Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-03-12
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
SOME INTERESTING PREDlC-
TIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
A Corrssp ondent Advises tho Use Of Sllos By
Western Earmers--uerse Raising In
tao NOrthwest-Live Stock and
q Farm Notes.
The Future Of Agriculture.

The Future Of Agriculture.
An interesting series of predictions
as to the future of agriculture was
recently published by the Rural New
Yorker. The predictions are made by
several espondents, all OF whom
are very sanguine. Prof. l. P. Rob-
erts. OF Cornell university, says: "By
the end Of the next century. farming
will be conducted by men who will
have an extended knowledge OF the
laws Of their well-being. Their rations
will be- prepared scientifically and
with rs much care as those OF pigs
and sheep at the present day. The
physical training Of children will re-
ceive nearly as much attention rs is
now lavished on the FLIES and colts
which are so fortunate as to find
homes in trotting stables. Mental
education will accompany and follow
dominate matter"
Another correspondent from Illinois
predicts that the size of farms will be
limited by statute. One person will
not he allowed to gobble up every thing
adjoining him simply because he has
the money TO do it. Most OF the farms
will be owned by the men who till
them. There will still be few ten
ant farmers, but the rent they pay.
after deducting taxes and two per cent
on whatever amount is still unpaid,
will be applied to the purchase of the
land. The man who sells farm will
be permitted to secure the unpaid bal
anco with mortgage, but he will not
be allowed to foreclose that mortgage
within ten years from the date OF the
last payment on the principal. pro-
vided tie buyer annually pay all taxes
and per cent on the amount due and
unpaid. On foreclosure OF the mort
gage tho seller will be obliged to re-
fund to the buyer all money paid him,
less than annual interest OF 2 per cent
on the amount due and unpaid, and
reasonable indemnity for deterioration
OF the land, buildings. etc. while un-
der his control
Another insists that in the nc ut centu-
~ there will be no fencese kept those
that can be- readily moved. Still
another: ''Most American farmers
have no idea of the amount that may
be raised on a single acre. From the
Chinese we are 10 get many valuable
hints in horticulture and agriculture
The products OF our soil are TO be
increased many fold. AS the demand
for food increases we may expect to
see electricity employed in our fields
1t will be largely applied to farm ma
chinery. especially to tools and ma
chimes used on highly productive and
valuable lands adjacent to great mar
kets May we not soon see implements
called electric hoes and electric weed
ers and electric harrows. which will
stir and pulverize the soil. especially
for shallow tillage, as no other imple-
ment known to man has ever yet done ?"
Prof. w. j. Beal, Of the Michigan
Agricultural college. thinks that in
1915 the farmers Of the Northern
states will be making most OF their
own sugar-not every small farmer on
his own hook. but large neighbour Gods
in suitable localities will work togcth-
or on large scale. Rough hand
labor will be less remunerative, to the
,laborer especially. unless accompanied
I. by great skill aud faithfulness. There
will still be many poor who will sec
hard times