Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-12

I A teacher with 40 pupils. an OF whom
she had to teach everything they learn
ed. had little time for anything more
than the three Rs. But when the con-
solidation idea struck home. the high I
school advantage was brought to every
child in the communIIy, and an agricui-
tural course was brought within the
reach. "a every boy.
| Throughout the south much progress
already has been made in interesting the
/ farmer. Good farming gospel trains have
been run over nearly every mile Of its
railroads, and the most approved north
ern methods adopted in enlisting his IN
terest Corn-raising contests have been
inaugurated In every state, In which ev-
cry boy or girl who has plot of land
at his or her disposal is invited to be-
come a participant: cotton-growtng con-
! tests, and the like.
1t is impossible to estimate fully what
an era of improved agriculture would
/ mean to the south. OF course, there al
ways will be difficulties in the way of o.
| fun realization of the benefits of scien-,
tihc AGRICULTURAL training in this section
that are not In the way in other Sec
tons Millions Of acres are farmed by
negro tenants who have no interest In
the soil and who are satisfied when they
can get bare living out Of 1t. But even
with this drawback great things are
hoped for by those far-seeing southern
educators who will attend the Little Rock
conference.
There is no other kind of education IN
which the state takes part that will
yield such great interest on the invest
ment as the technical training in the art
Of farming. II has been estimated that
If each ear of corn could be induced to
yield one more kernel, each head of
wheat one more grain, each hen lay one
more egg a year. each COW give one pint
more of milk a day, each steer produce
one more pound of beef. and so on
through the category Of farm products,
1t would suffice to produce sum suf-
ficient to afford every person who cared
to take it a thorough education in the
art of farming. When once so educated,
the farmer can make the ear OF corn
produce dozens more Of kernels. the hen
lay several more eggs, the cow give
quarts more of milk, etc.
It has been calculated by some one
that il all of the cities of the United
States were to join hands in the found
ing of enough schools of practical farm
ing to AFFORD a course for every farmer
in the land, the decrease In the cost or
living through the increase in production
not only would pay for the establish
m6lI Ol lHc SCAlOOlSy OOl AOA IitCh u
petual maintenance. Color is lent to this
statement by what was once said by
Andrew Carnegie concerning the price of
wheat. He said there could be but ona
outcome of a war between the United
States and Europe-the withholding OF
small proportion Of our grain supply
would force the prices UP to such an ex-
tent that the populace Of that continent
would insist on peace. and the withhold
ing of half of 1t would starve them into
su omission.
While it is the hope of the consuming
masses In the cities that increased pro-
duction may decrease the cost of living,
they assert that the farmer win be no
poorer in the end. They calculate that
he will find higher net profit in raising
40 bushels OF wheat to the acre al 20
cents a bushel than he now enjoys while
raising Is bushels at $40