Newark post., 1911-09-27
FIRST FARMER BOYS DAY A MARKED
SUCCfSS-TO BE MADE AN ANNUAL AFFAIR

mediate interest for all.
The visitors inspected barn. Professor Hayward
acting guide and explaining the features which were new as
we'll commenting the good weak points O. the ANIMALS
in the stalls also exhibited and greatly adj
mired by the crowd.
Parties under the direction Professor Granthan inspect
the plots of grain where experiments III TINS line are oes
carried on others by Professor McCue visited the or
chards.
The pits where experiments With peach fees are
now under way especially interesting The tree is planted
in the the pit which has in layer OF crushed ro
and several feet san which taken from Delaware bay
The trees are different proportions OF nitrogen potash
and phophorc acd for the purpose OF determining just wen
of these goes the production OF ru OF "ooa o
leaves, etc.
experiments are being carried in the young apple or
ord with cover CROPS necessity for something to Dc
grown on orchard soil plainly demonstrated py M
heavy washings OF the recent fa's' oi p0' "''~'~
been planted .-s.o. condition &c 70
dght the eve Row after OF strong young trees with
Glossy green leaf and smooth healthy bark emphasize the value
Of care in young orchard of this kind Experiments are oes
made here with different plant foods. At point in the or
chard one may where there trees on one se winch
have been given plant food and the other those hat
allowed to gather their own e ame1ehev m @ nam
Who dimes regularly good nourisng ood and the one VINO
occasionally picks up what he can get ~ -....oa :;
After luncheon had been served the interest eeneeu ~
the sneakers Of the day. whose absolute faith IN the agrcu
tura methods lately observed was evidenced IN the
Professor Tuck the head of the Agricultural Extension
Department OF Cornell University was the pnea wssv
Others who made short addresses were Iloleosoi
Webb Superintendent A. r. Spaid, State Senator L. A. e
Ter and Representative +. I. Johnson. -, ,. :;
superintendent spad called attention to the r, ae' n1. hnse
Of wheat in his fathers day required hours OF "olk anu M
expenditure OF y AT the present day the necessary
work can be done in 9 minutes ana Tic eos' VIII " ~
three and fraction cents. . ,.. ,: ,a will,
The question him is what is beng done M' M
the time thus gained? the extra time is only spent II, oe
ness the world better before modern hVehuoh n"u O
" pnsssor snaid urged cooperation the part OF the
He
hat confronts us be the consideration OF the boy oeee
the ages of and TO- AS soon as the eopusoy @ se los, to
M school There should be requiring him to be either IN
school or at work during these important years OF his me- az
Professor Tuck greeted his audience with the Wo'as'
,don, wander far but to-day have come to learn: -,
He believes the agricultural extension work TO marx W
stage in the development OF al; toedge to the
most successful The scientist carries MS , sd M
fields and working right with the tarmer by the M
efforts One cannot accomplish ',e @ ac;ca
sul without the other. The college professor IS io' p,d
ser and his usefulness lies in supplementng the knoweoe
and co-operaton with the who is. 49,,
prof Tuck traced the history OF our present Gay eue"
ona institutions the first place transpanted the oeas
then in vogue the old world where the aim was mercy "
rea cultured and professional class AS the RAPID deVeoP
~ the Middle West created the necessity for the need OF
professional engineers the universities OF the East %
h course and made it part of their curricuun-un tnat
bonch has become important and accepted part OF e
s'u1pn % vment Of people toward the city from the farm
hoe Given rise to new demand The methods that ted the
d when the producers oununbered the consumers VIII
not serve today call to the educational centers 20
- The new demand-and agricultural departments are
heoun It is strange that old farmer backed by years
Of practical experience does not Immediately adoP e I
;ea with enthusiasm. Tie experimental stages OF the Wok
have been filed with mistakes to which ne may 'ook
with dsrust. :. :, .:,,o,+,, saoe
,t The new movement will SURVIVE the experimental STACY
The Extension work already shows marked advance IN ue
path toward the desired end ;. s - go,
lhe sneaker urged every working on a 1arn 10 .o
a ;,self student in the school of lie. Let him look
around e community which he calls home and seiect te
most successful farmers in that community Tor MS lacuy
to item as college boy to his professors oDsel.e M
was Of working adopt the ideas as tar as his apa a
circumstances will permit Make use OF the state Fal, tn m
bulletins sued-not attempting to use the ideas IN the1r en-
rev but only practicable in the particular case
hand. to- .o+ i, NAM
Prof Tuck believes the rural schools have not IN man
+o,cas awakened to the present demand, which may max
M far decision in favor work for his boy at the helgh
~ the busv season The rural scnooi OF i
s. = - 10 continue its usefulness must be widely differ