The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-08

in breeding field crops, of which had
local charge for the federal department |
for Minnesota, N %iaaoa and south "a "a
greatly extended. New cooperative
lines are being started every year. Pro
fessor Curtis Of Iowa has already start. |
ed breeding experiments with sheep and
cattle. He already has two generations
of his blue grays produced by crossing
Shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus cattle.
Of of m nil yP shorthorns ~ Fhe Minnesota
station will probably be associated with
the federal bureau Of animal industry
in experiments to breed cattle resistant
to tuberculosis, and preliminary expert
ments will be carried out with rabbits
and guinea pigs. DR.. Salmon has made
the resisting power of hogs to hog
able that breed Of hogs may be pro-
duced much more resistant to swine
plague than the breeds as they now
exist. This same suggestion will be
of assistance in breeding cattle resist
ant to tuberculosis, Plant breeders are
results in breeding plants more i'm
mune to disease that animal breeding
is taking on new INTEREST,"
els there an opportunity to secure
liberal funds for these large under
takings?',
ture is seeking results. Secretary Will
son has gained the generous good will
important results. Those states which
have good men and give them strong
support are getting most generous sup
port from the secretary. When he
finds that Minnesota or any other state
will invest money and brains in build
eral in giving the support of the de-
partment. He wants to know that, the
state has men who are sure to get re-
suits in matters Of large Importance,
and that the state will literally share
the expense"
els not Minnesota quite liberal in it's
support Of agricultural experiments and
agricultural education9'
Minnesota and Agricultural Education.
eyes; that brings to my mind an
sor F. L. Harvey Of Menominee, Wis,
and other members of the committee of
the National Educational association
made at our meeting in Chicago March
Il
sofa is the most nearly in the lead of
any state in the union in readiness to
establish a system of agricultural high
schools and consolidated rural schools
large enough to have agriculture taught
in them. He said this after. thore
discussion of the Anderegg bill to en-
able a county to consolidate all it,
state aid for the erection of consoli
dated rural schools, and of the Stevens
Bennett bill, to establish an agricul
ltural high, school at Crookston.
"Would you not also favor the John
$ schools?''
"Not at present. Minnesota ca!
cultural high school in each ten coun
:, ties, with an equipment and faculty al
most comparable with the school par
. of the institution at University farm
and with consolidated rural schools dc
ing much of the more elementary wor
in agriculture and home economics. Th
o. legislative committee that visited ST.
+ perintendent Harvey's county agricu
!, tural school at Menominee were quit
q such men, from citv as we'll as frol
= country, take such an interest in ayr
+ cultural education. The Menomine
a plan, for which the johnson bill pre-
e vides, contemplates that the agricultur
n for the county shall nearly all be laugh
e at the county seat. The Crookston pla
r contemplates that the agricultural hig
d school shall be much larger than coul
h be supported by one. county, and thss
IS ing it possible to teach much agricu
r: ture in them. Under this plan Mimi
IS sofa would reach all the boys and CIR
n with some agricultural instruction thr
e the consolidated rural school; and woul
v provide in large agricultural hig
l. schools, with an inspiring equipment
c faculties and teachers, far more sple1
,e did high school instruction to nearly {
,e many as in the Wisconsin plan.
r Minnesota Plan Is the Best.
Gin the last several years I ha,
e been aided by Professor Robertso
1t Professor Mayne and others in compa
ing the proposed plan of teaching agl
is culture with plans in other states al
in foreign countries. So far as I kno,
every man who has really gotten in
an intimate knowledge Of the Minneso
idea is yearly more and more convinc'
state. 1t is admitted that Wisconsi
r. Illinois and some other states are n
is );yet ready for this plan. .Nebrask
ut North Dakota and several other state
to on the other hand, have started lar
ls- agricultural high schools, and are :
enthusiastic over the large, strong ag
re cultural high school. =.
ID Foreign Agricultural High Schools.
in elm 1899 I visited numerous agric7
les tural high schools in Europe. In t
small schools the pupils were We
er young and of thes country school a.
ng They were receiving instruction whil
for the most part, can be given in t
M consolidated rural school, The s.
he ondary agricultural schools accom-
nd dating larger districts had more matt
students, and their equipment Of fa<
oh tiles and teachers compared more fav
it ably with that at ST. Anthony Pa
ON Some Of the principals of those SIN
schools with only. four or five teach
ne stated that the agricultural high sch
The with less than ten or twelve, teach
he was not nearly so practical way
es, spend money as to have larger uni
W. Where one teacher must act as pr
m cipal, teach all the horticulture, L
TIL stock, dairying, soils, farm mana
ing ment and field crops; another all
it'll carpentry, blacksmithry, rural engine
- ing and the elementary chemistry 8
will physics; and, third all the cQoki
ion sewing, laundrying, household mana
ex- ment and other woman g work, and h
cd. the two or three other teachers ca
BILE all the general academic studies,
ho w.