Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
Public School Activities.

A complete economic survey of Mary
land, which will include the amount OF
hired labor available and in sight. the
amounts of seed for sale and needed for
the 1918 planting. the amount of live stock
on farms, the acreage in pastures and
crops. the yields for crops of last year and
prospects for the coming season and a
complete inventory of the States fruit
business will be made February % and 23.
The survey is being made at the request
of the Government and will be conducted
by the public school authorities in Coop
GRAFTON with the Maryland State Agricul-
tural College.
Blanks for making the survey are being
distributed to the teachers of every school
district in the State through the offices of
the county superintendent and the county
agent. The teachers. in turn. will dis
tribute the blanks to the pupils, who will
make out the reports for their parents
farm and also fer those farmers having no
children in school.
Provision has been made for recording
the number of men each farm hired last
year, the number Of hands at present and
what will be needed during the coming
year. This will also include the number
of men wanted for the full time work. for
summer work and for short harvest periods.
This information will be Of great value to
the Farm Labor Bureau now being con-
Quoted in Baltimore by the State College.
the Council Of National Defense and the
Federal Government cooperating.
The live stock survey will include all
stock on farms at present, as well az that
on hand year ago. This will facilitate.
the authorities believe, the distribution of
animals over the State. inasmuch as sew
eral localities are now demanding stock
while Others hive stock for sale.
The crop survey will cover the number
Of acres planted. the kinds Of crops grown
and the yields. as well as the plans for
cropping Systems to be followed through
out the coming year.
In view Of the seriousness of the seed
shortage special emphasis will be placed on
obtaining accurate information of amounts
on hand and the amounts required for
plsnting. In some cases there will be seed
for sale from the farms. and such infor-
nation will be retained by the county
AGENTS in order to aid the farmer in dis
posing of It. The lack of seed reported will
enable those agencies now endeavorins to
aid the farmers in obtaining good seed to
find out the actual amounts desired.
Maryland will not be the first State to
use the school children in the survey work.
New York is at present making a second
survey. the first having been completed In
two days during April Of last year. The
children In several other States have
done the work equally az well as those of
New York. This appears to be the largest
opportunity which has been opened to
Maryland boys and girls for real service
since the war began.
The RED CRoss--WAsHNGroN GROVE SCHOOL.
Our school held an entertainment last
week to raise money for the Junior Red
Cross. The call to the Red Cross is greater
now than 1t has ever been.
The purpose Of the Junior Red Cross is
to bring us opportunities Of service to our
community and to other communities all
over the world. 1t will teach US how to
save in order that suffering children may
have the chance to live.
1t will teach US how to prepare some Of
the supplies which wounded soldiers need.
The best thing about the Red Cross is
that it takes in every one. mtn and wom-
en- of all nations. and now with Its junior
membership 1t may include every boy and
girl in America. 1t is one big club. includ-
ing people Of every nation instead of just
Americans, banded together by common
purpose.
Its work is what we call Social Service
Work." that is. it is work done by some
members Of one big family. II every one
worked. each by himself. we would waste
time. but by working together we make a
whole body that can and will accomplish
much.
HELEN MILDRED BECRAFT,
Seventh Grade. Oakmont School, Washing
ton Grove. Md.