The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-06-08
FAyoRs FARM LIFE school,.
One Writer Points Out the Adsan-
tages He Thinks Ian he D~r4y~i
From such schools I'm the Country

more Important was passed By the
last General Assembly OF North Caro-
lima than that which provided for the
establishment OF Farm Life Schools IN
various counties OF the State. Much
time Is expended during every session
Of the General Assembly or local bills
and bills that little interest the gen
eral public. The Far=a Life School,
Law, while apparently intended for
the benefit Of the farmers only. will
result In much good to all people Of
every class. whether living In the
country, small town. or city.
The last census Of the United States
shows considerable increase in its
population: IL likewise showed that
this increase was, In large measure.
limited to cities, and that the rural
districts in many States actually lost
population. This fact. IN part. Is due
10 Improbable methods OF farming
pursued in most sections OF our coun-
try. Because Of these Improbable
methods, progressive and energetic
young men have left the farms and
gone 10 the city whose Industrial life
they thought gave greater opportun-
ity for profitable expenditure Of
their time and energy. In no section
OF the country has there been greater
improvements in agricultural meth
DDS than in North Carolina. It is not
at all unusual for good farmers now
to make a bale OF cotton to the acre,
and ten to fifteen barrels of corn to
the acre. Wake County is the home
of two record-breaking farmers, Mr.
w. A. Simpkins in cotton and Mr.. ].
F. Bats in corn. These great i'm
proyements have been brought about
by increased study of the nature of
soil and plants. The Agricultural
/ and Mechanical College at Raleigh
has been of great service in blazing
the way for such improvements.
In addition to the study of agricul-
ture our people need to study what
kind of cattle and horses to raise,
and how many of each, and the prof
/ its to be made. They need to study
dairying, and how best to manufac-
/ ture and market milk products in or
der to get the best results. Much
money can be made on raising poul-
! try, if the business be properly un-
derstood and executed.
Another subject of vital import
ance to all people, whether living in
+ the country or town, is the subject
of home-making. Many of the homes
Of our people are not supplied with
modern convenience, and so the life
of the wife and mother becomes one
of drudgery. Work can never be dis
pensed with, yet it is the duty Of
every intelligent person to tighten
burdens wherever possible. Again,
! the record shows that many of our
people die every year Of preventable
diseases. Of the two million children
born in the United States every year,
four hundred thousand die before
they are twelve months o fage. Many
of these diseases could be prevented
if the mothers had had thep roper
training in the care of them The
health of our people is the most i'm
portant subject which claims the at
tention, and yet practically no atten-
ton is devoted to this subject in the
ordinary schools.
1t is the object of the Farm Life
. School to apply itself to this particu-
lar text, and to teach each pupil to
be able to, perform the practical du-
ties of everyday life. 1t should
therefore commend itself to all prac-
teal people.
While the last General Assembly
provided for the establishment OF
Farm Life Schools, it provided fol
great question for the consideration
of the people in the metropolitan
county of North Carolina is, should
We County secure one of these
schools.
Three counties have already pro-
i vided for these schools, leaving only
seven more to be established, hence
and considered, and has been ap-
prved.
! The cost of this school is inconsid-
cradle. 1t is true that the buildings
and equipment and the farm, costing
s25, 900, must be provided, but infor-
mtaion has already been received that
several townships in the county are
sufficiently interested in securing the
location of the school to provide q
large part, if not all, of the money
necessary for farm, building and
equipment. Hence, all the county
would have to do would be to pro-
vide for the annual appropriation oil
$4,000 for the running of the school
The State gives an equal amount fol
the same purpose. It has been cal
culated and found that a tax of less
than one cent on the one hundred
dollars valuation OF property-less
than ten cents on the thousand dol
lore valuation nf Dr0norfy-wou1 III