The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-13
FROM OTHER PENS
WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE.

VO40CA1N In AIflCGhIOhE.
school of horticulture for women,
which was established by the state of
pennsylvania few months ago, is al
ready filed to Overlooking and has g.
large waiting list. The course in horti-
culture provides practical training in
the care of gardens and orchards and
includes bee-keeping, poultry raising
the preserving of fruit and vegetables
anG various other branches of farm
and household work. Throughout the
United States there are many women
engaged in farming, and it appears
that there are many more not only
willing, but anxious to take up some
branch of agriculture. To those who
have an inclination in that direction
the school of horticulture is most VAL
able. Much of the labor of a farmer is
too arduous for women but the Gull
ture of fruits and vegetables, the keep
ing of bees and the raising of poultry
are well adapted to such as care to
take up the problems of agricultural
life. In the East some of the schools
OF agriculture are receiving women
students and they find that the mem
bers of the weaker sex are manifesting
increasing interest in scientific farm
ing. Agriculture is now being taught
in some of the public schools and GER
tain phases of the subject are as at
tractive to girl students as to boys
Women are fast invading many aven-
ues of employment which in the past
were monopolized by men. Now that
horticultural schools are beginning to
turn out girl graduates it may be that
eventually the women will supplant
mere man in many of the lighter forms
of griculture.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
MUST PAY THE PRICE.
War, domestic or foreign, is mighty
expensive business from the financial
SIDE. not to mention the loss of human
life involved. Already our state de-
partment is being informed of large
claims to be made by our citizens resi-
dent in Mexico for property destroyed
because of the insurrectc movement.
One of the first acts of President De La
Barra was to send notes to the repre-
sentatives of aggrieved nations, stat
ing that court of claims would be i'm
m ediately established for the consider
alton of demands against Mexico for
damages and indemnity arising from
the killing of foreigners and the de-
struction of foreign property This in
formation was conveyed to the embaS-
Germany, Spain and China. Represen-
tations for recovery may be made
through regular diplomatic channels.
and it is promised that all speed will
be used to bring the claims before the
special court as soon as compatible
with present conditions.
Here is only one of Mexico's woes.
The general disturbance of the coun-
try has interfered so seriously with
farming operations that the outlook
for the seasons crops is very bad. AS
business rests SO much upon the pro-
duct of the earth, the outlook for any
thing like normal business conditions
in Mexico is disheartening. With the
best of good fortune, not yet or for
long time to come can peaceful condi-
lions be expected to prevail throughout
that troubled country, and it is not UNI
likely that the new government Will
find itself compelled to ts6e extraordi-
nary measures before the year is out
to feed the poor folks--Springheld
Republican.