The colored American., 1901-07-20

the student the best opportunity to
make himself most helpful if he only
devote himself earnestly.
The agricultural exhibit at the close
of the school term was impressive as
an object lesson. Seventy beautiful
milch COWS stood in the neat. clean
stalls. Outside were hOme-raiSed colts.
bloOded hogs. sheep, calves. chickens
turkeys and geese. In a large room
was arranged in nice order great va
riety of grains. fodder and vegetables
In one corner was a model dairy in
full operation. Visitors saw the milk
pass to cream and the cream to beau
tifuI cakes of yellow butter. ready for
market or the table. There We're ItaI-
ian bees in glass hives. cakes of new
white honey. and all the implements
of bee culture A large incubator was
filed with eggs, from which chickens
were constantly dropping: other chick
ems were in brOOderS. y large room
was devoted wholly to an exhibit of
improved agricultural implements.
Many went away impressed as they
never had been before with the prac-
tical value of the COW. of chickens. or
pigs. the garden, and the farm gen
orally.
Mr.. CarvJr has a full staff of val
liable assistants. In addition TO Mr..
G. ". Greene. of the Hampton InStI-
tute. who has already been mentioned.
there are others. including Mr.. VIM.
V. Chambliss. of the Tuskegee InStl-
tute, in charge of the dairy herd; Mr..
VIM. J. CIaytOr. Of the Hampton In
Stitute in charge of the division Of
stock raising: Mr. George w Owens.
of the Kansas State Agricultural Col
| lege. in charge of the division of dairy
ing: Mr.. Chas. Z. Warren. of the Mich
igan State Agricultural College in
| charge Of the division of horticulture,
and Mr. Crawford =. Menafee. of the
| Tuskegee Institute in charge Of ti0ri-
| culture and pOultry-raiSing besides
| three others. At this time negotiations
are pending with graduates Of the az
riculturaI department Of Cornell UnI-
verSity and the Massachusetts Ayr
| cultural College. at Amherst. If Sc
| cured. these men viii add much 10 the
value and Importance Of the work
EDUCATION Is FREE.
| The instruction at TuSkPgee * free.
| Young men who are anxious 10 secure
! an education and who are willing 10
support themselves are afforded every
| opportunity TO work out all Of their
| expenses. No field of labor offers 10
| the young Negro. if properly trained,
Surer rewards than that of agriculture.
| White men. North and South. are turn
| ing their attention more and more to
| scientific agriculture. and it we'll be-
| hOOveS the Negro 10 be stirring hlmScIl
| if he would not be excluded from the
| larger rewards Of farming.
Some time ago the German Govern
ment applied for three TUSkegee grad
yates 10 60 TO the West Coast Of Africa
10 introduce cotton raising. The school
had the men. and they were offered
and are now receiving 500 mon H.
md all expenses paid. including trans
| IOrtation TO Africa and return. An
| application for man TO I'LL 4 >-.'"v
place has been received at the >chooi
| during the past month. Young men
| who have already completed their IT.
erary education can find at TuSkesee
the opportunity for advanced training
along agricultural lines. No gTaduale
from this department is without en
plOyment: the demand for them 20 es
| tabliSh agricultural training ar ollel
institutions keeping pace with the ~
mand for graduates 10 serve n SUPP
IintendentS of dairieS and large ana III
pOrtant plantation interests.
EMMETT J. SCoI 1.