The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-12-31
Winter Study for the Farmer.

Slowly, yet surely, the citizens of
the rural communities are realizing the
inestimable value of instruction in the
arts and subjects. The tillers of soil,
as class, until few years ago, felt
that their knowledge of soil, crops and
animals was sufficient, and they resent
ed the efforts made to secure changes
in cheir system of farming.
A transition has been in progress,
and today the farmer is looking to
those agencies such as the state agri-
cultural colleges, experiment stations
and the Federal Department of Agri-
culture, for help in making farming
more profitable. Such aid deals both
with the production and distribution of
products.
The agricultural colleges are active
in attempts to satisfy the demands,
and the scope of their activities is ex-
erted beyond the instruction in the
regular college course.
It is the function of the experiment
stations to conduct Investigations in all
branches of agriculture. The colleges
use the results of the experiment
station Investigations as a basis for
their teachings, while their extension
service carries directly to the farm the
results of the experiment station in.
vestigations.
For those persons who cannot attend
the regular four year and two year
courses, but who can leave the farm
for a few weeks during the winter
season, the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege provides series of short courses
which are held each year during the
first ten weeks after January first.
The women of the farm are not being
neglected. They are admitted to all
of the courses. A course in domestic
science has been prepared especially
for them. and has proved very popu-
lar.
There is no charge for instruction in
these courses, and the cost of board
and lodging Is very reasonable. A
statement of this expense and other
items of general information will be
found below.
The teaching staff of the College will
be augmented by specialists from the
Experiment Stations, U. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture, the Extension
Service of the College and experts from
Maryland and other States who have
made pronounced success in their
specialties.
Programmes giving detailed infor-
nation as to dates. subject and lee
turers for these courses will be for
warded upon request.
Location And Connections.
The Maryland Agricult ural College
is located at College Park, on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, between
Baltimore and Washington, forty min
utes by trolley from the United States
Department of Agriculture, and Con-
gressional Library and the Government
Experiment Farm.
Short Course Headquarters.
Adjoining the College grounds are
the Agricultural Experiment Station
and Farm. Here, in the Biological La
boratory Building, are located the
headquarters for the Short Courses,
the main lecture hall, and demonstra-
ton room for killing, dressing, pack
ing etc. These rooms are foored with
cement, and are commodious enough
to allow all machinery. stock, etc,
being brought in for study and examina-
ton, regardless of weather conditions.
Class Rooms.
The lecture rooms, laboratories and
greenhouses of the College are offered
freely for the use of short course stu
dents, as guests of the College and the
regular student body.
Dairy Barns.
A set of dairy barns, housing herd
of pure bred Ayrshires and Guernseys,
demonstrates practical methods Of
dairy management. Especial attention
is invited to the valuable features of
the Open Dairy Barn, original with
our Experiment Station.
Accommodations And Cost.
instruction is free. Board may be
had in College Park, or in the adjoin-
ing trolley connected towns of Hyatts.