Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-24
Agriculture at O. H. S.
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tionate share of this expense, the
two largest contributors being lettuce
and cucumbers. This item together
with seed and fertilizer and some in
cidentals make up the total cost CT
the lettuce department. The depart
ment raised lettuce to the market
value of $4918 and therefore the
school is credited with a profit OF
$1424 The orchard account stands
differently in that it produced no mar
ketable produce except the growth of
it's young trees. The total expense
connected with the orchard for the
year was $3.O4 but the increased val
ue of the trees computed by the
market value of young trees is found
to be $14.5O. We satisfied ourselves
that the accounts were correct and
we understand everyone else interest
ed has the same privilege. We also
ascertained that the total cost to the
school district for the maintenance
and operation of the agricultural
department for the past year has been
$176.24. Twenty-four boys enrolled
in the course and those boys have
earned for the district the sum Of
$175.26 so that the net cost to the
district for a years education for "a
boys has been $.98. If that is too
much, the boys will chip in and pay
it, as they have Clipped in to hire
place to play basket ball.
Now let's see what the boys have
given US for our ninety eight cents
In their first year they won fourth
prize at Rutland in open competition
with every school in the state. In
1916, they won second prize for their
exhibit at Burlington in open compe-
tition with the schools of the state.
They have had two fine exhibits at
the Barton Fair and Prof. Fletcher
has been invited on three occasions to
address state meetings of teachers on
the success of O. H. S. Agriculture.
C. H. Lane, head of the department
of agricultural education for the
, United State Government, made a
special trip from Washington to
, look over our department and to COM
pliment the Orleans school district on
| its success. Other visitors of note
have visited the school and left a
hearty endorsement. Among them
were: Prof. F. B. jerks, of U. V: M,
Rev. A. w. Hewitt, of the State
Supervisor of Junior High Schools,
Pres. G. P. Benton, of U. V. M,
Thomas Bradley, of the U. V. NJ
Extension Service, r. G. Reynolds,
| Chief Clerk of the State Board and
DIR. Milo B. Hillegas, State Supt. Of
| Education. Soon after his visit here,
| Mr.. Hillegas in speaking before the
Klifa Club in Burlington said: at is
necessary to call to peoples atten-
| ton some specific examples of good
| team work in public schools. Or
I leans Village illustrates most thor
oughly the success possible in con-
Quoting an agricultural department in
| a village high school" The New En-
! gland Homestead of Oct. 2, 1915,
says: "The Orleans High School in
| Vermont has a good agricultural de-
partment under the direction of Prof.
| A. G. Fletcher. The accompanying
article is written by one of the boys"
| (Howard Bartlett.)
More than 80 Orleans county boys
have been enrolled in the department
since it started and those boys are
carrying back to the farm a good
| working knowledge of soils, fertil-
zers, crop rotation, dairying, cheese
making, animal husbandry and feed
ing, poultry raising and kindred
subjects. They will make two blades
of grass grow where one grew before
and will generally improve farming
conditions in the county. They will
thus make Orleans county a better
county for all of us. If any taxpayer
is dissatisfied with the results of the
past year and will make that fact
known, we will gladly obligate our
selves to give him back his share of
that ninety eight cents.