The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

County.
Il. w. Ross
Commissioners Of Public Lands
farmers Short Course

The Washing tOA Nea
~ conduct TWO weeks Short
Course School at Puyallup, Feb. IL
= "a inclusive, embracing Horticui-
tnre. Dairying, Poultry raising and
Domestic Science.
The entire time of the first week
for five hours per day will be given
70 Horticulture. devoting the time
principally to small fruits and tree
frn;ts and covering selection OF soil
and location. propagation and selec.
tion of stock and management and
marketing. The work will include
hoth classroom work and practical
demonstration.
Domestic science instruction will
lbe given during the first week in
separate quarters from the Hortl-
culture. The work will include
both lectures and practical demon
strations.
Instruction in Poultry and Dairy
work will occupy the entire time OF
the second week. The work will
cover the subjects of housing, feed
inc and manag ement. Both class
room work and demonstrations will
be given in such features of the
work as selection of stock and milk
testing.
The instruction in Horticultre
will be given by Hon. W. H. Paul
hamus, President Of the Puyallup &
Sumner Fruit Growers association,
on the business features Of fruit
production; Prof j. L. Stahls Hortl-
culturist of the Western Washing
ton Experiment Station on general
principles of fruit growing; Prof.
la. L. Melander entomologist OF
the State Experiment Station, on
fruit pests and methods Of combat
| ting them; Prof. H. w. Sparks. su-
pervisor of demonstration farms for
the state college, on orchard man.
agement; Mr.. C. j. Stuart of Mon
roe, very successful small fruit
grower, on the care anu manage
ment of small fruits.
The Domestic Science work will
be in charge of Miss Berry, head of
the domestic science department at
Pullman.
MIR. H. L. Blanchard. in charge
of dairy and poultry work at the
Western Washington Experiment Sta
ton, will give the instruction in
poultry rising, and with the assis-
lance of Mr.. Nystrom, in charge of
dairy work at the state college, will
give the instruction in dairying.
instruction in soil management
and crop production will be given
by Mr.. L j. Chaplin, agronomist Of
the Western Washington Expert
ment Station
The state college provides the in
stuctors but to meet the local ex-
penses season tickets, admitting to
any part or all Of the two weeks
work will be sold at 81 so each for
men. SOC. for women and 25c. Tor
public school students.
The instruction will be high
grade and it will be we'll worth
while for any person interested in
the subjects mentioned to attend.
!. The advantages gained from con-
tact with the more enterprising fell
low workers in the various lines and
an exchange of ideas is well worth
the time and expense involved, to
say nothing Of the value'of the in
struction received. The citizens of
PuyaIlup are preparing to take care
of all students at reasonable prices
for board and lodging.
For further information regard
ing the courses offered write R. C.
Ashby, Pullman. Wash. or Geo. Sew
erance, Puyallup, Wash. For tick
ct. or information regarding enroll
ment write R. c. Miller, PuyaIlup,
Wash. s.
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Sabbath school at 10 A. M;
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