Chemawa American
A Publication Devoted to the Progress o f Indian Education
VOLUM E X X X X I I I
CHEM AW A, OREGON, J A N U A R Y 17, 1941
N U M B E R F IV E
Chemawa Agricultural
4-H Club Program
Growing
The principal concern of the dairy-
club boys is getting their barn built.
The weather has been interfering to a
great extent but they are making very
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good head way with it. Ted Jake, one
of the dairy club boys, is foreman over
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the construction crew of Indian boys
who are building the barn. Under the
guidance of their leader, Lawrence
Thomas, these boys are getting very
valuable training and experience in
the care, feeding and management of the school
dairy herd. As soon as their barn is completed
they will transfer their activities with their own
cows to their new location and will continue
their instructions under Mr. Thomas as their
leader. These boys are especially fortunate in
having the opportunity to work under the direc
tion of Mr. Thomas as he is an outstanding au
thority in dairying.
F arm S h o p
These boys are continuing daily practice in the
various methods of handling and treating iron
and making articles for machinery repairing and
up-keep, such as the average farmer should have
on hand. They are progressing very nicely in
assisting in building the 4-H club dairy barn.
The accompanying picture shows the boys using
the transit and laying the sills, foundation and
concrete supports. They made the forms and
mixed and poured the concrete for these supports.
This barn will be large enough to house two cows
and will have a feed room in it.
P oultry
Although the weather has been very unfavor
able for outdoor work the 4-H Poultry boys have
progressed very nicely with their new poultry
house. Framework is all up and the sheeting
nearly completed. Indications now are that the
buildings will be completed within two weeks.
The boys, under the direction of their leader,
Mr. Raymond Dutoit, are constructing this build
ing. It is to be very snug and well planned,
and when completed their activités will be trans
ferred to their new house with their flock of fifty
chickens.
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4-H D airy Club boys building' their barn
Poultry boys are keeping very accurate ac
counts of the production of the hens that have
been assigned to them in the school battery house.
They have secured several patrons from among
the employees who buy eggs from them. A por
tion of the funds recieved by the boys from the
sale of eggs will be paid to them and the re
mainder held in trust with the hope that when
they have finished their work here they will have
saved enough money to start them with a farm
flock at their home.
Just now the main training experiences they
are having in addition to their regular feed and
care activities are: judging and culling poultry
for egg production. Other boys are planning on
joining this project when their activities are
transferred to their own poultry house.
F arm P r o je c t
Bill Williamson, Carl Leder and Calvin Le-
der are new members added to this very active
club. When asked why they joined the club
one boy said, “ This is a good set up, I like to
work.” This attitude through life, boys, will
bring you health and success. On Saturday, Jan
uary 18, Ben Finley, a member of this club, will
demonstrate the shoeing of a horse, all of the
agricultural leaders will be there to see just how he
does it. Ben knows his “ stuff.” We expect
to learn something from Ben Saturday. He has
made a request to take care of a calf, a team of
horses, and do farm work.
Among the practices they have had this month
are: currying and harnessing horses, clipping
fore-locks, splicing rope, feeding horses, proper
bedding of stalls, naming parts of harness, judge
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