Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-05-02

y THE FARMER OF THE FUTURE
> : More Profit and Less DrudQer,
Ahead of Hlm-Rut He Must rhInI
We are standing on the Threshold
ei a new era in American Agrieul
iure. The farmer OF the future who
apples the latest thought and meth.
&piies the latest thought and meth
: oas to his work will make twice the
money that the old-time farmer made
and what is still better, he and his
family will get mote enjoyment out
OF life, for these things come with
ihsTeased profits. The reason that
tre American Manufacturer has been
able to successfully meet the compe.
a'ion Of his foreign adyersaries is be
cause long ago he employed the best
o. American inventive genius and sci
entific skill in the production of
BIS wares and under the leadership
OF our great Agricultural COLLEGES
the American farm Is now receiving
the same attention. For a number Of
years the Aricultgural College Of
Missouri, which stands second to
nerl In the nation, has busied If.
self with the task OF finding out how
to grow bigger crops and better I've
stock on every Missouri farm and If
our fanners could be induced to
avail themselves OF IT'S help Il
would add many millions annually to
their profits. There is no branch of
flaming which is not receiving atteh-
tion at the hands of this great instl-
tdl,on-the growing of all KINDS of
farm 'crops--con, wheat, oats, alfalfa,
eowpeas, etc, the breeding and feed
ing of hogs, cattle, sheep, horses
and mules, dairying, soil fertility,
f"n!s growing, live stock diseases and
every thing else which has to do with
making farm life more profitable and
Pleasant. Under the leadership Of
such men as Jordan, the Corn
Mani" and Prof. Hutchinson, Mis-
souri, is certain to become a greater
corn producing state. Not only have
these men fought for better seed
corn, but they have advised the
farmer how to prepare his seed bed
and bow to adjust his methods OF
cultivation to suit the season wheth-
or Il be wet or dry, and the farmer
who followed their advice during
last years drouth didn't have TO
buy feed this winter. The same in
Ves'isation is being applied to wheat,
eats, cowpeas and other crops. The
time Is not far distant for instance
when Missouri is going to become an
ln2o tant alfalfa growing state be-
cause the Agricultural College is
Se' .ng farmers how to grow 1.-THE
Kind Of soil necessary, how to get
hnn, - - - - ,,, -.N" y -us0 'oiiS
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money out OF hogs, Prof. Haokedorn
how 10 more profltably handle sheep
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