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Show To Tarmers. p We do not believe the farmers of the valley realize tho great benefits that they might obtain from a little time spent at the Agricultural College. Beginning Januaiy 0th they have arranged ar-ranged to give a winter course of study covering different subjects In agriculture. agri-culture. Subjects in fact covering the points that aro coming up on the farm In every day of practical experience. These subjects arc so arranged that they require no special preparation but aro acccssablo to all between the ages of 10 and 50. The time required is but live hours each day and there is not a farmer w lthln a distance of ten miles of the collego but who could spend borne of tho time necessary to take, these studies during the next sixty dajs, and do the chores around home at the same time. The county will be far better off financially when tho farmers can be brought to reallc that the college Is here for their benefit; that they might realize this we urge them to take tho winter course -of study, but If they cannot do so we urge them to go. up tliorc and look around once In awhile and after they hae visited the barns and poultry houses, tho dairy rooms, the carpenter and forge rooms and had some of the experiments ex-periments and tests explained to them they will go home feeling well repaid for the visit, and the llrst thing we know they will be putting Into practice pract-ice some of tho things they have learned, with a result that the farm, methods of the whole valley will be gradually raised up to a higher standard. stand-ard. We heard one farmer say recently re-cently ho had observed it was a mighty handy thing' to have a man on the farm that could shoe a horse and set a tire and he pioposed to hac his son spend u little time In taking a course at the Agricultural College In that line of study. Now farmeis, theic are a hundred 'other valuable things that' can bo picked up to the college, for little or no cost outside of jour time, th.it will yield jou golden ictums. Go up and look around. |