The farmer and mechanic., 1913-10-21

,urst cooperation, better schools, bet
,er roads, worthier cities, better ad- |
ins,rnent OF race relations, new ideals |
- social service, and for giving a |
,,are practical turn to education and
,.tfgion. The North Carolina of twen-
=. years hence must be different
safe from the North Carolina of to-
daX.
forward the great tasks l have just
yeeounted, may we'll regard themselves
as empire-builderS-at least as men
aho may be empire e-builders if they
havc but the vision and the will. For
North Carolina is yet but State in
the making, pioneer Commonwealth
- state larger in area, be it remem-
bared. than England or Scotland or
Greece and which may well achieve,
IN he providence of God, civiliza-
ton ~ rich, varied. and historic as
theirs.
That is a dream that should like
for rs to cherish. That is the task
Tor which ! would have US quit our
selves like men. What our people
ueed is the driving power Of such a
great ideal We must hitch our
wagon TO n star. We must believe
italy ever knew Is greater than we
can build here in our own home State.
As Mr.. G.. w. Russell. the Irish poet,
has we'll said, I'VE have all that any
rave ever had to inspire them-the
heavens overhead. the generous earth
beneath, and the breath Of life in our
ncstrils" But We must aim high We
must have an ideal almost divine.
Mr.. Russell himself goes on to say:
I'VE must go on imagining better
than the best We know. Even in
their ruins now, Greece and Italy
seem noble and beautiful with broken
pillars and temples made in the day
Of their glory. But before ever there
vas a white marble temple shining
liant beauty in the mind of some ar
tjst who designed It,"
IL may seem like something of {
Jump TO go from this dream of fin
ishcd culture and civilization to tall
of better farming methods, and ye
Mr.. Russell himself. as editor of
paper devoted wholly to better farm
ing and rural cooperation, recognize
the universal application Of the prin
ciple which the poet Lanier laid dow
tor our own Southern country whel
he said:
"a vital revolution in the farmin
economy Of the South. II it is actuall
occurring. is necessarily carrying wit
Il all future Southern politics, an
Southern relations. and Southern ar
and such an agricultural chance Is tn
one substantial fact upon which an
really New South can be predicated.
So 1t is that the fundamental wor
In building up our Empire State {
twenty years hence must be done
the builders Of ne~ system of farm
hg--a fact manifestly true In vie
Of the fact that the latest censl
shows less than Is per cent of OF
population inside our towns and cite
OF course. / am not going to unde
take on this page catalog OF II
leaders III the new agriculture
North Carolina That would take I
al my space and be about as interes
ancient Israel Besides, I have a
ready paid tribute to most Of the a.
ticultural leaders Of the State-tl
men who have given our State u
partment OF Agriculture, Agricultur
experiment. Station, and A. and
College high rank among similar !
sfitutions in all parts OF America
ever. OF three or -four men who ma
recently come into North Carolil
who have already made good In
noteworthy dcgree-C. r. Hudson, {
agent OF farm demonstration wo
and an enthusiast on cover croI
Prof. Dan r. Gray. the new head
the Animal Industry Division op<
ated under the joint auspices of t
College and Station--a coming ma
man who will have great infauen
"A live stock development througho
all North Carolina: and Prof. J.
Johnson, In charge Of the Farm Ma
cement work OF the United sta
department Of Agriculture. We ma
neglected this sort OF work.
bookkeeping side Of farming. we m
cali Vt. not in the sense OF keeping
dioIs records OF everything but IN
aense OF knowing the cost OF diHert
processes OF farming and what ps
md what doesn't. And this leads
Co say that the College and StAt'
lointly have just employed Pro1.
H. Camp az Professor Of Agrlcuitu
economies and as an agent in ru
operation marketing and cfco
Watch Camp. He promises Wen.