5o6 Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



scientific knowledge. Laboratory work is provided. The instruction is given by 

 Miss Van Rensselaer and Miss Rose, with the help of other members of the stafif. 

 The expense is that of travel and living. There is a laboratory deposit fee of 

 $5.00, to cover cost of breakage and materials used. Any unexpended balance is 

 returned to the student. Assistance will be gladly given to those who wish to make 

 arrangements while in Ithaca for inexpensive living. 



Reading-Course for Farmers' JVives. 



For several years' there has been provided a Reading-Course for Farmers' 

 Wives which consists of bulletins on home topics. These are sent as desired in 

 the State of New York according to the following series : 



Series I. Fannhouse and Garden, (i) Saving Steps; (2) Decoration in the 

 Farm Home; (3) Practical Housekeeping; (4) The Kitchen-Garden; (5) The 

 Flower-Garden. 



Series H. TJie Farm Family. (6) The Rural School and the Farm Home; 

 (7) Boys and Girls on the Farm; (8) Reading in the Farm Home; (9) Home 

 Industries; (10) Household and Garden Pests. 



Series III. Sanitation and Food. (ii)Home Sanitation; (12) Germ Life; 

 (13) Human Nutrition; (14) Food for the Farm Family; (15) Saving Strength. 



Series IV. The Farm Table, (ny) Flour and Bread; (18) Dust as related to 

 Food; (19) The Selection of Food; (20) Canning and Preserving. 



Series V. Suggestions on Farmers' Reading Course Bidletins. (21) to (25) 

 Programs for Evenings with Farmers' Wives' Clubs (16). 



The reading-courses are without cost to residents of the state. The course is 

 not intended to be a full correspondence course W'ith books as a basis of the work. 

 However, books will be recommended that are considered to be good for special 

 courses of reading, either to individual readers or to reading clubs. 



Readers will find much advantage in forming themselves into clubs. Six to a 

 dozen persons are usually sufficient for an energetic and effective club. The above 

 bulletins are issued monthly. Usually it requires two meetings, or discussions, to 

 derive the most benefit from a bulletin. Therefore, it is well to have the club meet 

 at least twice a month. The club meeting may be a very pleasant, social feature, 

 particularly if held at the residences of the members. 



If you are interested in forming a club, send for Bulletin No. 16, which gives 

 instructions for organizing and suggested programs. 



