Newark post., 1910-08-03
RACKNOODSMAN OR SCIENTIFIC FARMFR
DISCUSSION OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

,.,, at present there is much talk in
nolaware OF establishing an agricultu-
al course in connection with the pub
iis' i'i school. Milford Grange has ap-l
noo;nted representative to investigate |
po'" matter. the subject has been dis
'ne 'rssd Cd at Seaford, Harrington and
,,1:Iiord Institutes, and on all sides |
w. o,,estion is being considered.
rh,t there are some i'll Delaware
.hn need to be awakened to the real
N" N,;,n that every man cannot farm is |
~an,nhasized By the experience OF al
InArrc.dcr Hundred farmer, when mi
tuva,nnGton in search of help" He
'".nnSted youth, the shabbiness Of
aJ .'hNse starry hose and flashing red tie
Gd not conceal the fact that he belong
uI ud TO that genus called sport. To fAs
;nnpry as to where he could find some
bsin the man received the reply: Go
n.t ,,, ,o me base ball field. It's full of
G@d fools not good for anything else
brt farming, to which he received the
.snIv that there are lot of id fools
Inning. but not every id fool can
tarm The tanner had the advantage
~ heing able to prove his statement,
-, experience had been his teacher.
lie had borrowed $I2oo for stock and
;m,Iemerts, bought 5000 farm (hav
mo the chance to get the money, with
the certainty OF not far distant pay
d.y attached), and another thousand
dollars.
There he was--set up III an $1,000
hnsiress. yet not recognized as such a
rapjtaHst as a grocer carrying stock
of that value, Which had to plan
more surely or calculate more care
tuIy do YOU think, TO get the proper
return? Yet the returns had come.
and he was the proud owner of a
cleared farm.
Such ideas as the wouid-be dand, }.
expressed are not contined to persons
nj his class Teachers, 4 few years
sgo. used to say that any TOOL could
farm But each day brings keener
realization that such is not the case.
The greater part of the available land
Is occupied, yet the immigrant still
Aocks to our shores, making 'up a ga
million increase annually. lie expects
and thousands are beginning to specu-
late stu the food supply OF the future
The problem, more and more become
one to be met with an intellioence con
crtaine the elements of the soil and its
greatest possibilities The future will
demand the farming of an acre to its
limits. The unframed man, in a de,
cade, will be unable to com"ete with
his trained brother Farm success viii
demand as much by way OF informa-
ton as work al.ng other lines. The
farmer must cease to be a back woods.
man, but must he a hustling American
Keeping abreast OF the times.
Prof. George f. Warren OF Cor
nell. spoke along this line at the Ma
tiona Association i'll Boston, thi:
summer. Some of his ideas follow
The farmer OF the future who succeeds
= without training for the work must b,
en unusually able man. Even n th'
past. education has given its posses
sor great advantage
II our high schools are to serve th'
people. every high school must offe
agriculture as an e.ective. so that al
the students who desire may take tn
work This work will be one Of tn
pest educational subjects wholly asid
from its utility. Ordinarily it will b
Elected IN place OF foreign language
Most teachers used to say that an
DOL could farm. 1t is interesting t
Tear these same teachers saw that az
ricuturd is too difficult for higl
choo's Neither statement is tue tu
tay Agriculture can be as read:l
taught as geometry and physics.
will be as well taught when teacher
have given tha same preparation tha
they are now giving for the teachin
OF other subjects.
The best answer to al supposed dl
hcultics is that the subject is bein
taught with great success Some pei
sons would have us wait until all thing
are perfect before starting the work
they will never be ready The way t
begin the work is to begin"
D. J. Crosby, representative