollars will be the expense attached
TO holding the Farmers Short Course
In Richmond, February Gil. But even
with this large expense every thing
points to the 6nancial success, as well
as the educational and social success
of the short course. An enrolment
of between three thousand and five
thousand is expected at the opening of
the school.
Farmers in all parts OF the county
and many from Preble county. Ohio.
and Union county. Indiana. already
have purchased tickets or have de-
clared their intentions to do SO and
with the amount of interest which has
been created In the school, those In
charge anticipate that thousand or
so will purchase tickets just prior to
the enrolment.
Price Of Tickets.
General admission tickets can be
purchased for dollar. These will
admit to all the courses. lectures and
exhibitions. Special rates have been
given to teachers. those in charge feel
ing that they were entitled to reduc.
tion In that they would secure much
information which would be valuable
to them In their school room work.
The schools in the county will be dis.
missed during the week. Although
the arrangement has not been definite
" made. the matter of giving special
inducements to the older school chill
dren is up for consideration and 1t
may be they too will be given special
rates.
There will be three special courses
including agriculture domestic sci
ence and a course for teachers. The
course in agriculture will consist Of
instruction In animal husbandry, hor-
ticulture, dairying. growing OF cereals
and vegetables and the like. The do
nestle science course will be most
complete and is sure to be appreciat.
cd by the women who enroll The
course for the teachers Is special and
will equip them for class room work.
President Stone of Purdue will be
urged to attend and speak at one of
the evening sessions. The Y. M. b.
G. committees are now In communica.
ton with n number OF corn experts.
A booklet containing general In.
formation about the course and the
city will be issued soon and later a
souvenir program containing cuts. fea'
turing different sections OF the short
course and also showing the leading
points of interest in the city.
To Send Live Stock.
Purdue university will send a car
load OF live stock. charts and grains
In the live stock exhibit by the uni
versity viii be cattle. probably horses
sheep and hogs. Live stock exhibits
will also be made by Wayne county
farmers. Much interest will be TAX
en- In tho corn show at the Leeds
building. The displays will be judged
by experts and perhaps better prizes
than ever before offered anywhere in
the state will be given. The prizes
will be contributed by Richmond re
tail. Wholesale and manufacturing con
Germs and those so far pledged are:
Two horse cultivator. Jones Hard
ware company.
Two horse cultivator, McConaha
company.
Two horse cultivator. international
Harvester company.
Five tooth cultivator, Irwin Reed
Son.
Lawn mower. Ollie & Mcclure.
Lawn mower. +. 4 y. Lawn Mower
company.
Five dollar money prizes from Tn
Ion. First and Second National banks
Dickinson Trust company. Gsar. Scott
& Co. and Charles Carpenter.