Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-01
TlLLINa rLllN TRUTHS.

II LllNd FIAlh lhl lHNs
Ia late years there hos been IN thi'
partoithe country tendency Of youup
men to crowd from the lndustrici
directly associated with agriculture
into professional and Mercantile pur'
cults, until The latter ore overlooked
and the former measumbiy neglected.
At the same tine tho idea hos been t0u
prevalent Judging by conditions
which arc apparent, that u dCes not
require a very large amount Of brains
and intellectual tfainlng 10 engage In
agricultural puuuils, and therefore
there ia no opportunity 20 dis
play manly abilities or secure a
competency In that class Of Gvocations.
To this situation Ia largely due the
fac, that 20 many young men are with.
out employment, and that iuoh a small
percentage VI what should come direct.
ly or indirectly from the soil 10 actually
produced.
Recent discussion ON thit aut Joel, how
over, II proving an important oduca.
tlonal fioloL and Ia afousing flesh aud
lively interest, leading In another d..
fection, ~ may be- seen In the work
Tugs Of horlIclllurists' aud boekeopers'
societies, iarmofs' unions, dAifymon's
aud forestry associations, and young
men who are farming their faces 10.
ward country life. Tho time Is ripe for
increased effort ln directing attention
TO soil cultivation, etc, and much good
work lie being performed In this line.
Among the efficient operators 10 this
held we have had occasion to make
frequent mention Of tho Utah Agri.
cultural College. In An address before
the chamber Of commerce At Logan,
the other evening, Prof. o. A. Mills,
u the college faculty, dwelt on the
topic referred TO, and presented some
plain truths In a very forciule manner.
In reply TO the questions sis there In
Cache valley today a demand for agrl.
culIurally educated men2 IL there q
demand for better butter makers, for
better cheese maker7 L. there de.
maud for better horlioulturlsts, IN
better gardeners?" the professor au.
swered with most emphatic "Yr,l'i
aud maksS his reply applicable to all
Utah.
Prof Mills then goes further into the
snbjeoI and adds that We "neod men
to study and to learn how to make four
blades Of grass grow where now
there grove but one; We need men
who will stuty to make 100 pounds Of
good palalabo butter whore now there
is made but pound of questionable
stud; we need men 10 study and to
learn how - make ten good, sound
apples aud pears grow where now Wa
have but ten aggtegalious OF worms
aud insgclt; We need men ~ study and
10 learn how TO breed ana ford poultry
that spring chickens may DO on the
market early, and that December ana
January may be Ms flush with eggs as
arc May aud June; We need men to
study AMI 10 learn bow 10 breed aud to
feed hogs that they may weigh from
three to four hundred pounds al
about ten months old aud the hogs
reach this age from May to September;
We need men to study ami to learn
how TO breed aud feed steers that a,
two yeats Old viii weigh from 200 to
l,4OO lbl. and bring the hisDr price
on the open market, 10 as 10 UUyiate the
necessity OF importing men to dO the
feeding Tor us.'
Tho giving OF imtuotion In ngri.
culture lie begun iu tho uommou
schools Of Canada, and Prof Mills
advocates the introduction Of such
teaching IN the public schools IN the
country Districts Il Utah. Az present
the dependence 10 on Aruefs' meet
ings, which are iow ami lar between,
and on experience apart IRON
syttsmatic training. Il, is urged that
there IL no aocasi1n for Interference
with such studies Of tho EusIlsh
language and sciences ~ now $50 ON
hut that mixture Of agricultural
aiming can be- introduced
with benefit to all; aui iur.
Their that IN addition TO a hundred
students Tor the agricultural course al
the college itst (, each winter should
zee at least two hundred farmer taking
the short winter couue provided by
that institution.
Thisisa live discussion OF topics IN.
tofesling and important Co our iu.
duslrial development, Az To the butter.
the chetso, the ifuiL The chickens, the
beef etc. every practical farmer
knows there Is room flr much larger
production aud Tor better quality, and
that there Ia great necu. g. Tor
thorough education In those branches.
II Utah dairy Interests, Tor instance,
Wete receiving proper attention thera