Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-01-06
OUR | ST, PAUL
LETTER
Agricultural instruction in The
Schools Of The State is Dis.
cussed.

indicate the popular interest taken in
the movement looking towards the In
PRODUCTION Of agricultural Instruction,
manual training and instruction in
household economics in our public
schools. The movement has received
an impetus as result of the passage
by the legislature of the so-called Put
nam bill which appropriated $4,000 a
year for the establishment and main
tenance of departments of agriculture,
manual training and domestic econo-
my In ten State high, graded or con-
solidated schools. In the preparation
of this bill the State high school board
cOllaborated with Senator Putnam, so
that although he very properly has
the credit of securing it's passage, the
law makes provision for the establish
ment of this description of agricultur-
al schools is considered by the educa-
.tion department hest suited to the
needs of the state.
The law provides that each Of the
ten schools established shall employ
trained instructors In agriculture, man
ual training and domesic science-in-
Guiding cooking and sewing-and have
connected Herewith a tact of land
suitable for school garden and pur
poses Of experiment and demonstra-
ton containing not less than Ave
acres instruction in the industrial
department is free to all residents Of
this state. Where necessary to ac-
comodate a reasonable number Of
boys and girls able to attend only in
the winter months, special classes
shall be formed for them.~ The agri-
cultural department is required to offer
instruction In soils; crops; fertilizers;
drainage: farm machinery; farm
b.ilding; breeds Of livestock; stock
judging; animal diseases and rene
diee; production. testing and hauling
milk and cream; the manufacture of
butter and cheese: the growth Of fruit
and berries; management of orchards;
market garden and vegetable crops
insects Injurious to the various plants
disease Of plants; animal nutrition, In
Guiding the use of forage crops; cereal
- 91oins; fine seeds; bookkeeping, and
farm accounts; and all other matters
perta3ning to general farm practice.
The popular response to- the la"
thus enacted was at once seen in the
number Of schools that applied to o.
one Of the ten for which provision Was
made, It should be said that eacf
was to have An appropriation OF $2'oo'
tn carry on the new work. From tn
number which applied the high schoo
board selected ten schools In which t.
try the experiment Of giving pract'ca
instruction in industrial branches
Whether or not the movement will be
come general will largely depend o.
the character Of the work they are dc
ing and the popular appreciation
that work In this view the "or]
tbe,e tan schools are doing becomes
matter of State wide Importance.
The ton schools selected by the hlg
school board are located at the To-
lowing places: Albert Lea, Alexa1
dria Candy, Cokato, Glencoe, Hines
ley. Lewiston, Mcintosh, Rej WIN
and Wells. With the exception
~, schools at Lewiston, which is
consolidated graded school, all tn
schools mentioned above are Stat
high schools.
These schools have all compile
with the provisions Of the law, an
FOR each a teacher of agriculture,
manual director and teacher OF q
nestle science has been engage'
They are now at work. What the
u,,, accomplish only the future ca
say. What they are trying 10 40
indicated by their courses OF lns1ru
t,on and their bulletins. The specs
announcement issued by the hle
n. ..s school at Glencoe is before me an
ont,ines the work now being dor
there The agricultural short courG
for young men is Of special interes
= began Nov. / and will continue I
tva months. It is especially adapte
for boys Of sixteen and over.
work says the bulletin, viii
made intensely practical 50 as % =
peal to boys who ara familiar W
farm work. Emphasis Will be lalo
the study Of farm crops and live sto'
production. The Judging ana scoi :
e horses. cattle, sheep and swine Y Z
he an important feature OF this his VOL
Along with It class work IN fa1
management, in feeding OF farm 9
mails, IN dairying, and in horticnitu '
= outlined in this bulletin, VII recei
. rrnn nvno1.imnnt field a