Show t BACK TO THE FARM 99 it XIV bringing the college to the fanner farmer by C V Y Copy rit rig t 1910 1 by american aress asso elation I 1 III colleges col leea the til T soon hilary dary schools and the rural schools are doing a great teal to educate the farmers of 0 the future I 1 loeda 0 edu lie ite the farmers of abe some other system Is to nettled this has beau provided in many communities through extension department of the agricultural col logon rho purpose of these depart ments is to ret get as 49 1 as possible to wa V e Y VP I 1 7 f 4 tell 10 the actual farmer farmers and to them a few of tue the of modern agri culture one of the principal means of ac nork ork ie Is by short courle held at the tile agricultural col lege rhey are tire attended by it large number of carmera moat lost of tl hone I 1 ese are men who mho could not leave home hom e to take a longer course irbe inetri instruction at these courses Is 13 as simple aud and practical 1 there Is very verv little studying connected with it course of thia this lind kind it consists con mainly of lectures and laboratory work laboratory la in given in corn judging the farmers learn 1 to distin distill guiab I 1 dmn the be arrettes nr ar lettea lettes they learn the that go to make a rood good ear par of toru corn and they get a great grent deal of tle la in placing enra ears and samples in order of merit ahe interest Inter cut in lit this work ork Is iq heightened in many cases by holding it corn abow in to connett lon with mith the short abort course laboratory work Is giren given also in aleck judging bet ft the colleges college bare a large number r of representative anlin ali of tho the principal breeds these are in many cases by importations from leading breeders many farmers learn for the first time just what a attl ebone Is and bow how it Is formed most of them know a good horse 1 ati I ili D they see it but they learn at the tile short course just what points wile him god ther also leani to latt tn t two 0 lic arse which at tit tir at sl ht loot look tf lually good at 1 l t thurm 4 katat linn tiow nr held irme to ie to a ti I Mu lir famme rho annual epst iann lit tit the lon aa 9 1111 oolie tit t ancle colite imolin llna the butcher of kanis in ili I 1 rt sith 4 iq fadoul nil till mtr r ilif the inlall wet neit we ne it t the faruera ia etui nr art iHl hort ourel eo go 11 u 00 tl 4 in clisi until they le i ie e atu familiar with them I 1 ihen lilii thise in kanip atilina I 1 in tili ls arc are elaugh atred and lucle john points out the dicter iari cirio ft in ILI the eats of meat ineat after NIK sut li it to 11 HI lit the student un demand ture lierly charly the difference between een it 11 1 lir urt bred ired steer and one of the kind the chances ch are hit he pes home hoine with a de flon to t ralp ral P better cattle one more pit ft it hit 14 tu taken to relieve the b ef fain famine filp ilie are tire not neglected at the it time 4 ther they ar are given work it in tie 1 ty ditc I 1 atle grieme and anti home manage nit nuin tit I 1 hey lo 10 i t tack ack with it h an it it n to h bare more beautiful and anti more conro alent homes they 1 learn foni of the things filings they can do to improve the iclal ancial life of the neighbor hood and the aspiration inspiration they billu nin li reft refard rd the tile net next year in their home bile the work ork riven given in the ali short cound cannot te be as thorough na that in the ion longer ioner er coup cour 4 the result are a more 1 the chort course df deal ats are fr nearly all 11 actual fart farmer or farnium vired ind the they dipern at the short course are put into immolate I 1 ra tire on oil their own farma and d in t lit ir I 1 it t it im 1 for any very great t K pu nt taffe i the th farmed to ret get away from hue for even two weeks how aver the hort short course nt at the college 14 t ormal as far aa as it KM go but it 1 only ft it to extol th work of abe llie ollove short course several states 1 have inaugurated the plan of putting i n leml lo nl coursed the commer 04 club of some live country town jrsn with the farmen fArmer 4 to provide s place for wherever sum clent t li 1 shown the collage fur nahe a carim jf f 1 the tb P jf wad local usually lat last but one week eek the th worl wort gln givon n Is much like that ot of the college hort short course al 1 thu urb of bourre there la Is not as much equipment to work with every stu tu dent Is obliged to bring ten ears ot of ton com for cinac work stock Is obtain td ed t d falu local 11 bre tilen Klers the iowa agri cultural college lat la 1 t winter sent out a car loaded with nume some of the beat best of the lie ollege stock and corn to short courses in that state the local abort courses counes are very popular and reach many farmers who cannot get away rm ron home tor for more than a few daya days ui U time one of the oldest means for taking information to the farmers Is 1 the farat M institute this Is exceptional 1 kl lu lit that it gives a chance for a great dejl deal of discussion among farm ers er which filch reatea int interest and brines brings out the method which have proved successful usually two or three speakers from the college fire present to talk at those the t bounty fair Is iq another rural in that la Is a great educator the old tp of dounty falm that were lit tie 1 more than racing meets and places for gambler gamblers N 1 almost a thing of the past the modern county fair haa has ite its full share of amusements but they are for the moat part clean A good horse rate N 1 enjoyed bv by every red blooded fanner farmer A baseball game or a balloon 1 0 n adds to the enthusiasm an opportune 17 la Is givin to the farmer and hia his facially to meet their friends from 21 2 1 1 parts of 0 abo country the all lage and town people mingle with the farmers on an equal baste and all pit get better many fab ass ocLa eions have pr py tided grovel groves where picnic dinners c be bread the beet best part of the fair however la Is the educational feature this la is fos terca ly fly petition there are corn groning gro ing contests for the boys and corn rind stock judging contests coote ats often the boys boyr who t alue out ahead in chece con test art are kent sent to the course at the college and their expenses expense paid b by y the fair association the farmers are eager to NW see which can produce the bet colt or baxt steer A man from the he agricultural college judges the stock tock after lie he has placed the rib buns he et explains plains why the prize win ning animagi were given the prefer ence the roan man who geta gets a blue ribbon go 4 home encouraged to strive harder than brer vt bile bis his neighbor who Is placed further down the line gatts his teeth end lne to have something nt at 3 a par that cannot be beaten the tile county fair Is america a most tru ly rurel and Is one of the foremost factor factors in arousing interest in country life NA ahat bat ohp fair doca does for lacall ties tics the plate and district fairet do for a large r territory perfect cattle vie with each other fur for the premier honor and I 1 the he mtv drafter divide the far with the high stepping fla hila arri ijo horsek Sp rending agricultural knowledge by special train in Is a new way of reaching the farner that Is just into ogue the movement began in iowa low 8 six ix yeam ago ug when the need corn 3 trains were ruo run on all the principal of the state A regular schedule win ara 4 made the train stopping for half an hour at each ench station th the e car cars were filled with farmers and th the e college professors thors explained the value of tested eel reed corn and told how the testing be done A comparison 0 of f the average yields of corn in the y 7 A aej if il zi CORN THAI 11 A tate for the de year periods before ind titter fter the arst corn trains were run hos an all increate of 24 bushel tu to th tilt alre re careful Ci reful ob ferrers credel i dirge sharp of ahli 4 increase tr to tbt tb et 1 orn train f hauring the average creale and the tile aselage ae rag farni farm bilut v alii for the five anim air tile increate M wi 1 corll orth more than a year the extra 1 4 1 lushell ushel 4 have done much to 11 till the food llott since llam ap irile ir ilu of bluda 11 ire beebi run for the boned of tilt farmers fann erit oregon has tin run rut UK lilt I 1 apple pi train ohio has run a dairy tr biln ill elsil iti the atif pt ople 1 of thit state ili e II auklin to tit mr their to los and rt ald of those are not paying for their hinl iakov noti and north pro jovn lif n have run cat oat traino find 1 the farmer how flow to put the ati oat arp cr tit n thi the payin lile of the tb led 11 er 4 halt nin ran A 1 fain in tit firmer by the abject leon le on bow bou ill alic can con hate have ba hail bad d roada roads tap air a the special train li s p uller but t that hill 1 t one ne of tie rea for in it belche t more people tn in a given of time than 11 II alir other tl ir method of ex el tr together in lowi 1 last winter three week work with samal trains serend the popl I of corn melne to more morp than 00 farin far nir lr |