The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-10-06
That was a strong address of James


clared that In agriculture was to be
found the salvation OF the country.
within A years." he said, I'VE shall
have to meet the wants OF more than
200,0O0,000 people. In less than 20
years from this moment the United
States will have 130.000.000 people.
Where are these people. not of some
dim. distant age. but of this very gen.
Grafton now growing to manhood, to
be employed and how supported?
When the searchlight is thus suddenly
turned on we recognize not mere
speculation. but the grim face OF that
specter which confronts the unem-
ployed. tramping. hateful streets In
hope Of food and shelter" Having
thus predicted the peril to the country
OF the increasing number OF the unem-
pfoyed, Mr.. Hill points to the farm
the small farm-as the only escape.
He declares that the first requisite Is
"a clear recognition on the part OF
the whole people. from the highest
down to the lowest, that the tillage
OF the soil Is the natural and most
desirable occupation for man. to which
every other Is subsidiary and to which
all else must In the end yield. And
then as means of stimulus and edu-
cation, Mr.. Hill says, "the govern
ment should establish a small model
farm on its own land in every rural
congressional district, later perhaps
In every county in the agricultural
states. Let the department of agri
culture show exactly what can be
done on small tract of land by prop .
er cultivation, moderate fertilizing and
due rotation of crops. The sight of
the fields, and their contrast with
those Of neighbors, the knowledge of
yields secured and profits possible.
would be worth more than all the
pamphlets poured out from the gov.
ernment printing Office in years."
Here is the opinion of the Seattle
(Wash.) Post-Intelligencer as to the
value OF the study of agriculture:
Modern agriculture Is science. 1t
includes the study OF many high
school and college textbooks to quail
fy one for an instructor Is the pri-
mary principles Of tilling the soil. II
Is both theoretical and practical. The
study Of Indian corn Is as important
in the development of the student
mind as is the study of Greek. 1t pre-
sents living object lessons In illus
tration which are more valuable than
dead languages. The study of the
classics Is no more divine or rever-
or t}al thon hn I'D ~ fary
chinery and Irish potatoes. Many
poor boy Injuries his health fretting
over translations of Latin when he
should be learning how to transplant
onions"
The preliminary classification for the
seventh international livestock exposi-
tion which will eheld ntC Chicago Union
Stockyards, December is, has been
issued, and may be had on applica-
tion TO w. E. Skinner, general man
ager of the exposition. II should be
noted by those specially interested
that the rules have been changed from
previous rules In one important par
ticular, namely, that covering owner
ship of animals Is revoked in the
classes of get of sire" and produce
of dam" In many departments the
classifications have been increased to
discourage exhibits. This is particu.
larly true in the classification for
horses.
The crop prospects are that corn
will only be 100000 bushels behind
last years huge record of 2,7O8,O ,OOO,.
600 bushels. Potatoes. oats, and bar.
ley are likely to be somewhat below
last year, but wheat, much of which
Is already harvested, Is likely to go
beyond the record of 30,000,000 BUSH
els. The four great farm crops OF
corn, hay, wheat and oats, named In
the order Of their gross value, will
probably be worth this year some
thing like s2.75O,OOo,OOO.
The North Wisconsin Farmers as.
sociation is only two years old, but
1t has produced results of which 1t
may well be proud. II has succeeded
In securing four demonstration farms
under the direction Of the state school
Of agriculture. Three special lines OF
experimenting are being carried out:
Agronomy. soil and horticulture, un-
der the direction of Profs. Moore.
Whitson and Sandsten. The four
farms are located at Iron River, Supe-
rior, Ashland and Bayfield,.
The farmer who has not wakened
to the magnitude of the things yet to
be learned in agricultural science Is
the man who does not study, who is
contented with himself and who be-
lieves that the methods of his fore
fathers Is good enough for him. Yes.
and we might add that he is the farm
er who Is content with half loaf
when he might just as well have the
loaf and half
An experimental gardening associa-
tion in Germany has been making ex-
periments In the protection OF orchard
trees against night frosts by means