The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-19

valley City. N. D.. Nov. 19.-Ar
agricultural short course school 70,
teachers and ar agricultural cours
Tor Juniors will be held in Valley City
December 2 to 6 under the direction
of the North Dakota Better Farming
association and the educational de.
partment Of the county. These edu.
cational features will be held in con.
nection with the annual Barnes
county corn show. preceding which
there will be a series Of local con.
tests throughout the county.
The short courses for the teachers
feature. 1t is proposed to gather all
the teachers Of the county here fol-
the full week, giving them thorough
instruction in various departments OF
agricultural interests putting them In
position to continual the teaching OF
these departments IN the rural schools
Of the county. In that manner the
influence Of the agricultural course
will be more widespread than 1t
otherwise would be.
In the teachers course a line of
study has been outlined as follows:
Monday. Dec. 2, . a. m.-Assembly;
10 a. m. live stock on farm; II,
lreeds of live stock.
AAS0A0yS 0SCs ~ OuSlIK HOES,
judging dairy cattle and judging beet
cattle.
Wednesday-Value Of crop rota-
ton, use of farm manures, grass CROP
and legumes, cultivated crops. corn,
potatoes, etc.
Thursday-Corn judging; testing
seed grins; corn varieties.
Friday-Use Of illustrated material
in teaching agriculture: Preparation
of soil, planting and cultivation;
method of curing and storing, corr
Improvement.
Juniors Program Semester.
In the junior department a pro-
gram has been outlined in similar
manner. 1t follows:
Monday-Assembly. Live stock on
stock.
Tuesday-study of the breeds of
hogs, horses and poultry.
Wednesday-Feeding Of farm ami
mails and competitive judging IN alt
classes Of live stock.
Thursday-Feeding Of farm ami
mails: value of Barnes county soil for
corn productions; preparation of seed
and seed testing: preparation of seed
bed and planting: cultivation and Sc
lection and curing Of seed.
Friday-Judging corn. silos and
silage, corn as feed; awards Of Barnes
county corn prize.
Each afternoon there will be meet
ings for the farmers with several
prominent agricultural speakers to
appear at each session.
A home makers institute for wo-
men is another feature Of the week,
and each afternoon Miss Farnsworth
OF the state normal school will CON.
duct h a branch. with q number of
we'll known speakers scheduled to
talk.
The teachers will have conferences
in the afternoon also. the latter be-
ing given W to topics Of a different
nature from those discussed in the
institution. The agri-
cultural department is given attention
during the mornings only.
Business men of Barnes county are
backing the big weeks series Of
events. and they have put up cash
prizes totalling $1,000 for the best
exhibits Of the various grains. 1.-Two
etc. 1t will be q veritablc win
ter fair In every respect. something
on the order OF the North Dakota
Norn and Glover convention at Grand
Forks, where the work Is conducted in
class groups.
The Better Farming association Of
ficials In the county. Edward May
land and Frank White. are confident
that the week will be successful and
that many Of the other cities Of the
northwest will find much to interest
them in the plan. They expect that
other cities and counties will adopt
the plan.