Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07
FcR THE FHRMER'sGoOD
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i the advisabilitv Of securing the loca'
ton of one of the state experimental
farms for Morrison county. L have
watched the Transcript to learn II
any special work is being done to Sc
cure the location of one Of these
state farms in our county. The
matter may not at first impress the
people with the Importance that is
due the subject. Farming is and
ever will be the most important oc'
cupation in the state of Minnesota
More OF our people will be employed
in farming than will be employed in
any other one calling and to the
subject of farming the state owes
special consideration. The highest
interest should he taken in the sub
iect. TO the thoughtful person 1t
must be apparent that il the people
of the state are to take the highest
interest in the welfare and prosper
ity of the state that it will not be
long till there will be farm schools
for the discipline~of farmers in every
important agricultural county
The state, with far less reason for
doing so, has established inst1tn'
lions for the upbuilding of the
learned profession in which Il com
paritively small proportion M the
people are engaged. How much
more important it is that the hun
dreds of thousands OF farmers in our
state should be supplied with farm.
ing schools sufficiently accessible To
enable them to properly educate
themselves on Il subject that re-
uuires special information. 1t Ii
proper for the state to regulate the
qualifications for practise in the pro-
fessions and even to make the learn
ed professions Il part of the educa-
tional system. But the state should
not loose sight Of the fact that the
prosperity of the state depends much
more on the effectiveness with which
the farming community can prose-
cute farming with success. There
will be failure in farming to the ex-
tent of the ignorance among farmers
on the subject Of farming. A consld-
cradle percentage OF the people III
cities are moving onto farms ana
the majority OF these are inexperl-
enced in farming. What an advan-
tageit would be to these new farmers
and to the communities in which
they settle If they could at once have
the advantages Of the experienced
farmer. To some extent they can
II they have access to these expert
mental school. Success will attend
them at the very start IL they start
with proper information.
Farming properly performed and
executed is the most healthful occu-
patton and is sufficiently renunersI-
tive to secure happiness, which after
All is the test of success for the hon
est person. No other business aver
ages as successful as farming and II
we add to farming the highest order
uf system and intelligence, such an
Intelligence as could be derived from
nroperly conducted experimental
farms, we shall have in the farmer
the most satisfied citizen, the one on
whom the commonwealth may de-
uend, ltisnot the object OF this
letter to discuss the subject in gen
eral. The writer desires In an in
formal way, merely to again call at
tention to an important matter and
our people ought to make a reason
able effort to secure one OF these
farm schools and while believe that
they are OF sufficient Importance
that one ought to he established In
every agricultural county, yet l
know that considerable time will
pass before such a complete system
will be established, therefore the i'm
.portance OF our county making an
effort to secure one OF the state farms
soon to be located,
The location on the part OF the
sta te ought not to be regulated ny
the amount bid. The state should
not regulate these matters by auc-
ton. 1t may be proper to do some
thing to assist the state by way OF
donation but the real question is to
locate these state institutions where
they will be sufficiently accessible to
the people they are intended to ben
eft. Morrison county has a great
diversity OF soil and has sufficient
Importance from an agricultural
point of view to entitle it to consid-
GRAFTON, and as no state institution
As located in Morrison county 1t Is
entirely consistent for our people to
make an effort to secure one OF the
to be located state experimental
farms, and as a citizen 1 wish to see
the transcripts advice acted on by
our people. A CITIZEN.
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