Evening journal., 1919-12-03
oHOAT CCU..SE FOR
STATE FARMERS
Study of Tractors Will Be
One of the Numerous
Features
WILL BE HELD AT
DELAWARE COLLEGE
Special to The Evening journal.

| Special to The Evening Journal.
/ NEWARK, Dec. "A short course
in agriculture will be held at Delaware
College during the week Of December
( % TO January 3. This course is made
/ free to the farmers Of Delaware and the
/ peninsula by an appropriation OF the
last Legislature. The only cost TO those
attending the course will be for board
and room, which will be provided at
very reasonable rates.
. A special feature OF the week will be
I the course in farm tractors. in charge
Of Professor 6. r. Hancock, who was
! formerly employed by the Holt Tractor
/ Company. Il is hoped that the new en-
gineering building will be completed in
/ time for the laboratory and lecture
work In connection with this course.
The care, operation, repair and man
lagement OF farm tractors will be studied
/ intensively for the lve-days period.
commencing on Monday and continuing
over Friday. This course offers an Op-
/ pOrtunity for owners and prospective
owners TO become thoroughly familbr
with the present day tractor problems
/ Tractors Will be on hand for laboratory
work and for study In operation.
The course IN fruit growing. lnclud-
ing lectures and demonstrations in
pruning, will be in charge Of Professor
| c. A. McCue, who has had ten years Of
practical experience in the management
/ Of the College Farm orchards, which
have for some time been on a paying
basis. The work In this course will
cover approximately two days.
! A tNO-day course i'm soil fertility
and farm crops Will be In charge Of
| Professor A. +. Grantham. agrOnOmist
/ Delaware College. assisted by r. J.
Friant. instructor In soils and crops
| Professor Grantham has had ten years
/ OF experimental work on the soil fer
! tllity plots.
Wednesday, December 81, will be de
voted TO the special problem OF soil
fertility and the various factors, such
as, use Of lime, fertilizer. manure and
the proper rotation, in It's maintenance
Professor E. o. Fippen. professor OF
soils at Cornell University, and Pro
fessor Haskell. formerly OF the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural College. will be
the special speakers OF the day.
Thursday, New Years Day, will be
taken up with all phases OF marketing
Of fruit crops. poultry and eggs and
milk. as affecting Delaware producers.
Il is expected that representatives OF
the Producers Association will be pres
ent TO hear these discussions OF grad
ing, packing. etc, which vitality con-
cern every farmer at the present time.
| A representative OF the Bureau OF Mar
kets Will discuss the marketing Of poul-
try and poultry products.
Live Stock Day will be held on Fri
day. January ?, and some OF the best
authorities on phases Of this subject in
the United States Will be present. Pro-
/ fessor Fred Rasmussen, secretary OF the
Pennsylvania Department OF Agricul-
ture, will discuss the present day prob
lens Of dairylng. Professor J. B. Ed
monds. professor Of horse husbandry.
In the University Of Illinois. will be one
Of the principal speakers Of the course.
On Friday night Professor J. B. Ed
munds will give an illustrated lecture
on some phases OF the horse business.
This course is planned for practical
farmers. II has for It's object the so
luton OF the various farm problems
and methods used In making the farm
profitable.