Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-11-25
TIE STATE COLLEGES AND the
NEW 6ill FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

IIsving rsr~fiiiv rad the article In
tho (ovf. ~ r.rm~r on fhls question.
sni. ! think. fully digrsi-si lts m~sning.
! wish Nth voar permission to ssy =
few worls IN h~hsif of the interests III
our fsrmsrs. aud to heartily endorse the
position taken nv the Farmer In the m,i-
ter ~ q .shaei ~ ssr.esif.rs ~ 90 f.ii,sf
sssss. II is whst the trainers of the
Morrill, hill deslrn~i, aud what the farm
80 of oar stsie d~-lr~. AMI shoald de-
mani. Thew ls freiipg smeng many
~ our farmers ih,t the purposes of our
Agricultural colleges are net On turn out
sclentlfc men, purr anil simple. hat that
thev are dr.igp~i IN fit tho Young men
wha graduate from them Tor more use-
ful lives upon the farm. n IL not tho
paryosc of the writer to forcc our Young
men to choose f,rmlng ss q ilf. work. I
believe In the fnll~st snd frrs-st pisv po.-
sihle to the lprlinstions. Hut INV sr-
gusin'abcr With the fsrmers 20 tb. State
leads m~ to ccnrlu'i~ that thev are walt
Ing for ia., such an Institution ss the
f,rmer call. for. namely. = school 10 sg-
riraliurr. wcuii not dlstnrb the sci-
cniiac coar.- or di.coarsgc the young tn
c"mplsts u II possible, ba, the fact Il
v~rv plain to IN. that the large m,loritv
~ sfsrmer. Who might ~lsh to profit bv
tho m,gnla~-nt privil~g-. 10 ihc.c ins,i-
tutions. srr hin'i-r,si frOm doing so bv
The p~re..iiy of q full rour.r. aud thu
time necessary ta comple,e u. "rh.
greatest g,,oi to the greatest number"
u an aNiom ne true az u u old, aud bv
regulsilng tb- srhoal year so that q lsrg-
~ portion 20 our fsrm~r.' hovs can take
advantage af It, teachings, Ne sh,ll be
working In harmony with the purpo.e.
of thi. hill. sni aLilng morr than In any
other way The agriculture ~ our state.
f.rt the Instruction given In the sgrI.
cultural cours. D. .lmpls, plain spi
practical. such ss anv Que woali r-cei,e,
IN . m~ssurr. from lessons on some of
the farms - our most .ucccssful Maine
farmers 20 to-day. let the teachings
hc followei With rraciicc; educate the
hand a. w.ii q. had. IN this wsy cur
college Nill H. doing tn work designed
for " hett-r than ever brforv. Eiucti-
Ing our farmer hoy. In q line Nth the
husiness, sdilns prsctic- o. theory, sni
fitlng thrm In the teaching. AMI work
n the hour. I shouli secoai the Farm
er's sagg-.iIon In relation to q dairy
.chool. would sl.o sii lessons In
ey.ry ether branch 10 farming, teaching
daily The commoa Lesson. that coniina,l-
ly coms lnio prsctis- ou a well regulated
farm. da believe thst With prop~t e'i-
ucaiion. ppJ~r facilities and proper
pragtices. any branch ~ farming can b.
s-srri-,i oa In " ,lpe to-day. sac-ssfully.
Hat the very nr.t step nc,c..,ry !. =
prup-r c,iacsilon. Where shall our
voans men gy, thlst In thl. school of
agriculture.
I note that other paprrs srr mixing
the .sm- d~m,ni. q. dos the fsrm~r,
,ni h1t-. th- IA ,iter slll not D. drop
t-si until oar college aud oar fsrm~r.
.hill t- hroush, .o near togrih~r th,t
th~v csn touch h,ni., sni each .hsil
Know tho other l-it-r than nos. Ut
the f,un~r.' org,nls,ilon. within the
~tsi. iske mp the mttter. study ". merits
car-fuliv. sni thsn bv c"nr-rt~i action
pre-. their claims ani oh,aln their pur-
Ia... I can With .sfcly speak for INV
roaniv IN thi. matter. sui ss m~'nh~r
20 the iio,r,i 20 agriculture, wlsh Ia
.e- Il acting to brin. sioai this schcol
for arriraliaw.-B. ". Mckccn, In
MaiBs Farmer.