The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-11

The past week I have been travelling in
the great states of Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The first part of the week
had the pleasure of attending the annual
session of the American Association OF
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations, which convened at Des Moines,
Iowa.
Here is where the higher branches OF
agriculture are fully discussed. The ses-
sion was large attended and the interest
shown was very great. The southern
states were well represented and made a
great showing. The attendance from the
south shows that this section is fast
forcing its way to the front along all
Industrial lines The south beyond all
doubt is now the country offering to the
some-seeker and the capitalist seeking IN
vestment the greatest openings.
This association is largely made up, as
its name indicates, by the presidents of
the various state agricultural and me-
chanical colleges and experiment sta
tions, so that In the conventions held by
this association there is gathered together
the greatest array of agricultural educa-
ton of the country. The members have
the privilege of inviting guests or friends
to attend and this is the second time
that l have been honored by special in
vitation to attend these conventions, and
I regard 1t as a very great honor as well
as a pleasure to have attended.
I attended a session of this association
last year at Washington. D. c., at
which time gave our readers an account
of the work which this association is do
dustries.
An invitation was extended to the as
ISOLATION to visit the Iowa Agricultural
college at Ames, Iowa which was ac-
cepted and on Thursday the association
adjourned at noon and went in a body
to visit this institution. Here l had to
leave, going over to Wisconsin. where I
spent a day at the Wisconsin state uni
versty and Agricultural college, located
at Madison, Wis. Here l found my old
friend and helper, Professor Moore of
the Mississippi A. and NJ. college. Pro-
fessor Moore Is here spending the VIM
ter, putting en- some finishing touches to
his already great store of agricultural
information. Professor Moore Is particu-
larly interested in the dairy industry and
expects to devote much of his time next
year on his return to the south in teach-
Ing dairying. We had a pleasant visit
lege grounds. through the great build
ings, barns, stock farms and In fact over
the whole place.
But the thing that interested me most
of all was the creamery and the manu-
facture of butter and cheese. Here I
had chance to follow the milk from the
farmers wagon on through all its stages
up to whers It was packed as butter or
made into cakes of cheese. The machinery
used here is all of the latest make
throughout.
I could fully realize while going
through this great plant what we need
In the south, and this is that we too
should have these great industrial schools
where thousands of our young men could
get this same practical education. While
passing through the many departments
the question would keep coming up in
my mind, Why should our young men
of the south have TO come here to edu-
cate themselves along these Industrial
lines, and how long will 1t be before we
may have Just such schools all over the
south? We can have just such schools
II we will but go to work for them, and
build them up just as these people have
done. Here agriculture is the first con-
sideration and 1t is said that these agri-
cultural colleges can get from the leg
islature of their states almost anything
they ask for.
A great educational movement Is now
spreading over all our country. and these
things will come. Industrial schools will
be established and In fact the move
ment has had good start In many Of
our southern states Such conventions as
we have just had at DesMolnes, in which
all sectional lines are obliterated. and
where the great directors of the nation
came together as one man, much and last
ing good will be accomplished. Here is a
place for the exchange Of ideas, expert
ences and where the needs and wants OF
each section may be made known.
The Drouth.