Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

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an organization -inclndInl at least l6se
husiuess men and i've. farmers ffofs the
purpose Of caring for the course. They
must provide suitable rooms for class
room and demonstration work, a6d
assist in advertising. The local
organization should consist Of presi.
dent, secretary and treasurer, ana at
least three active committees; one to
look after advertising the meeting and:
arranging the program; aOother com
mittee to provide accommodations for
tho short course work ana for the nom
resident students who may wish to
fad place to room and board; and
third, a committee to provide material
for practical class room work.
DEMONSTRATION MATERIAL
For a dairy course, some stock
should be available tor class work.
stock need not necessarily be pure
bred, but there should be- both good
and poor types of dairy animals. both
cows and sires. Arrangements should
also be made wherever possible, for the
class to visit some good DAIRY farms
near at hand to STUDY right on the
ground some OF the problems of dairy:
ing.
WHO NAY TAKE THE COURSE
Anyone Is years old or over, who :: is
interested in dairyiug and will attend
the sessions regularly. may become "a
member of tha shot course.
AY1EEDANCE ''''
At loast forty persons must be regis
tered for the course, and agree to at
tend all sessions. before course will
be granted. Two sessions will be held
each day: The time; for the opening
and closing of each session will be de.
termined at the first session by the
mem bers of the class. Wbatever time
is decided upon will be strictly adhered
to report on time for each session. ::
INSTRUCTORS :; :: .
One or more members of the exten.
sion division will ba present during
the entire course, and will conduct the
short course. They will he assisted by
other workers from the agricultural
college and farmers institutes; who
will as rule. spend but one day at
the short course, taking up some spe-
cial line of the work tor which he ia
best fitted. - +
PROGRAM
First day-Organizatiou; rotation of
crops for q dairy farm growing Of
dairy teeds. During the week q plan
Of rotation will be suggestsd for, some
OF the farms OF members Of the class.
Second day-Dairy farm buildings,
barn, silo, root cellar, hay sheds, *loca-
tion, arrangement ventilation, ETC.,
curing and storing Of feed for dairy
cattle; succulent feed for winter; sil.
age and sllos ]; roots pastures; :soiling
crops; fall feed. :: - ,5s.>s' So z: ~ =!
Third Economical FEEDING: the
balanced ration; use of farm grown
feeds; feeding standards; how used
BY products Of the dairy.
Fourth uay-Keepine dairy records
individual record Of each COW; simple
method of keeping record; milk test.
ing. During the course as many farms
''as possible will be visited and system
tof keeping record installed on each.
Fifth 0ay-Jud9ing dairy stock. I'm
der this subject each herd visited dur
ing the week will be- judged. Breed
ling dairy stock; principles and prac
tioes; cooperative breeding.
! Sixth day-Care Of milk and cream
the hand separator: patrons and th'
creamery !; marketing. ,s /. .5..
Note Tho above outline is onl,