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ANNUAL REPORT OF 1920 Cape May County Board of Education for Vocational Schools

Continued from page 5 ILLUSTRATION OF THE TYPES OF PROJECTS CARRIED ON BY VOCATIONAL STUDENTS , HAY PROJECT — RAISING A CROP OF PEA AND OAT HAY AREA, 4 ACRES ' This student operates a small farm and maintains a herd of 8 cows. Until this year he purchased all the hay needed for the stock. I suggested that he try to raise some of it. He decided to try it on 4 acres and the results were very satisfactory. The field was broad-casted with farm -yard manure, 5 to 6 tons per acre, and the ground prepared for seeding. The seed used per acre was two bushels of oats and one bushel of Canada Field peas. The yield was five tons of cured hay. Over one ton was used as soiling. The cured hay was valued at $35.00 per ton. Part of the field was planted to late potatoes, thus securing two crops from the same field. I also instructed the student how to care for his cows before and after calving, thus avoiding considerable trouble. GREEN-HOUSE AND SWEET POTATO PROJECT This student assists his father in operating a truck farm. In fact, he does most pi the managing. The produce raised is sold ht the shore resorts and in order to get good prices he must raise early crops. I advised him to construct a small green-house and raise early plants, as tomatoes, peppers, egg-plants, and cabbage. He built a small green-house, using 8 sash. The heat was supplied by a smaH^Wood stove. All the early plants that he needed were raised and he sold tomatoes at $5.00 per basket, peppers at $3.00 per basket, etc. The same student raised twp acres of Sweet Potatoes, using 1500 pounds of 3-6-3 fertilizer per a are. He sold part of his crop at the rate of $3.00 per basket. He harvested over three hundred bushels of fine marketable potatoes. A basket exhibited at the Coiinty Fair was awarded first prize. ANNUAL REPORT OF R. E REEVES. BRMA CENTER - STUDENTS ENROLLED Erma Center 1 6 Gape May Center 20 » Rio Grande 10' Home Students . 10 Visits made, 700 (Some of which covered one half day*6 work). Trees sprayed by and for students, 406. Trees sprayed by and for students, 3637. Purchased one car load of lime for students and others interested at a saving of $50.00. Purchased two potato diggers. These are of a new design and are doing excellent woric. Saving for the purchasers, $45.00. The following seeds were purchased and sown for soil improvement as a part of our increased production campaign: Vetch seed 3230 pounds Clover seed 1 810 pounds Sweet. Clover - 250 pounds Sonne wheat, rye, oats, and field peas have been sold as part of the soil improvement In all about 275 acres of soil improvement is now under way. In hay production the following variety of seed was sown: Alfalfa, sweet clover, cow peas, oats, and millet, covering about 78 acres for hay. The above seed costing' $2,009.39, but which will produce results much above expenditures. SPECIAL FEATURES A special effort has been made to secufe increased production in corn and potatoes. Corn seed which has proven prolific in Cumberland and Monmouth counties has been planted by students. It is hoped that it may do well heVe, and yield better crops than the corn now grown in the county. One student planted a variety of seed whieh has been used by a Monmouth county farmer for fourteen years and taken many prizes at corn shows. The students' corn has done well, yielding heavily, and it will be offered ' fcr sale as seed corn to farmers of the county for next year's planting. As for the potatoes there is a great desire to secure a new potato seed for late Ranting. The varieties now grown are not entirely satisfactorily. The red sk ins are running down in yielding and the peach blow eyes are too deep, causig a great deal of waste and are undesirable in eating qualities ' when first dug. Threefore. we have secured for students a new variety of potato, known : as the Suporba, which is grown successfully by Minch Brothers, of Cuiriber- ' land county. I secured 27 bushels of this variety, distributing them among students ij> different Sections of the county. If these thrive and produce 1 well and are Worthy of further trial, we will be able to have sufficient seed : to plant a larger acreage next year. ENCOURAGING HOME GROWN SEED Some students have planted seed potatoes endeavoring thereby to grow seed for next year's planting. This will be encouraged more qnd more and can be successfully done. Potatoes may be planted late in the season and ' still produce gcod seed. J. W. Reeves, of West Cape May, secured some seed from a vocational teacher last August, late in the month. He planted on Labor Day of last ' year, needless to say the potatoes were small when dug, due to shortness of _ growing time, yet they were full of vitality. Mr. Reeves planted this seed this Spring beside some which were grown ' in Maine and were much larger. Both came up well. The home grown 1 seed did particularly well, every piece planted sprouting and yielding good results. .. i Each plot received the same treatment as to fertilization aijd cultivation. ' The home-grown seed out-yiekled the other by far. From a row thirteen paces long three and one-half bushels of potatoes were dug. This proves 1 that home-grown seed is surer as a cropper and it should be made a prom- 1 inent farm feature. PROJECT OF PROJECTS This record -will show what a boy of 17 years may accomplish. The following projects were carried on by this student. Four acres of early : potatoes, eight acres of corn, five acres of late potatoes and two acres orchard ' project, beside which he has assisted with at least twenty more acres of 1 vegetables, berries and hay. Two special projects of which I will speak are the early potato and corn ' because of the points that. were endeavored to be carried out. The potato project had two prominent features to be developed; 1, vari- 1 ety test; 2, increased fertilization aboye that used by farmers of section. In the first feature, a test was made of cobbler potatoes, home grown seed against Southron grown; both yielded well. The Southern grown predominat- ' ing somewhat, yet this may hxre been due to the fart that home grown seed 1 blighted somewhat last fall due to weather conditions. Spaulding's, which were tried were Jersey home grown and they yielded well. The greatest per acre was from New York State, Green Mountain and Wilson Giant seed. Green Mountain potatoes grew well here a few years ego, yielding heavily, but in the last few previous years the yield ran down ' considerably. The New York seed was recommended, hence the trial was ■ made, giving gratifying results. In the Wilson giant, he was trying a seed new to the county, yet one 1 which has been doing well in. Mercer and Monmouth counties. He proved 1 that Cape May county's soil Is adapted to their growth and where yield is a ' factor desired, they meet all demands. The potatoes took first prise in their class at the county fair. In the corn project of eight acres, the following describes the method used. Part of the field was growing vetch and part rye Three acres was spread with lime, using one half ton per acre, part of which covered the rye and a part the vetch growth. The plowing and seed bed peparation was thorough. After field was marked out an application of fertilizer was made using about 300 pounds per acre in the hilL The seed used was Minch Bros.

County White. The growth was good all through the sta nnii and while final yield is not yet ascertained it is safe to say it will be very good. 1 ORCHARD PROJECT The student having this project has proven most effectively the value of 1* vocational instruction. This student purchased a small farm of six acres, about four of which is set to fruit, consisting.of about 25 apple and 200 peach treec. This orchard had been sadly neglected both m cultivation and fertiliza- ] tion and almost wholly neglected in spraying. Needless to say the yield of fruit was very small and almost worthless, the owners depending solely upon the efforts of nature, forgetting the destructive powers of insects. When the present purchaser came into possession, he applied to the j ' vocational teacher for instruction relative to care of the orchard. Instruction given him was readily received and followed, in fart part of the instruction went hand in hand with practice. He at onoe began pruning the orchard, '• and followed this by dormant spraying to combat diseases. Next the orchard was plowed and harrowed thoroughly. This was done e to conserve moisture. The other sprays for destructive insects were applied « at the proper time, but the one carried out most fully was spraying for j s. "brown rot" in peaches. In fact, the last brown rot spray was applied 0 about two weeks before fruit was gathered The fruit sold readily at the e way-side market and to surrounding neighbors. At present the financial s return has not been received, yet it is safe to say that his sales will amount », to at least three hundred dollars. As a result of the above, other fanners of the community are preparing r to do some pruning and spraying next year. CONSULTATION The teachers adopted the practice of keping our office at Court House j 8 open each Saturday morning during the summer season. A number of e people took advantage of the opportunity and visited the office to secure advice and information. The window was used to display various products grown by students. TIMELY PUBLICATIONS d The Vocational Teachers desire to be of service to the entire county and j d do all they can to spread agricultural information. Several of the county papers offer considerable assistance. The editors pubuish items furnished s by the teachers and make no charge for this woric. We appreciate this ) service and value it highly. 6 There are in our possession for distribution some hundreds of United :• States Government publications, dealing with many phases of the agricultural work. We have also a library, quite comprehensive in its scope, from which ' men and women may obtain books upon agricultural theory and practice. \ banners should make use of these facilities. s * ANNUAL REPORT OF HOUSEHOLD ARTS DEPARTMENT BY MISS MAUD L. KEZAR, A Teacher of Domestic Science and Domestic Art. 1919 — 1920. This department opened on September 8, 1919. We began the work by t getting the Apartment at the Cape May Court House center in order for regular classes and visiting schools throughout the gounty, 5 - We visited the schools for the purpose of discussing woric with teachers " and pupils, giving necessary instruction and encouragement, and making 5 suggestions for the preparation of offerings for the contest and exhibits of the Household Arts' Department to be held at the County Fair. Much of £ the preliminary woric of the organization of vocational classes was done at the same time. ^ The County Fair was held on October 10th and 11th. The exhibit was .. 1 the largest and one of the best# that has been held here. The Household Arts' tent was filled to overflowing*and the arrangement was very good — [ considering the crowded condition. A separate exhibit was made of the voca- f , tional work in canning that had been done during the two previous years. ' : Much interest was taken in our tent, and people in general expressed them- I selves as well pleased with the exhibit and surprised that so much woric had ' been accomplished. The exhibit was a great success? i ' Immediately after the Fair, the regular work of the organization of vocaI tional classes began. During the year women's classes were organized and . carried on at Avalon, Cape May Court House, Dias Creek, Erma, Stone Harbor nnd Tuckahoe. Organization was begun at Cape May City, but the High , School, where the classes were to be held, was so long in receiving and installing equipment in its Domestic Science department, that it "was deemed, advisable to go elsewhere to avoid the delay; therefore work -was begun at Erma. f During the Summer girls' classes (over 16 years of age) were held at Avalon, I Court House and Tuckahoe. ( -The winter was severe, but in spite of bad weather and illness, which — , often hindered the regular attendance of housewives, the interest was usu- , ally kept up and the class work was quite satisfactory. , In some places where classes were held there was littje or no equip- , ment. In those cases utensils had to be packed up and taken to the classes ] each time. Many supplies were also carried along. Occasionally women . requested the instructor to take certain things to them, especially supplies ' that were not procurable near their homes. This was always gladly done, ! matter how limited the time. ( As a rule the women worked with full recipes and consequently had < something prepared for home, as well as the advantage of whatever instruc- , tion was given. Several recipes were given each time. Different members ' were encouraged to use different recipes, and compare results. Then they cpuld decide which they preferred and take any of the recipes they cared ' to have. This created interest and gave a variety to choose from. These • recipes were a^vays prepared- on. large sheets of paper and taken to class, < to avoid loss of time as would be the case if they had to be dictated or writ- ( ten out there. At the Court House Center, extra products were often made and sold, thus making expenses somewhat less. Economy in all woric was taught and so far as possible practised. * ' The members of all classes were pleasant to work with, and seemed to ' , thoroughly enjoy the class periods. We trust that these results will make ' organization easier in the future, and that the work will be better understood. ™ Persons not members of classes often ask the instructor as well as the members of classes for recipes. Sometimes they have oome to the classes as visitors. While we arc always glad if anyone can benefit by the use of any of our recipes, they would derive more benefit from them if they would take some interest in the work, join our classes, and take a course of lessons. During the canning season, instruction and help has been given in canning and drying. Whenever desired the instructor went into the home and the housewife in her own domain. This was important, because she ■ accomplished so much with the extra assistance thus given. Some canning was also taught in classes. About 450 jars of fruit and vegetables were canned under vocational instruction. Only apples were dried, but that woric was done in the homes. It is not easy to interest women in drying; however, a beginning has been made, and possibly more may be accomplished next year. i Unit courses were given. The lesson periods were two hours, but the time was never limited unless really necessary. As a result thev were more often nearly three hour periods. When assistance was given in the home in canning the time was not limited unless a class period followed. Usually however, help was given until work was finished. Several iuncheons and one dinner were served during the year. The following is a list of classes with enrollment and number of lessons. Place Enrollment Lessons Cookery Sewing Cookery Sewing ; Avalon (Women's Class) 9 0 23 0 Avalon (Girls' Class). 5 0 10 0 . Court House (Women's Class 8 9 30 46 [ Court House (Girl's Class) 4 4 10 5 , Creek 17 11 16 16 Erma 5 0 14 0 Stone Harbor 1 12 7 30 25 [ Tuckahoe (Women's Class) 9 > 7 26 8 i Tuckahoe (Girls' Class) . 3 4 ,78 i Totals 72 ' '42 166 107 ! Total Enrollment J • ,—114 , Total Number of Lessons __ _: :27sJ|

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