The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-09-05

we have heard so eloquently word
painted so many times.
| would prefer to follow in the
same vein if facts would bear me
out, but you know they would not,
So long as we import the staples
we now import when they should
and could be produced here we had
better face the music, find out the
cause, and try to remedy it.
The cause, broadly stated, is want
of interest in the agriculture Of the
State. There has been much activi-
ty for several years in the develop
ment of our mineral and timber re-
sources. This has necessitated in
creased mileage of railroads. With
the railroads, came manufacturing
establishments, New cities and
towns have grown up, all increasing
the consumption of farm products
and at the same time decreasing
farm production because the in
creased demand for labor was large
ly supplied from our farms. Then
too, the public schools in the past
have educated the boys and girls
away from the farm instead Of to
the farm The country schools have
been neglected in a measure. The
new, inexperienced teachers have
been sent to the country schools.
The boys and girls have had help up
to them as ideals men and women
who had become famous in some of
the professions and encouraged to
qualify themselves for professional
careers.
Farmers, if they secured educa-
tional advantages for their childrne
had to move ii the towns and vii
lagos The boy and girl neither
had a chance to see or hear any
thing to encourage them to stay or
the farm. 1t is not to be wondered
at that they wanted to get away
from the farm and it is easy t.
understand why we are importing 81
much that we should be producing
i'm Tennessee, and that, before an
. other five years, we will be produc
ing in Tennessee
You have heard it said, There i
no lane so long without a turn.
We are rounding the turn. TIL
hiqh cost of living is helping us. TIL
faithful few have been working Ion
for better agriculture. They hav
j. succeeded in interesting a few i
different portions Of the State. Thos
f few have been improving their Ian
and practicing modern, scientific
methods. Now with the prevailin
v high prices and their increased prc
!, duction they are prospecting.
:, The newspapers always in tn
s forefront of progress, are lendin
J. their aid in popularizing agricultur
Il as a vocation and in the dissemini
d ton of information valuable to tn
It farmer The railroad managers al
l. awake to the value Of a progressiV
S agricultural section along their line
D and are lending every possible int
d ligent aid to the development Of tt
farm land along their lines.
e Those at the head of the publ
r school system of the State hay
" changed their policy and now el
u, courage the teachings of agricultul
e and domestic science. The progre
IT sive farmer is now regarded as I'll
% shrewd man of business. The com
u supplements of the Sunday pape1
s. no more caricature the farmer ;
the hay seed and country bumki
q The leaders in agricultural develo
Or ment are eliminating the theoris
at and putting in his place the teach
an and lecturer who talks practice
81 common sense in language the farl
at er can understand.
lie While we are importing maj
to things we should be raising at HON
it while there is still evidence of ne
I'd lect and Indifference on the part
Sc the farmers of the past, we are g
ed ing to decrease the imports witt
IL home products and we are going
rs cover with a mantle of green Il
W. CALLED hillsidse, evidences of t
poor farming of our predecessor
nd Then we can in truth boast of t
We richness, grandeur and beauty
es our own redeemed Tennessee