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 “anal IED BULLETIN OF THE 
 
 a AND MECHANICAL / COLLEGE 
 OF TEXAS. 
 
 Third Series, Vol. 6. October, 1, 1920. H | No. 11 
 
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 PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT 
 OF I 
 
 THE FARM eo DIVISION 
 
 THE SUMMER SESSION 
 
 To continue for four weeks during July, 1921. 
 Exact dates to be announced later. 
 
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 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. 
 
 Published twice a month by the Agricultural and Me- 
 chanical College. 
 
 Entered as second class mail matter August ie 
 1913, at the postoffice at College Station, Texas, under 
 the Act of August 24, 1912. 
 
 W5-6M-12620 
 
THE FARM BOYS’ DIVISION OF THE 
 SUMMER SESSION. 
 
 The authorities of the Agricultural 
 and Mechanical College of Texas have 
 decided to add a new Division to the 
 work of the Summer Session. This Di- 
 vision will be known as the Farm Boys’ 
 Division, and the work will cover a peri- 
 od of four weeks. 
 
 The object of this Division is to of- 
 fer to boys, not under fourteen or over 
 eighteen years of age, elementary, but 
 practical courses in subjects relating to 
 farm life. 
 
 For several years there has been 
 growing, throughout the State, a feel- 
 ing that our farm boys should be given 
 better opportunities for securing special 
 training in agricultural and farm-life 
 subjects. A great majority of these 
 boys have not had access to schools of 
 sufficient grade to enable them to enter 
 college courses, and it is to meet their 
 needs for practical instruction in agri- 
 culture that the Farm Boys’ Division 
 has been added to the work of the Sum- 
 mer Session. 
 
 Courses will be given covering the 
 following important Divisions of agri- 
 culture: 
 
 Animal Husbandry, including the 
 judging, feeding, care and management 
 of a of the different classes of live 
 stock. 
 
 Agronomy, including a special study 
 of the tillage practices involved in the 
 
production of farm crops, crop rotation, 
 and seed.selection. 
 
 Dairy Husbandry, including the judg- 
 ing, feeding, care, and management of 
 dairy cattle; also the testing and care of 
 dairy products and the making of farm 
 butter. 
 
 Poultry Husbandry, including a study 
 of the different breeds of farm poultry 
 and special instruction in the care and 
 management of farm poultry. 
 
 Horticulture, including budding and 
 grafting, vegetable gardening, and the 
 care of the orchard. 
 
 Agricultural Engineering, including 
 instruction in farm terracing, farm ma- 
 chinery, gas engines, belt lacing and 
 rope tying. 
 
 In addition to the work outlined 
 above, a series of special lectures will 
 be delivered on important phases of 
 rural sanitation. 
 
 The work of the Farm Boys’ Division 
 will be given in the form of general lec- 
 tures and demonstrations. Much of the 
 time will be devoted to closely super- 
 vised practice work by the students. 
 Every effort will be put forth to make 
 the work as practical and as interesting 
 as possible. 
 
 Recreation: Special forms of enter- 
 tainment and recreation will be provid- 
 ed. These will include free motion pic- 
 ture shows in an open air theatre. The 
 large Y. M. C. A. swimming pool will 
 furnish excellent swimming facilities. 
 All forms of out-door games and ath- 
 letics will be encouraged. 
 
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 al facilities of the ace = eacastite 
 will be placed at the disposal of the stu- 
 dents of this Division. These include 
 all the improved breeds of live stock and 
 poultry, the agronomy and horticultural 
 greenhouses, the agronomy field labora- 
 tory, the vegetable garden, orchards, 
 vineyard, and flower gardens, and the 
 large. collection of improved farm ma- 
 chinery, gas engines and tractors which 
 has been assembled by the Department 
 of Agricultural Engineering. 
 
 Room and Board: The students of 
 this Division will room in the college 
 dormitories and will take their meals in 
 the college mess hall. Special officers of 
 the college will have direct supervision 
 of the boys during their stay here. They 
 will room in the dormitories with them, 
 and will at all times, look after their wel- 
 fare. 
 
 A more detailed statement of the work 
 of this Division, and information as to 
 dates, expenses and so forth, will be 
 given in the Summer Session catalogue, 
 which will be available for distribution 
 about January 1, 1921. It is probable 
 that the work of this Division will be 
 given for four weeks during the month 
 of July. 
 
 For. additional information, or for a 
 Summer Session catalogue, apply to the 
 Director of the Summer Session or to 
 the Registrar, College Station, Texas.