The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-06-26

ness of farming, it is a risk for him
to go to college, for the tendency OF
all colleges, even the professedly agr1-
cultural colleges, is to educate the STU
dents away from the soil. We have
not word to say against the study
of latin or greek, but the fact is IN
many, we might say most cases 1t
results in giving the students an idea
that agriculture is beneath them, when
the truth is that it is the noblest pro-
fession Of ALL
Following is the article:
Mr.. w. J. Gillett has just finished
testing his Holstein COW, Colantha
4th's Jo11ana No. 48,577, who gave
2-3 pounds per day, this making a
new worlds record He has been
offered, and has refused, $4,000 for
this cow Her daily ration during
this term was as follows:
80 pounds Of silage from we1l-eared
corn.
10 pounds of clover hay.
80 pounds Of sugar beets.
and gultten
Fl pounds of equal parts of bran,
ground oats and gluten
3 pounds Of 1ineseed oil meal.
"a pounds daily ration.
She gave IOI.5 pounds of milk per
day, II So gallons, testing SO butter
fat
So much for the cow Now for
short history of the man, who bred
and developed this animal Such COWS
do not come by chance Mr.. W. 7.
Gi1lett's father was a dairyman, with
small herd and limited means, but he
valued education and determined to
give his son collegiate advantages.
wv. j. graduated at Fl, and on &C
count Of his love for cattle and his
early training to do all kinds of work
upon the farm, he decided to return
to the farm instead of going to the
city and entering one of the profess
sions. He came home and bought
half interest in his fathers dairy. Be-
llevlng in diligent hands as we'll as
trained brains, he MIXED cleaned I'D
the barn, p1owed or did any work
that came on hand Still he had high
ideals of breeding and kept in touch
with the best thought of his time and
procured the best strains of his ia
vorlte breed Of cattle. All these years
ne has labored with the end in view
OF breeding perfect type of the Ho1-
stein COW. He has made a success
OF his business. He was elected pre-
s1dent of the Wisconsin Dairy Asso-
cation, president Of the Ho1stein-
Fr1eslan Association of America, also
president Of the bank of his town
still he is farmer and takes more
interest III his farm and cattle than
anything else. In speaking to a friend
he said 81 had rather be here in
my barn with my cattle than anywhere
else in the world"
Is it any wonder he succeeded
There are three features about this
short recital that specially appeal to
us.
First, w. ]. Gil1ett followed in his
fathers footsteps
Second, he was educated, but not
from work, or felt above manual la
Dor
Third, he had high ideals of his
calling and he put intelligent and per-
s1stent effort into his work until his
standard has been achieved
We delight in reading about the
career Of such men in Wisconsin. or
anywhere else but we desire most
to hear of such in our Southland The
tide OF thought is turning toward the
farm, and both better methods and
d1vers1hed farming are receiving their
snare. We are glad that the prices
OF Our products will give remuneration
tor skilled efforts; but we rejoice still
more IN the fact that we are begin