Four acres of the rented land have been divided into 1-acre plats, upon which is to be carried on a four-year crop-rotation demonstration. The idea in this is that not only shall the plats be large enough to be cultivated with two-horse implements, like the fields of a farm, but that there shall be measured equal tracts which may be used as a basis to compare the results at the school with the results obtained by the boys in the agricultural course who are members of the boys' corn club and with those of farmers in the community who are carrying on cooperative demonstrations. The other 4 acres of rented land will be devoted to pasture demonstrations. One-half of the field will be seeded for permanent pasture. The other half will be used to show how, by proper selection of cereals, clovers, and grasses, good pasture may be obtained for nearly all seasons of the year. INSTRUCTIONAL WORK OF THE SCHOOL. The fundamental purpose of the Farragut School is to give country boys and girls the best possible preparation for the duties and opportunities of rural life and citizenship. There are three four-year courses of study offered-a Latin course, an English and science course, and an agricultural course. This last course includes manual training, and the girls may substitute domestic economy for part of the agriculture. The courses are elective. Ninety per cent of the students are in the agricultural course. This course, as printed in the school catalogue, is given below. The other courses do not differ materially from this, except that the agriculture, domestic science, and manual training are omitted and the regular academic subjects given instead. The English and science course contains a course in general agriculture the second year. The Latin course includes four years of Latin and two of German. MANUAL TRAINING, AGRICULTURE, AND HOME ECONOMICS COURSE. |