Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1933-06-30
VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE IN
THE HIGH SCHOOLS OF
DELAWARE
Milford Delaware Opens This Course
Next September

with the various states, the work
must be of less than college grade
and designed to meet the needs OF
all such persons over the age OF
fourteen, who have entered upon or
plan to enter agriculture as a means
of making a living.
Our records show that to date
S4.69o of those enrolled in the voca-
tional agriculture course have COM
pleted at least two years of the
work, and that 1910 of all boys
enrolled in the work have gone back
to. the farm or are in some related
agricultural work.
Some of the major jobs of voca-
tional agriculture are:
1. To teach the value of co-opera-
ton.
2. How to keep records.
3. To teach the fundamental of
scientific methods of farming.
4. To give training and a desire
to become community leaders.
How best to pack and market
produce.
Besides teach the boys along the
lines mentioned above, they are Civ
en- a broad course in farm shop, in
order that they may be better able
to cope with the many repairs that
come up on the farm. A few of the
various types of shop work taken up
are:
l. Tool sharpening.
3 Single and double trees.
s. Trellaces for porches.
A. Harness report.
5. Soldering milk pals, etc.
6. Wheelbarrows.
Z. Gaming chairs.
s. Mending shoes.
The boys taking vocational agri-
culture have organized into a organ
ization known as the Future Farmers
of America and have well worked
out programs in all states. The pro-
gram for Delaware includes such as:
1. Public speaking contest.
2. Thrift banks.
Father and Son banquets.
4. Chapter papers.
5. Exhibitions at state and local
fairs.
6. Project markers.
Z. f. f. A. radio programs.
s. School ground improvement and
Identification.
8. Helping the needy of the COM
The membership in the organiza-
ton for the United States is about
$4,000 boys, while in Delaware we
have increased from 1872 in 1881 to
301 in 1888.
The organization is divided into
four degrees: Greenland, Future
Farmer, State Farmer and American
Farmer. The first three degrees can
be given within a state, but the
Farmer degree can only be
conferred at a National meeting af-
.er a candidates application has
been very carefully reviewed.
The boys have entered into the !
Poultry and Farm Products shows
and each year have won
greater honors. During the past |
school year the boys won ZAP rib |
lOns for poultry and $4,000, while |
n the Farm Products Show, they |
won 81 ribbons and $4,000. Besides
hese the boys have entered into |
poultry and corn judging contests |
md in the r. o. p. Poultry Judging .
contests managing to win the team
up and the three highest individual
cores. This contest was opened to .
10Th All and vocational boys of Del
ware.
Each year the fathers of the boys
AVE turned more responsibility, on
the form, over to the boys.
his is very forcibly brought out by
he following:
1879, 1882 1913, 1888 174-Swine.
1931-67S3, 1882 1889. 1888 15,111-
'oultry.
1871, 1882 70, 1888 229-Cattle.
1881 319, 1882 All, 1888 6O1-Acres
{ land.
Milford High School offers this
curse to all who desire to take it
p. An experienced instructor has
cen arranged to organize an agri-
ultural department for next Sep
ember.