The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-31

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Isment 81 Agriculture But much has
been laee omplished BY the growth sot
what Is broadly designat ed as agrienl.
saral science. 4 his has been develop.
ed with remarkable rapldity during
the last quarter of "a century, and the
benefit TO agriculture has been great
As was Inevitable, there was much
error and much repetition OF work In
the early application Of money to the
Ineds Of agricultural colleges and ex.
pertinent stations alike by the nation
and the several States. Much has
been accomplished; but much. more
can be ACCOMPLISHED In the future. The
prime need must always he for real re.
search, resulting In scientific concln,
sions OF proved soundness. Both the
farmer aud the legislature mass be.
ware Of invariably demanding immedl,
Fate returns from investments In re,
search efforts. II is probably one OF
our faults as a nation that We are too
impatient to walls sufficient length
OF time to accomplish the best results;
and In agriculture effective research
often. although not always, involves
SLOW ana fons'contlnned efforts II Inc
results are 10 ne srath#orthF. While
appllen science In agriculture as else
where must oe judged largely from the
STANDPOINT Oh It's actual return In dol,
'afs' !eS inc farmers. no more than
anyone eise, can af0fd TO Ignore the
large results that can be enjoyed be.
cause CT broader knowledge. The
TURNER must prepare for using the
Niio" rouge 'han can De oD,alneu
through agricultural colleges by In
s'st'hs upon q constantly more prac'
tical curriculum In the schools In which
MS children are taught. He must not
lose MS independence, his Initiative,
ms Fassea seltsaii'ciehcy: and yet he
must iearN 10 work IN the heartlest CO,
operation with his fellows.
The corner stones Of our unexam.
pled prosperIty are on the mo hand
the production OF raw material, and
us manufacture anu distribution on
me other These two great groups
OF Subjects are represented In The Ma
tloaal Government principally by the
departments of Agriculture and OF
Commerce and Labor. The produc
ftion oil raw material from the surface
oil the earth Is the sphere In which the
Department OF Agriculture has hith
erto achieved stitch notable results.
or all the executive departments there
Is no other not even the postoitlcc'
which comes into more direct AMI
benehcient contact with the daily life
Of the people than the Department Of
Agriculture, and none whose Yield Of
practical benefits is greater in pro
portion TO the public money expend
ed.
But great as ifs services have been
in the mast, the Department of Agri
culture has a still larger field of use
fitness ahead II bas been dealing
with growing crops. 1t must hereaf
ter deal also with living men, Hither
| 10 agricultural research, instruction
and agitation have been directed al
most exclusively toward the prodnc
tlon Of wealth from the soil. 1t is
time 10 adopt in addition new point
Of view. Hereafter another great task
before the national department of as
rlcultnre and the similar agencies oil
the various States must be TO foster
agriculture for its social results, or
in other words, to assist in bringing
about the best kind OF life on the farm
for the sake Of producing the besI
kind Of men. The government must
recognize the far.reaching importance
OF the stady and treatment OF the
problems Of farm life alike from the
social and the economic standpolnts;
and che federal and State depart