The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-05-14

, land he may own if by so doing the
| danger of foods be increased OF the de-
strnctiye effects of gales be enlarged.
II is possible that in the United
States something in this direction
| might be accomplished; that is to say.
| a future timber supply can be secured
not only by the government acquiring
large areas of forest lands, but also
nv making it compulsory that lumber
men in logging over forest shall do
50 in such a way that the continuity
of the lumber crop can be secured.
"In England they are now engaged
in the policy of interfering with the
so-called private rights In the interest
Of the public welfare, and the policy
appears to be satisfying the views OF
the moderate men of both Of our great
political parties. 1t is needless to say
that this policy is by no means OF re-
cent date. as has been exemplified in
the acquisition of land for such public
purposes as railway construction, but
at the present time it appears to be
making forward strides in other direc-
items.
agricultural colleges in England
are simply overwhelmed with admira.
ton and envy of the magnificent oppor-
tunities your government places at the
disposal of your scientific workers and
educators, and at the beneficial results
that are accomplished. OF course your
colleges and experimental stations are
not all alike efficient and distinguished,
and dare say this is the result of the
difficulty in supplying accomplished
workers to satisfy the demands. But
there is no doubt it is partly due to
the fact that where the American
State subsidies an agricultural college
or experiment station 1t makes 1t a
condition that two reports shall be is
sued annually. and when the pace is
forced in this way it is unavoidable
that a good deal of padding must be
introduced.
I'm comparison with the agriculture
seriously impressed by the slovenly
character Of the agriculture of the
United Satisfactorily, mean. from
the English point of view. The farm
household is generally untidy and
somewhat confused. The fences and
bitches are not infreQuently in some
disrepair, and even in the case Of
drilled crops, like Indian corn and cab.
bages, which Of course. permit of sum-
mer cultivation, little attempt has Of.
ten been made to keep down weeds,
which are too often as rank as the
crops themselves. Doubtless this re-
suit is due to the cost and scarcity Of
labor. but from our standpoint we
should consider it impossible to secure
profits under such system of manage
ment.
Il have had the opportunity of see
ing something of the live stock indus
try, and l think in this direction the
United States has made great progress
In recent years. In Virginia. North
Carolina and Tennessee l saw many
excellent herds of shorthorns, polled
angus and Jersey cattle and in point Of
fact was agreeably surprised to find
the condition Of the animals much bet
ter than the apparent quality Of the
pasture would have led one to expect.
But here, as in many other directions,
it Is very unwise for a foreigner to
attempt to judge, because he may be
led to erroneous conclusions when he
attempts to found judgments upon
standards that are evolved under diff.
ferent climatic conditions"