The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-28
FARM AND HOME COURSE OFFERS
FORTY DEMONsTRA-
TONS.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the state
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
institutions.
Pierre

Plerre.-
Forty demonstrations and discus
sions for patriotic and profitable farm
ing and home making will be offered
to South Dakota farmers and their
wives in the annual State college farm
and home course during the week De-
cember 81 to January 5. These
courses will be handled comparatively
by the college faculty and the staff
of the extension division through the
local short course as required by law
Mems Program.
The following program for men will
be observed:
Monday afternoon, December 81
Topic: Horses. Horse Feeding, G. L.
Morrison, livestock specialist. extern
sion division, General Care and Man
agement. J.. w. Wilson, professor of
animal h%usbandry; Horse Education.
G. w. Randlett, director Of extension.
Tuesday Morning, January Topic:
Potatoes. Cultural Methods, George
w. Dixon, potato specialist, extension
division; Diaeases. Prof. Manley
Champlin. agronomy department;
Storage, r. l.. Patty, engineering spe-
%cialist, extension division; Marketing.
r. T.. Mccall, horticultural specialist,
extension division.
Tuesday Afternoon. January l.
Topic: Hogs. Bacon Bullets, Matt
Ginsbach, Hartford; A Disease Often
Mistaken for Cholera. Dr.. G. G.. Lipp,
veterinary department; Pig Clubs
Possibility and Results, A. X. Wijc,
county agent, Kingsbury county.
Wednesday Morning. January 2
Topic: Soils, Meadows and Pastures.
The Nations Soils in Peace and War,
Prof. J. G. Hutton, agronomy depart
ment; Meadows and Pastures, Prof.
Marley Champlin. agronomy depart
ment.
Wednesday Afternoon, January p
Topic: D%airying. Building the Dairy
Barn, r. l.. Patty, extension division.
Common Diseases of Dairy Cattle and
Their Control, DR.. G.. c. Lipp; Silos
n Silage for the Dairy Herd, Prof.
c. Larsen, dairy %husbandry depart.
ment: Discussion.
Thursday Morning. January g.
Topic: Power on the Farm. Traction
Machinery, . L. Welch. engineering de-
partment; Labor Saving Devices in
Field and Barn. Prof. Manley Champ
lin.
Thursday Afternoon, January g.
Topic: Sheep. The Profit and Pa
triotism Of Sheep Raising. Will Grin
OILS. Deuel. county; Organization and
Conduct of Sheep Clubs, Miss Agnes
Morton, Boys and Girls Clubs. extern
sion division; Care Of Sheep and
Lambs, G. f. Morrison, extension di-
vision.
Friday Morning, January 4.-Topic:
Gardens in War Time. Varieties and
Management. DR.. N. f. Hansen, hor-
ticultural department, Sanitation.
Prof. H. C. SEVERN, entomology de-
partment; Storage, f. e. Mccall. ex-
tension division; Conservation, Miss
Laura l.. Jones, emergency home dem
onstratiOn agent, extension division.
Friday Afternoon, January A.
Topic: Beef Cattle. Feeding Cattle
for Profit, Prof. j. w. Wilson, director
experiment station; The Influence of
a Purebred Sire, Floyd Collins, Ray.
mon.
Saturday Morning, January s.
Topic: Farme Management. Field
Management, Prof. Manley Champlin,
agronomy department: Farm Accoun-
ing, w. A. Ostrander. farm manage
ment specialist, extension division.
Program for Women.
Monday Afternoon, December 81
Topic: House Care and Decoration.
Pictures for Home (llustrated). Miss
Ada Caldwell. professor of industrial
art; Caring for Furniture and Wood
work. demonstration Miss Mabel
Ward, professor OF home economics.
Tuesday Afternoon, January L.
Topic: Sewing. Selection and Test.
ing Of Fabrics, Miss Louise Leaton,
home economics department; Sewing
Problems, Miss Leaton.
Wednesday Afternoon, January q
Toic: Canning Vegetables and Meat.
Demonstration, Miss Mary Dolve.
home economics specialist, extension
division.
Thursday Afternoon. January g.
Topic: Food Conservation Program.
Planning the Menu. Miss Mabel Ward.
professor of home economies; Cook
ing demonstration, Miss Ada Erwin
instructor in home economics.
Friday Afternoon, January -
Topic: Table Service. Table Setting
Home Dinner. Miss Mabel Ward:
Serving for Informal Gatherings. Miss
Ward.
Wheatiess and Meatless Meal.
After January LIST South Dakota viii
asked to observe q wheatless meal !
each day and a meatless meal each
day In addition to. the wheatless and
days which are now obsery.
each week, according to Q state.
ment issued by C. N. Herreid, federal