1926 Agriculture Program at New Hope School, Randolph, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newhopeag.txt ============================================= USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: William Fischer, Jr. ============================================= July 2002 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM ------------------------------ (To be Given Monday, April 5, 10 A.M. At New Hope School) This program consists of short, practical demonstrations in agriculture and will be an interesting and instructive one. Program. Frank STRAIN -- The Value of an Education. Chester HUEY -- The Value of Cooperative Marketing. Olen McKEEN -- A Fertile Soil Means a Prosperous People. Agricultural Demonstrations. Willie PARKER -- Spraying. Chester HUEY -- Pruning. Gilbert WASHINGTON -- Terracing. Olen McKEEN --Home Mixing Fertilizers. Elliott SIKES -- Bedding Sweet Potatoes. Lowell FINCHER -- The “Auburn Egg Laying Mash.” Arlious FINCHER -- Culling Laying Hens. T. W. CHAFFIN -- Selecting a Dairy Cow. Vaughn BOWEN -- Grading Cotton. John HENDERSON -- Construction and Use of a Hot Bed. Dumus POLLARD -- Babcock Test for Butterfat. Lum HUEY -- Grafting the Apple. Shop Demonstrations. Arlin GROSS -- Saw Filing. Willie PARKER -- Sharpening Plows. Arlin GROSS -- Harness Repair. Frank STRAIN -- Soldering. In addition to the above exhibits of the boys shop work, short addresses will be made by the following men: Supt. I. G. HENDON, Nixon LUCAS, J. P. RADNEY, R. Y. BAILEY, A. S. SCOTT, L. M. STEVENSON. ---- W. M. MELTON, Principal, W. A. ROWELL, Vocational Teacher. [From The Roanoke Leader (Randolph County, Alabama), 31 Mar 1926, p.10]