Itinerant Instruction in AgricultureUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1914 - 140 pages |
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... increasing in population but not in area . Europe is the pioneer in the itinerant agricultur- al instruction of its people . To account for its introduc- tion here a brief resume of conditions that brought about such instruction will be ...
... increasing in population but not in area . Europe is the pioneer in the itinerant agricultur- al instruction of its people . To account for its introduc- tion here a brief resume of conditions that brought about such instruction will be ...
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... increasing . Had these conditions continued for many years , Europe would have become bankrupt . One element noticeably lacking was organization and cooperation among farmers . So rapid has been the ad- vancement of organization in ...
... increasing . Had these conditions continued for many years , Europe would have become bankrupt . One element noticeably lacking was organization and cooperation among farmers . So rapid has been the ad- vancement of organization in ...
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... increasing number of capitalists . The most highly organized industries are those in which a large aggregate of capital is controlled by a small number of capitalists . Agriculture is perhaps the most extreme case existing where a very ...
... increasing number of capitalists . The most highly organized industries are those in which a large aggregate of capital is controlled by a small number of capitalists . Agriculture is perhaps the most extreme case existing where a very ...
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... increased to twenty . This edict of 1897 fixed the salaries of the supervisors and their qualifications . order to be nominated to the office one must have the diploma of agriculture engineer . Exceptions were made to this rule with ...
... increased to twenty . This edict of 1897 fixed the salaries of the supervisors and their qualifications . order to be nominated to the office one must have the diploma of agriculture engineer . Exceptions were made to this rule with ...
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... increased the production of her six principal crops thirty - six percent . Land values throughout Western Europe have more than doubled in almost every country . No doubt but that a great deal of the difference in production per acre of ...
... increased the production of her six principal crops thirty - six percent . Land values throughout Western Europe have more than doubled in almost every country . No doubt but that a great deal of the difference in production per acre of ...
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Popular passages
Page 66 - To keep in touch with all agencies in the state and elsewhere that will enable him to utilize the most improved knowledge...
Page 62 - definite and distinct administrative division" of the University of Nevada, coordinate in rank and affiliating with the College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station. All the extension activities of the College of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture in Nevada are conducted through this division.
Page 66 - ... by tax levy or otherwise, for periods of not less than two years each, such moneys as may be deemed sufficient to cover the share of the county in such work...
Page 4 - Facts are like grains of sand which are moved by the wind, but principles are these same grains cemented into rocks.
Page 66 - It shall be the duty of such agricultural representative to advise and consult with individuals in reference to farming methods; to aid in the development and improvement of agriculture and country life conditions; to offer courses of instruction to young people and adults ; to aid in the formation of cooperative enterprises; to promote better business methods among...
Page 32 - ... Cooperative Demonstration Work has greatly helped in the movement in this direction in the South. Credit is to- be given to the colleges and to other forces working in hearty cooperation toward the same end. The work its force of agents has accomplished in arousing a general interest in the live-stock industry is one of the most important results of the demonstration work. Thousands of demonstrations in the raising of corn and forage crops especially adapted for the feeding of hogs and cattle...
Page 28 - ... the merchant and banker refused credit it was necessary to show the farmer how to produce the food necessary for his own family and how he could live at home on the products of his own farm and still produce cotton. To this end agents were employed who went into the field and instructed the farmer on his farm by getting him to raise a few acres of cotton under instructions prepared by the special agent in charge. At the same time he was instructed in the raising of corn and was urged to plant...