Circular 3 
 
 February, 1894 
 
 New Hampshire College 
 
 OF 
 
 AGRICULTURE AND THE MECHANIC ARTS 
 
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 Non=resident Course in Agriculture 
 
 At a meeting of the faculty of this College, January 8, it was decided to 
 recommend to the trustees the establishment of a non-resident course in 
 agriculture — the subject having been under discussion for several preceding 
 months. The trustees adopted the recommendation January 10, and a brief 
 announcement of the fact appeared in the newspapers the next day. The 
 object of the present notice is to give a fuller account of the aims and 
 methods of the course. 
 
 The course is primarily designed to meet the needs of those farmers’ 
 sons who are unable to leave home to attend college, but who feel the need 
 of the fuller knowledge of their work which the college offers. During the 
 last ten years a large amount of information of the highest practical value 
 has been published, and in the years to come more is to appear. The col- 
 
lege instructors see nearly all of this literature, and from it they intend to 
 select that which is best suited to the needs of the student. Besides the 
 standard books, they will use in the course the best bulletins from the ex- 
 periment stations, and the best pamphlets written by practical specialists. 
 In this way they hope to make it a progressive course along practical lines. 
 
 The methods of the course are briefly as follows : 
 
 1. It will be free to all, with no entrance examination or fee. The 
 student can begin at any time ; and the privileges of the course are not limit- 
 ed to residents of New Hampshire. 
 
 2. Students are offered the option of working for a certificate or not, 
 as they see fit, but they are strongly urged to do the former. Those so 
 working will, as studies are finished, send in answers to sets of examination 
 questions : those not so working will submit a statement that the requisite 
 reading has been carefully done. 
 
 3. Each of the books and pamphlets will be estimated at a certain num- 
 ber of exercises, an exercise probably averaging ten pages of reading matter. 
 
 4. The satisfactory completion of 600 exercises will entitle the student 
 to a certificate. It is probable that under ordinary conditions this will re- 
 quire about two years. 
 
 5 . Each student working for a certificate will be required to take cer- 
 tain general studies, such as Soils, Tillage, Noxious Insects, Fungous 
 Diseases, Meteorology, Laws of Plant Growth, Farm and Household Chem- 
 istry, Fertilizers, etc., and to select at least three lines of study from the fol- 
 lowing or- similar subjects : 
 
 Dairying. 
 
 Stock-feeding. 
 
 Stock-breeding. 
 
 Poultry-keeping. 
 
 Field Crops. 
 
 Forestry. 
 
 Orchard Fruits. 
 Small Fruits. 
 Vegetables. 
 Floriculture. 
 
 Plant Propagation. 
 Road Construction. 
 
Students not working lor a certificate may select any of the above sub- 
 jects they desire, but it is recommended that they pursue the prescribed 
 lines of general reading in ^connection with special subjects. 
 
 6. The cost of books will not be great. So far as possible the college 
 will arrange to furnish bulletins free, and books at lowest cost. 
 
 It is expected that where several students live near together, the mem- 
 bers of the faculty will be able to deliver lectures in person at occasional in- 
 tervals, thus bringing the course into line with the university extension 
 movement. 
 
 The cooperation of granges, farmers’ clubs, village improvement socie- 
 ties, and other organizations is earnestly desired. 
 
 Apply, stating what subjects you wish to study, to 
 President C. S. Murkland, 
 or 
 
 Prof. C. M. Weed, Sec’y Faculty, 
 
 Durham, N. H.