The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-11-18
FREE READING COURSES
ron FARMERS
More Than 200 Farmers Enroll In the
Farna and Home study Clubs,

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matte reading and keeping himself
posted GA better methods OF farming
and better systems Of marketing Real
lziHg the necessity Of providing farm
/ ers who are unable 10 attend the farm
ers short courses 81 the Louisiana
State University with suitable reading
material shat Wouid he helpful Go them
/ Ia their farm work. nr " Il Dodson.
/ Director Of College Extension. early
/ last January perfected arrangements
for the establishment Of special cxten.
sion reading courses for farmers
Under this arrangement the Laais-
| lana State University and the 4 $.
! Department Of Agriculture are cooper
atIng In ah effort to promote and sys
tematize the work of parish demon
stralion agents and their eo.oparators
as wrl rs that Of the boys and girls
agricultural clubs, the moyab BILE schools,
and other activities OF the Extension
specialists by organizing Farm and
/ Home Study Clubs for carrying on
special lines of reading experimental.
liuH and investigation The organiza.
ton OF thoss clubs as aell as the super
vision Of tbis work has been placed In
charge OF Mt John " Wilkinson. 4
graduate oI tgs Missouri University
sud Agricultural College. who has had
| post graduate courses in that iusittu.
lion md alec iu The University VI
Chicago and The University OF Cal.
feruIa tn tines free extension read
ing courses for farmers. Mr. Wilkinson
| il being assisted by the Director Of
the Experiment station, the state
Agent the superintendent Of the
Junior Agricultural Extension, the
Superintendent Of the t S Live stock
Extension Service the state superin.
tendeat Of rgbI.c Instruction the spec
Ialists Of The & $ Department Of AR
ricultme and The members Of the
University faculty
stated broadly the purpose Of the
Farm and Home Study Clubs is TO
systematic Inquiry and reading per
tanning 70 the following subjects
/ IL Soils, Sod Formation. Soil Types,
aud Soil Improvement. 90 Crops and
Crop Rotations; ca live Stock, Live
Stock Farming Feeding Dairying, and
Poultry Farming - Oreharding and
Gardening, (5l The Farm Home and
It's Scientific Management
| From the gpry beginning there was
a strong demand for the work During
the first six months SCI farmers reg
| iatercd for these extension reading
courses September brought an IN.
crease OF 10 10 this onroil4ent and
October an additional increase of goa
making a total enrolment Of 1904 MP
to November /, 1916 This enrolment
was distributed as follows For Soils
/ 353 Orcharding 50, Gardening sc. Farm
Management a.. nairyiug 81, Poultry
96 llame Economics GA. Crops Zo6 aud
| Live Stock 2o7
Through the Farm and Home Study
Clubs and the Parish Demonstration
! Agents. an effort is being made 10
effect a better systematiztag Of farm.
ors local short courses by supplying
programs, available bulletins and other
material as far as possible on any
subject requested by farmers and farm
women cooperating with the Parish
Demonstration Agents. or By the mem
beers of Boys and Girls Agricultural
Clubs and other authorized persons
vho are carrying en demonstrations,
or wha may be- Interested IN special
projects
This service II free, bui it IL %.
strieted primarily Ito the Parish De
monstraiIou Agents and those cooper
atiug with them. the members OF the
Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs
the teachers Of agriculture and home
economics IN the agricultural schools
and also farmers who agree to co.
operate sith the Parish Demonstration
| Agents and vHh ihr Extension Spec
Ialists Of The Louisiana State tnlyer-
slly and the { & Department Of
| Agriculture
Those vho desire to get thls special
service and desire 10 enroll as mem.
beers should address John W vii
klnson. Supervisor Farm and Home
Study Clubs University station, Baton
Rouge la
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