The Holt County sentinel., 1913-04-04

gress. II will he necessary To be an
educated farmer IN the future and
the people have looked ahead and
seen the necessity: the result is the
agricultural department of the Uni.
versitv of Missouri has more students
enrolled at the present time than any
other depart ment Of that institution.
They see the necessity Of Scientific
farming. Each acre must be made to
produce more. Whyq Because we
have only one crop Of land, agricul.
turally speaking, and an ever increas-
ing population. ! believe these are
two Of the greatest factors for sue
cess, considering the fact that we
have the Government, state, climate
and soil back OF us to help carry out
our plans. Another reason why our
restless desire for agricultural su.
premscy should I've realized Is that the
Government and states have shown
by their great irrigation and drainage
projects that the semi.arid area and
swamp lands can he reclaimed for the
agriculturist. And that by the un.
firing efforts and bulldog grit char.
acteristic of the American Citizen,
this country will be made the great.
est agricultural country on the globe.
The Government and states have re.
claimed thousands of acres ofricb soil
by scientific drainage and irrigation
| systems. Still some Of our richest
lands are calling for irrigation and
drainage.
Another step forward that insures
us agricultural progress Is the manu-.
featuring Of conservative farming i'm.
| plements. Among these are tie
steam, oil and gasoline traction en-.
gine. Everyone who have seen these
"Monsters Of the plains realize the
practicability of these labor and time.
saving devices. With the modern
tractor one man AT the wheel can
pillow. harrow and plant ~ much
wheat as seventy .iyc men In the same
length Of time.
Another motor.driyen machine that
will reyolut ionize farm life Is the uni
vprsal traction. This Il machine
that drills, harrows. and cultiyates,
besides doing all the necessary work
Of a stationary engine. Another fac
tor Is the mo, or.driven breaking plow,
the engine and plow share roofing It's
way through the soil hold the pillow to
the ground while the motor and
spiked wheels furnish tho necessary
power. II l. proven that these Hers
of the soil can be operated for less
money than l. necessary for teams
and men necessary To do the same
amount Of work These touring cars
Of progressive farming are only a few
that are being used at the present
time. Other timc.saving devices on
the farm are the gasoline engines.
patent mixers. besides the silo and
other modern improvements In the
stockmcn's world.
The completing Of the Panama Ca.
nal as a step In our agricultural sue
cess canno, he everest mated. For
many wears the South has been back
set by the great war.
The opening Of this great waterway
viii produce a New South" The adj.
vancemcn, Of the South has been al
ready not iced and the amount Of land
IN the south suitable for agriculiu ral
purposes viii be surprising. In time
I believe this New South will he the
greatest, part Of the United States.
II viii he divided into small farms
and the country cultivated as II
| should be- The Panama Canal will
advance the agricultural, possibilities
of the South beyond belief II Is no.
tiring the drifi Of The people now and
! believe the great manufacturing in
tcrests Of the North will feel its In.
nuence IN a shor, time, Interior
waterways would benefit the agricul-
tural possibilities. lf each river M
| made navigablc II would be q great
inducemcnt to the farmer by. furnish.
ing cheaper freigh, rates ON his pro.
ducf.
VIII say that ! believe that the
"High cost Of living could he solved
In the next ten years by these systems
of experimenting and preparing lands
for cultivation and by following in
structions of the experimenting sta
items as to crops hest adapted to the
different soils. proper rotation and SUI.
ticient knowledge OF agriculture. The
only barrier ! can see to our "agri-
cultural Supremacy" Is TINE.