South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-22
FARM SCHOOLS
A R { F Az D R { D
Extension Plan Meets TruS-
tees ApproVaI-StudentS
Visit Colleges.

Favorable consideration Of a pro-
posal for additional agricultural
school work in the county was given
BY the county board OF education at /
a called meeting Monday afternoon.
The board met with 4. ~. Smith.
state superintendent Of the agricul-
tural vocational work i'm the rural
schools. Mr. Smith explained the
vocational training law. whereby the
state pays tw0-thirds and the town
ship one-third Of the salary OF teach
ers for agricultural schools and
pointed out the advantages to- Doe
gained from such work 80 definite
action was taken by the board.
AT the same time that the board
met there was "a meeting OF the
members Of the agricultural class
which was held during January i'm
Madison township. The class was
given a brief talk by their instructor. I
DauntIess @. williams ON the prob
lem OF securing seed corn Mr.. Smith
also spoke 20 the class. commencing
them for their active interest in
matters pertaining TO scientific farm
ing. The work that has been started
through this class he said was a work
that would prove OF vast Importance
10 St. Joseph county. Following this
talk the class visited the ST. Mary
farm
Recommends Summer Work.
The conference between the board
Of education and Mr.. Smith lasted
for two hours. In his explanation
OF the vocational training law MT
Smith showed how the work of the
agricultural classes could be made
more practical by closely connecting
IL with the farm work during the
summer months. IL was shown how.
through a one-mill levy, St. Joseph
county was paying into. a general
state fund approximately $4,000 and
how II had been only through the
work in the city schools and the
domestic science work in the rural
schools that a part OF this fund had
been brought back into the county.
The money returned 10 the county
had been used I'm paving two-thirds
OF the salary Of teachers in the voca-
tiOnal training classes. and il was
not until the organization OF the
agricultural school in Madison town
ship that aid was given through the
fund To- the cause Of scientific farm
ing in the county.
It was the consensus Of opinion
among the members Of the board
that the work in Madison township
had proved successful The plan,
advanced by Mr. Smith, for broaden
ing the scope OF the work was re-
ceived with approval According TO
this plan three townships would
unite In hiring "a teacher for a school
TO be held for one month in each
township. Following the class room
session Of the schools which would
be held in the winter. the pupils i'm
each community would take up the
problems peculiar to their commun-
ity to be worked out ON the farm
during the summer To aid in this
summer work the teacher would be
hired 10 spend three months of the
SIMMER in part-time work. During
This period he would spend sufficient
time with the pupils from each
school TO aggregate one month for
each township. 1t was estimated that
the cost &c the township for such
work for two months would be ap-
prOximately $50. It was pointed
out. also, how similar methods could
be followed i'm the domestic science
work
Class visits Big Farms.
During the forenoon the members
OF the agricultural class. accom-
panied ~ their instructor D. G..
Williams. and County Agent Bord-
ner. visited the Notre Dame farm.
There were "a who made the trip.
Bro. Leo. the manager of the farm.
showed tho visitors his stock. call
ing tocir attention particularly 10
individuals which demonstrated the
results from using purebred sires.
Especial attention was given 20 the
horses, the purebreds on the place
being the Belgian. Bro. Leo also
explained the methods employed by
him in making highly productive the
sandy soil which at one time was
considered practically worthless.
During their visit TO the St Mary's
farm in the afternoon the class was
not only shown the dairy barn and
the large herd Of pUrebred Guernsey
and Holstein grade cattle. but they
were escorted through various build
fnes OF the college. where they were
shown particularly how the food is
prepared for 625 students and how
the buildings are furnished with
heat and water The boys witness
ed how the cattle on the farm were
fed and records kept So that the
herd was made 90 furnish the maxi
mum milk supply. and how this sup
ply was then utilized with the least
amount OF waste. tt was learned
that the farm was operated accord
ing 10 the most practical methods in
all details i'm order TO insure the
greatest profit from year 20 year.
To Cure n Cold i'm Ono Day