The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-25

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capable of doing anything wrong and
who without investigation takes the
child's part on all occasions, are showing
their offsprngs the shortcut to the peni-
Tertiary.
The Agricultural Meeting last week
was well attended. AT least 900 persons
were present Friday afternoon. The
program was carried out as scheduled
with the exception of Mr. Nc Cormicka
part which had to be omitted.
The discussions were good One of
the encouraging facts noticeable was
that much Of the program was carried
on by young men. Get young man
interested in farming so that he can see
the great possibilities in that work and
he will not banker to get into the city
with its cigarettes and its hve.cent
shows.
The discussions were not merely theore-
teal. Those who took part knew where.
of they spoke. Yet person could not
bat notice that the discussions often in
cidentally took a scientific trend. A
person not acquainted with up.to date
agriculture would at times have been at
loss to understand the terms used. The
meeting showed that farming is science
and that it must be pursued as such A
farmer in order to be intelligent must
know the literature of farming. The
farm has its peculiar terms and phrases
as we'll as law and medicine
Much value was added TO the meeting
by the presence of Mr.. +. fl. Scribner
of Rosendale, Mr.. w. l.. Arnes of Ore.
gon, Wis. Prof r. A. Moore of Madi.
son, and Mr.. ID. f. Bingham of Sturgeon
Bay, These men have all been success
} sul in their respective fields and can
therefore speak from life full of ex-
perience and observation. Prof. A. r.
liirst of Madison took the place of Mr.
Hotchkiss who could not be present
Good Roads is a subject which ought
to be discussed at all farmers meetings
Mr.. A b. Stout's paper on Birds and
their Value" will be published.
Thus the Manitowoc Order of the Wis.
consin Experiment Association is start
ed 1t consists of company of enthusi
astlc and progressive men. There is
much work before it to do but the work
is going to show and the association will
be great benefit to the county. What
we need is brains. Anyone who gets
people to think is public benefactor
The association desires to get AZ many
members as possible, but it does not de-
sire anyone who is not worker and
who does not put forth his best efforts
in raising the standard of farm work. 1t
10 not particularly anxious to get the
knowit.alls" and the chronic fault
finders. What it wants to get hold of
is a band of men, young and old, who are
able to look into the future and antici
pate the great things that are coming
Let the club meetings continue as long
as possible. Next fall get together early
and plan out some definite work for the
year. Let the close of each year find
you stronger and wiser than its open
ing Be not content to go through the
world year after year without gaining
in efficiency. Unless there is growth and
progress there is no happiness
There were not many city people pres.
ent at the meetings. In u way it was
hardly to be expected that many would
turn ont. But yet it seems that there
might proftahly have been more Just
keep in mind that the farmers are bust
ness men and that some of them are
greater business managers than many
who live in the city For crowd of
more than 200 Of them to come in and
scarcely be noticed by people in town
must give the people of the county a
queer idea of the people of the metropo-
lis There ought to be more inter.
minglng of country people and city
people. Few city people have any idea
of the progress that has been made in
agriculture and they certainly owe it to
their general intelligence and culture to
keep in touch with some os the forward
movements