The Robesonian., 1918-01-03
FARMERS COURSE
N. G. College Offers Farmers
Course-Courses Designed to
Meet Needs of Busy Farmers.

The department OF agronomy of the
North Carolina State college of agri-
culture and engineering, at West Raj
eigh, will offer three courses to those |
who attend the Farmers course be-
ginning January 3, and continuing
courses will embrace: G)small grains,
(2) cotton and (3) tobacco; and will
follow the same number of courses
(farm equipment, corn and forage
crops, and pastures) given during
November and December. The col
+! lege has designed and arranged these
courses in the best way to meet the
needs of busy farmers of the State in
their endeavor to make their soil and
labor produce the highest yields OF
/ products Of the best quality, and to
do so at the lowest cost.
1t is probable that at no time in the
history of the State has it been so
necessary as now that farm opera
tions should be conducted with the
highest degree of efficiency possible.
This is necessary for the best inter-
est of the State and Nation, as we'll
as for the good Of farmers themselves
: Not only should every acre OF land in
: cultivation be made to produce its full
capacity, but the apportionnent Ct
crop acreage, and the best utilization
of labor and the giving to each crop
that care and protection necessary to
its best performance, are means by
: which the North Carolina farmers
may give evidence Of their patriotism.
1t is safe to assume that one-half of
t the land cultivated in North Carolina
e gives yields below the average. There
3 are reasons for low yields. The other
|: half gives yields above the average
t There are reasons for high yields .Ir
Il the courses in small grains cotton, ,anc
n tobacco, it will be the special aim o1
o the college to point to both Of these
e classes of reasons and show how tt
p avoid one and follow the other.
Increased demand and the resultan
/ high prices paid for grain, cotton ant
d tobacco make it incumbent upon tn
e producers of these crops to take ad
L vantage OF every opportunity to sc
cure the most profitable returns fror
If them, and at the same time not onl
o. maintain, but increase the fertility O
er each acre in cultivation.
e. These courses will be given by prac
c. tical and experienced instructors an
ct every phase Of each course will b
e, taken up in regular order The wo1
at with small grains, cotton and tobacc
~ Will include the preparation IF tt
ue soil before and at planting, fertilizin
in cultivation, harvesting, preserving ar
r. marketing. Specific directions for tt
it. best use of clover crops and the ina1
guratlon OF the most approved syste
es of rotation for each of the crops w
of be g prominent feature of each
in these courses.
ry That there are now great opportu
m tiles for the North Carolina farm
lc- to make his business more high
profitable one is universally acknoW
o. edged, and the State college of ag1
ur culture and engineering will make
le- best efforts to do it's part for the ia
L. mers of the State, as it is doing f
IDS the thousands of younger men W
16, have availed themselves of the opot
,ut tunities offered by it.
,ur Learn to Raise Poultry.
as Persons who wish to manage DO
ia try farm, or who wish to keep SIN
III flocks on their own farms or in tn,
ev- back yards can receive practical
it struction in the winter poultry coul
the offered by the poultry department
the State college of agriculture a
nts engineering at West Raleigh T.
re- course will begin on January 8 a
TIL continue through March 1.
nto The course will cover many pha
ore of practical poultry keeping and ot]
ust subjects closely related to the succe
fri full raising of poultry.
sia, The course offered will furnish
hip desirable combination of theory {
hat practice. The men taking the cou
the will perform the various operati
ing with their own hands, thereby lea
ties ing the practical applications Of
ave principles that are taught.