The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-30
FARM HUSBANDRY
in NORTH DAKOTA
FARM Is ONLY SOURCE OF
WEALTH OF THE STATE AT
PRESENT TIME AND MAN WHO
PREPARES FOR SCIENTIFIC
FARMING WILL REAP BENEFIT.

North Dakota is an agricultural
state" said an official Of the Agricul-
tural college today 1.-THE farm is
almost the only source Of wealth
which she has. Our young men must
husband and develop that great source
OF supply If the commonwealth pros
pers. The rural telephone and the
daily mail delivery have eliminated the
two most Objectionable features Of
farm life. Farm owners have the most
SAFELY invested property Of any class
OF business men. The most economic
class of farm machinery-to the man
who understands its use-is eliminat-
ing the features OF drudgery which
harrassed earlier generations of farm
producers.
mo other business is so healthful
and no other worker is so Independent
as the farm owner who lives on his
land. The successful farmer of to-
day must not only understand the re-
quirements for the growth, the habits
of field crops, and the nutrition OF live
stock, but he must know the demands
of the market as to form, size, color,
flavor and degree Of ripeness OF his
product; he must know something of
the action and training in horses, etc,
all Of which adds to the interest and
TO the grade Of the business which he
carries on. Diversified farming has be-
come necessity even in this new
state and diversified farming requires
an intimate knowledge of many rather
intricate lines Of production in addi-
ton TO an understanding Of crop and
soil requirements.
THE farm husbandry course OF
study is offered to accommodate a
class of young men who are not pre-
pared to pursue a regular college
course Of study, requiring four or Ave
years effort, yet who desire, neverthe-
less, technical training and practical
knowledge OF agriculture, veterinary
science, together with a fair knowl-
edge OF the common school branches,
such as grammar, arithmetic, civil
government, etc. 1t will require three
brief years to finish. SO far as ca
pacity of students permits, the techni-
cal work in agriculture is nearly az
complete as that Of the regular coll
a
time 70 get the culture and the better
results of wider scientific study. The
very definite aims of the course are
to open the eyes OF our young men to
conditions in the state and
to train their hands and faculties sys-
tematically for the Industrial occupa-
tions they must subsist by so that they
may know how to bring the forces of
naure to aid the processes of produc-
ton; In short, 1@Spl it brains into the
common occupaSs6zH1 Of life.
Young men VIE expect to farm for
d livelihood can make no better In
vestment than the time and expense
necessary to complete this three year
course of I'VE months EACH 1t opens
Oct IL and closes March 20.
Dean Bailey of Cornell is right
when he says: In an agricultural
state, agriculture should be as much
a part OF its education as oxygen Is
a part OF the air. There is not
business in the state, nor a profession,
nor an institution-educat or
charitable-lbu what draws it's main
tenance or support from the soil.
1.-THE way to Increase the prosperity
of all Is to start with those who have
the management Of the soil. Educate
these practically, and a sufficient mum
Der literally to direct agricultural af-
fairs and defend agricultural interests
and every other state interest will reap
/ tremendous harvest.
Economy. applied to agricultural
education in North Dakota, ID identical
with economy applied TO the feed OF
work horse. Give him plenty to eat
md he win perform q prodigious
amount OF labor; starve him and he
will become weak and wobbly in no
.ime."