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Thursday, December 23, 1909. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Take a Short Couroe in Agriculture Next Month. m AST WEEK we editorially called attention to Professor Newman's announcement of the special short courses in agricul ture to be held at the North Caro lina A. & M. College next month; but "for fear you did't heed it as you should, we are mentioning it again this week. There will be a seven weeks' course in General . Agriculture, be ginning January 12th; and a one week's course in Cotton Culture, be ginning January 5 th. Tuition will be free in both courses, and rooms will be furnished without cost in the college buildings until all are taken. Board can be had for $2.50 per week. For further information, write to Prof. C. L. Newman, West Raleigh, N. C. At the Georgia State College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga., a ten days' Cotton School will open on January 3rd. A similar Short Course for. Stockmen will be in session at the same time. The only charge in eith er course is a registration fee of $1. Board may be had for 75 cents to $1 a day. . Everyone over 16 who can read and write is eligible to ad mittance. Prof. Andrew M. Soule, President of the College, will be glad to give any information desired. The University of Tennessee, at Knoxviile, offers four two ! weeks' courses: Course 1, January 3 to 15, is devoted to Soils, Fertilizers, Farm Crops; Course 2, January 17-29, to Live Stock; Course 3, January 21 February 12, to Dairying; Course 4, February 14-26, to Truck and Fruit Growing. Courses may be taken singly or as a whole, and there will be no cost except for board and rail way fare Write Prof. H. A. Mor gan, University of Tennessee, Knox viile, for additional information. The cost of taking these short courses is so small and the benefit to be derived from them so great, that we feel safe in saying the at tendance in every State should be ten times as great this year as ever before. Every farmer who is willing to be taught" about his work, and every boy who expects to be a farm er can gain information and inspira tion enough at one of these schools to make the time and money the course will cost one of the best in vestments he ever made. , Therefore we would urge every reader who can possibly do so and this includes many who think they can't- to make arrangements right now for from one td eight weeks' study of some branch of farm work. Get four or five neighbors and your neighbors' boys to go with you, and go and take the course. If you don't have a thoroughly enjoyable time and don't come back to the farm and do better work than ever before, your experience will be very differ ent from that of most men who have attended these short courses. North Carolina Farmers9 Union Meets, President H. Q. Alexander Re-Elected Resolutions Adopted for Agriculture and Domestic Science in Public Schools and State Aid for Good Roads Raleigh Next Place of Meeting. IN INTERESTING session of the North Carolina State Farm ers' Union was held in Greens boro December 15th and 16th, the order being reported as in excellent condition. It s extremely gratifying" to "see that Dr. H.Q. Alexander, who has managed Union affairs in North Carolina as wisely as President Bar rett in the country at large, was re elected President. His annual ad dress was Jhighly praised and order ed printed in pamphlet form. ' The other officers are also men of the same type, the complete list being as follows: President, ; H. Q. Alexander, of Mecklenburg. Vice President, J. M. Templeton, of Wake. Secretary-Treasurer, E. C. Fares, of Cleveland. State Organ'zer and Lecturer, J. Z. Green, of Union. Chaplain, Rev. A. C. Davis, of Union. - - i Doorkeeper, E. T. Cansler, of Lincoln. Conductor, W. T. Swansoh, of Guilford. Assistant Conductor, W. W. Fares, Gaston. Executive Committee: A. C. Shu ford, Catawba County; Orson Mor row; Rutherford; E. P. Wr Plyler, Union; W. J. Crowder, Wake; I. P. Coggins, Chatham. State Business Agent, J. R. Rives, Lee County. Raleigh was chosen as the place of the next annual meeting In Decem ber 1910, and The Progressive Farm er wishes to be first to welcome the representatives of this great organi zation to the Capital City. Among tjtie resolutions adopted were three as follows: For Better Management of Cotton Marketing. 'Resolved, That w recommend that our State officials take up the matter with the National officials, looking to fixing tha minimum price of cotton as early in th season as possible, and that measures be taken looking to procure estimates and crop reports through the Union." For Agriculture and "Domestic Science in Public Schools. "Resolved, That we reiterate our interest for popular education and recommend that the members of the Farmers' Union encourage and sup port all measures calculated to im prove and perfect our educational system, and we recommend further that the law requiring agriculture to be taught in our public schools be rigidly enforced, and we further en dorse a. system of domestic science to be taught In our public schools. For State Aid to Road Building, and A Highway Commission. "Whereas, The States of Massachu setts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia have adopted legislation giv ing State aid to those counties or townships which will raise money R. JE. Borden, Strasburg. Va., says of "A Southerner in Europe": "I'm just reveling with the great est delight In reading A Southerner in Europe.' It is charmingly written and holds one's interest easily to the end. 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