Table 27 (Continued) 



Number of times per 100 farms 

 Job All Farms General Farms Dairy Farms 



28. Step ladder 9 10 10 



29. Nest for laying hens 9 10 7 



30. Batten door S 9 



31. Hammer handle 8 9 10 



32. Pick handle 9 11 



33. Implement shed S 99 



34. Kitchen table 4 11 



35. Nest for setting hens 10 5 



36. Hatchet handle 10 9 



37. Smoke house 9 12 



38. Oats spouter 



39. Jockey stick o 6 



40. Kitchen sink 8 4 11 



all farmers in Pennsylvania except the very few who grow nothing 

 but truck, a variety or two of fruit, flowers, etc., have many ex- 

 periences in common and do much the same kind of repair and con- 

 struction work. It is granted that this work varies in amount with 

 the type and size of farm operated. 



In planning courses of study for vocational agricultural schools, 

 one is forced by economic considerations to consider primarily the 

 best interests of the majority of pupils. Rural schools cannot now, 

 as a rule, offer as many options to pupils as can the schools of 

 urban centers. It is hardly economically feasible for most agricul- 

 tural schools of secondary grade in Pennsylvania to offer separate 

 specialized courses in agronomy, horticulture, animal husbandry. 

 poultry raising and other major phases of agriculture. There are 

 other reasons why it is not attempted. 



The conclusion drawn is that the repair and construction work 

 that was done most commonly by the farmers in Group I (which 

 contained all of the farms studied) closely represents essentials for 

 over 90 per cent of the farming of the state of Pennsylvania. 



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