Montana State University Bozeman - Montanan Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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] v the Morrell Act of Congress of 1SS7. tin Montana Agricultural College was established with the aim of giving to the people of Montana an opportunity of receiving a practical education in agriculture. Curing the first few years only a small number of students took advantage of this opportunity, and by 1003 only four had been graduated. Recognizing the need of a more modern school, the men at the head of the administrative department of the College instituted a policy of building and construction which was extended from 1003 until 1013. Curing this ten-year period the greater part of the barns and pavilions were built, and much equipment was added to that which the College already possessed. With the completion of the new buildings and the installing of new equipment, this college was rated as one of the best of its kind in the Western States. The College of Agriculture offers to its students the choice of majoring in agriculture or in some other ielated subject. Degrees are offere 1 in the following phases of agriculture: agronomy, animal husbandry, agricultural education, dairy manufacturing, horticulture, agricultural engineering, economics. poultry and veterinary science. A course in irrigation engineering is also offered, with the view of training men to build and maintain the irrigation projects of this state which some day will be built. The field of agricultural education is also very popular. Smith-IIughes work is one of the important projects of the State Extension Service, and many graduates of the College of Agriculture find profitable employment in this field. Courses of study in any agriculture department which lead to a degree contain the basic studies necessary to the successful practice of agriculture, and also give the student a thorough grounding in the fields of English, mathematics and science. With the vast agricultural resources of Montana attracting a countless number of new settlers, and with virgin land in the Flathead section of the state being opened by new railroad extensions, agriculture will continually grow to Ik a more important industry of the state. And with the College of Agriculture to lend its aid and encouragement, this occupation may be given serious consideration by those who wish to remain in Montana. Campbell Methods

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COLLEGE. OF AGRICULTURE During the past twenty-five years the Suite of Montana has been recognized as one of the outstanding agricultural states of the Fuion. The largest wheat farm in the world has its headquarters at Hardin. Montana. Thomas Campbell, the manager of this vast wheat factory, cultivates almost a million acres of land each year. Cattle from Montana have won the championship of the world at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. Sheep from the Mount Ilaggin Land and Livestock Farm near Anaconda have many times shown the superiority of Montana livestock. The best rye grown in the world during 1927 came from a farm in the vicinity of Garrison. Montana. One of the greatest factors in the advancement and encouragement of Montana as an agricultural state has been the help and aid rendered by the College of Agriculture of Montana State College. This unit of the Greater Fniversitv of Montana has become one of the outstanding schools of its kind in the West, and it offers to students of agriculture a modern and comprehensive education in scientific agriculture. Wheat Near Bozeman-

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-A ft R16 UIoT UR A Id EXTENSION One of the principal divisions of the Slate College is the cooperative Extension Station. Extension work in agriculture and home economics is done under the direction of the head of the department, who at the present time is •J. C. Taylor. Fred Iiennion is head of the county agents, and these two men direct the detailed activities of the service. On May $, 1911, by the passing of the Smith Lever Act by Congress, the Co-operative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics had its official beginning. The service is intended to give instruction and practical demonstration in agriculture and home economics to all persons of the state who desire it. This is accomplished by field demonstrations and publications, and is under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture and the State College. Being of a purely educational nature, the extension employees, whether county agents, home demonstration agents, boys’ and girls' club agents, or other co-operative extension workers, are public teachers. They are paid by money raised by taxation and it is their duty to render to the people any service of the Extension Department that they may require. Their work covers the entire rural field of economic production, economic marketing, and the development of better home, community and social conditions. During the past few years the Extension Service in Montana has achieved a very marked degree of success. At the present time projects in the fields of agronomy, botany, boys’ and girls’ club work, county agent work, extension schools, dairy, farm economics, horticulture, home economics, irrigation, livestock. marketing, poultry and plant and animal protection are being developed by the Extension Service. Modern Harvesting Traveling Exhibits