The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-11-18
SHORT COURSES ron FARMERS
IN YARIoIIa norrNrnrrs

wv MAkAN Nv ]
president Of the New Mexico College
Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. and
Agricultural Experiment station state
College, y. NJ, of interest TO all of our
Quay county farmers;
November, IL, 1913
Mr.. Wyatt, See. Com. Club,
Tucumcari, n. NJ.
Dear SIR
Thh large enrolment for our exten.
sion work in the lower Mesilla Valley
and the constantly increasing demand
for short courses in Agriculture, Hort.
culture, Animal Husbandry, e,c.. In va.
rious parts Of the state make il de.
sirablc that the work of the College al
once be carried directly 10 the farmer.
The %piiifully small appropriation Of
the College, however, makes il inpos.
sihle for Ms 20 furnish the required
expense.
II has been decided therefore 70
adopt III Colorado plan. so far as cur
limited number Of instructors permits.
This plan is 20 give a ~fvc.days' course
along the lines of the enclosed pro.
gram, in such counties as pledge an en-.
rollmeut of 100, at the nominal fee of
two dollars each for the whole course.
The Zee will be used for expense
money.
The course can he modified according
20 the needs If the respective counties
Whereas with our present apprcpria
'ions We cannot spare our instructors
for over five weeks during the winter.
we propose 10 offer our ~fve-lavs' short
course for farmers to the Eve counties
in the state %plcdging the largest enroll
ment under the above terms. with q
minimum of 100.
The decision as 70 which counties
viii he selected for these courses on this
basis will ne made January !. 1914. anil
the courses will be given during Jan
nary and February,
7 shall he greatly pleased IL Won will
hold q meeting Of farmers and o hers
Interested in this movement AZ an early
date and make nm effort 70 secure one
Of these courses for your county.
1t is hoped that he next Lcgisla
tire viii be sufficiently liberal with the
College TO enable us To conduct such
work in every county in the State.
Please let us hear from Won.
Very truly yours.
GEO. f.. LADD. President
Program
A Five.Dav Short Course Especially
for men and boys.
First Day
1000 a. m..-Some benefits Of Farm.
crs' Tnstitutes-w. T. Conway. Dept.
OF Extension.
Hoo a. m.-Soils-Pnysi"s aud man
agement-E, p. Humbert, Dept Of Ag
ronomy.
1880 p. m.-The Dairy Cow-How 20
Improve Herd-W. :. Cunningham.
Dept. Of Dairying.
PAS p. m.-Crops and Tillage-E. p.
Humbert
: p. Unpopular Lectures. :. Hook
land, Dept. Of Commerce.
Second Day
1000 "a. m.-The Silo. Ensilage and
Crops for It'll. II. Simpson. Dept. Of
Animal lIusbandry.
II 200 a.. m.-The DUTY 81 Wafer in
Irripation-F. l.. Bixby. Dept. of Irri
CATION.
l:30 p. m.-Vcgetablc Guricuing-J.
W. Rigney, Dept. of Horticulture.
$3.50 p. m.-lTog Raising iu New Mex
ico.-il. ". Simpson.
500 p. Unpopular Lecture. IT..
Vaughan, Dept. Of History aud Eco
monies.
Third Day
10000 a. m.-Farm Management
Luther Foster, Dept. Of Agriculture.
ll:oo a, m.-Tniurious Insects and
How 10 Control Them-D. r.. Merrill.
Dept, Of Entomology.
l'30 p. m. Animal Brecdinp-Luther
Foster.
2:aO ?. m.-The Grasshopper Problem
d. f.. Merrill.
1880 p. m.-WOrk OF the BOYS and
Girls Industrial Clubs-w. T. CONWAY.
Fourth Day
10000 n. m.-Elements Of Plant Breed
ing. =. Humbert, Dept. ~ Agron.
omy.
1l:OO "A. m-The AIknI prchlom and