The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-06-15
OPPORTUNITIES.
For Young Men-Through Intensive
Farming.

For Young Men-Through Intensiv,
II Farming.
The Winona Agricultural Institute Il
located at Winona Lake, Ind. 1t is ont
Of the most promising signs Of the era
Of better agriculture; it was founded
by the Winona Assembly, which Is
commonly known as the Western
Chautauqua. The Agricultural Insti.
tute, however, is only one Of the sew
eral educational institutions that has
been organized by this Assembly.
There Is also a Technical or Trade
School at Indianapolis; a Training
School for Bible teachers in New York;
and the Winona Park School for girls,
all OF which are in fourishing con-
dition and the product Of the efforts
OF benevolent men and women. The
Win0na Agricultural Institute differs
from many other institutions Of the
kind in that it believes in training the
hand in the pursuit of the practical
work Of preparing the soil, plant
ing and raising crops, caring for
animals and the study of the kinds,
and in fact embracing and combining
the practical and scientific towards the
advancement of this important in
dustry. Moreover it's object is to
train and prepare young men to gain
good livelihood from a small tract Of
land, placing the value in the boy
rather than in the land. In other
words, the student is trained to get the
most out of a small acreage, as he is
most likely to be forced from circum-
stances to start on small farm, which
may be increased in scope or the small
farm exchanged for larger one.
Thus it will be seen that this plan Of
fers much larger per cent. of success
to the student than if his training was
all based on the obtaining of farm
consisting Of from forty to one hun
dred acres.
The class room and practical work
Is in charge Of practical men, who
have had exceptional training for this
work. The Dean Of the Institute. E.
J. HOllister, is a soil expert with a
national reputation and his past years
work at Winona Lake has been most
The students realized
from their farm and garden crops on
forty acres of land last year $1,8O0.OO,
and this work was all performed by
the students themselves with the ex-
ception of the employment Of two ex-
ira men and the engaging of the SER
vices of eight students to remain and
look after the crops and do the market
ing during the holiday season. Even
his business was all carried on by
he students under the direction Of one
II the professors. That is to say, the
Boys raised the crops, marketed them,
handled the money, and the success of
he venture, both from financial
standpoint as well as the training the
)oys got, is being used as basis for
operations this season, all
With the view to bring the students in i
loser touch with all the agricultural
processes, supplementing the practical
work. with a course of lectures and
tudies that will simplify the science
f agriculture.
The Dean has been engaged in ex.
ert practical work with soils and
lants, the transporting and marketing
crops over wide range of climate
nth a variety of soils, embracing
lany portions Of that area which lies
etween the foot hills of the Rocky
fountains and Long Island in New
ork State, and from the central part
{ Canada to the Everglades in Flor
la, and is now in addition to his I
,ork at Winona directing the recla-
lation Of large tract Of tidal lands
D the Connecticut Coast. He imparts
lis and other important features Of
Is experience to the students, and Is
nxious to prepare young men to take
D this expert work and intensive
lrming. He is a thorough believer in
le extension of our prosperity and the
lcrease Of the strength of the nation
trough the development Of our agri-
lltural resources, and deals with the
roblem from practical point of
lew. He is anxious to inaugurate a
ovement that will begin With the
nprovement Of the abandoned farms
the East, continuing westward even
} taking up those parts of the semi
id west where farming is carried on
lder irrigation, training young men
get living on small acreage,
that ten acres may be
ade to produce greater income than
twelve hundred dollar salary in the
ty.