The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-03

farmers institute should BE- Followed By
Accommodation work and By the practt-
eAi carrying out Of the methods found
o. experiment % - the bost=Qn the
farm. Again the county fair should
be fOsiered by the agricultural COM
DinsiODer, a. ~ - b clearing house Ot
the best agricultural productions q
place where the most successful farm
ers exhibit The results Of their best ef-
forts. ana certainly %, tie advantages
OF improved methods.
sAinOhk the luQet important duties Of
the commissioner should be that Of
ennOhling the profession Of farming, IN
order % encourage the farmer % make
him realize that be occupies the most
irap0rtant ana honorable position In
social economy; that his calling IT, 40
dignied as that Of The merchant, law
yer, dJctor, teacher or preacher and
that Il - By far the most important
and necessary q ala The commiGs9n-
e. EbOuld teach that tno aplD iles ton .Of
Ilhe proper bcisnlidcs ulethots ~ his
lbusiisu5 VIM iaad % au great success
enapciallY and socially, "a has the APP
Inlicatian Of modem methods IN manu-
faeturss Interpretation, medicine ana
icororuofcos : - ,flts. =. I'd. -sr4- 4 fs4lIs-
sThs national department o. aerioal-
ture bus q few PEARS snica was so ag,
pa0ati0R q roll toD desks and super
afal q ician1. JtfWas mglely
,Ine ~ & bugean,g It has bec0me
Ia ant dep rtnept 81 our
onel SOW EoHerf, coming close 60
y ta "a ~ cpl fuhal closs OF the a.
lion and faaehinf The farmer 70 lock
mp biz pro sicp ~ distinguished
ealing second 10 nOne-a source 0f pride
% himself and 4he nation.
The day has passed when the far
meP a. contemptuonsly called a "Rube. I"
-IIayseed," or "ClOdhODpar," and when
a boy supposed to be unit for any other
calling was made a farmer. lt y now
Acknowledged that the farmer js one
Of the most important members Of So
lciety, and HE occupation the most nee
ossnFy for the general good OF the com
mOnWeaIth. quote from an address
delivered IN your city but a few days
ago BY the chief executive OF the nation,
the president Of the United States, as
Follows: nIE
81 am glad to be IN a state which
agriculture n your chief trade and Oc-
IcupatiOn. We must admit that the Oc-
lCnpatiOn OF the farmer IL among one
or two most important occupations that
90 to make the country Sreat--and a
state which a. great because Of Il n
lentitled 10 recognition as typlfying
Americanism in its highest degree.
1--WE have arrived Rt a time IN the
development Of this country, and the
world, when old methods Of agriculture
must be discarded II we would keep up
with the procession. Land r. becoming
too valuable 30 treat Il in the old waste
ful way. The profession Of the far
mer has become real scientific pro-
feBsiOn and I am glad 10 note that Mis-
siesippi a. at the head OF the column ~
having one OF the best agricultural In
stitutions IN the country
The truth Is, II l were advising a
young man IN this cOuntryas 10 his fu-
ture profession, should cay 30 him
that there was probably greater Opor-
tunity for n real reward IN aaaldulty.
industry, attention 10 business and sci-
enfi6c Investigation IN the profession
that this country affords.
= The tendency toward the country
ana country life o. a tendency that we
ought % encourage IN this country. IL
tends toward sane and philosophical
and QIipt cona 6crafion or the problems
81 ME- 10 takes out that nervous ex-
hadati0n Of energy, Il takes out the
gambling spirit, Il takes out o. the life
OF the citizens that hurry and rapidity
thal carries men quickly 90 their
graves, and e makes for the happiness
81 the indiyiduals and families far
greater than TIE pursuit Of any trade
or profession that brings yOu into the
maelDirom q great city life.
"Thia tribute 30 the farmer and nd
vice 10 the youth OF the land. coming
80 q does from the first citizen Of
America. tie man selected b. the ma
ton % guide iiH affairs, should certain.
/ ~ iuHpIro TIE farmers sou with hope
fer q future ~ honorable endeavor and
artIul competition.
The main duty % the Agricultural
commiasloner - IN my mind 20 pro