Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-09-17
Farming as q Profession.

Bailey. director of the agricultural
college IL Cornell university. Here
are some paragraphs selected from
his elaborate discussion OF the
subject, which give an idea of the
tenor Of the article, and will be read
with u.erest in the West as
we'll as in the East:
"The abandonment Of the poorer
blessing to agriculture, although
this was not recognized at the time.
1t set now standards for the farmer.
The pr Effectiveness Of the Middle
West developed larger and freer
ideas of living. A new kind OF farm
life Is rapidly developing. 1t is large
ly reflection from the West. In
time many Of the so.called aban-
doned lands OF the East will be pro-
fitably tarmed again, but they will
be farmed in II new spirit. Farming
by earning is being substituted for
farming by saving.
''This brings up the whole question
of what the new ways are. Perhaps
we can best define them by saying
what they are not. The new way Is
not fancy farming 1t is not the
growing of mere little specialties and
oddities, rs mushrooms, and ginseng
and skunks; now and then skilled
expert may do wonderfully well
with such as these, but these have
little effect on tho rise Of farming
as IA whole. The new farming has
the productiveness and the quality
of the staple products and elevating
the ideals Of living.
1.-The modern teaching is having II
profound influence on the ideals and
the practices Of tho farmer. Because
the farmers buildings remain the
same, the pasaerby fails to see any
change, but g trained observer sees
the change in the more cattle pr
acre, the great number Of sllos, the
better titled and more productive
feds, the soiling crops, the we'll
handled fruit plantations, the efiici-
eut poultry houses, the tools and
machines. the shaven lawn, the wat
er supplies and sanitary arrange
ments, the better turnouts. One signi
flcant mark or the changing point of
view is the passing Of the old penur
iousuess. This il particularly mark
ed in the great agricultural regions
of the West In many states, for in
stance, the farmers are demanding
better buildings and equipment for
their agricultural colleges, saying
that the agricultural students must
be as well houses and maintained
ms any other students. This marks
the rise of pride in the calling.
"A person can make money on the
land. Thousands Of farms in all
parts of the country attest this. The
old eastern and southern states offer
as good openings as are to be found
in the country. Good land can be
had cheaper in the East than in the
Agricultural West. Markets ara close
at hand, There is now slow but
steady revival of most Of the agri-
cultural industries in the East. Even
the sheep and beef cattle industries
will come back. There are two types
OF farming developing side by side
in the East--the small area farming
on the richer lands and near the
markets, and The large area farming
on the rougher, poorer and remoter
lands. The former runs largely to
poultry intensive dairying and hor-
ticultural enterprises. The latter
runs largely to hay and grazing. lnI
the great agricultural West farming
is so extensive aud so profitable that
agricultural sentiment well nigh
dominates tho country, Farmers
are rapidly rising into leadership
Touching on this subject the Eve
ming Wisconsin has the following to |
say: "In no state east or west is the
rise Of farming to the rank of a pro-
ression hotter illustrated than in
Wisconsin. In ne state has the great
body Of farmers nourished financial |
ly more than here They have grad
ually introduced improved methods |