Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-07
WILL TAKE THE COLLEGE
BACK 10 THE FARM
IN NORTHERN STATES

th%efini Gorrr~0nnaeaeG 60 ghe Hesnld,
Washington. y. g.. June 5.--Secre-
,arA wilson ana pr Galloway have
pean planning for SOME time TO IN
euEurate IN northern states the work
on the farm that has been 40 succeeds
tul IN southern states "Thnt wna a
gracious moFe on the part Of the
senators. said Secretary Wilson.
when daring the consideration ~
they secured for the departmont's
farm management work an additional
increase OF funds.
There Is an interesting story 70
De told In this connection. The ciiies
nave been FILLING up and the farms
nave been deserted. The coat OF ~.
ing has risen and many thinking men
are graphing with the problem ae
30 why Il has risen. When the boil
Weevii came 20 the south aomethinR
had 10 be done. Many southern
farmers were one-crop mon--.they
grew cotton and upon the advent of
the boil wecvil many localities were
being deserted. Congress gave the
department Of agriculture money with
which 10 fight the pests
III was q new undertaking. Sprays,
chemicala, etc, were Of no use Ia
this case. The weevii md lts eggs In
reach them. But something had 90
DO done. The department first con
cludod thar u would be wise, among
other things. 10 encourage the people
Ia dlvergified farmlngp This sue
ceeded remarkably. 81 would be "A
long story 20 Tell oil the steps taken
Ia fact, longer than people have time
20 consider tn this busy age But, la
short the college was taken 10 the
farm; the nblest farmer In each
county waa selected 20 9lslt hle bfeth
ZEN aud help them towards better
things. The farmer was taught 20
help himself Tho departuont has
now some 500 OF these farmer neonta'
Cotton was not neglected. and
through such inttrumcnlniNies az the
DEPARTMENT. mon could think Of. sot.
ton growing WAS ENCOURAGED. Last
year the south grew more cotton than
eBer before ln % history. ll may
be said that U was q favorable year.
Very good That was fortunate: bat
the south grew more corn also las.
year than q ever grew before.
When the coilose reached the
farm through the best farmer Ia each
county every means was taken to in-
prove the crops Of aii kinds. The
boys we're enlisted There is an opiu-
ION prevalent among tho people OF
the department Of agriculture that
the boy must be- educated on che farm
20 certain 0Ntent Education in
tho past, a. Tar % the formers boy
M" RtrU ANN'NfNcui nus Hun N teuu-
cncy 10 take him away from tha farm.
And away he went Now he o. hclnR
trained towards the farm and be-
coming interested IN the occupations
81 h.s father. The boys who grew
aero crops Of corn have had tbs ads
Vice III their counties Of the depart
iuont'a HEentg and mNny interesting
ssaFieg are current with regard ~ the
enterprise and pluck OF thcEo boys,
who are mostly under sixteen years
DC age. Great Yields arc being hare
vested. more than the country ever
knew 81 before proven, certified
Yields.
These are tho first steps towards
better Agriculture. The cattle fever
tick has been curse a. tha south.
and the department OF agriculture,
attacking 4 with federal money. has
cleared the tick ouf OF an area equal
ln sixe 90 three southern states There
VIII be- dairy products and meats
coming. before long from those To-
caliiieR % northern markets.
There d one more thing 81 m0Rnir
tudc and moment that ] want 90 bring
about. That Del 90 Introduce into
other sections Of the country what
has been So successfully Accomplished
lu the cotton states along agricultural
lines. I went 20 the house committed