Show plan home classes in practical agriculture A plan v ten or more farmers or farm women momen can W form home cessies in agriculture or domestic science and receive th attic textbooks lectures lantern balides laboratory and cooking equipment naceb sara to conduct them has been de demised iscol b the united states department of agriculture in operation cooperation co with mith aarl cultural colleges of 0 certain states the object of the plan ie IB to make accessible at home to men and women who have hane not the tha time or means to attend the regular courses at the col leges practical short courses in agri culture and homo home management specially cfall adapted to their districts these courses v holcli will ill consist of 0 15 to 20 lectures and will illi consume file fie or more weeks can be arranged to suit the tha spare time and convenience of each group ol of people the courses to be offered at first are poultry raising fruit grol crowing ng soils cheese manufacturing dairying butter making and farm arm bookkeeping and for the women especially courses in the preparation cooking and use of vegetable table and cereal foods the department will auppl lectures and lantern slides eci cohering ering these subjects and the states which clit have hae agreed to co operate cooperate in ili the plan will lend to each group laboratory and cooking apparatus ippi ratus valued at and a reference librae the textbooks and lectures will be made so BO corn complete that each group can fafel appoint one of its members as study leader to direct the work of the course finhen ft hen a group has decided to take up the work nork the tha state which co operates sends an agent with the departments department B represent representative athe to organize a sample class and assist tho the leader whom the elect in laying out the work and in showing him the best methods of procedure the classes commons commo nl are held from eight to twelve in the morning and from one to four in tho the afternoon two or three days each week the sessions are not held every day so that the members will have time to attend to their farm duties in beav between een the sessions as N well ell as before and after the instruction period the classes meet common at the most convenient farmhouse during the morn ing hours textbook work ork Is done in the afternoon laboratory work is con ducted and the women who have elected to take the domestic science courses hai e practical lessons in cooking |