m pTwo-Year Course in Agriculture OCTOBER 25, 1915 to FEBRUARY 25, 1916 MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Agricultural College Bulletin Volume Ten NOVKMMKK I'm Number Foi v Published Monthly by the Michigan Agricultural College Entered at the Postoffice at Eist Lansing, Michigan, as second class mail matter under act of July 16, 1894 Agricultural College Bulletin SEP 2 8 1915 IDENPS OP FicE UP.RARY AND WOMAN'S BUILDING Announcement of the Two - Year Winter Course in Agriculture 1915-16 J. L. Snyder, President R. S. Shaw, Dean East Lansing, Michigan TWO-YEAR WINTER COURSE CALENDAR First Term 1915 — October 25 and 26, Monday and Tuesday, Registration. October 27, Wednesday, 8 a. m., Class Work in all departments begins. December 17, Friday at 12 m., Term Closes. December 17, Friday at 12 m., to January 4, 1916, Tuesday, at 8 a. m., Christmas vacation. Second Term 1916 — January 3 and 4, Monday and Tuesday, Registration. January 5, Wednesday, 8 a. m., Class Work in all departments begins. February 25, Friday, 12 m., Term Closes. A CAMPUS HO MR The Two- Year Winter Course in Agriculture Offered by Michigan Agricultural College HE Two- Year Winter Course in Agri- T culture is especially arranged to meet the needs of young men who wish to gain practical information on up-to-date methods of Agriculture. The course is valuable, both for those who are practical farmers from ex- perience and for those who lack such experience, yet wish to become able to operate a farm on a paying basis. The material presented in the course is made up of the facts and methods w,hich are the results of long experience of progressive, successful farmers and years of Experiment Station work. The immediate practical needs of those farming under Michigan conditions are kept in mind and every effort is made to meet the student squarely on the problems which he encounters on his own home farm. The Short Course brings its students into actual contact with work in the barns, judging rooms, shops and laboratories, as well as class-rooms. Practical demon- strations and illustrative materials are used wherever possible and lecture work is followed by full discussion of points of interest. More than this, the work is in- spirational and creates enthusiasm and interest in country life and gives insight into its problems. Young men who have not the opportunity to operate farms of their own will find that the knowledge of this course added to their practical farm experience will be a good investment. Good positions at satisfactory salaries are not guaranteed, but there is an active demand for competent, experienced men who have taken this short course. Most former students have returned to Michigan farms, but many of those without farms are now successfully managing large estates, the positions having been secured by recommendations based on their farm experience supple- mented by short course training. General Information No Entrance Examinations. — The equivalent of a common school education, at least, is neces- sary, but no entrance examina- tions will be held. Minimum age limit 17 years. While part of the work will be in the class room, most of the lectures are so pro- fusely illustrated that the taking of notes is greatly reduced. Each succeeding year, with added facil- ities, more and more time is be- ing devoted to laboratory work ON THE COLLEGE LAWN and shop practice where the hands and eyes as well as the mind will be trained. The Cost. The fee for the Two-Year Winter Course is $5.00 for residents of the State for the first term and $2.50 for each succeeding term. For non-residents, the fees will be $10.00 for the first term, and $5.00 for each succeeding term. Board and room cost approxi- mately $5.00 per week. Aside from railroad fare, the total cost of each eight weeks' term should not be far from $50. Directions. Be sure to arrive at the College on Registration Day, as early in the day as possible. Re- port at the office of the President, Library Building, for registration. Secure your room and boarding place. From the President's office, after securing the proper papers, go to the office of the Dean of Agriculture, Agricultural Building, second floor, where you will be instructed as to your classes. Classes will begin promptly at 8:00 a. m., Wednes- day, October 28th. You cannot afford to miss the first lecture. The same disciplinary rules regarding deportment and class attendance apply as in the case of regular students. The outline of courses is somewhat tentative; it is subject to modification to meet special conditions which may arise. Equipment and Facilities Buildings and Lands. The College lands at East Lansing- comprise 684 acres valued at $68,400. These lands are sub- divided as follows, viz. : athletic field and drive, 13 acres ; campus, 90 acres ; orchards, nurseries and gardens, 45 acres ; experimental plots, 40 acres ; forest and forest nursery, 164 acres, and the farm proper, 331 acres. The total value of all buildings belonging to the College is $839,- 900. The farm buildings including those used for horticulture, poul- try and experimental purposes are valued at $32,475. The value of all live stock, including poul- try, is $25,092. There is over 13 miles of tile drain on the farm which is enclosed and subdivided by L3-5 miles of fence. Live Stock. The live stock equipment consists of approximately 30 horses, 60 beef cattle, 55 dairy cattle, 175 sheep, 150 hogs and from 1,000 to 2,000 chickens. Twenty-eight breeds and types of live stock are repre- sented as follows, viz. : horses, 3 ; beef cattle, 5 ; dairy cattle, 4; sheep, 7; hogs, 6, not including 12 breeds of chickens. Class Rooms and Laboratories. Much of the lec- ture and laboratory work is given in the new Agricul- tural Building, picture of which is given in the cir- cular. This is a five-story building with class room capacity for about 1,850 students, besides the soils COLLEGE BRAVURA, WORLD'S CHAMPION BROWN SWISS COW laborator} with space and equipment for 96, the crops short course student has acce 3 to the library, enji laboratorj for ;_• and the live stock judging pavilion [hi same privileges as regular tudenl The reading which can accommodate two classes of over too each room contains a large number of literary, politic 1! and at one tunc. Most of the offices of the agricultural cicntific journals as \wll as the leading dail) and division arc also in this building. The Horticultural weekly papers of the state. .iml Dairy Buildings arc fully equipped with material and applianco needed in the special courses in those lines. Those Who Have Attended the Short Course Experiment Station Nearly all the departments giving instruction in the The first class met in [897 with an attendance of (5; this number lias increased each year to 141 111 [915, making a total enrollment during this period of 3,821. short courses are directly connected with the Kxperi- Among these numbers, side by side, have been found A GROUP OF COLLEGE BARNS ment Station work, thereby bringing the student in closer touch with this institution and the most recent investigations. The Station publishes from fifteen to eighteen bulletins, circulars, etc., per year and has a mailing list of 67,000. Available bulletins of the Ex- periment Station of special interest may be procured at the bulletin room in the Agricultural building. Library The college library contains 32,600 volumes with everything up-to-date pertaining to agriculture. The the sixteen-year-old farm boy and the gray headed man, the boy from the district school and the university graduate besides the humble laboring man and the millionaire. State Live Stock Breeders* Association During the third week of January the State Live Stock Breeders' Association meets at the College. The one or two days previous are occupied by organizations of the different breeders' associations. The student is given an opportunity to attend such of these meetings as he may be especially interested in, thereby coming directly in touch with the leading breeders of the state. Farmers' Week The annual Farmers' Week offered by the College is held the week following the close of the short courses. This is a distinct advantage to students who may at- tend the sessions and hear lectures given by men who are specialists in their line of work. The Country Life Conference is usually held at the same time and brings men of note from this and other states to discuss topics of great importance to those interested in agricultural conditions. Social Advantages In addition to the training received in the daily classes the Winter course students come in contact with much of great value in the life and activities of the college community. Plans devised to entertain and instruct are carried out through the assistance of the faculty and regular students. An effort is made through organization to develop among the students a spirit of college and class loyalty. Many special fea- tures such as lecture course numbers, college plays, musical programs, athletic contests, etc., are given while the short course is in session, and the City of Lansing offers unusual opportunities by way of programs of an educational and entertaining character. THE CHEMISTRY BUILDING Schedule of Studies for Two -Year Winter Course in Agriculture First Year Fall Term Hours Types of Live Stock 80 Animal Feeding 40 Veterinary Science 40 English 40 Forge and Bench 80 Winter Term Study of Breeds 80 Soils 40 Farm Crops 40 Horticulture 40 Forge and Bench 80 Second Year Fall Term Advanced Farm Crops 40 Building Designing 40 Farm Dairying 40 Farm Engineering 40 Agricultural Development 20 Farm Management 20 Animal Breeding 20 Plant Diseases 20 Entomology 24 Winter Term Stock Judging 40 Advanced Soils 40 Chemistry 80 Bacteriology 20 Fertilizers 20 Horticulture or Veterinary Science 20 Forestry and Apiculture 40 or Physics and Meteorology 40 AGRICULTURAL BUILDING Description of Courses Offered in Two-Year Course in Agriculture First Year, Fall Term— October 25 to December 17 Types of Live Stock Two Hours Daily Professor A. C. Anderson; Assistant Professor G. A. Brown, and Instructors H. E. Dennison, W. E. J. Edwards and R. S. Hudson The aim of this course is to present work which will acquaint the student with the conformation and adapt- ability of the various types of stock. The following types are considered : Cattle — the dairy cow, dairy sire, beef sire, beef cow, feeding steer and fat steer. The fine, medium and coarse-wool classes of sheep are studied, also the desirable type of market and feeding lamb. In swine, the bacon, lard and intermediate types are studied from both a market and breeding stand- point. The work with horses includes a study of draft, general purpose, and light carriage types. A large amount of practical work such as judging and scoring is also done. Upon completion of the work the students should know how to select the best types of horses for breeding or work, or both ; how. to select good feeder steers, the most productive dairy cows, the best sheep for wool or mutton, the most perfect type-* of lard or bacon hogs and choose breeds or types of poultry suited to the farmers' needs. Feeds and Feeding One Hour Daily The grain, fodder, forage, grass and root crops are studied briefly in connection with a consideration of the most economical use of the feed stuffs produced on the farm by the stockman. Suggestions are made rela- tive to the purchase of commercial feed stuffs with rules determining which ones ought to be procured. Calcula- tion of rations, the processes of digestion, assimilation, etc.. and a full discussion of the methods of feeding, care and management of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry follow. Veterinary Science One Hour Daily By Dr. R. P. Lyman and Dr. J. S. McDaniel The w.ork of the first year is confined largely to animal hygiene, together with veterinary anatomy and physiology. The course comprises a series of lectures upon the relation of sanitary science to the health of animals ; differentiating health from disease by the ex- ternal appearances and also a discourse upon the ar- rangements and functions of the more important parts or organs of the body, especially the digestive, respira- tory, circulatory, and reproductive systems. English Composition One Hour Daily The greater part of the time is given to practical instruction and much practice in the writing of various kinds of business letters. The student becomes ac- quainted with the forms and methods of such letters, and incidentally he receives constant drill in sentence structure, spelling and punctuation. and some of the principles of building, and rafter fram- ing. The care and sharpening of tools is also made an important feature of the work. AN EXTENSION TRAIN Forge and Bench Two Hours Daily By Instructors A. Watt and F. Fogle This work is given in both the Fall and Winter terms, the class being divided so that each half re- ceives a whole term's work in each shop. The object is to familiarize the student with the proper use of tools, thus enabling him to do light construction and repair work on the farm, thereby saving time and money by avoiding serious delays and losses resulting therefrom. The instruction work is of an applied character, being intensely practical. The student is making some useful articles while learning. The following are some black- smith shop exercises, viz. : Drawing iron to points, squaring iron to 4 and 6 sides, upsetting, bending and punching; making chain links, rings and grab hooks; welding round and flat iron. In steel work the follow- ing articles are made, viz. : Scratch awls, screw driv- ers, punches, chisels, clevises, tongs, etc. The follow- ing are some exercises in carpentry, viz. : Dovetail joints, bench hooks, mortise-tenon joints, saw jointer, roll towel hangers, saw clamps, saw horses, saw filing, First Year, Second Term— January 3 to February 25 Study of Breeds One and One-half Hours Daily By Professors A. C. Anderson, G. A. Brozvn, and Instructors W . B. J. Bdzvards, R S. Hudson and C. H. Burgess This work combines lectures, recitations and practice with the score card in the judging room. A considera- tion of the principal breeds of horses, beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine and poultry is included. The origin, history and improvement of the leading breeds are con- sidered briefly as factors concerned in the adaptability of the breeds to Michigan conditions. The most im- portant practical phases of animal breeding are included in the discussions. Breed characteristics are considered fully, including the standard scales of points and the use of the score card. Animals are brought into the 10 class room every day. Upon completion of the work, the student should he able to identify fifty or more breeds of live stock and be thoroughly familiar with the characteristics and adaptability of each breed. Soils One Hour Daily By Assistant Professor C. H. Spurway In this course a study is made of the formation and nature of the more important types of Michigan soils. . i ii*l h<>\\ theii productively maj be de troyed, main i. imcd, or improved. Especial attention i given to th< agencies carry on the work of soil building and soil destruction. The crop adaptation and crop produ< power of these soil types is also considered. The includes also a study <>f tillage in it^ relation to ,111. soil temperature, s<»il moisture, etc., as well as lb' best methods employed to maintain suitable soil condi lions for plant growth. Farm Crops One I lour Daily By Professor I '. M. Shoesmith A study of the more important farm crops in relation to Michigan conditions. The best methods of growing corn, the small grains, beans, alfalfa, clover and other crops; pastures and meadows; soiling crops; green manure crops, etc., will be discussed. General Horticulture One Hour Daily for Four Weeks By Professor H. J. Eustace, Associate Processor C. P. Halligan, and Professor 0. K. White A discussion of the propagating and growing of fruit trees, bushes and vines, planting, pruning and general care. Forge and Bench The description of this course will be found in the subjects for the first term. Those who take forge shop work in the first term will be given carpentry in the second term and vice versa. ORCHARDS AND GARDENS II iibllHM COLLEGE FARM TEAMS FORESTERS IN CAMP 12 Second Year, First Term — October 25 to December 17 Advanced Farm Crops By Professor V. M. Shoesmith This course is given mainly as laboratory work and includes the selection of seed corn; judging of small grains; the study of grass and clover seeds; germina- tion tests and other practical work applicable to farm ci mditions. Building I tetign One Hour Daily By - \ssistant Professor II. II. Musselman Tins course is intended to familiarize the student with good fornix of const nut ion for Kates, posts, Stalls, mall farm buildings and work of similar nature. Con- crete and its use on the farm will be given some atten- tion. The student should bring problems of building arrangement and design which he encounters at home. Assistance and advice will be given in their solution, which will be made a part of the work as far as pos- sible. Farm Dairying By Professor A. C. Anderson Instructor C. B. S'cwlander and others Two hours daily for four weeks are devoted to the study of the ordinary dairy operations as carried out on the farms where dairy products are manufactured. The student studies the different makes of hand sepa- rators and familiarizes himself with their adjustment and operation. He is given practice with the Babcock test so that he may judge as to the efficiency of his separator as well as study the product of the several cows in his herd. Besides these, some time is devoted to the care and handling of milk and cream on the farm, and the manufacture of butter under farm con- ditions. PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION IN FARM MECHANICS 13 ABBOT HALL 14 PREPARING THE SEED BED Farm Engineering Two Hours Daily for Four Weeks By Assistant Professor H. H. Musselman In this course lectures will be given on the use of power machinery, including water power machinery, the windmill, the steam engine, the gasoline engine and the tractor. Practice will be given in the operation of the gasoline engine with special reference to correcting troubles. Additional practice work will include pipe fitting, babbitting, putting up shafting, belt lacing, rope splicing and soldering. Agricultural Development One Hour Daily, One-half Term This series of lectures deals briefly with the history of the development of American Agriculture. The economic relationship of some of the most potent fac- tors which have aided or retarded agricultural develop- ment are discussed. Farm Management One Hour Daily, One-half Term Includes a consideration of special and general sys- tems of farming in their relation to special conditions and market demands. Discussions will be taken up relative to farm field plans, buildings, yards, fences, drains, rotations, fertilizers, etc. Considerable atten- tion will be given to methods relating to the business side of farming. Animal Breeding < in. II. mi Daily, Otu hall Term By Profes wt A ( ' . . \nderson While the mosl importanl practices of animal breeding will be dealt with iii the live stock work of the firsl year, this course is intended to deal largely with the science of breeding as regards the funda mental laws and principles un- derlying the same. Plant Diseases One Hour Daily. One-half Term By Instructor G. II . Coons This course concerns itself with the more common plant diseases which are met with in the culture of fruit, field and garden crops. An abundance of illustrative material, such as mounted specimens, charts and lantern slides will be used, from which the student will learn to recognize the diseases in their various stages of growth. Especial attention will be paid to the discussion of the principles of plant disease control. Economic Entomology Three Hours per Week for Eight Weeks By Professor R. H. Pettit This is an extremely practical illustrated lecture course. It deals with insect pests of the garden, orchard, farm crops, domestic animals, etc. The life histories are studied only in so far as the knowledge is needed to combat their ravages. Much stress will be laid upon the use of preventive measures and the application of the various insect remedies. The College collection furnishes abundant specimens of insect pests for study, enabling the student to soon learn to recog- nize them. *zm0 ft 15 IN THE FOREST NURSERY 16 Second Year, Winter Term— January 3 to February 25 Stock Judging By Professors A. ( '. Anderson, G. A. Brown and Instructors IT. /:. /. Bdivards and R S. Hudson This is purely practical work. Rings o\ several animals each are broughl before the class and each member is required to place them in order of merit, giving satisfactorj reasons for so doing. The principal breeds of horses, cattle, sheep and swine are included. Advanced Soils Three Lectures per Week By C. H. Spurzvay This course consists of lecture and laboratory demon- strations. The physical and chemical properties of soils, with special reference to their management, are discussed. The topics considered are: kinds, amounts, time and method of application of lime; commercial fertilizers, their composition, home mixing, amounts to apply, and methods of application ; the composition value and care of barnyard manure, and the use of green manure crops in soil building, etc. Chemistry Two Hours Daily By Professor F. S. Kedzic and Assistants An introduction by lectures and discussions to the science and its application in agriculture. Elementary studies of the chemistry of daily life on the farm — involving experimental work to be performed by the student in the chemical laboratory whenever possible. Time entirely devoted to the consideration of prac- tical subjects. Bacteriology Three Hours per Week for Eight Weeks By Drs. W. Gittner and E. T. Hall man In the study of bacteriology, there will be discussed and demonstrated such subjects as disinfectants and methods of disinfection, the theory of immunity and susceptibility, the manufacture of vaccines and serums, as well as farm sanitation ; also the diagnosis and con- trol of tuberculosis, hog cholera and contagious abor- tion. COijj-;<.i\ [OLJ Fertilizers One Hour a Day for Four Weeks By Professor A. J. Patten Tt is the aim of this course to fully acquaint the stu- dent with the raw materials used for fertilizer purposes that he may be better able to select those that will suit his own particular conditions. Availability of the plant- food, calculation of formulas, home mixing and other matters pertaining to the subject will be fully consid- ered. Attention will also be given to the composition and use of the natural farm manures. Advanced Horticulture Elective Against Veterinary Science One Hour Daily for Four Weeks By Professor H. J. Eustace, Associate Professor C. P. Halligan, and Professor 0. K. White This subject will include the application of modern methods of orchard handling under Michigan condi- tions, including pruning, spraying, packing, storing and selling. U NEW VETERINARY SCIENCE BUILDING 18 Meteorology KlrCtivi- With Physics ( >ne I [our Daily, One half T. in. By Dewey •' Seeley, in charge <>[ the local station of the ( '. S. II eather Bureau Lecture course supplemented by clinic material when This course embraces an elementary study of the ever available. There will be discussed infectious, non- phenomena of the atmosphere, such as precipitation, infectious and accidental diseases of farm animals, their local and general storms, cold waves, fro ts, et< An Advanced Veterinary Science Bledtive Against Horticulture ( me I four Daily for Pour Weeks By Dean A'. P. Lyman AT WORK IN THE GREEN HOUSE recognition and control ; also the uses and application of biological tests such as tuberculin, mallein, etc. General Elementary Physics Elective With Meteorology Three Hours per Week By Professor A. R. Sawyer and Assistant Professor C. W. Chapman Lectures are given on the practical application of the principles in physics that will be of interest to farmers and people in general ; for instance, such problems as the equalization of draft on eveners, cold storage, heat- ing and ventilation, stretching and bracing of fences, power appliances about the farm, methods of lighting- houses and barns, the telephone system, etc. effort is made to acquaint the students taking the course with the practical side of the subject, so that they may be able to understand the significance of the changes taking place from day to day and forecast ahead from local conditions for themselves. Special attention is given to the workings of the weather bureau and the interpretation of the daily weather maps. Forestry Elective With Apiculture One Hour Daily, Four Weeks By Professor A. K. Chittenden, Assistant Professor F. H. Sanford and Instructor IV. I. Gilson The extent and value of the woodlots of the United States and their importance to the farmer is set forth. ro The student is given briefly the common characteristics which identify the native trees usually found in farm woodlots. Starting with an already partially stocked woods the following" topics are considered, viz. : Meth- ods of taking an invoice of the actual stock on hand, the calculations necessary in measuring logs, lumber and cord wood, also methods of calculating the amount of timber which may be cut yearly from the woodlot, the proper time and manner of cutting the timber crop and the best methods of storage and preservation. Apiculture Elective With Forestry Three Hours per Week for Eight Weeks By State Inspector of Apiaries, P. B. Millen This is an introductory course for the practical bee- keeper. It will include instruction along general lines of practice, with demonstrations, and will finish with a comprehensive discussion of bee diseases and their con- trol. THE NEW DAIRY BUILDING 20 COLLEGE HEREFORDS "MS** ..-«' IN THE FARM LANE 21 Five Short Courses for the Winter of 1915-1916 GENERAL AGRICULTURE— First and second years, Jan. 3 to Feb. 25. CREAMERY MANAGEMENT— First year, Jan. 3 to Feb. 25. CREAMERY MANAGEMENT— Second year, Jan. 3 to Feb. 11. CHEESE MAKING— Jan. 3 to Feb. 25. POULTRY— Jan. 3 to Feb. 25. FRUIT GROWING— Jan. 3 to Feb. 25. THE FIVE SHORT COURSES named above are arranged especially to meet the needs of the busy farmer or farmer's boy who wants to spend eight weeks gathering practical, up-to-date ideas on the everyday problems met with on their own farms. The general agricultural course, among other things, includes work in the stock pavilion with all breeds and classes of farm animals ; lectures on the feeding, care and management of live stock; work in soils and crops covering the questions of fertility, rotation, tillage, culture, harvesting, marketing, etc. ; identification and control of pests of garden, orchard and field crops; practice in the use of wood and iron working tools and experience with steam and gas engines and concrete construction. The first year creamery course teaches the student the elements of butter-making and lays a broad founda- tion for all successful creamery practice. The second year's work aims to make of him a superior butter- maker. The poultry course endeavors to meet the needs of the practical poultryman. It aims to create in him a desire to keep better stock and more of it, and to exer- cise better and more efficient care so that he may realize greater returns from his poultry. The fruit growing course includes a study of propa- gation, planting, cultivation, cover crops, spraying, prun- ing, harvesting, marketing, and a study of varieties. Further information concerning any of these courses can be obtained from President J. L. Snyder, East Lansing, Michigan. SPECIMENS OK THE ABERDEEN ANGUS HERD 22 ^_J AN EXHIBITION OF FARM TRACTORS 23 ROBERTSMITH PRINTING COMPANY LANSING, MICHIGAN 3 0112 105875873