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the time without neglecting their class work, and it is hard to find 

 others who are willing to engage for only a few weeks in the year. 

 The Board has now two men — namely, S. M. Jordan and F. G. 

 King — employed for their whole time, and their work has proven 

 very satisfactory. 



The plan, mentioned in my last report, of giving short courses 

 in agriculture, has been extended this year with good results. 

 Meetings of this kind have been held, or arranged for, at Doniphan, 

 Whitesville, Stanberry, Kirksville, Cape Girardeau, Springfield, 

 Carthage and Sarcoxie. The work given varies according to local 

 conditions, but the general plan is the same. The following is the 

 outline for the Cape Girardeau meeting, which will give an idea 

 of the character of the work : 



FIRST DAY — MORNING. 



Lecture — The Relation of Animal Husbandry to Systems of 

 Farm Management — Prof. F. B. Mumford. 



Lecture — The Location of Fruit Plantations and Preparation 

 of the Ground (Soil, slope, elevation, drainage, etc.) — Dr. J. C. 

 Whitten. 



AFTERNOON. 



Demonstration in Live Stock Judging — Prof. Mumford. 

 Demonstration — Age and character of trees, vines and plants 

 to be set; pruning plants for setting — Dr. Whitten. 



SECOND DAY — MORNING. 



Lecture — Principles of Animal Feeding — Prof. Mumford. 

 Lecture — Varieties of Orchard Fruits and Berries to be 

 Grown — Dr. Whitten. 



AFTERNOON. 



Practical Demonstrations in Live Stock Judging — Prof. 

 Mumford. 



Demonstration — Diseases illustrated with specimens and 

 methods of control of same by spraying, etc. — Dr. Whitten. 



THIRD DAY — MORNING. 



Lecture — The Improvement of Domestic Animals; The 

 Animal Machine — Prof. Mumford. 



Lecture — Why We Prune Trees and Plants — Dr. Whitten. 



