The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-13
AeRIcuLruRAL EDUCATION
Course Of instruction at the Lyndon
Institute

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OF Lyndon Institute has just been is
sued and an examination OF the pam.
phlet will be found Of interest The
state has decided 10 open an agricul-
tural school at Randolph Center next
fall and there is a general awakening
to the Importance of broader course
Of study Tor those who intend TO be
practical farmers
The catalogue announces that this
| department was organized in 1910,
with the object OF giving practical and
theoretical instruction to Vermont
| boys who have neither the money nor
inclination to pursue an extensive col
lege course. The agricultural depart
ment is strictly farmers school and
/ it aims to educate students along the
various lines of work that will be met
with on the farm and in the home life
/ II is not intended TO fit students for
| college. but to furnish line of train
| ing that will be Of immediate use in
farming and its allied industries. like
carpentry blacksmithing, masonry
and concrete work. preparing the stu
dents not only to do farm work intel
| ligently but also to do for themselves
| practically all the other work in con
nection with the farm, such as the re-
pairing of buildings from basement to
roof and the repairing of wagons and
machinery, in a general way making
them Independent of any outside skill
ed labor and also putting them in a
position to assist their neighbors when
ever spare time may permit"
| The course will cover a period of
two years and nine months, and young
men eligible for admission to any ap-
proved high school will be admitted
Provision is made that enables stu
| dents who are financially unable to
pay thier way to meet their expenses
| by manual labor, opportunity being Of
fered to work during vacations The
courses of studies are as follows:
Elementary Agriculture-An elemen-
tary study of soils, plants, fertilizing
crops and animals and their relation
to each other.
Farm Crops-A study of the various
farm crops, the history, uses, climatic,
soil, and cultural requirements; place
in rotation and methods of harvesting.
termination and purity tests of farm
seeds.
Soils and Manures-A study of the
origin, properties, drainage and tillage
Of soils; kinds. sources, uses, prepare
ton, application and effects of man
ures
Carpenter Work-Instruction is Civ
en- in the care and use of carpenter
tools, construction of common farm
buildings. laying out rafters, estimat-
ing building material. In the wood
shop the student will do different
kinds of bench work, make drawing
boards, bookcases, eveners, neck
Jokes, wagon bodies, screen doors,
etc. Each student files his own saws
and sharpens his own tools
Farm Mechanics--A study of farm
machinery, draft OF farm wagons
working of engines; road construc-
ton; repairing, cleaning and handling
OF farm tools of all kinds.
Forge Work and Farm Blacksmith
ing-lnstruction is given in the man
agement OF fires and in bending, shap-
ing and Welding of iron and steel Stu
dents make links, punches, hooks.
clevises. whippletree irons and iron
sleds and wagons The aim of this
work is TO iit the boys to do their own
repairing on all farm wagons and
tools
Breeds OF Farm Animals-A study
of the breeds and types of horses. cat
tie sheep and swine with regard to
their characteristics and adaptation to
different conditions.
Animal Breeding-A study of the
underlying principles of breeding such
as variation, heredity, fecundity, pre-
potency, inbreeding etc.
Feds and Feeding-A study of the
composition OF folders and feeds: re
lation of food to the development OF
the animal body. computing rations
for different purposes study OF the
best feeds for Vermont conditions.
Diseases Of Animals-A study of the
care of animals; the cause, prevention
and treatment of some of the most
common diseases and injuries of farm
animals
Farm poultry-A study of the differ
ent breeds of poultry; methods OF
feeding; construction of houses, etc
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of plants with regard to history of the
plant, its parts; their structure, forms
functions and methods of propagation
and a study of common insect pests.
Plant Diseases-A study of the mos
important plant diseases, causes anC
methods of prevention.
Farm Dairying-A study of the Sc
erection, composition and properties o.
milk; farm separators Babcock test
etc
Advanced Dairying-A study of but
ter making, care of cream, churning
and calculating over-run; study of the
best methods of handling milk for pro
duction of certified milk; care of sta
bles and utensils.
Fruit Growing-A study of frui
growing; methods of tillage, spraying
pruning, picking and packing; insec
and fungous pests, prevention anC
methods of destroying.
Vegetable Gardening-A specia
study of vegetables adapted to the far
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