The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-31
VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE
OFFERS STRONG COURSE
EXPLANATION OF SUBJECTS OF.
FERED IN HOPE HIGH SCHOOL
IN AGRICULTURE

the first year of the Vocational Agri-
cultural course. AS long as the
weather permits, the work in this
class will be in the field and aug
mented with laboratory work and
recitations in the classroom. The
field work will consist of the collec-
tion and Identification OF weeds and
weed seeds, grasses and legumes,
cereal grains, and other agricultural
products raised in this community;
seed corn selection and proper meth
ods of drying corn; identification
and study of potato diseases and
their proper treatment; grading and
marketing of grains and potatoes;
plants and animals in soil making;
plants and animals in soil naming;
physical examination of soils and soil
fertility. The laboratory work will
include-identification of weed seeds,
corn judging, judging of cereal grains
and potatoes, determination of dock
age, classes and sub-classes in grain,
botanical structure of our cereal
grains. physical experiments with
soils, and soil fertility.
Animal Husbandry, Livestock Judg
ing, and livestock Management is
offered in the second year of the Vo-
cational Agricultural course. This
subject is open only to students who
have completed their work in Field
Crops and Soils, others who may
choose the subject for Short Course
Work, and Juniors and Seniors in
High School who may choose this
subject as an elective. Students wish
ing to take Farm Machinery and
Farm Engineering next year, cannot
drop Animal Husbandry, Livestock
Judging, and Livestock MANAGEMENT
this year. Only Seniors in High
School are eligible to choose the sub
jects offered in the third year of the
work.
Livestock judging will be one of
the principal features of Animal Hus-
bandry this year. All classes of Live
stock will be judged. \ stot.A judg-
ing team will be chosen from the
class. The team will undoubtedly
have plenty of competition as plans
are under way for State Judging
Contest for all Vocational Agricul-
tural Schools to be held in Fargo this
winter. County Contest will also be
held and "Junior International''
with the same basis of showyard
classification as at the Chicago In
ternational will be conducted by the
class sometime before winter. Proper
feeding of all classes of livestock,
their ailments and diseases, and
management will also be strong
part of the Animal Husbandry work
this year.
The first year of the Farm Shop
Work will be given this year. This
class is open to all students in the
High School who must complete one
Unit in Manual Training required
for graduation, and others who care
to take the subject in their Short
Course work. No cabinet work will
be offered this year. The work will
consist principally of the interpreta-
tion and reading of plans of all kinds
letter and design, rough sketching
and drawing of plans, the proper care
and use of tools, rough carpentry
the making of fam projects at cost
and the making of models of all
classes of farm buildings from plans
As carpentry will be the basis of the
farm shop work this year, a complete
set of farm buildings will be made.
We now have in stock a Mahogany
Four-post Bed, it's beauty. Chand