Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-19
WILL HOLD EXTENSION
 SCHOOL IN COLCHESTER
Course in Agriculture and Home Economies Will Be Conducted.

The Connecticut Agricultural College will hold an extension school in agri- culture and home economies in Col chester, January 30th to February 2. Announcement of the extension school was made on Thursday by County Agent F. c. Warner.
 The School in Agriculture will be held in Assembly hall. Bacon acade- my. The School in Home Economies The programme follows:
 Courses in agriculture, Tuesday: g a. m The Cows Udder and Milk Secretion, Karl B. Musser; 10 a. m.. wick; Il a. m. Selection and Caring for Breeding Stock, Roy E. Jones; 1 D. m.. Diseases of the Cows Udder and Tests, Mir. Musser; D. m., In- cubation and Brooding. MT: Jones: p. m-. Soil Water and Tillage. MT. Southwick
 Wednesday: a. m.. Crop Rotation. Mir. Southwick; 10 a. m., Keeping Dairy Records. MT. Musser: II a. m., Caring for Growing Stock, MT. Jones; l p. nl. The Management of the Dairy Calf, MT. Musser; D. m. Value and Losses of Farm Manure. Mir. South wick; p. m., Poultry House Con-
 Thursday: a. m. Care and Use of Farm Manure. MT. Southwick; 10 a. m., Marketing Poultry Products MT. Jones; Il a. m., The Dairy Ra- tion, Its Requirements. MT. Musser; 1 p. m.. Balanced Rations. the Com pounding of Them, MT. Musser; 2 D. m, Balanced Rations (continued) MT. Musser; p. m.. Killing, and Picking of Poultry, MT. Jones.
 Fr1day: g a. m.. Poultry Diseases, MT Jones; 10 a. m,. Fertilizer Mate rials and their Functions. MT. South wick: Il a. m.. Poultry Feeds and Feeding. Mr. Jones; l and D. m.. ERnnnrnin of r Mir. Southwick; 3 D. m.. Milk, it's Com position, Food Value and Methods of Sanatiry Production, MT. Musser.
 Home makers course. Miss Maude Food We Feat; 1O-12 a. m., Demon strtaion: Bread and Quick Doughs:1 p. m.. Bread (continued); 2-4 dem onstration: Quick Coughs (continu- ed).
 Wednesday: s-Io a. m., Planning the Daily Means; 10-12 a. m, remonstra- tion: Cereals. The Fireless Cooker; 1-2 p. m.. Planning the Daily Meals 8continueO; 2-4 p. m., demonstration: Vegetables.
 Thursday: s-10 a. m.. Milk and It's Care, Karl B. Musser; 1O-1o3 30 a. m, Bread Scoring: 1o.30-12 a. m., dem onstration: Milk and Cheese Dishes; 1-2 D. nl.. The Feeding of Children; 2-4 p. m., demonstration: Eggs, Sam pie Meals for Children.
 Friday: 9-12 a. m., demonstration: Meat and Meat substitutes; 1-2 p. m.. The We'll Planned Kitchen: 2-4 p. m., Drawing and Boning Chickens, Roy E. Jones.
 The Extension Service of the Con- necticut Agricultural college, in re- sponse to very general demand for mege thorough exposition of the principles and practices of successful agriculture than can possibly be given in lectures or institutes, now offers to the various communities of Connecti-
 
 An Extension School in, Agriculture and Home Economies is a school for adults, lasting four days and giving courses in Agriculture for men and Home Making for women.
 Purpose.
 It's purpose is:
 l. To emphasize the fundamental scientific and economic principles upon which the practice of Agriculture and Home Making are dependent
 2. TO demonstrate the best AgricuI- tural and Home Making practices. To this end pruning, spraying, and pack ing demonstrations will be carried on the men participating; fields will be visited, exercises in judging cattle and poultry given, etc., and cooking, can- ming and other household demonstra- tions will be conducted.
 3. To apply the teachings of this school to the farm and home problems of the community.
 Courses in Poultry: The poultry work taken up in this course is design | ed to be intensely practical in an ef- | fort to meet the demands of the av- craze farmer and poultryman. The lectures will include selection and care of breeding stock. incubation and | breeding, caring for growing stock, | feeds and feeding, housing, sanitation | and disease, preparing products for | market and marketing. Live birds will be used for demonstration when | ever possible. Any problem on pouI- | try care and management brought in | by the class will be discussed.
 Courses in Soils and Crops: Soils Lectures and demonstrations will be | given on the Fundamental principles of | Soil Fertility. and the use of FertiIiz- l CTS, 'Manures and Lime: special crop 1 and soil requirements and methods of l dgurtng fertilizer formulas and pric-