The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-08-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST RESPECT.
ING GRADUATES OF, THE Ma.
TIONAL FARM SCHOOL.

tioiiul rurm SCHOOL WHO nave DeeIl
recently appointed by the Worlds
Zionist's Commission for work In Pal
estine, is Mr.. Max Kasselman, who
was graduated from the School in
1917, and who has been pat in charge
of American farm machinery valued
nc $4,000 1t will be his duty to set
up that farm machinery, and to in
struct Palestinian farmers in its use.
He is also to take careful notice on
the ACCESSIBILITY of importing more
machinery of this type, and how far
it can be adjusted to the special needs
of Palestine Agriculture. Mr.. Max
Kasselmnn sailed on July 2Sth, 1921.
A letter from Senator Carter Glass
to The. National Farm School COM
mends Mr.. Morris Daniels, who was
graduated in 1920. on the manner in
which he is taking care or Mr.. Glass
large herd of thoroughbred Jerseys.
Among the graduates of this year
who have purchased farms, is Sam
Miller, who is operating farm of no
acres, near Chalfont, Pa.
Harry Kraus and his brother Nor
ris, both graduates of The National
Farm School, are operating poultry
farm of 1900 laying hens. The farm
was purchased this spring. Morris
Kraus has also purchased 1000 day
old chicks from the Farm School.
Mr.. Geo. Goldberg. recent grad
uate. is operating vegetable garden
farm of 45 acres, purchased this
spring. In Spring Valley. N. Y.
Mr.. Bernhard Goldsmith, who was
graduated from The National Farm
School in, 1917. has bought out his
partner on his 12O-acre farm, near
Willow Grove, Pa. and is doing splen-
ditlly with fruit, vegetable and STOCK
farming.
Mr.. Louis Easkin is contemplating
the purchase of a farm near Amber,
Pa, and is organizing n company to
grow and pickle horse-radish for the
Jewish market in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Jacob Finkle. who was grad
uated in 1914, and who was, until
1910, i'm charge of the Larica Colony
of the Baron de Hirsch Fuid, in Col
umbis, s. A., has given up his posi-
ton to purchase farm in Bucks
County. Pa.
Mr.. Harry Zack. who was GRADUATE
ed in 1916. has opened an establish
ment for tree nurseries. and has START
cd a nursery of his own in Connecti-
cut. Mr.. lack is already rushed with
work, taking care of estates, and do
ing landscape architecture.
Mr.. Samuel Fine. who was graduat-
cd in 1920, has taken partnership in
the Jolly Wafer Farm. in West Ches-
ter. Pa.
Mr.. Morris Haipcrn, who was gard
untcd in 1918, has given up his rented
farm in Iowa. to purchase farm in
Kentucky. He contemplates develop
ing pure-bred Holsteins.
Mr.. Samuel DOrfman. of the class
of 1916, has secured n partner to go
into poultry raising, at Deans. n. J..
He has already raised 1000 white leg
horn pullets.
Mr.. Benjamin Kesselman, also Of
the class of 1916. has just purchased
100 acres of land nc Wyananskill; n.
Y. Mr.. Kessclman is contemplating
general farming, with poultry as a
specially.
Among recent appointments by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. is that of Benjamin Druca-
erman, to the Federal Horticultural
Board. Mr.. Druckerman is stationed
at FL Paso. Texas.
las an illustration of the type of
work that is being done by the more
Farm School. the following letter
speaks for itself. Mr.. De yiro, of
whom the letter speaks, was grad
uated last February:
Convent of Our Lady of Angels,
Glen Riddle. Pa.
June g. 1921.
Mr.. bernhard Ostrolenk, Director.
Respected Sir:
I'VE thought it would please you
to know how one of the graduates of
the Farm School. Dominick D'Vito,
is appreciated. This young man has
been in our employe since he left the
School, last spring. He has full
charge of our extensive vegetable
gardens. with three men working un-
der him. and he is having good sue
cess with his work.
He is a young man of exceptional
ability, and great strength of char
acter. He is steady and Industrious.
He himself works, and he keeps his
men at work. He taxes II personal in