Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-12-01
new MINISTER in
BURKE'S GARDEN
DIR. Baker Will Have Charge OF
Lutheran Churches+Agricul-
tural Instructor Has Start
ed Interesting Project.

Burle's Garden, Nov. 29.-The Rev.
Mr. Arrowood held Thanksgiving
services at the Union Church, Burke's
Garden, Thursday.
Holiday was declared for the High
School during Thursday and Friday.
Hiss Edith Linkous, teacher, left
Wednesday afternoon for her home
i'll Blacksburg. She will attend tho
famous Turkey Day game between v.
i. I. and v. NJ. I. at Roanoke.
Miss Mae Freeman left for her
home in Bramwell, w. Va, where she
viii spend the Thanksgiving holidays.
Several hundred turkeys have re-
Gently been shipped by Mr.. Joe Meek
nd sons and by Mr.. Clint Moss and
'er dealers, to the Philadelphia
market to help satisfy the usual tur-
: hunger of the nation at Thanks
wing.
lss Ruth Davis recently enter
aired the Junior Class of the High
i!ool and those present indicated
lat the evening was crowded full of
Alignment.
DIR. and Mrs. Baker are here to
eater upon their work for the Luth-
ian congregation of Burke's Gard
en-, Tazewell and other points. DR..
Baker delivered his first sermon un-
dcr tho new commission Mt Burko's
Garden last Sunday. The. members
Of the Lutheran congregation arc
busy making necessary arrangements
for the proper housing and other at
ending comforts of their new lead
rs.
It is interesting to note that the
y is i'll Vocational Agriculture Mt
nc High School have agreed to car
~ on the following farm projects,
under the direction of the agricultur-
a instructor and parents represent
ed:
Two acres corn; one steer to Win
e. and Craze for market.
1.-Two colts to find the cost of
Feeding and management.
3-Fourtcen ewes, one busk, for
flock Improvement and spring lambs
for market.
4-One hog to fatten for market;
one brood sow to raise litter Of pigs.
5-One fattening hog for market.
one brood sow, for Spring litter.
Twelve pure bred hens. ne cock
'or management, feeding, production,
of young chicks; two and one half
acres of corn.
7-One brood sow, for raising lit
ar for market; two acres corn.
a-One brood SOW; two fattenine
.ogs.
9--One brood SOW; four acres corn.
l0-Management Of farm poultry
flock; two fattening hogs for market.
Fifteen ewes; one buck; four
stands of bees.
l2-Onc brood sow; two fattening
hogs.
13-Two fattening hogs; two acres
Of corn.
14-Ten ewes. ono buck; one CALI
Tor winter feeding and grazing; five
stands of bees.
15-Five stands Of bees; one calf
Tor wintering and pasturing.
16-Eight ewes, one buck; two
acres of corn.
17-One brood sow; twelve year
lings for grazing.
18-Ten ewes, one buck; one and
one half acres of wheat.
19-Ten ewes; one and one half
acres of wheat.
2O-Two acres corn; four calves
for grazing; five hogs for fattenine
for market. .
21-Three brood sows and one
boar; sixteen ewes, one buck; three
acres wheat.
% Poultry Improvement, fifty
hens and three cocks; turkeys for
fall market.
2S--Ien ewes, one bnck; two and
one half acres corn; twelve hens and
one cock.
24-Four steers; one and one half
acres corn; ten ewes for spring lambs.
25-Twenty-five ewes. one buck for
spring lambs; also plant project.
26-Nine stands Of bees; two acres
corn; six calves for wintering and
grazing.
27-one brood sow; four acres
corn
This work which the pupils have
contracted to de- represents a part
the practical side of Smith Hughes
Instruction work. and is highly valu-
be in teaching the best methods of
farming and marketing under home
conditions. These pre- y, total
N enormous amount Of W I( yap.
tol and is calculated to increase good
!siness management on the farm.