The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-11-16
THE PURDUE SHORT
COURSES POPULAR
Farmers See the Advantage
of Taking Work to In
crease knowledge.
palladium Specially

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LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 16-The
short courses planned by the Purdue
University Agricultural Extension De-
partment, find favor everywhere. "Our
efforts" says Prof. G. l. Christie, head
of the Agricultural Extension depart
ment at Purdue University, "to arouse
interest in agricultural education
among the farmers of this state are
meeting with a gratifying response.
Our large agricultural possibilities
and advantages are better understood
by the people than ever before. 1t is
being realized that Purdue has a very
large amount of valuable, practical,
disable information, to offer, concern
ing the improving of our soils, grow
ing field crops, more and better live
stock, the improving and enlarging of
our dairy herds, the growing of larger
quantities of good fruit, and the i'm
proving of our rural conditions gener-
ally. Prejudice against Purdue is grad
ually disappearing because the appli-
cation of knowledge gained here from
experimental work, investigation and
study along agricultural lines is re-
sulting in better land, better crops,
greater profits, a good education and
more comfort for the children in the
homes" 1--WE have reason to be proud"
says Prof. Christie, "of our advance
ment but we are only fairly started on
our great task of developing Indiana's
agricultural resources and of realizing
some of our agricultural possibilities. !"
The Agricultural Extension depart
ment has on foot a dozen or more
agencies intended to convey to the
farmer information that will aid him
to farm with more profit and satisfac-
ton. Just at this time 1t is announced
that what are known as the Farmers
Short Courses in Agriculture are be-
ing arranged for. The demand for
these schools is much greater than
can be met with the funds at the dis
posal of the department. Nearly all
the courses that can be handled by
the department are now provided for
in different parts of the state. 1t is
hoped that through these courses 20
900 will be reached directly. During
November and December six courses
will be given-one at Seymour, Nov.
21-2223, one at New Albany, Nov. 25-
1921, one at Corydon, Dec. 2-3-4, one
at Huntingburg, Dec. 5-6-7 one at
RockDort, Dec 9-10-11, and one at
Princeton, Dec. 12-13-14. These cours-
es are three days in length. The twen-
ty or more agricultural lectures and
demonstrators from the staff of Pur-
due University. A carload of high class
live stock and other teaching material
is in readiness for the work. Many
Short Courses are lined up at this
time for January and February. Only
a few more applications for courses
could be considered.
These courses have proved to be a
popular and an efficient means of aid
ing the farmers of our state, and of
meeting them in their own communi-
ties for the discussion of agricultural
matters of vital interest and import
ance. These occasions are bound to
be mutually beneficial They are bound
to grow in popularity and usefulness.
The courses should be attended not
by farmers only but by as many as
possible who are not farmers. Thus,
doubtless, there would be fostered a
better understanding between pro-
Queer and consumer, and closer I'M
ion of all forces for the upbuilding of
our state and for supplying many of
it's needs.