El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

v-ay hack to the farm and therefore no
one of the newly developed proLes
sIOns is quite so important to the PEG
ME as whole as that of the SclenJlIlc
( agriculturist. And there is none
which receives more attention IN the
universities or commands larger dp-
7,ror,7-ia lions OF money. To a. large eA-
tent the existence of the great SldlS
universities in the middle west IS que
I to the provisions Of the MorrlIl dct 70 LGL
the esta blishment OF colleges OF dsIl-
culture In more than one instance
the agricultural college has developer
into the university. instead OF DelAS
. mere adjunct TO IL as mas OeeA liz
The courses in agriculture are so
closely allied TO forestry and landscape
gardening that in most universities
frev an come under the department OF
agriculture. although there are one tOJ
two universities which give par uaL
course in landscape Evork under tHe i
architectural department anu main on
no course in agriculture w nile IN IL,
survey of area and It's changing u
natural conditions, landscape work ~
PRODUCES some features Of civil engl-
neering its most important feature IS
the production Of plants, trees anQ
grass and therefore II may De most
properly ClasSed with agriculture
The expert agriculturist is a trained
scientist along many lines. he must
have more than an elementary hHOW4-
edge of all other sciences. CneInlstl{y'
botany. zoology. geology ana ehlOlllCJl-
ogy come into his daily work Inc
modern farm equipment requires many
complicated machines, so that some
mechanical skill is imperative and on
the large farms where electric power
is used, the man in charge must alSo
De prepared for emergencies Dy some
knowledge Of electricity. Consequent
" each Of these subjects. in special
courses adapted 10 farm needs, Is pro-
vided in advanced agricultural educa-
ton.
The charge has been frequently made
that because of the broad courses now
being given under the departments OF
agriculture. in the larger universities,
the majority of agricultural graduates
follow other vOcauons after receiving
their degree. During the past year
Cornell university has been conducting
some Investigations upon this SUBJECT
with the following interesting results:
Out of 869 graduate agrtcultur1sts, 5to
nave been reported as managing farms
and fruit tree nurseries Butter max
ing and other dairy interests occupy
1S5 others. while l42 are associated
with agricultural experiment stations
or are in agricultural colleges. Iwen-
ty-nine are landscape gardeners while
seven are editors of agricultural pub
LEGATIONS. In other words, about 40
percent are engaged in some kind OF
farm work and 20 percent in agrtcul-
tural education. and only IS out OF S69
have deserted agriculture for other vO-
vatiOns.
There is seemingly no limit to money
spent through the universities TO pro-
mote agricultural education. Although
literally endowed with land from its
beginning, the University Of California
last year purchased 80 acres of addt- I
tional land to be used as practice fields
fOr the Students The appropriations IN
the several states for experiments in
agriculture are larger than are given
tor any other research.
Making Crops More Valuable.
Three years ago the University OF !
Illinois was given an appropriation OF !
$4,000 annually for experiments in i'm
prOVements of farm crops. AS a result /
the school Of agriculture already states |
that by selection of corn according
to Its chemical composition, II Is pos
sIble to Increase its oil content one
third, which would add a quarter Of a I
billion dollars to the value Of the corn 7
crop OF the state If used for indus /
trial purposes A method OF increasing Z
the protein content One-fifth has also I
Deen discovered, which. II followed, /
would make Illinois corn worth So I
poses
The University of Minnesota has also 1
been giving attention to crop improve
ments and IL is claimed that the state
gains s2OOO,OOO a year through the use I
OF peOigreed seed bred for greater
leId- Pedigreed seed now includes diff
Ierent varieties of corn. wheat. barley
lOnlal Danes are not more firm in tha
IalIh that blood viii telI' than are !
the students Of this university in their
belief in the quality Of their seed
gu may pick out a grain of wheat
from one Of thousands Of envelopes
shelVed in the seed room and the stu
dents who sort seed can tell you
promptly Its family history for 10
generations and give you the number I
OF kernels each stalk produced last
year and their weight
The Forest schools.
while the western universities be-
cause Of their location, have larger
Forest reserves than those of the east,
they are not in advance in their sys-
Z ms Hrarrf
J ale forest school has received. the
most liberal endOwments since its
lounqatlOn in 1900 by Mr.. and Mrs.
81. w PinChOt and their sons Clifford
and Amos Pinchot IT has a professor
snip endowed with 100000 by Mrs.
motifs h JeSSup, and gift of the
came value from Mrs E II. Hartman,
ana another from the National Lum-
termen's association. This last is in
tended TO be devoted to special re-
search along the lines of the lumber
ing industry.
The University OF3IssOuri now owns
o,eOO acres of land in the Ozark noun
Jams which il devOtes to the study OF
forestry This great tract of woodland
Is utilized as an outdoor laboratory in
winch such courses OF study as silvicul- |
ture, dendrOlogy. UCOd technology, /
numbering and forest mana cement are [
taught In manner which Will fit the Z
student Tor a position in the federal or |
state forestry service or for CONNER
cial forestry.
Michigan Students Favored. '
Ihe students OF forestry in the Uni ]
'ersity of Michigan enjoy exceptional /
advantage in millions Of acres of forest
and at their disposal Professor FIJI
bert Roth Of the university, is the ]
state forest warden. He is training [
DIS young men by means of a college
course of five years and practical eX- 2
jerience in these great forest reserves
70 reclaim and make profitable to Q
Michigan its idle territory. The Uni 7
iersity Of Michigan last year started a I
lew course which viii be known as q
conservation engineering tt win be :
given jointly by the forestry. law and :
engineering departments and VIII ey o
end over period of six years. lead L
ng finally to the degree of master of f
conservation engineering. Its object I,
s to train men for the work of con y
erving the natural resources of the d
cuntry, especially the water powers G
4 number of western universifies Z e.
ave established special courses Tor n
crest rangers The University Of Wis =
Onsin makes this a two years course .
he University Of Colorado has a sim p
lar course and provides that the sim s.
ents may be employed during the sum q
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