Show institutes TO BE CONDUCTED IN MISSOURI TOWNS will be held in connect on with state two weeks to be de voted to D w th state aid ng to fullest extent columbia mo missouri university Is trying to bring instruction in agri culture direct to the farmers 0 the state with this end in view the agri cultural college has sent its probes sors on lecture tours over the state visiting the various organizations of farmers and delivering lectures the college this year Is working in con junction with the state board of agricultural the offices of which are in the agricultural gull ding on the campus here with this end in view that of greater benefits to the present farmers S M jordan of stanberry has been selected and made the di rector of farmers institutes the plan heretofore has been to hold a day s or two days session in some town or schoolhouse and then do nothing to follow up after the peo pie became well aroused and en thus lastic this year arrangements will be made to hold a two weeks institute in conjunction with the various state the arrangements have not been definitely concluded at all but at the new normal at the plans are practically perfected the towns were selected in order to insure an audience even it the banners fall to show the interest expected the students preparing in the various to teach will be called upon to give instruction in scientific agriculture more and more as the study of it spreads through the public schools of the state the lee tare will be given in the courthouse or in the school buildings as may be thought most practicable ip attracting the interested in tilling the soil and the raising of five of the leading professors all heads of departments in the missouri school of agriculture will give the lectures at which Is a type of what others will be the course there will begin on december 9 one man will leave columbia for that place and give ahrea lectures a day for two or three days then he will be superseded by another one who will lecture on a different field of work this will continue until the close of the two weeks when 35 or 40 lectures will have been given mr jordan the director of the work Is an authority on seed corn and will discuss corn breeding he will shor how corn may be so cared tor and cultivated and crossed as to pro duce a grain of very alre quality as well as quantity |