The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-12
Secretary of the Department
of Agriculture Has Begun
Campaign of Publicity
Throughout u. S.
no STIMULATE MORE
INTEREST IN STUDY
Lectures Will Be Delivered
at Colleges and Practical
Demonstrations Given at
Central Stations.
~ SIDNEY EsPV.

~ SIDNEY Espv.
Washington. March 11.--F'or the
purpose Of stimulating more wide
spread interest In the study Of agri-
culture throughout the United States.
among the farming population. and in
tho various colleges. Secretary OF the
Department Of Agriculture. James s.
Wilson. has begun a campaign OF pub
licity. Already the department has
sent out great deal Of literature
bearing on the subject in general
way. Its efforts in the future will be
concentrated 30 as to actively inter.
est the farmers through series of
practical demonstrations, conducted
ut central stations. Lectures at the
various colleges will also be given at
certain times in the year. to which all
those interested in farming will be
incited.
At present the American system Of
agricultural education has been high.
ly developed. II includes a number Of
different classes Of institutions which
taken together. provide all grades Of
instruction, from graduate courses
to the doctors degrees. to native study
courses in the kindergartens and pri.
mary schools. These institutions In.
clude departments of original research
and graduate study in agriculture. az
ricultural colleges and elementary In.
struction. The secondary and ele-
mentary instruction is of comparative
ly recent development. but 1t 10 be.
coming an important factor in Ameri.
can agricultural education. The grad
uate and collegiate courses on the 9th.
or hand are well established and take
rank with the best agriculture courses
in the much older universities and
colleges in Europe. The institutions
for instruction and research in agri.
culture are brought together to con.
stitute . national system Of higher
education In the sciences and indus.
tries through the association OF Am
orican agricultural colleges and expe-
yiment stations. the once Of expert.
ment stations Of the department Of
agriculture and the bureau Of educa-
tion department of the interior.
At the head Of the system OF agri.
cultural education stands the United
States department of agriculture, and
the agricultural experiment stations
In the different states and territories
Organized primarily with a reference
to research. both the department and
the stations. to considerable extent
directly promote agricultural educa'
tion. In the technical sense. by giving
instructions to students. This is done
by opening their laboratories to as
sistants who participate In research
work, while continuing their studies
or by imparting new inspiration and
knowledge to students through resid
ence at the institutions where 1t 10 be
ing conducted.
The work Of the department OF agri
culture along educational lines 10 rap
IDLY increasing. Not only does 1t con
tinue to open It's laboratories and II
braries to oficers of the agricultural
colleges and experiment stations who
come here to carry on special investi
Gations. but its different bureaus, Of
fees and divisions are doing much tt
encourage all phases Of agricultural
education throughout the country.
The weather bureau 10 taking act
I've part in public education along me
neurological lines. The bureau o.
plant industry is aiding the schoo
garden movement by distributing tt
q large number of schools specia
packages OF vegetables and flower
seeds. together with circulars contain
ing directions. for the planting ant
care OF school gardens. and by co
operating with other agencies in con
ducting experimental school gardens
The forest service Ia reaching man!
educators with literature. lanter,
slides and other illustrative materia
concerning the conservation Of the for
est resources Of the country. and tn,