Itinerant Instruction in AgricultureUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1914 - 140 pages |
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... practical and theoretical , in a correspondingly advanced stage . The extension work has revolutionized farming in Eu- rope , especially in those countries of the western part , Bel- gium , France , Denmark , The Netherlands , The ...
... practical and theoretical , in a correspondingly advanced stage . The extension work has revolutionized farming in Eu- rope , especially in those countries of the western part , Bel- gium , France , Denmark , The Netherlands , The ...
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... practical in- struction to the farmers . Under the direction of the inspec- tor general of agriculture this system was not long in ob- 1 taining very good results . Great as was the 6 Itinerant Instruction in;- Belgium.
... practical in- struction to the farmers . Under the direction of the inspec- tor general of agriculture this system was not long in ob- 1 taining very good results . Great as was the 6 Itinerant Instruction in;- Belgium.
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... practical- two hours are given to theory and three hours to practice . In- struction is given every day except Sunday and the attend- ance is free of charge , but limited to twenty students at a time . France In France there are what ...
... practical- two hours are given to theory and three hours to practice . In- struction is given every day except Sunday and the attend- ance is free of charge , but limited to twenty students at a time . France In France there are what ...
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... practical . The salar- ies and expenses of the se departmental professors are paid , one - half by the minister of agriculture and one - half by the minister of public instruction . Their duties are as follows ; - 1. To give ...
... practical . The salar- ies and expenses of the se departmental professors are paid , one - half by the minister of agriculture and one - half by the minister of public instruction . Their duties are as follows ; - 1. To give ...
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... practical demonstrations in the fields se- lected in various suitable locations . Each departmental pro- fessor is required to make a report at the close of the year , to the prefect of the department in which he resides , to be ...
... practical demonstrations in the fields se- lected in various suitable locations . Each departmental pro- fessor is required to make a report at the close of the year , to the prefect of the department in which he resides , to be ...
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agri agricul Agricultural Agents Agricultural College agricultural instruction agricultural interests agricultural representative agricultural schools agricultural societies agricultural subjects alfalfa annually appropriated assistance Association of North Aviculture Belgium Better Farming Association boll weevil Bureau of Plant bushels per acre carried classes clubs corn cotton coun County Agricultural county board county training school crop rotation culture dairy Denmark Department of Agriculture departmental professors diversified farming duty economic error employ county agents Europe experiment stations farm bureau farmers fields funds give group of County hog raising improvement institutes itinerant instructors itinerant lecturers Kansas Knapp land Legislature legumes live stock methods Minister of Agriculture Minnesota Missouri movable schools North Dakota number of capitalists one-crop system paid Plant Industry practical production Purdue University repre S.A.Knapp salary sections seed soil South success teach agriculture teachers text-book thru tion tural ture United States Department University of Minnesota Wisconsin
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...