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Identifier: bulletin08univ Title: Bulletin Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Subjects: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Publisher: Amherst, Mass Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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Text Appearing Before Image: t Growing,Market Gardening, Floriculture, and Forestry; (5) WomensSection, Home Economics; (6) Farmers Business Organizations;(7) Beekeeping. Features of the week are the evening lectures by specialistsalong agricultural lines, the practical demonstrations of ap-proved methods in agriculture and home economics, the milk,cream and butter exhibit, the corn and potato shows, the com-mercial exhibits and agricultural motion pictures. Exceptionally good examples of the dairy breeds of cattleand of draft horses are used during this week and a parade oflivestock is arranged. There are exhibits of poultry feeds, various types of housesand poultry house equipment. The incubators and broodersare running to their fullest capacity at this time of year andguides are furnished to conduct visitors about the poultry plant. The Annual Beekeepers Convention, March 27 to 29, isalso a feature of the week. Illustrated lectures, practicaldemonstrations and commercial displays are features of theconvention.

Text Appearing After Image: BIRDS-EYE VIEW OF CAMPUS [22] The M. A. C. Short Course Association and other organiza-tions hold their annual meetings at the college this week. The complete program will be published about February 1.Apply to the Supervisor of Short Courses. POLISH FARMERS DAY March 22, 1917 A special day is set aside in March of each year which isknown as Polish Farmers Day. There are hundreds of Polishfarmers in the Connecticut Valley and this day represents aspecial effort on the part of the college to be of service to them.Instruction is given relative to the crops and animals in whichthese people are most interested, soil fertility problems, co-operation, American citizenship, Polish and American history,€tc. The services of an interpreter make the days exercises ofadded interest and value. SCHOOL FOR BEEKEEPERS Date to be announced This itinerant school is held in Amherst once in three yearsand extension schools are planned for different sections of thestate during the intervening years. It

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