Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-13
BOYS TRAINING CAMP.
To be Guests of State on Della
ware College Farm Three
Days Next Week.

| Every SchOOlbOY III wilmington IN the
| eligible class has received the following
| letter: ~
Final arrangements have been made
| by the u. = Boys Working Reserve for
! a training camp ut the Delaware College
! farm. Newark. Delaware, on June IL,
| Is and 10. next Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday All boys who weigh over
i2O pounds or are over l6 years Of age
could show their patriotism IN no better
way than by enrolling for this training
camp with "a moral obligation to do farm
work afterwards during their summer
vacation. This training camp will toe IN
charge of competent instructors and n
boy could wish for no better educational
training than he will receive during these
three DAYS Each boy will he taught the
simple farm operations and to know The
language and implements OF the farm.
which will make him an efficient farm
helper after a very short time on another
farm
II is proposed to house tho boys In the
dorrnltorics Of Delaware college, which
have been made available for the purpose.
Each boy will bring two sheets, ono
blanket. one towel and comb and brush
and either wear or bring an old suit of
clothes and an old pair Of shoes. Beds,
The bows will board at the Delaware
College dining hall, breakfast and supper
will be served in the dining hall, with a
cold lunch served at noon on the farm.
The expenses will be borne nv the State,
and the thorough course and board will
cost tho boy or his parents nothing This
is n proposition which no boy should turn
down as he receives course of such value
that IT can scarcely be measured IN
terms Of dollars and cents. he receives
excellent meals. while nj the college and
1t costs him nothing The matter of ear
fare should he taken care of by each boy
as il amounts to very little over thirty
cents each
The instructors viii he members of the
staff of Delaware College teaching and
experimental workers IN agriculture, and
they will give COURSES IN the following
Management of a team. how 20 groom a
horse. how to feed and he'd horses. how
to harness. parts OF harness. care OF
harness How 10 hitch team to a wagon
pillow cultivator, hrndcr, mower and any
other implements How 10 drive team
how 10 adjust he collar 10 prevent INJURY
to the horses, how to drive. manage and
handle 90 prevent overhcating illness, etc
Sc and care OF farm machinery
fh'EHitt1HE ntIttt ~ UiNflhINr hfAliNs
cultivltors, plows etc Adjust mcnt Of
harvesters Care Of machinery, oilng
and Tightening nuts, etc Protection Of
machinery from storm and rust
Dairy methods and management How
ia milk How to feed and water COWS
How to treat cows IN the barn and out
How to produce clean milk How to feed
calves. Flow 10 clean the barn
Implements and hand operations.
How TO use hoes, wecdcrs, scythes, slckles
etc. Wedding, setting plants. Hocing
various crops rs corn. tomatoes
Care and management Of live stock
Feeding and caring for hogs. Feeding
and caring for poultry Feeding and car
ing for little chicks
Practice IN farm operations Bows will
work AZ each actual farm operations as
are being carried on At the farm 1t the
time
WAYS and means Of giving instructions.
The bows will be divided into groups of
ten each An instructor will hc assigned
to each group The three days of in
struction Will be divided into SIX one-half
day periods Each group will spend one
half day al each OF the courses outlined
above
This IS a wonderful opportunity for
boy 10 do his .'ht as without food We
cannot win the war Enroll for the camp
s, the office OF L : Bows Working
Reserve. Old Federal Building, Sixth
and King streets, Wilmington, Del
before Thursday noon An early enroll
inent is asked for 50 that arrangements
ran be made for all the BOYS who are
gong Sixty is the limit For this class
,vcry boy should enroll now All those
enrolled for the camp are to assemble al
the Old Federal Building at - D NJ
IN SUNDAY June 10 and will proceed IN
body 10 he railroad station
Yours very truly.
CharLs Warner,
Federal State Director