Itinerant Instruction in AgricultureUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1914 - 140 pages |
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... line of work that they were to pursue . The pioneer lecturers were sent out by the department for the purpose of giving lectures upon practical agricultural subjects such as dairying , beekeeping , horticulture and kindred subjects in ...
... line of work that they were to pursue . The pioneer lecturers were sent out by the department for the purpose of giving lectures upon practical agricultural subjects such as dairying , beekeeping , horticulture and kindred subjects in ...
Page 23
... lines and beginning before an economic crisis confronts her . " An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure . " The South That labor was mainly compulsory and performed by another race caused an economic error to creep into the civ ...
... lines and beginning before an economic crisis confronts her . " An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure . " The South That labor was mainly compulsory and performed by another race caused an economic error to creep into the civ ...
Page 27
... line of work looking toward the encouragement of diversifi- cation and the upbuilding of the rural districts . As a re- sult of this effort a number of demonstration farms were es- tablished . These farms were to be used in growing ...
... line of work looking toward the encouragement of diversifi- cation and the upbuilding of the rural districts . As a re- sult of this effort a number of demonstration farms were es- tablished . These farms were to be used in growing ...
Page 32
... easily led to see the profits in the business . Their demonstration work along this line was a lesson for the whole county . Now it was an easy matter to get other demonstrators and it was not long before hog raising became a 32.
... easily led to see the profits in the business . Their demonstration work along this line was a lesson for the whole county . Now it was an easy matter to get other demonstrators and it was not long before hog raising became a 32.
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... line of work . For five or six years individuals , associations of business men , county governments and farmers ' organizations have contributed funds to assist the department in extending the work . Public opinion has crystallized due ...
... line of work . For five or six years individuals , associations of business men , county governments and farmers ' organizations have contributed funds to assist the department in extending the work . Public opinion has crystallized due ...
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Adviser agri agricul Agricultural College agricultural instruction agricultural schools agricultural societies agricultural subjects alfalfa Aviculture Belgium Better Farming Association boll weevil boys Bureau of Plant bushels per acre carried Chinch bugs classes clubs and contest Committee of Chicago corn coun county agent County Board county training school county treasurer Crop Improvement Committee crop rotation Cultivation cultural dairy Denmark Department of Agriculture departmental professors diversified farming duties economic error Europe expenses experiment stations farm bureau fields follows funds gardening give advice hog raising Illinois Indiana itinerant instructors itinerant lecturers Kansas Knapp land Legislature legumes live stock ment of Agriculture methods minister of agriculture Missouri movable schools nineteen county North Dakota number of capitalists one-crop system organization paid Peth's County Plant Industry production Purdue University raised by subscription S.A.Knapp sections secured soil South superintendent of schools thru tion ture United States Department Wisconsin
Popular passages
Page 69 - To keep in touch with all agencies in the state and elsewhere that will enable him to utilize the most improved knowledge...
Page 65 - 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 69 - ... 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 69 - 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...