Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-01
SHORT COURSES AT
STATE UNIVERSITY

!. Farmers Course. Begins Jan
10, 1910.
2. fioa, ekeeper's Short Course
Begins lsa 10. 1910.
q Dsa-- Short Course. Begins
February lSio.
a. Fate as Week Begins Febru
airy 2s. t@'j
Tuition
In ac-fn lance with Legislative Ell
ac,mcnt Is 'ecs are charged Tor tn
itioa I'st, plies to students from
outside a th. State as well as to stu
deats frcna S,yada.
hallway Rates
The raisvaysS of the State are gen.
erously operating with the Regent:
OF the Uaivxrv.ty by giving reduced
rates to staseu;s when travelling to
and from tl,c University. The South
err Paeii,e Company, the Nevad.
Northern tic Las Vegas and Tono
pah, the Nevada Central, the Vir
gins ai4t; 1ruekee. and the Nevada
Copper bSl, railroads will sell ticket
to studenss at one half the usual loca
rate, Te ,tiain the benefits OF The
hall rats, hs students must accom-
pany his apssication for ticket witt
a certificate from the President o. the
Unverttg These certiica,es may be
obtained b, writing - the Prcsiden'
OF UNIVERSITY Reno, Nevada. Stu
dents coigsi,s to the University from
points la:..is he State must pay frl
fare to Reae
Bnnd and Room
Studegfs boarding at the Onivcrsitj
Comm5#s s7a taking rooms IN the
dormitp.r will be furnished boart
and ruJF ths rate Of SlS pei
month tnaruts boarding al The
Uniyers,se simmons. but not roomins
at the t'lHn,aoeies will be charged a
the rate "a $40 a month.
f.rss-'a Short Course
Janreey i2th 1910, TO March 10Th
1916. %hss course IS planned foe the
large pcycerrsoc OF boys OF the rura
disirictS aiha Srd il impossible to TAX,
the fonf ,yetr course in Agriculture
II dose not eo,er the more teehnica
phases, ri ag'ae ulturc, but treats chief
ly on fge pfactical application OF sci
entife priu = les to farm practice. The
subjects taugh. cover as much rs car
be given in the iifne and are made a
practiral as Fpssib'e. II is open &c
hose stude.iS wjo have completed
the Eelih ~ as. or its equivalent an,
who are 1lsi rsn years OF age. Stu
dents uadvs eighteen must presen'
reeommendss ons from thir parent
and the Dis Ict Superintendent u
Public {asu i,'ton.
5hort cos,ses in Agriculture
!. Agricultural Engineering This
will tgs gaar designing and drawing
the plssS ard specifications OF farm
bulid,ss,. biscksn.ithing and carpen.
try tbe care Rna operation of ga
engines, ti,e nse 0f pumps and ih,
caleuHtion ~ .neir capacity; the use
OF the cvel ati che other instruments
comre,sHly rsct in surveying and de
termiaations and aeld exercises in lay
ias a,ai VI i'd ~ irrigation.
3 Aarosoniy. This course com
priseg q safi g, lectures and labora-
tors gSs ,'ts sss alfalfa and other for
age st4s, wheat. oats. barley ant
u'iscsl ugus. grains; the origin
formai4s,sst Justification OF soils
soil t@HfsHs 8,. ~ relation TO the
growth ri et.ga he different kinds OF
akal, sssls and nc methods OF treat.
ment ies the yeInoval of alkali salts
the irrigation ;ssm crops including
the wafer rtqu'i c,nents OF different
crop, ssse p GtarAtSpn of and the
relalioa ~ s'il to the method of water
applt1ssi@p3 sad ilrm management. in
cludinz 'ifs Seles ton Of a farm. the
profits sy4nl different types of farming
the reiasisst d intensive and extensiv,
farn1. .s.g ie si% west. the value OF CROP
rotation in maintaining the fertility
o' the lsnat md a simple but efficient
sys'eGs ~ 5Afr, accounting.
A4inai lusbandry, In 1914
Nsta.l2 rais a about 100000 head Of
eattlr. esst oo.tO0 swine. about So
uu h''r'ss; nd nearl i.s00 900 head OF
sheeP "hici Indicates the importance
OF tic 'h'est ok industry in this State
The 5niw.rsity Of Nevada has typi
cal p.si,aeIs of the common. breeds
OF sar'a hssssock for class demon.
stsab p f%erc'ses yrc planned to va I
miiarizs the str tents in the profitable
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