Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-12
AN EN9oyRAg lEG Maq&aa
increase Of knowledge Among Farm
ers Means Better. Farming. , d


ers Means Better, Farming. 4
7 iliN .A.l LII - 2nLs,tI9q11
: Receptlyt sqpe haYe. fxpJesssdUhe
idea that the people Lying in the
| country are not ihcfeaSfAg in in
formation relative, to the, scientific
[ handling Of stock and The methods in
vogue among scientists In the Guilt. I
vationn of ithe'nsoil. THIS iSi asifiisti
take, says! Farmersi9 iRevigwI 1Agrfat
cultural science Is gaining hamongt our
farmers. and Ia destined to gain more
RAPIDLY asb the years 49, fqn,i iltsW as,
Natural y tRat Ct AFs ts5 5he &, gTS 4 Sss
il hot, u Be moved III q
HURRY. I1t''is an s4ggfegaitiohH of4hu!
imam beings so vast that no one ecan'
conceive offitst real dmpbrti sshH hstd
7. 1t must be remembered, too, that
at first the means, for affecting this.
great mass ,ya4d mpNing. inWeren YeWi
meager. When our agricultural col
leges were organized there were few
smen capable. Of acting as Instructors,
fors the universities sof the Country
had not ,beeh fitting meh to teatf ag:
sg%icultural science. In many cases men
had to be taken out of the fields and
the creameries to teach in the col
leges. While they had a great deal OF
practical information, they had not
studied systematically the mass OF
agricultural information that had been
accumulated, and were but poorly pre-
pared to teach it.
1t is only within the past Is
years that most of our agricultural
colleges have been we'll enough
equipped to become aggressive. Now,
however, the material for teachers and
instructors is abundant and great
work is being done! That the farmers
are being reached is demonstrated by
the increasing attendance at farmers
meetings and in the agricultural col
leges. Information Is being spread
rapidly by, word Of mouth. Complaint
is made that the bulletins issued by
the stations are, not widely read by
the farmers. This is because it takes
something of a student to a k liter
airy matter and really absorb 1T, max.
ing it into something having force.
But in each locality are "a few men
that have this ability and they spread
the information by word OF month
and by example. ~. sr5g VIA ygr,f 81
There are numerous factors that are
operating to bring about a better con.
dition in the not distant future. One
of these factors is the taking of more
interest in agriculture by the men
that have money and at The same
time nave a fair knowledge of farm
ing matters. These men are buying
farms and are putting into practice on
them modern methods of agriculture
The farms so handled become object
lessons. Other farmers follow the
lead of the most enterprising, unless
they lack the will and the ability tt
learn. There are some of h lattel
class. but they are destined to disap
pear during the next generation o.
two, for the reason that others will
} buy their farms, which will have be
come Improbable to the presen
owners.
1t is becoming increasingly Difficult
to farm without thought and still
make money. Farmers must max
more money from their farms to-da.
tina they used to, because they hav'
more The expenses canno
: be avoided, and must increase as pop
ulation becomes denser and the prize
of land higher. With the increase o
knowledge of how to handle land
l farmers will be able to balance tn
increasing expenses with increasing
{ returns.