The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
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has been q great deal Of talk about

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By y. q. FERNEYIIOUGH, d. ". s.. B. s.
While for the past few months there
has been great deal of talk about
the Importance of TEACHING agricul-
.ture in the public schools. yet the
meant until q few mornings ago. When Z,
he was at the Burkeyille Railway Sta
ton to take the Southern train for
Richmond There he was attracted by
Hg6 1in gaRso e Wh 5e hs Just
across the track from the railway sta
ition. Finding that # was twenty,
minutes before train time. the writer
walked over In the scaool-yard to IN n
geariy. TO. his delight and surprise.
there were a&lot Of merry little boys.
starting out at 6 o'clock "a. M. to Work
their garden plots under the direct
and accomplished young lady. WHO has
proved to be person OF wonderful
ability when 1t comes to teaching and
training children. 1,
the first place ths W9nR IN agfi
being conducted by5smethods mapped
out by Mr.. 7. o. Sandy, which are
nothing more or less than the actual
forming methSds on his faTm Whish
at the school for the instruction OF
these children.
Colonel +. q. Wood, a graduate. and
former member OF the faculty. Of the
In charge OF the agricultural DEPART
ilnent oft school, and on certain
days In every week. he will INSTRUCT
the boys lin animal husbandry, whicE
the subject Of the good and bad points
soifthe horse, mule an cow, as well aS
those Of the smaller animals, but will,
from time to time, have types OF these
tojadg;e a tie animals ana With lur req
animal according to his indlvidual
Judgment. Then the amlstak es will be
PSSptsa Sus sds t NH ave ss o gssa
tunity to profit. not only by his mis-
takes, but sby the mistakes of each
other student, as shown On the scores:
8. Four dairy cows VIII be purchased
dents, and8a daily record OF the amount
Of milk given by each COW will bA
kept by the students The feed viii
be measured by the students. Tho
creamery q The g STUDENTS are rea sa
to clean out the stalls In which the
COWS stand, and with the whe elbarrow
they then take this manure from the
sl15ls e thslr 1p the
partment does no want to NV rk. then
he Is not considered ut for the depart.
m ent, In fact, 1t is Impossible for a
student to receive a. good IS grade In
1t matters not how fond
he Is Of his books or how hard he
studies, unless he Is also a good stu-
dent IN the practical department.
Principal Dairy Types. ga
\ The four principal dairy types will
be represented in the dairy COWS pur-,
said. their feeding as to Variety qual-s
tty, and quantity VIII 81. be conducted
personal direction Of Colonel Wood. "A
complete record Of the food will BIZ
Kept by the studen ts.Ha Every student
will be credited by his Work NJ W ther
this Is good or bad /; and II no student can
posi- bly, get a God grade Nv no doeH
not take interest In the Fpractical work,
and who does not show sasconstantgim Inns
provenlent IN his p antical dai lys work.
'si Every cent of e ost wi II be kept daily
and compared nnthly WI til the yalus
OF prod ducts rec I've ! from the animal.
agriculture both practically and by
te ana 9n
but VII also include ths study of ths
. Miss stoklsy. on thu other hand, VII.
SaXe ehaTgs es thg and
3Ra list OF the too ls Nv Til Nv ich he works
sbia ots, 4 he " II tie Tell pWs will bsS
taught he VI ii fter0n II Kinds of d grass
seed tho Him 70 n Tho uld be Il & ow ].
the pGNpar re- ton Y 81 II The and ito, b
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