414 Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



The Extension Work of the New York State College of Agriculture 

 at Cornell University is of the following kinds : 



1. Winter-Courses at the College. 



(a) In general agriculture ; 



(b) In dairying; 



(c) In poultry husbandry; 



(d) In horticulture; 



(e) In home economics. 



2. Demonstrations or experiments on farms about the state. 



3 Reading-Courses. 



(a) For farmers ; 



(b) For farmers' wives. 



4. School-work. 



(a) Junior Naturalist Clubs and Correspondence; 



(b) Children's gardens; 



(c) Home nature-study work for teachers. 



5. Lectures by various members of the staff. 



6. Correspondence. 



The regular college teaching work covers a four-year course. Under 

 certain conditions, students are admitted as specials, pursuing an indi- 

 vidual course. An experiment station is part of the college. 



L. H. Bailey. 



Director. 



