The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-07-31
A COURSE IN
HORTICULTURE

others to awaken public interest in
relation to the incorporation Of a
course Of study In farming and horti-
culture and their allied Industries In
to the curriculum OF the Canon City
high school are worthy OF the utmost
attention OF our people no matter In
what business. profession or calling
they may be engaged Not only is
Instruction In a scientific agriculture
and pomology in the high school
needed In a community like this. but.
what is quite as much to the point.
a technically trained man. an expert
II you please. is needed to advise or
chardists. ranchers and gardeners Of
the best systems OF cultivation In or
der to obtain the most remunerating
and gratifying results at harvest tine.
Such a man would be invaluable TO
the fruit growers OF the Canon City
district. and. indirectly. TO the com
uunisy at large The plan OF PROF.
Sherwood embraces the employment
here OF such an adviser. and. It is TO
be hoped. that some means may be
devised by which the proposition may
be carried into execution
There are problems in horticulture
that the unframed fruit grower cannot
solve for himself without almost end
less experimentation. toll and expense
that would be easy to the man special
Iy educated for their solution II must
no longer be assumed that anybod7
can make living by horticulture. or
BY the tiiling of soil Fruit growing.
and rsnching. while In many respects
among the most delightful Of human
cmpioymenfs. are more or less OF an
exact science; the principles OF which
must be undsrstood n . success OF
them 10 made. Courses OF study IN
agriculture have been put into the
high schools OF Sterling. Fort Morsaa
and other towns In the northern part
of the state and have been found 10
work admirably and 70 be growing
from year 10 year In the general es-
TEEN and popularity.
Untii within very recent yesrs prsc-
ticaiiy nothing Gas done by the gov
srnmsnt. or by any other agency. to
promote and encourage a scientific
sagricniture In this country. although
the greatest source of our national
wealth. or late years a radical change
has taken place and millions of dol
lars are spent annually In the anu /
ssion OF knowledge pertaining 10
more thorough cultivation Of the sol.
The investment has been the bes, ever
made In this country and has
placed the United states In the
/. forefront OF the food producing na-
lions OF the woird. Perfect agriculture
has not yet been reached. although
great strides In that direction are be-
Ing made in all parts fthc land. Bet
ter farming. better horticulture and
better gardening are the main hope %
tho nation. They viii provide food In
plenty, make work In the fields less
irksome and Increase the opportuni-
ties for the leisure that Is essential
sto health OF body and development OF
mind. Already there are unmistakable
signs Of n great awak-Hing In agri-
culture, while the promise OF the next
few years are marvellous.
The few people who stick TO old
fashioned economic theories may or
que that the increase OF orchard aud
agricultural products by a better un-
edersfanding OF fruit growing and im-
proved methods of tiiiing the soil VIII
mean an orerproduction; but most o.
ss know that there can be no aver
production until after everybody Is
supplied with plenty OF good food :
and history does not say that that has
ever happened. What is sometimes
called nm overproduction is merely.