Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-10
ANNUAL lNsrlTurE At AMEs or
,NTEaEsr 70 EVERYONE
CONNECTED WITH FAlsaa. v
oREAravARiETY or suDJEcTs.
70 u TREATEp ~ ExpEars
Prspiratisns Being Made 20 Carr Fer
More Tran 1000 Iowa Farmers and
Their Families q MID. Niintsr Course
Especial Attention e Topics Of In.
tsrsst 70 Women.

special % Tlmeo-xsepu0uc1us
Ames, Dec 10.-"something for
every member Of every Iowa family
is the outstanding feature q the an-
nual farmcrS short courses 1T Iowa
State College this year. beginning
Monday. Dec. -. and continuing to.
Saturday. Jan .. Every interest OF
the farm and the home has been pro-,
vided for, something worth while for.
the men and women, the boys and the
girls, and for the hired man as well a.
for the owner and employer. Prepara-
tons are under way to care for more
than thousand Iowa farmers and
their families during the two busy,
weeks Of the great. winter school at
Ames.
Something Of definite value Of daily
use on the farm or. in the home. will
be the aim Of courses given by In
structors from the COLLEGE and state
experiment station, In the twelve days
OF actual instruction. More than 5000
men and women have attended the.
short courses at Ames. and for those
who have come. year after year. spe-'
cial advanced courseD are arranged.
with more general work for beginners.
Crest Variety Of Subjects.
Lectures and denominations In anil
NAL husbandry with some Of the best
livestock in America both from the
college herds and imported specially
for the short courses will make q spe-
cial appeal to the cattle and hog pro-
ducers Of the state. Farm crops and
soil management, orcharding. garden
ing. including special course in po-
tato growing in Iowa; dairy farming
and dairy management for the farm
ers. and special course in buttermak-
ing, ice cream making, and creamery
management for creamery men: agrt-
cultural engineering 10 applied 10 si;o
building. farm drainage. farm struc-
lures, and the operation OF farm trac-
tors. gas engines, and other machin-
cry; q new course IN farm forestry
with especial reference to the farm
wood DOT, shelter belts and wind
Breaks. poultry rusbandry: practical
botany; and practical lectures by vet
Urinary experts on methods for the
prevention and control OF livestock
diseases, all Of these courses present
wide assortment Of subjects to At
every need OF the Iowa farmer.
instruction For Women.
For the women. the courses arranged
include very practical instruction COW
ering every homo interest; practical
lectures and demonstrations In cook
ing and preparing foods. meat dem
constructions. sewing and dressmaking.
and home decoration are the subjects
offered. Not only does the housewife
receive instruction but she 10 given
opportunity to get actual practice on
the new methods described.
Contests in corn and stock judging
for the boys and in cooking, sewing
and canning for the girls, will make
the short course attractive to the
younger folks.
Many state organisations hold their
meetings at Ames in connection with
the winter short courses Two thou
sand dollars worth Of prizes are Of
fered in the eleventh annual state ex-
hibition CT the Iowa Corn Growers
Association. Dec. 81 to Jan. 3. The
Iowa Cooperative Experiment Assoc
citation. the State Beef Producers AS
ISOLATION and Iowa Draft horses
breeders Association wili hold their
meetings at the same time.