Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-22
THREE WEEKS COURSE
IN AGRICULTURE


To young men and young women III
western Kansas who haven't time to
60 to college-this IS for you. A
three-weeks' course in practical agri-
culture, stock judging, grain judging,
dairying, domestic science, poultry
taising, soils and crops, woodwork,
tlacksmithing, farm bookkeeping and
Kindred subjects especially adapted to
western Kansas conditions will be Of
Tered December 2 to 81 by the Kan
sRs Agricultural College in coopera-
ton with the Hays Branch Expert
ment Station and the Western Kan
sas Normal School. This school at
Hays will be convenient for you.
Many farmers and farmers boys
and girls in the western part of Kan
sak can not afford the time to come
to Manhattan to attend the ten-weeks
short courses, but are eager to Sc
cure the advantages Of some sySte-
matte instruction in farming. % This
.three-weeks' course will just fit their
needs. 1t comes at a time when the
9farm work IS not pressing, and at a
time when the college can send its
best men to Hays to give the instruc5
ton in agricultural subjects.
Some important subjects taught will
be-.
SOILS-A study of soil types, their
formation and relation to- farming;
the relation of soils to water and
how the plants obtain water from the
soil; the why of tillage; the food
plants use; the vegetable matter : in
the soil; the care and use of barn
yard manure.
The fields and experimental plots
on the Experiment Station will be US
ed ito illustrate this subject. A know
ledge of the soil is necessary for up
to-date methods in farming.
CR0PS-A study of wheat, corn,
sorghums, oats, barley, and miscellan-
eous crops, alfalfa, cowpeas, Mexican
beans, peanuts and grasses. The
points discussed in reference to these
crops will be: improvement in yield
and quality, adaptation to locality,
treatment for diseases, time and rate
Of seeding, rotations, arrangement of
crops to economic labor, machinery
and time. o
The labratory work. will consist of
Judging and examining these crops.
The samples will be on display at the
experiment station.
. LIVE STOCK-A study of the diff
ferent breed and types Of horses, cat
tie and hogs, and the market tyre CT
each breed; a discussion of the live
stock test adapted to western Kan.
Q sas conditions, and the methods Of
feeding. and handling thought best to
insure success; the use of the silo in
feeding; time to market; and breed
ing associations.
The herds on the sta ion farm, sup
plemented by stock from the Agricul
tural College, will be used in the
stock judging classes.
FARM POULTRY-A discussion q
housing, feeding, breeding, incubating
and brooding, diseases and marketing
as these factors apply to poultry OIL
the western Kansas farm.
DAIRYING-The importance o.
dairying on the western Kansas farm
.. the feeding of the dairy COW, farm
dairy buildings, the silo and silage
raising the dairy calf, care and hand
ling of dairy products.
, The college will furnish numbe
of herds of dairy stock for judgin;
purposes. Tests for fat and the hand
ling of farm separators, will be dem
Q onstrated.
TIE FARM GARDEN-The plan
ming. of the farm garden, what t
plant, how and when to plant; irriga
ton; preserving, canning, and STORM
of fruits and vegetables will be dis
cussed.
The propagation of trees, shrub
. and other plants by layering, cutting
budding and grating will be demon