The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-25
Opportunities for Young Men
 AgrtcuIture.

Opportunltfes for Young Men In AgricuIture.
 To Increase the yeid or corn ten bushels in the South would be to ada millions to .he revenue of the South- ein farmers. and bring happiness and contentment into many southern home where 1t is now q difhcu.t prop lem to make both ends meet. What desirable consummation this would be. and could there be more inviting field for the employment Of trained and sk!lful agricuiturists? The chief need at the present time Is 10 br.ng aooat some of the changes which are most desirable in the return to the farm or a large number of the boys who taxe courses in agricu tural colleges that they may become leaders indeed and Tn truth to the people of their respective , communities, blazing out, as It were a trail that shall lead to newer and better things. and pace wf;h.n the reach of hundreds of farmers whose op-. portunities have been limited in the past, that inspiring info. mat.on about their profession which will change their condition from stolid indifference to one of optimism and unsodnded faith in the future.
 1 The total value of the agricultural ] crops of the South in 1905 was not far from $1.O92, ,0oO, ,000.. While this Is an immense amount of m ney, more skillful cultivation of the land. the use of better brands of ferti izels and of specially bred strains of seed, with the same amount of labor now employ ed, could be made to yield crops worth ] one third more than was receivei last year, and will leave the land in better condition than ever before. Think Of increasing our agricultural revenues $500, 100000. IL means better public schools and churches, better col eses and academies, more comforts in the home, and a more cheerful outlook on life; in fact, improvements In every m H. ter!al direction. And how shall this change, so desirable and so wo. thy of a supreme effort on our part, be achlev- ed? Chiefly through the efforts of self sacrificing men who are wiling to be- come teachers of the new gospel of scientific agriculture; man who will carry 1t out into the byWays, even unto the ends of the earth; men who will bear the opprobium helped upon public benefactors because IheIr mission can not be appreciated by the people whom they strive to serve But the coasun- nation is so grand and the re ults so far reaching in their 1nhue.ce that sacrifice should count as nothing in a service offering such magninclent pos i abilities
 The opportunities offered in agr'cul- tural pursuits are un4lm.ted; the great ness of the subject is too prolound to be easily conceived. When conducted on strictly business principles and on i a large scale 1t becomes as prontable in proportion as many of our leading and more favorably known industries. Men who folow farming on the .bo- nanz scale. whether 1t oe cattle rang ing, wheat growing or cotton g owing :, make great fortunes. There are men in this country who own and operate more v,Y7 ra r.N 1ul
 tail ng GAO acres to the square mile. Think of a business so vast, the ter- ritory embraced being greater than many of our smaller Eastern sta Ses, and larger than many of the principal tiles of Europe. Not all Lne milliondirs in the United states made their money in stocks and bonds on Wall street. because of the inte ,lectual manner in which they handled corn. wheat, cotton, tobacco and li' e stock.
 Have you ever thought that national agricultural Supremacy may be ob
 tained in any line. Look at the marve- loas results accomplished by the live stock breeders of Great Britain.
 A world W de supremacy iil animal breeding has been achieved by the far
 mers In these small islands which has now become a great source of wea tn to
 them. The litt.e kin dom of Denma rk
 has won d worldwide reLutAtion tor
 the production of superior grade of butter; Canada for cheese; the United States for meat; and Austra ia, wool.
 The products of these several coun-
 tres, because they are known to be the best, command a higher price In
 the markets of the wOr- d. There Is no reason why the United States should
 not be a leader in every phase of a ,ri-
 cultural production. and if this were
 accomplished the wealth of our tar
 mers would be greatly 1ncreaseI, and the supremacy of our country mo .e
 firmly established. The results accom- plished in the various countries re-