The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-12-22
FOR A MODEL FARM.

(By H. S Fairall in Superior Telegram
Iron River, Dec. 10th. The Grass
land left the Wisconsin Cen trail shops
at Fond du Lac last Wednesday,
greatly improved 10 appearance and
fixed up in first class shape TO stand
cold weather. 1t went to Oshkosh,
where it WAS visited by many people
and today will visit Neenah. After
stopping at Menasha and probably
some other towns in that section,
the car will spend the remainder Of
the month in southern Wisconsin
and northern Illinois.
While the Grassland is continuing
outside missionary work, the North
Wisconsin Farmers association is
directing it's energies toward an
other movement for he more rapid
eyelopment of the aQrie ultural and
allied interests of the Lake Superior
south shore coun ties. Thi- move
ment has for it's object the establish
ment in the counties named Of eX,
perimental farms under the super
vision of ard connected with cen
trail school in which shall be taught
the best methods of farming in this
section.
Among the people of these counties
there has long been a desire that a
tract or tracts Of la, should be
opened and developed in scientific
manner, and during the year this
feeling has crystalized into demand
for action. The Gay has passed for
skepticism of educational training
for agricultural pursuits. Even the
dulest farmer or other citizen recog-
nizes that the mar who handles the
soil should be posted as to its char
acter and proper use, and should be
informed as to the crops he could
grow and how he should handle them.
This is especially true Of portions of
the country just coming into settle
! ment. The general government
years age recognized the Importance
of instruction along agricultural
lines by helping to establish state
agricul ural schools in which more
than five thousand young men who
expect to ill the soil are now study
ing the forces Of nature with which
they will have to deal, aud nearly
every state is expanding large SUMS
of m oney upon schools.
The most complete brief statement
of what the nation is doing to train
men and even women for farming.
appears in Presidect Roosevelt
message this week. Says the presi-
dent:
I'm most lines of human activity
college men are the leaders. The
farmer has no opportunity for special
training until the congress made
provisions for it forty years ago,
"The department Of agriculture
has grown into an educational in
stitution with faculty of two
thousand specialists making re-
search into all of the sciences of
production. The congress apIropri-
ates directly or indirectly annually
six million dollars to carry out this
work.
''In aid of the State Agricultural
schools, the president says that the
government expends ten million of
dollars annually. He also states
that nearly half of the people of
this country devote their energies to
growing things from the soil. and
that 'the soils of the country are
getting attention from the farmers
standpoint.
Among the states Of the union.
Wisconsin undoubtedly has the
greatest and best of the state schools
of agriculture alluded to by the presi-
dent. A part of she state univer-
sity at Madison, it is known as
the college of agriculture and exper
iment farm. In it's remarkable
growth, its high reputation and the
splendid work it is doing, every
citizen OF the state takes the great
est pride. The farm and school
buildings are magnificently located,
and at last report represen ted an ac-
tual value of about four hundred
thousand dollars. The total amount
!, RI IN RI tho ccboOl op1 farm hu I &c