The Pensacola journal., 1911-12-23
SHORT COURSE
FOR FARMERS
IS CONCLUDED
TRAINING IN AGRICULTURE BY
FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE PROVED TO BE
MOST BENEFICIAL.
Special to The journal.

Gainesville, Dec. 21.-The Farmers
Short Course in agriculture of four
weeks, conducted by the faculty of
the college of agriculture, University
of Florida, closed December Is, 1911.
1t was the most successful short course
that has been given since short courses
were offered in an endeavor to reach
the busy farmer and farmers boys,
who cannot leave their work for a
longer period. 1t was successful both
numerically and in quality of the stu
dents.
In the farmers short course there
is no standard for admission and no
age limit. The students this year
ranged from boys who won scholar
ship offered as prizes in the Boys
Corn Club contests in different coun-
ties. up to men fifty years of age. Stu
dents came from different parts of
Florida and few from other states.
The interest in the farmers short
course work is gradually growing.
Those who attend the courses find that
In a short time, with the facilities
gathered together at the college of ag-
riculture and under the guidance of
men who have farmed for years and
also have college training in agricul-
ture, much valuable time is gained in
equippingS themselves for agricultural
work.
Furthermore, they find that a large
amount of information is available
that could not be gained by years of
experience on the farm. At the COL
lege of agriculture the best and latest
information is selected, boiled down
and made ready for imparting to the
busy man who is sufficiently progress
sive to avail himself Of the oppor-
tunity.
Our farmers are learning the value
of seeking information from other
sources than that within the confines
of their own farm. Each year more
men invest $500 in a farmers short
course. They find it pays handsomely.
Some double their crops and some even
Quadrouple them the next year after
taking a short course.
Aside from the regular work Of the
course arrangements were made for
lectures on various subjects of interest
to farmers. These were given by other
members of the faculty of the univer-
stiles. The following lectures were
given:
I. Malaria-Dr. E. R. Flint.
2. Rural High Schools-Dr J. A
Thackston.
can-Dr. H. c. Keppel.
4. Care and Use of Farm Tools
Prof A. J. Weichardt.
5. Psychological Effect of Different
Ways of Handling Farm AnimaIs-Dr.
/ Cox.
6. Intestional Diseases Transmitted
Through Water and Milk-Dr. H. G.
Davis.
DIR. E. w. Berger, state inspector of
| nurseries, delivered a series of special
lectures on the Whitef1y and kindred
citrus pests.
The farmers short course students
and the regular college students spent
one Saturday afternoon inspecting one
of the largest and best equipped truck
! farms in the vicinity of Gainesville,
| where irrigation is employed through
out, and about 25 acres are under
cover.
Citizens of Gainesville kindly gave
all the agricultural students, both col
lege and short course, an automobile
| trip to Spring Park Stock Fran own
ed by Mr. n. A. Callison, breeder of
| thoroughbred Herefords.
The farmers short course closed
| with a reception rendered the students
| by Dean Vernon at his home, on the
| occasion of which the following resolu-
| tions were presented by Mr.. Joseph F.
| Schefcik, as spokesman:
Resolution.