The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-12-18
OFFERS COURSE
TO AID FARMERS
Clemson College Would Help Them
Learn. How They Can Gain Much.

Clemson College. Dec. 12.-Clemson
college, South Cardinals State insti-
tuition devoted largely to the promo
tion OF the agricultural interests, has
offered new course to farmers which
should fill an important place in the
economy of the common wealth. A
four weeks term during the month of
January is to be the medium by
which the leaven of scientific farm
ing is to be more widely distributed in
this State. Work in various depart
ments OF agriculture will be offered at
nominal fee of $40, which will in
clude all expenses for board aud room.
This is the third year in which the
plan has been tried and the first two
efforts nave proved very successful.
The course will begin January g.,
1913, and will last for the rest OF the
month.
The details of the course are given
as follows in the South Carolina ex-
pertinent station bulletin No 81:
1T is an established fact that the
farm can no longer be run success
Fnlly in the old time haphazard FASH
ion. Science and brains skilfully ap-
piled to farming so increase the yield
and improve it's quality as to make
some knowledge Of the underlying
principles of scientific farming essen
tial to the farmer of todty While IT,
is realized that the four year course is
none too long to give a boy the foun-
dation which will insure success in
farming, it Is also clearly seen that
there are many practical farmers who
rave neither the time nor the means
to devote four years TO a college
course and who would be greatly BEN
ehted by few weeks spent at college.
TO meet such a demand the college of.
ters short course of four weeks dur
Ing the month of January. This course
in agriculture is practical course in
farming and Is meant for farmers. 1t
would aid the man who wants to farm
on business basis and who desires to
get larger returns for his labor.
The entire resources of the col
lege are at the service of the short
course students. This in itself is a
lihcral education. In their work they
may utilize the new barns, the finest
in the South; the now dairy building
the experiment station grounds: the
college farm; the horticultural plant;
the various laboratories of the agri-
cultural department. and the general
ilhraries. They are also invited to
take part In any student activities ir
which they care to engage. January
8, 1913, maugurates the beginning OF
the third session for short course stu
dents. The first two years of this
course proved unusually successful
All who have taken the short course
agree that 1t has paid them many
fold.
THE work will consist of the fol-
lowing subjects Animal husbandry
seven hours per week: dairying. three
hours PEI week; soil types and soil
tilizers, four hours per week; farm
machinery, four hours per week; hor-
ticulture, three hours per week; veter-
mary science, two hours per week i;
etudy of injurious insects and how to
control them, two hours per week
plant diseases, two hours per week
and cotton grading, four hours per
week These courses are supple
mented bv illustrated lectures In the
evenings. These lectures will be given
by members OF the teaching staff and
will include discussion on farm ma.
clnnery. farm science, insect and
plant diseases, different breeds of live
stock, dairy methods. plant breeding
results Of seed selection. etc. This
course begins aJnuary 8, 1919, and
continues for four weeks. 1t is open
to all farmers and farmers sons OF
South Carolina.
There are no entrance require
ments except a desire on the part OF
those entering to increase their
Knowledge Of farm operation and
TAR management. The expenses for
board and room are $40 for the en-
tire course. All those intending to
take the course should address the
director OF the agricultural depart
ment. Clemson college. 8. c., for moro