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Show VALUABLE LESSON GIVEN People of Mount Pleasant have an excellent opportunity for the study of Agriculture and Home Economics all this week. It is the person who takes advantage of spare moment who achieves success. The course;; given are designed for farmers and those who expect to live on a farm, ind also those who have the carr. and respo:.sibility of a home. ' Among the important subjec r discussed by the educators are pre paratlon of sed bed, planting, cu' tivation, harvesting and marketing Btcf cattle management and the si. ly of the breeds of beef cattlr specially adapted to range cond!-tlens, cond!-tlens, methods and practices whicl promise the type of beef animals and secure the greatest profits were con ;1dered. Farm management, a stud of the business end of farming was frequently brought to the minds of the farmers. In the courses of study of Home Economics the aim is to gain the knowledge necessary to keep the home, Its contents and surroundings, in a healthful condition, that they may increase ratner tnan decrease the family effeciency. Much interest was given to the question of decoration, decora-tion, furniture, draperies, and general gen-eral furnishings of the home from the practical and aesthetical point of view. The study of the care and t-aining of the normal child received dn? consideration. Lessons of much value were given to the farmers and eventually in due time they will be put into practice. It is not expected that farmers i" this section will revolutionize their system in one year but improved m.f.ouS in all lines are practical and greater profits will be enjoyr" by the farmer. fTfT |