Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-20
UNIT COURSE in
FARM MECHANICS
GIVEN AT P. H. S.
Pupils In Agriculture Department
Will Take Up This Work
For Short Period.
FEEDING, Markets, AND
MARKETING TO BE STUDIED

NAfANAE AAIvO. ~ DE- O1OO4EO
If the older farmers of Worcester
county could have had the opportuni-
ties that small group Of the younger
farmers are having there is little
doubt that Pocomoke would have a
new school before long. The agricul-
ture department of the High school
has finished brief study Of hogs and
in the short time intervening till
Xmas Mr.. Mizeq has organized a
short unit course in farm mechanics,
the study Of tractors and gas engines.
BY the aid Of Mr.. Whitman, who
kindly loaned the school complete
automobile engine and other material
from his garage, and by twenty-five
large illustrated charts from the J. I.
Case Thrashing Machine Company, as
used in their school, a very good short
course in tractor and automobile en-
gines has been organized. Study of
the parts, carburetors, magnetoes, as
sembling, grinding valves, and other
parts of the machine are taken up in
clear logical manner so as to be
easy to- comprehend by the boys.
Wednesday morning found the teach
er and boys arrayed in overalls, with
wrenches and pliers busily engaged in
learning what makes the thing go,
and the interest displayed by the boys
indicates that they will soon know
why.
After Xmas, feeding;will be studied.
Then markets and marketing which
will include studies why the farmer
does not get the top price for his
products. Material and work is GO
ing on now to make this part Of the
years work the most valuable and
worth while.
The. swine judging contest is post
poned till spring because of uncertain
weather conditions.
Merrill Belote hustled in one morn
ing recently and very joyously and
enthusiastically gave us the news that
his pure-bred sow, was the mother Of
5 little pigs. These pigs are cross
between Berkshire and Poland China
but excepting that fact no finer lot
of pigs can be found in the county.
By the careful feeding previous to
narrowing and the very good care over
these few days has resulted in litter
of young swine that as porkers for
next years meat supply they will be
hard to beat. They will be, ready to
wean about the 7th of February and
Merrill will sell them as porkers for
fattening next year. And any one
buying these pigs can rest assured
that these pigs have never been stunt
ed for lack of feed or care.
About two days after Merrill gave
us the news Clay Pilchard also came
in saying that his project animal had
increased her value by increasing her
family with Z pure-bred Poland China
pigs. The animals these two boys
have are sisters which had been sold
them thru the Pig Club movement of
a year ago. Where the pigs of Mer-
rill's animal are not pure-bred the
pigs of Clay's animal are pure-bred
Poland Chinas so that it will be neces-
sary for the one boy to sell his ami
mails for porkers Will the other may
sell his pigs as foundation stock to
some breeder and possible net little
more profit. Such points are what is
considered valuable in teaching agri-
culture in school. However the moth
er animals of both litter Of pigs are
of such breeding that it is indeed a
credit to the work being done along
better stock lines in the county.
Friday evening, December IL, Mrs.
Taylor carried out very interesting
program at Williams school where
she teaches when the parent-teachers
had their regular meeting. After a
business meeting the pupils by short
dialogue illustrated very clearly the
saying "Why teachers get gray" Mrs.
Howerton gave a very entertaining
reading, several songs were sung by
the school and short talk was given
by Mr.. Mizell on the harvesting of
wheat on Washington wheat ranch.
Mr.. Robert Melvin, of Cape Charles,
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.