Newark post., 1910-11-16
EDUCATION AND
AGRICULTURE

(Some quotations that are pertinent
to the times)
The weli-being OF people is like |
tree; agriculture is its root. manu,ac-
ture and commerce are its branch, S |
and leaves; if the root is injured the
leaves fall, the branches break away,
and the tree dies Chinese.
Agriculture is the most heslthful,
the most useful, and the most noble
occupation Of man"
George Washington
Agriculture, the oldest OF occupa.
tions, is a.so the most important The
value OF that which comes from the
soil surpasses the value OF all else th;t,
is produced by human labor The pro-
perity Of the farmer is concident with
the prosperity of the nation, and FUN
damentally the welfare Of all the peo
pie depends upon the cultivati II OF
the soil" Governor Had.ey
'If were advising young men as to
their future profession | would say
that there are greater opportunities
in agriculture than in any other pro-
fession in Our country.
President Taft
II want you to realize that there can
be no training that will give to all the
people o fthe State the same good
results that good agricultural train
ing will give. Encourage it beyond
everything for it is the foundation of
your prosperity James ] Hill.
''We have arrived at time in the
development of this country and the
world when old methods OF agriculture
must be discarded if we would keep
up with the procession. Land is be.
coming too valuable to treat in the
old wasteful way"
"There must be open to farmers the
chance for technical and scientific tram
ing, not theoretical mercy, but OF the
most severely practical type. The
farmer represents peculiarly hlgf
type of American citizenship and he
must have the same chance to rise ant
develop as other American citizen.
have had" Theodore Roosevelt.
'The highest attainmsnts OF science
are yet to be won from the soil sht
has neglected, an dthe highest dut,
OF the State is to place agricultur
within the reach of all her sons
Uriel Wright
"That man only is independent wh'
feels able to support himself and lam
lily by the plow whenever other avoca
tions are closed; and he may feel sur
his taste has become vtiated if he in
dulges the idea that other avocation
are more faithful of health, honors o
happiness, than that OF the genuin
American farmer }. Morrill,.
Few sections of the country hav
better advantages ircm an agricuitr
raj standpoint than De aware. Cl
mate, adaptability and general fertillt
OF the soil. unsurpassed railroad iacil
ties and location at the very doors
the worlds greatest markets max
the chances for the Garden of Amer
ca" not merely sentimental reite'
ton to old residents but a plcasai
and striking TACT
With the publicity aid attention pal
to agriculture in this State that hs
been given to the development OF i
manufacturing interests, the weait
and property OF the Diamond Sta
would reach unsupported proportion
with the co-opertion OF our best cit
zens and educators, the tide OF OF
boys toward mechanical training al
leaving the State, would swing
modern agricultural pursuits leadii
them toward the development OF Il
possibilities of our own cOmmo
wealth
The man at the motor and the e
eine; the engineer with the transit
at the draughtsman desk-good m
and calings-ail, but Delaware nee
some OF her boys behind the plow
not as literature and the past has pi
tured him, but as one of the conserv
tors and producers-thc man to who
the country must look as the nation
hnanc;er-THE EDUCATED AME