Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-02
SHORT COURSE
CLOSED SATURDAY
Most Profitable Session In History Of
Observation-Disclosures Of so4,
including sixty.five Ladies'.

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sixth annual short course for farmers
and farm women came to a close Sat.
urday morning after the best session
In its history. The total enrolment
for the course this year was s0i. In
GLIDING sixty-five women. a number
OF boys and young men and twelve
girls. This is the high-water mark In
attendance. the best record made be-
ing 23s. which enrolment was reach.
ed last year.
The short course was the first OF
the series Of three big meetings to
be held at A. a NJ. during the sum
mer months. The Texas Farmers
Congress meets today. Tuesday and
Wednesday. and record breaking
attendance is expected for that meet.
Ing. Many of the students of the
short course viii remain over for the
congress. The third meeting Is the
Joint session OF the Texas Good Roads
Association and County Judges and
County Commissioners Association.
which will be held here August 5, 6
and Z.
None but general sessions were
held Saturday morning. but attend
ance was good and interest keen until
the close OF the last session at noon.
Dean Kyle OF the school OF agricul-
ture spoke on THE Home Garden"
lie introduced figures showing what
a wonderful saving In the expenses
OF upkeep OF the farm home could be
made by a wisely planned and intelli-
gently cultivated garden. He said II
Is a shame that only 50 per cent Of
the farmers OF Texas make pretense
at raising n garden. Dean Kyle told
OF one small Texas town where 100
bushels Of potatoes were bought last
winter. The potatoes we're purchas-
ed for si.25 per bushel. II took the
money realized from the sale Of cot.
ton produced on fifteen acres Of land
In that community to pay for these
potatoes alone. he said. "If every
farmer In Texas would plant &c worth
OF sugar pumpkin seed the farmers
Of this State would be saved $1,000.
O00." was one statement. Dean Kyle.
In closing, described the ideal garden
for various sections Of the State.
Parasites In Hogs" was the sub
ject OF an intensely practical talk by
Or. r. p. Marsteller OF the veterinary
science department at the college.
DR.. Marsteller told OF all the para
site diseases which are prevalent In
swine and advised how these pests
could be prevented. or II they de-
veloped in the hogs how they could
be cured. Sanitation IN the hog lot
Is the best means OF keeping out
parasites. he said. and added that the
hog wallow is foe TO good health In
swine herds.
In his closing address. DIR. Cyril @.
Hopkins OF the University OF Illinois
again urged the use Of legumes as n
means Of liberstine nitrogne In the
soil and said that complete fertilizers
are not so desirable a. the fertilizers
which contain only the elements in
which the soils are deficient His
subject was Use and Abuse Of Com
mercial fertilizers"
Feeding the Dairy Cow" was the
subject Of c. II. Eckles. professor OF
dairy husbandry at the University OF
Missouri. Properly balanced rations
Tor dairy cows we're outlined by the
speaker.
Both OF these men and President
II. J. Waters OF the Kansas State A.
d NJ. College viii remain over for the
Ftrmers' Congress.