Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-12-22
w. 5. c. SHORT COURSES
WILL ATTRACT MANY
agriculture, Horticulture, DaiIying,
ANIMAL Husbandry, Poultry Rails
ing and Mining Included.

Farmers, stockmen, poultry raisers,
and fruit men from all parts of the
Northwest will come to Pullman to
attend the short courses at the State
College. These courses include agri-
culture, horticulture. forestry. domes-
tic science, poultry raising, mining
and animal husbandry and have be-
come very popular with those persons
interested in these lines who have not
the time to take the longer courses.
The winter school proper. which in
cludes agriculture, horticulture. for
estry and domestic science, will COM
mence January 2 and continue until
February 10.
The object of the winter school
course is to offer to those who can not
pursue regular collegiate or ele-
mentary science course of study, an
opportunity for a brief study of the
latest and most accurate knowledge
of their life's business. The courses in
agriculture, horticulture and allied
subjects are SO planned as to afford a
brief but com prehensive study of the
underlying principles of farm, or
chard. garden, dairy or live stock
work They are intended primarily
for young farmers who have not had
the means to equip themselves for the
business of farming by a regular
course of schooling, and for mature
men of experience on the farm who
would not care to enter such a course,
but who need more thorough knowl-
edge of the principles and practices
of modern agriculture than can be
gained in the school of experience"
The work in domestic science is pri-
marily for farmers wives and daught-
ers and is intended to give brief in
sight into the best m ethods of caring
for the household needs of the work
ing mans family.
Regular class work, consisting of
lessons from text books, assigned
readings in the library, and lectures,
accompanied by laboratory work in
the greenhouses. orchard, barns,
judging pavilions and departmental
laboratories, is offered in each of six
principal lines; Fruit Growing, Soil
Management and Crop Production,
Farm Dairying, Animal Production,
Forestry and Household Manage
ment. In addition to the specialized
work in these subjects, instruction
will also be offered in the following
general subjects. Home Treatment of
Accidents and Diseases of Farm Ami
mails. Plant Growth, Farm Insects.
Farm Bacteriology, Farm Accounts.
Farm Mechanics and Machinery. and
Good Roads. 1t Is expected that GER
tain of these general courses will be
taken by all persons enrolled in any
group, and the rem ainder of each stu
dents work taken in some one of the
five principal lines enumerated above.
At the completion of each course
of study, a written examination COW
ering the work of the course will be
given, and certificates showing the
work which has been satisfactorily
completed will be given to all who
desire them.
The winter school of mines, de-
signed for natal opd ooaI ,,,i,,o,., a,,J
prospectors, mine foremen. mine
managers and business men interest
ed in mining, will commence Janu-
airy and continue until April s. The
only expense to the students of the
Short Courses will be board and room
and actual cost of materials used.
which will probably not exceed $40 in
any instance, and in many cases prac-
tically nothing.
The horticultural department is as
sured of record attendance as the
result of the recent apple show, where
the department had an exhibit and a
number of lecturers who illustrated
the college method of fighting fruit
pests and raising, pruning and Guilt
waiting fruit trees.
There appears to be a greater in
terest than usual in fruit growing and
the fact that the Palouse country won
the sweepstakes prize for a CARLOAD
of apples shown at the Spokane show
has stimulated apple growing in the
non-irrigated districts, and there will
be big attendance of amateur fruit
growers from Eastern Washington
and Northern Idaho.
Western Washington promises to
maintain its record for sending the
biggest delegations to the school of
dairying. On the west side of the
state more interest is taken in dairy
ing than or the east side, and since
the first farm dairy demonstration
train was run through Western Wash
ington the attendance Of dairy stu
dents from that part Of the state has