Marion progress., 1947-02-27
Many Mcdowell
Gs Are Taking
Farm Training
Approximately II Vets Par
ticipating In Program At
Two Schools.

There are approximately II vet
erans of World War II now enroll.
ed in Mcdowell county's Veterans
Farm Training program which was
inaugurated April l, 1916. accord
ing to announcement this week
Glasses are conducted at the Glen
wood and Pleasant Gardens schools
each week and supervision of son
the job" training is given by train
ed instructors
The aim of the program was de-
fined as follows: ''to make farm
ers or veterans interested in farm
ing more proficient in operating a
farm"
The nine objectiyes of the pro-
gram are to aid veterans to: be-
come successfully established in
farming, to become proficient in the
production and conservation of ag-
rlcultural products, to manage the
farm efficiently, to select and pur-
chase suitable farm equipment and
supplies, to construct and repair
farm machinery and equipment, to
market agricultural products eco
nomically, to select, purchase or
rent a farm, to participate in
worthy community activities, to pro-
duce and conserve food for the
farm family.
1t was explained that all veterans
honorably discharged, who served
three months or 80 days or longer
during World War II are eligible to
receive this training according to
Public Laws 346, 18th Congress,
known as the G.. l. Bill of Rights.
provided they are actively engaged
in farming on a full time basis.
New enrollees for this years class
es must be registered before March
1, it was stated.
Each veteran is required to have
100 hours on the farm training and
200 hours of organized class work
each year. Students are enrolled
at the Pleasant Gardens or Glen
wood schools, depending on which
is nearest the farm on which they
are living or working.
B. C. Nave is the agriculture
teacher of the Glenwood school and
James Spears and Herman W. An
derson are instructors of the Vet
erans Training program of Glen
wood.
Richard Roberts is agriculture
teacher of Pleasant Gardens school
and Charles Greenlee and William
Greenlee are the instructors of the
Veterans program. The program is
carried on under the supervision of
N. F. Steppe, county superinten-
dent Of schools.
Instructors stressed particularly
the Importance of satisfactory ac-
complishments in classes as we'll as
on the farm training as requisite
of the. course. Instructors said
that approximately SO per cent of
those now enrolled are farm own
ers and that every effort will be
made during the training period to
aid others to own their farms.
Spears and Greenlee said the
Glenwood group is now endeavor-
ing to study four different phases
of agriculture. He named animal
husbandry as study which in
,cludes all phases of animal study
such as selective breeding, nutri-
rion, livestock judging, physiology
of common diseases and marketing
of livestock.
He defined horticulture as the
study of farm and truck crops
adapted to growth in this section
agromony is the study of the soil
including origin, classification, char
acteristics and composition, he said
Agricultural engineering includes the
care and operation of farm machin-
cry. The care and operation OF
farm machinery is stressed as being
more important than repair in an
effort to reduce repair to a min
Imum. .
AS a part of on the farm train
ing, soil samples of each trainee
are being taken and sent to the
State Department of Agriculture OF
the soil testing department. Sim.
plified farm record books are being
kept with an accurate, account Of
receipts and expenses and the actua!
value of the farm and~,the operating
capital being determined by inven.