Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19

u the variousc crops to meet ne requirements, and not, a Is now oleen
, niss sas snd p nssls a LARGE ,gs esr far Of S6 esrta ihs crops P Of which. which there srsds is already over
s complete, reliable and early information is n Of the necessities
land agriculture is at the greatest disadvantage in this respect, in there
NC" %u e sifss, ADEQUATE .a atie means an f Of learning n,o@s:, the PREVAILING F s lin cor conditions lit sn,y which dsh
comprehensive information, more than all things else, that makes it
could at all times, know the conditions in season to limit his products
TO mb whd at. IS w n demand Tar ie he would " ID be oaI in , p position ssSin to com aad a price m, f for
manufacturers, mine operators and other business men are able to restrict
prices. If the output of coal is greater than the demand the owners can
n m,r more ? put nth the o excess ESQ; or an. any great part Of the useless p1odue, on the
being. put on the market than are called for.
linked by law with the educational system of the State. The Dean of
s essof Ass,1 msm5srs ce oil e. : ssa,. ' sos ssi' q s Aps;d n ned Of IS Schools hoo sa are
erning the Board requires that in making its report of recommendations
instruction on those subjects pertaining to agrieulture) a may be
What is the import of this provisona In conducting a series of
farmers institutes and publishing bulletins and reports the Board is
suasisntf By these means practically only the mature re re reached ed,
What of the 100000 children who are attending ur country public
engage in farming1 If a system Of instruction could be : devised @
ciples on which agricultural science and practice rests, Or at least be
given trend of thought toward the farm rather than away from it as now,
maturity, n need of farmers institutes maintained at State expense.
in the condition of u agricuiturSts until they shall have become pp MORE
thoroughly educated in the business of farming, and this must be done,
adapted to meet the special needs of what will inevitably be the bread
winning work of the majority of them, it confessedly has the effect of
turning the ehildren's minds away from the farm and developing in
the first purpose of the State in providing means of public instruction
is to make intelligent citizens Of the children a . means of safety to
the State is it incompatible with this purpose that the instruction should
at the same time have a direct bearing on what is likely to be the life
w schools o ~sf ff iil asn to be Il lawyers sns ma o4 d9ete a1 P . ,o follow i . any "p pa'9surs sf
calling, would not the managers be justified in shaping the course of
An intelligent, prosperous and c0nented agricultural population
will come. How to secure it is a great but not an unsolvabie problem.
A very potent factor is the giving of suitable instruction in u country
authorized to report a scheme of instruction adapted to these schools.
A WORLDS FAIR SUGGESTION.
Previous to the meeting of the goth General Assembly a recon-
Beasd af A "a %sas and and p 'seswsd in in thu the . s}bd r: spo4al th rsp Gt 81 bos ,hs
assist in every possible way in making n adequate exhibit of Mlssouris
siass of men-soe eh,i homs S@ se Sc ss P to Ps s n %'d The % Museum W : . sHGs
Fair Commission mn asSnsri and .s specially eel atGt the ;. Ex xS1 iSso Gommi, ,hst r ), K.
So far, however, the Board of Agriculture has not been assigned any
state department part ne that is Charged with the supervision and development
of the agricultural interests Of the State it would be fitting and proper
agricultural exhibits, but if the Legislature would provide the means and
sW Chicago %s os a handbook. book descriptive d@e % Of ( Missouri OF agriculture aTcu aa that would
be productive of much good to the State. The Secretary of the Board
descriptive of their respective counties, and a number of such articles,
e oa se. e%n pers gA with 1dssl State II H @t pMIpn Society, the eS State tat
Daiymens, Poultry Breeders, Bee Keepers, Horse Breeders and
agricultural resources of the State could be compiled that would be very
Such a work is greatly needed, at all times, to meet the demand
or information naeh dsnan constantly is net i coming ae .n a9~mh reperts ok te Board : % tr b as p s6sss
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
It is hoped that there will be a large attendance of dairymen and
+ those Sc interested Sas n.; in the dairy 2. industry in n Missouri is bad 1t t the annual I7 mHsti n
E s Sc Coming as it does just prior to the Road improvement Con
venion, which is also to be held in sedaia, January 1920, opportunity
will be afforded to attend both meetings. Reduced railroad rates oil
+ one and one-thrd on the certificate plan for the round trip, and reduced
S hotel rates will apply to both meetings.
e MisourIs position as a dairy State is not creditable when hr
n natural advantages are compared with those of other states that are fan
). in advance of US in the development of this industry. In no Other
e branch of agriculture are w so far behind our possibilities a in dairy
ing. 1t is hoped, therefore, that not only State pride but financial
Considerations con der will induce a large attendance at the meeting, and that il
e will result in stimulating the industry. The question of why Cream
n eries Have Failed in Missouri" will be discussed, also How 10 Make
Dairying Profitable"
- One answer to this last question is contained in Bulletin No. 80
on ..R ations for Dairy Cows" just issued from the Wisconsin Agricuf
mral Experiment Station, Madison, Wisconsin. In response to
circular letter sent to leading darymen of the State information wa
received giving the number of cows kept, breed, weight, yield of mill
o and butter and ration fed.