The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-29
FARM EDUCATION
/. TO Be EXTENDED

Washington, D. c. March 22-Con
sress is studying with exceptional in
terest a measure which is supported
by leading interests and prominent
people throughout the land and has
been justly described as one of the
most important pieces of legislation
since the time of the Civil War Known
In the senate as the Smith bill and in
the house as the Lever bill, it is a
measure providing for appropriations
Tor extension of agricultural education
IN cooperation with the respective
state agricultural colleges and each
state providing an equal amount OF
support with government The bill
prepared by the National Soil Fertility
League, the executive committee OF
the agricultural colleges and Mr.. Leyer
sims to conserve the highest efficiency
Of the agricultural resources of the
agptry and rehabilitate the waning
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hown by statistics. General approval
5 given the plan by which the methods
the department of agriculture, agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
Ions will be explained by field demon
tration, un ,er the supervision of a
rained farm demonstrator, the farm.
rs in every case doing the actual
York. By this close contact expert
nce shows that these farmers quickly
rasp the essential features and eager
follow them, as 1t increases their
ct income and builds up their soil as
ell. By this arrangement he learns
I'd demonstrates for himself the best
d cheapest methods for obtaining
te heaviest and most stable crop re-
It's, the essential laws of farm effici-
ey and gains the knowledge of those
20 can spare the time for a full col
,a education along these lines.
he committee on agriculture of
h house and senate is giving every
,sideration to the measure. Before
n have appeared within the past
days Dr. w. O. Thompson, presi-
81 t Of the Ohio university; DIR. K. L.
terfield, president of the Massachu-
agricultural college; Dr. Andrew
Soule, president of the Georgia
e college of agriculture; Howard
Gross, president of the National
Fertility League; Ex-Governor
on T. Herrick of Ohio; Oliver Will
of Peoria, H., nj. Master of the
lonal Farmers Grange; Dean H. L.
sls3h of Wisconsin; H. H. Edwards,
- ident of the Rhode Island agricul-
'- college; Joseph Chapman, chair
of Northwestern Bankers Com
zee and number of others.
ne consensus of opinion, as ex-
Ned by these authorities. leads to
conclusion that it is of vital i'm
ance to the food resources of the
ed States that this form of educa-
kNshould be carried direct to the
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demand are rapidly approaching
other and unless there is change
methods of farming there must
be a TeadjuStment of the meth
ofNliving; that the application of
q science" in European countries
many sections of this country mas
Il pcfr fnh .f
in production as well as lower
he cost and at the same time inn
ng soil, and insuring the food
of coming generations It was
d that the work must be nation
that the farmers will welcome
enlightenment and instruction,
lie higher education will add both
tand dignity to the vocation and
% keep the younger generations
lie farm, that the industrial
es and practices have advanced
hand while agricultural science
it-run the methods of farming;
ie cost of bringing the results of
I'll anu IApCt IAlCll QllCCL " the
is mere bagatelle compared
sstfits. 1t would reduce the
living on the one hand and in
the farmers profit on the other
the greatest single factor in the
of the most serious problem
4country today, viz. How to
Arming more profitable for the
the farm, enriching country
the farm home
the other speakers President
III Gross, Of the National Soil
League, expressed the opin-
the measure under consider
tpresented the greatest econ
Nstion that has been before the
jn many years. He praised |
K of the department of agricul- |
strongly urged extension work
e tricultural colleges and expert !
Nions, and contended that the |