Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18

management of our state agricultural
department there Is 10 evidence OF any
material difference being recognized.
Professor Shaw told Us he vas not
az are thai al.i.udeuad any difference,
the only thing that did make 8 differ
ence vas degrees Of uoS.ure. How
learned and instructive: and how Easy
for u OF the PeU-nina mountains 70
accept ara believe such teachings. Il
i becoming painfully evident tina. ouc
80 called professors Of agriculture. they
get the professor handle by crossing the
threshold Of tae agricultural college
seventeen times and then gec a more Or
less fat position a. the public crib
haven't go- any further thar the a b cs
Of The science. To talk Of nature laws
II relation 10 agricultural pursuits. or Of
the fundamental or basic principals OF
the science Of agriculture. i would be
all Greek. ard then Z TO them. But
80 long as they have kept up a pow-wow
and a war dance around what little
knowledge, Or liz pretense, that they
have, the busy citizen has taken it for
grated that everything vas ali right.
II this country when We have started
a reform o. some rev innovation we are
pretty much Ike my early day friend.
/, Rev. L 4. R.cklin was. when he first
began to drive horses. So long as they
were going along be supposed that it
was all right. and only wnen his form
!. struck the ground at q corner. which
they were turning at the rate of Is to %
: miles al hour clip. did he realize that
? there vas something wrong. Haven't
. We about struck ground in this farmers
institute business anyway: And isn't it
about time tina. We overhauled the
. Ereck: The agricultural college and
. state experimental farm are both needed
and they are in need Of some healthtul
: vigorous criticism. But the sub-experi-
and the farmers Institutes should be put
away on the has oeens' shelf. And to
!, replace them with something infinitely
: better. divide the state into districts, the
size and boundaries Of which would be
: determined by POPULATION. soil. topo-
r graphy and other relative facts. Each
; distri It to be presided over by one man
appointed and paid by the government
4 or state, and who would first have tc
O pass a civil service examination tc
j qualify for the position. And his duties
would have to do with the organizing
q maintaining and keeping in touch with
farmers clubs throughout his district.
a The farmer has so long been sub
servient and submissive to anybody Of
anyone that he. as they say of the Flip.
Ipino, is not prepared or qualified TO
IS self-9overnment, but is given the strong
/. guiding hand of a goven ment official
he would very quickly and very vel
# educate himself on all subjects of I'm
p~ortance to himself and his calling, or t.
a his state and nation.
a | don't deceive myself with the belle
" that the powers-that-be will give u
this much desired change Of policie
right away. .Twould curtail the feeding
ground of the parasite. But if we mus
still have the present system and con
ditions, including even farmers inst
tutes. Then instead of only professors,
. or ossifed Jumps of humus, oxygen, an
io other fertilizers, who remind one of tn
manure bug. rolling its ball of manure
W. for any sake give Us one intelligent job
10 loving, practical and enthusiastic farme
. from a small farm. and who has highe
ie ideals than the despicable and harmfu
one of just making money.
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