The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-09-08


summer The question has been asked.
Why have an agricultural depart
meat In s,he High school and what
d. II doinr
We have an agricultural depart
meat IN the school because farming
1. The basic Industry OF this eommun-
ity. 4, = the trade BY which the
Large proportion OF the people In the
gnsf district earn their daily bread
and batter II IA from the farmers
trade. enisfly. that tho town ~ Pillar
e.lsss. Take al Of the rural trade
Ani basins away from Filler sne
hoe ious xould the town last
Axsis sissr~ A. science.
slnes thing the soil IL the chief
occupation In and around the little
Meceo of Fiisr. agriculture as a sci
shoe vas placed Ia the high school.
with the hope that q would be useful
20 the future farmer and enable him
90 earn more money and Incidentally
a better time. Says Friend Farm.
err. IT can't be done" The Agrieui
tnre Department can't help you II you
donf lot IL The only way TO get real
value from your tar investment In
the SCI COL. IL TO get In and pull with
80 DOL Ia numbers there II
49, IL you want TO know
49,. ax about farming that you
may not know. Just call upon the
Agricultural Department OF Local
High school. IL may not be able 10
ahswer your ausstion. but Il can hel9 I
or aairt you In finding the desired
Information risase remsmber that
Agriculture az . seisnes Is yet In It's
infancy and has many things 10 learn
and II can only lssrn them thru your
sat 'snse.
Years AecomSiishmnnts.
What has been accomplished dur
inr tha past year, Whom school open
oil last fall there was practically no
equipment and le~s OF library. Nov
BY working together aud with the
AID OF the State money NO have
ample equipment for a strong course,
and fair library 10 start with; but
Il must BE- continually enlarged as
the o. nes Of Agriculture II daily
finding cat nsw and valuable infor-
nation. This literature IL available
for The farmers use II they desire 10
avail themselves OF tho opportunity
Nov a. TO the work OF the depart
msni. The total nnmber enrolled In
tho agricultural courses last year
Was forty. At the close Of school the
snrolimsnt was some smaller due 60
some OF tho pupils moving 20 other
districts or quitting school.
Fighters Projects.
The project work was rather
sfronx for the first rear when school I
closed there we're eighteen projects
under ways aud there would have
been more. bat some Of the boys had
20 work cut 10 Get money to remain
Ia school nsxf year These boys have
agreed to take ptojeets the coming
winter when They are solnx TO school
fhs projects feel under tho following
trades; Potatoes. a. Track Garden, A.
4: Hogs. 1 Alfalfa Seed. I
Germ. 4. Horses. 4. Bests. I. On
Ions. 4. this project contains over
eas half the ACREAGE In oaion pre-
lsets In the statsl: and whest.
These projects make total acreage
b ons h1ndrcd and five acres OF
srops. eleven head Of stock and IS
Asaa u poaitfy TO keep check ON
Ih~ss pEelsess the Department head
Iasd. over two hundred project calls
~ so August 30.
p~<welL~s High Man.
The hoys did excellent work and
TOT coed results ia crop II Is too
'srly 10 fissrs money returns The
Foar boys ssssdlnx highest in this
~ors ap To Aaxast 20 wers Randall
Deswciier. Herbert Deal. Leon sneil
lad Maurice coss. With grades OF %.
%. -. ssa - respectively These
trades are not fiaAi. bat she's What
yps of vosk tss eoys are dolns
Hhils tks>s marks srs good they
leul1 - bssssx. bat DO act thiak hixh
grader are tA~ Tad Tor thsy range
are sossaag 70 70 % ana are
:. T
40 ~ .. and Z L. The sos. sssc OF
Iks seys have had drop Ia theif
'roi~sss slsss s<hoel closed o~inx an
Isssissls skAAsss n their programs
resssry A. Asrstsa sAow.
narsss Us yssr the tey~ staged