The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-11
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business man are Ell right III the:r
E!aess, and = hardly see how We could
Set aIcns without them. but what
! would they al amount { IL Ire farm.
er failed to produce his erop7
And having convinced Ourselves
that the success Of the people st cur
State depends upon the prosperity at
the farmer. we naturally; ask what we
Gan do 10 make more efficient farrs.
iers: what training should they have
"a order that theymay contribute
more to their State How can we en-.
courage then, Id; their work.
We Rave a college of agriculture
and an experiment station. Tire WORT,
done al, these Institutions Is certainly
heIoful &c, all tl,cee ~ho avail them.
selves OF tina opportunities to receive
Instruction from them, and these in
turn are a real benefit to others with
whom they come in contact. But
when We think OF the number who
tEke advantage OF these instiutionsAin
comparison with the number who en-.
tlreiy !'snore these means Of instruc.
tons offered BY the State, we are dis.
c%odrased; !
We have a board of agriculture, ana
am proud TO say that Il has done y
great work far the agricultural inter
csts Of our State and Is eontlnu ally
e%nlarging its field Of usefulness. But
whom you have added to the number
who attend .he college Of agriculture,
these who take advantage Of our ex.
pertinent stat.,n and the number WIN
receive training and inspiration from
the work Of the State board OF agri-
culture, pour total is only a small per
cent. Of the farmers Of the state. You
have schools sufficient: Tor every boy
and girl between the ages Of SIX and
twenty-one, and your school houses
are SO, located that no reasonable ex.
euse can be offered for failure to. at
tend. Somehow and in some way we
rueh reach, every farmer. We must
place at his door or within. easy reach
opportunities for more efficient train:
Ing for his work. He ought, to always
feel that lis work Is being appreeiat-
ed and that the State fe=ls keenly hiI
failure to produce: the best crop pos:
sible and that be imposes al unneees.
sary burden on his feliowtnen when
he breds an inferior kind Of stock.
|, believe we can all agree that the
field OF work OF the three ,institutions
heretofore nan:ed, tovvlt: the college,
Q. sayrittl.ure, the; experiment. stations
ana the board, Of agriculture, phould
te enlarged and more : cover ana
greater opportunities should be given;
them.
Then we must do more work through
our. common schools, and this should
be. cone through one or; all OF the three
.Eiintsitutions that u have named and
winch are being maintained. for the
beneht Of the farmer And in add.
t!3n to the foregoing 1t has seemed
to me that THE State can we'll afford
10 '"oo""sey eaSu Jea' :.
tho purpose Of a State agricultural
exhibit. Could we not wisely, expend
as mueh as, say $4,000 each year IN
paying premiums en- the best apples,
peaches and other fruits7 To the
farmers who produce the largest and
best yield OF corn, wheat and cats per
acre? To@the breeders OF the beat
horses, cattle and sheep? And he"
could we use money::to better pur-
pose than IN encouraging truck rae:
ing7 Every man who engages In the
business Of raising small fruits and
vegetables believe enters aNfle'dt
that viii prove financially profitable
and at the sanae time VII! do mueh'to