INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN PRAIRIE STATE 



trees as peaches and Japan plums more 

 hardy. Oats, millet or sorghum is sown 

 about August first in soil duly tilled and 

 moist. This cover checks the tree's growth 

 by drying the surface and causes its wood to 

 mature earlier. By protecting the ground 

 from freezing and the snow from drifting, 

 covers aid materially against injury to tree 

 roots in winter. 



Straw mulch increases the yield of vege- 

 tables like cabbages, tomatoes, beans, cu- 

 cumbers and potatoes. Most vegetables 

 require less labor under mulch than under 

 cultivation. Mulching can be done before 

 the middle of June, the vegetables requiring 

 absolutely no care during the busiest and 

 driest part of summer. 



Coming to the more systematic means of 

 agricultural instruction used in my state, I 

 notice first the severe four-year university 

 course, leading to the degree of Bachelor of 

 Science in Agriculture. Here 30 out of the 

 total 126 hours are given to the rigorous, 

 scientific study of strictly agricultural sub- 

 jects. Much work in biology and in geol- 



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