The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-02
EDUCATING Pupil
FOR DUTIES OLLIE


should not be taught cultural AS well
ms vocational subjects II would b.
botter for Ms all, both in town and
country Ia have q combination Of cul-
turai and vocational studies There is
no reason why farmer should not ii,
himself 20 enjoy history literature ANA
art but, II u" is going L. be q fariner,
he must Know scientifically tlic chem
iSti% of soils and CT plants: lie mus,
Know the science as well az the ar,
OF ieeul:S domestic animals. Without
ing scientific knowledge. III, VIII MOI
he able, ia the future. 10 compete with
oIhcr men better trained than ailnseir
III The greatest and most ancient ana
most honorable Of the occuuations or
mankind
The population OF the United states
has Increased about -four fold in The
last 100 Years notwithstanding the
TACT mat We have had Cour war. with
In that period. At the same rate OF
Increase. We should have in this coun.
try 1T The end OF the mex, 100 vears.
more than thousand millions Of PEG.
pI" The population Viii increase, hut
the available agricultural land cannot
Increase There is no more free land
The land "" hav. Will have 10 suffice
FOR the production Of the food supple.
OF on descendants II is evident thai
it viii not then b. question OF
scarcity of labor, bu, OF :, scarcity OF
work ana of food.
ons or th- greatest discoveries o..
inoueru times was tn" discovers Of an
fact that there IL au inexhaustibi"
supply or nitrogen ia the air around
u. CAPABLE Of being drawn into the
soil and mad. available for D!ant food
b. The use Of lesurninous plants. such
as crimson clover. cowpeas. alfalfa.
etc Nitrogen is one % the most ex-
pens!Ve fertilizers needed b. the farm
c. ror his crops God has supplied us
with an ineXhaustibl. reservoir Of it,
free 10 every farineI Ia use. but Goa
left u 20 man To use tn. Intelligence
whicn II" had given His creatures 10
discover The existence Of this treasure
ana 20 hnd GU, how 10 use II That
is scientific agriculture
Besides nitrogen. plants must nave
potassium and phosphorus From pres
ent indications. il seems that there are
practically unlimited deposits Of no
taas!um. but the supply Of phosphorus
is so limited that IL has been estimated
that all Of the American deposits will
be exhausted before the end OF the
present century Yet phorus is alb
solute!y essential 10 Jhe production Of
food II may be- that the Almighty has
provided some great accumulation OF
phosphorus practically inexhaus,ible
and available. for the needs OF men
but it IS FOR MS TO make diligent search
and 10 find il II we can.
Farming Honorable Profe>-ion.
Probably 1t can safely be claimed
hat there is ~" profession which
should be given greater honor than
that Of the farmer Upon him rests
the responsibility OF supplying the
means Of life 10 the tecmine millions
or people who will shortly be clamor-
ing for food in this great country
There is no other way conceivable
b. which Qua lands can b. made to
support our probable population than
by the miracles which NAV be accom-
plish.d by scientific agriculture 1t
should be seif-evident that no un
trained man is likely 10 discover these
unreveled truths \ mere handicrafts-
man. would not know how TO read the
magic words even If h- should happen
= stumble upon the open sesame"
A. patrons OF this school it is in
cuInbent upon YOU to ascertain whetii-
or the courses of study pursued here
are such as are best calculated to pro-
mote the efficiency of Your children.
There Is no better way Tor YOU to Co
operate with til. school than by TAX .
Ing the troubl. TO inform Yourself as
10 the b".t kind % school for the needs
al your children. and then 20 set about
securing IL FOR them.
IN v!ew of the great Importance to
our children and grandchildren. that
the hidden truths or the Creator be dis
covered. so thai sufficient food may be
Forthcoming from the earth it would
seem OF great practica! interest to you
10 know what is being done By thu
state OF Virginia towards the advance
ment OF agriculture. I have made a
comparative table from the appropri-
alton bill OF 1919, showing some o:
! the producing and nonproducine out
lays for 1913 and 1914, which is as
follows:
Comparative producing and nonpro-
ducing OUTLAWS made by the state OF
Virginia for 1913 and ls1a
NOnproducing OutInyai
insane hospitals and cpl
leptics ............... si.96l1ol
Penitentiary state Farm,
! jails. refo,matores crimi-
nal charges, etc. exclusive
OF courts OF Justice ... 1885. 700
| Dependents not defective 74,50O
Producing Outlays:
Highe. education ....... $4,000
| Health Department, Catawba
Sanitarium and preventive
medicine ............... $4,000
Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College and
Polytechnic Institute .. I55. coo
/ Appropriations for advance
ment of agriculture, hor
;icultu"e and dairying $500
For the fiscal year ending Septem =
her 60. 1912, the total sum disbursed
! from the treasury during the fiscal
year was S7.lS3,467.53. The figures are
/ not vet attanable for 1913. On the
basis OF the expenditures for 1912. the
! appropria lions Tor 1913 and 1914 Tor
agricultural education. research and
! advancement amount 10 less than 9
per cent of the estimated expenses for
| Two years
Must he Taken Care or.
OF course. we must expect to take
| care Of our dependent. defective and
! degenerate wards. 1t is probably true
! that most of them have been more
/ sinned against than SHINING, and that
we are paying, and Will have TO pay,
| not only for our own, but for our fore
| fathers transgressions OF natural laws,
which invariably transmit their own
penalties 20 the third and fourth gem
| GRAFTON. But docs it not seem to you