Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-10-14
liners SHORT
COURSE FOR WARREN
LINES OF WORK OFFERED FOR
WINTER SHORT COURSE BY
Elk. DEPT. UNIVERSITY
'armers' Week Short Courses:

Farmers Week Short Courses:
The farmers week short courses
for the season of 1913-1914 closed the
last of March. Forty-one courses
were held, to which a full equipment
was sent. For the forty-one courses
the average daily attendance of men
was about 96, and so women at the
80 home economics courses. This is
satisfactory showing, and it en-
sourages us to strive to make the
courages us to strive to make the
season. We contemplate taking an
exhibit car in addition to the live
stock car used at all courses the past
winter. This exhibit car will con-
tain illustrative material from the
several departments at the Universi-
ty farm and will be open for inspec-
tion except during class periods.
The work will be confined to sub
jects closely related to farming and
farm home making. We want the
course to do real helpful work that
can be used in the homes and on the
farms of Minnesota.
This is in short the information at
hand about the short course that will
be offered to farmers and others this
coming winter by the Extension De-
partment of the University Farm.
Four rooms have been arranged for
which we think will be suitable. Mr..
Mcintosh is coming up here this
month sometime to look over our
plans and the arrangement. He sug-
gests that we secure as many pledges
for this farmers short course as pos
sible before he comes so that he will
have an idea whether or not it be
worth while to send the workers up
here. The little town of Hallock
had short course for the farmers
last winter and they spoke very high
ly of it when | was up there last
week. Up there they charged a fee
Of $500 from every farmer that at
tended, but they also had show and
many costly features on the side, and
besides, they refunded half of the
money. The state department has
| suggested that we charge a fee Of 81
which think will cover all expenses
in connection with the farmers short
course.
In addition to the regular program
carried out by the state, we aim to
secure a few good speakers and en-
tertaining lectures. A farm crops
schow can be arranged and premiums
offered. So when you contribute one
dollar you are helping to make all OF
these things possible.
Each farmers club in this vicinity
! will be asked to appoint one of their
members for each of the following
committees:
| /. Committee on 'Corn and the
Exhibit
/ 2. Committee on "Stock judging"
/ 3. Committee on Home Econo-
mics" 49, ts-
The Boxville club has already ap-
pointed one Of their members fo1
each of the above committees. The
secretaries of the farmers clubs will
be asked to serve as a committee fol
securing pledges and each far1ne,
should be willing to give a lift in thai
direction. IF we only get busy anc
'eboost" we will have farmers short
course in Warren this winter. A lis
will be left at each bank in Warren
| together with an outline Of the work
I Every farmer should have his name
| on this list before the month is over
4 For further information go and SCI
lo. Neraal, or write to him at War
i rem, MINI.