Tuscumbia High School - Memories Yearbook (Tuscumbia, MO)

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Vocational Agriculture Department The Tuscumbia Vocational Agriculture Department has an enrollment of thirty boys for the year 1950 and 1951. This number represents every class in the high school. The course of study for the boys enrolled in Vocational Agriculture is organized on a very practical basis. The Freshman Class spends the entire year studying the care and management of all the classes of farm animals found on farms in this area. The Sophomore year is devoted to the study of classes of farm animals that are not common in this area but are adapted to the area and should be raised here. The Sophomores also study soils and field crops from the cultural and conservation viewpoint. The Junior year is devoted to the study of feed requirements of the various classes of livestock and to the feeding qualities of the various feeds raised in this area. The Senior year is spent in tying the work of the previous three years into a sound farm-management course and in addition special emphasis is placed on the study of economics as it applies to farmers. Many people, especially olders farmers, are somewhat inclined to laugh at learning to farm by the book. However, most of the boys who take Vocational Agri- culture understand that scientific agriculture is merely a study and an understanding of the basic laws of nature. Other things being equal, an understanding of these basic laws can only result in a better farmer. Vocational Agriculture training in high schools is one of the best ways for the people in the United States to correct the farming methods of the farmers of this country, and no one will doubt that they should be changed when they hear a Vocational Agriculture student point out that within the last 150 years the farmers of this nation have ruined close to one-half the farm land in this country. They will be even more convinced, when they hear boys all over the country explain that this land, that has been ruined in so short a time, is the work of some ten-thousand years of nature. Vocational Agriculture students all over the land know that there is less than two acres of fertile land left for every man, woman and child in the United States The Vocational Agriculture students know many more things. They know that much feed is wasted on poorly-bred stock. They know that poor feeds and poor- feeding methods waste much feed every year. ln fact Vocational Agriculture stu- dents all over this country know that they--The Future Farmers of America--are going to have to farm scientifically if they are going to produce enough food in the years ahead, for the growing population of these United States. Ikikilfiklkiklklk Ouite a few boys from the Vocational Agriculture Department went to the American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri, October 2.0, 1950. As a group they were greatly impressed with the quality of exhibits. They were particularly impressed with the Angus exhibit of Penny and James. These animals were about as nearly perfect as any they saw. However, they are not plugging for Angus alone--for there were some nice Herefords and Shorthorns. The grand champion of the show was al-Iereford Steer. lt sold for 54.01 per pound. They didn't buy any of if--but if you want to see some hair from the Steer ask Raymond Graves to show you some hair from the Gentleman that brought over 54000. The boys are making plans to attend the dairy show this spring. Z8

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