Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
TRAINED MEN
IN AGRICULTURE
THE TENDENCY OF THE TIME
IS TOWARD SPECIALIZATION
IN ALL PURSUITS.
Capable, Well Equipped Young
Men With or Without Capital,
are in Demand in Agricultural
Pursuits. The University Pro-
vides a Special Course.

In accordance with the tendency of
the times which is one of specialization
demanding that its successful men
shall have thoroughly mastered some
one thing and be able to do that one
thing as well as it can be done, ad-
vanced agriculture is dropping more
and more into specialties. Instead Of
producing little of many things, the
successful farmer is now learning to
grow few products of great excellence.
Many are demonstrating the fact that
there is profitable business in raising
only one or two products, such, for
example, as lettuce, carnations, ber-
ries, pure bred live stock, poultry, or
pure bred seed grains. In order to do
this most successfully, however, scien
tifc knowledge as well as practical ex
perience is demanded; man must un-
derstand the basis Of his work, as well
as the best and most improved methods
that arebeing developed in agricultural
colleges and experiment stations.
AS result of this tendency to make
agriculture more scientific. there is an
increasing demand for young men who
who have had thorough training
in this field The value of accurate
knowledge and special training in agri
culture is being appreciated as never
before. Capable, well equipped young
men, whether with or without capital,
are everywhere in demand in agricult-
ural pursuits. AS long as agriculture
continues to be the greatest single vo-
cation in the United States, with an
annual output valued at over five bill
lion dollars, there is an ample field for
young men thoroughly trained Many
are needed, after their college course
in agriculture, to go back to their own
farms and operate them skilfully with
profit to themselves and the commun-
ity about.
For the we'll trained young man with
out capital, who must serve others for
compensation for time al least, there
are ample opportunities in agricultural
lines. The University of Wisconsi
College of Agriculture each year re
ceives scores of letters asking that it
recommend suitable persons for such
positions as: editors of agricultural
papers; assistants in the United States
department of agriculture; professors,
instructors and investigate in agricult-
ural colleges and experiment stations;
teachers of agriculture for secondary
schools, colleges, and universities not
distinctly agricultural, managers of
stock, and fruit farms, and country
estates; experts in butter and cheese
making for creameries and cheese fac
tories; experts for city boards of health
and dairy and food commissioners, and
and similar positions requiring accur-
ate knowledge of the principles OF
agriculture and dairying. The de-
mand for these men far exceeds the
supply.
That many young men are realizing
the opportunities open to those thor
oughly trained in agriculture is shown
L,y+ ho
ance in the four year course in agri-
culture at the University of Wisconsin.
Last year there were SO graduate and
undergrad duate students in this depart
ment an increase of 3S. or nearly SO
per cent over that Of the previous
year. This four yeaI course in agri-
culture is designed for those who seek
thorough preparation and liberal train
ing in this field. All who desire TO be-
come experts, teachers aad specialists
in agriculture as we'll as those who
wish broad training for the success
full pursuit of farming and dairying,
select this regular college course in
agriculture. Of the students who
have graduated from this course dur
ing the last two years, five are con-
ducing farms in various parts of
the country, six are professors
or instructors in agricultural schools
ana colleges, one is dairy ex-
. srt for city milk supply company,
one an agricultural editor, one an agri-
culturist for a large beet sugar factory