The Penn's Grove record., 1914-02-06
TO KEEP BOYS IN
LINE FOR FARMERS
State Aids Work Of Agricultural
College and Experiment Station
FIELDER GIVES SUPPORT
Governor Pledges Soil TilIers He WIN
Do All In His Power-Legisia-
ture Makes Larger Appro-
priations Each Year.

Especial Trenton Correspondence
Trenton.-This State has started in
; instruct its young men in farming.
Each year larger appropriations are
made for this purpose, and under the
leadership OF Governor Fielder there is
a well-defned movement to prevent
the young men raised in the rural
communities from leaving for the
more exciting fields of city activity.
Some real interest was displayed in
the remarks of the youngest delegate
at the meeting of the State Board
OF Agriculture at the State House.
This young man, who is just oyer the
legal age, was Albert G. Ackerman,
OF Bergen County, and he deplored
the fact that he was the only young
fellow of his community who did not
fall a victim to the white lights of
Broadway and leave the farm lands of
Bergen County for the older men. He
said that he was making an endeavor
to protect the raising of sweet corn.
He also said he was succeeding. In
the markets of New York City, New
ark and Jersey City he found a field
for all the sweet corr he could raise,
and he was making a lot of money.
He told of every other young fellow in
his community, and of how they had
left the rural districts and had be-
come clerks in New York City offices.
The young delegate said that he did
not know how much money they
made, but he did know that when
they came home to Bergen County
to visit the folks you could not squeeze
a cent from them if they were choked
to death.
Governor Is interested.
Governor Fielder has become inter
ested in the farming industry since
his original campaign for the primary
nomination. He has promised the
agriculturists that he will do every
thing in his power while Governor to
further their business. His inaugural
address committed him to this policy.
He called attention to the fact that
there had been a remarkable shifting
of population from the country to the
city, and an encroachment of the cities
upon the farm lands in recent years.
The Governor pointed out that a great
number of individuals were depend
ent upon a few to furnish the food
supply, and that the few have a dim
iEishing number of acres upon which
to raise their produce.
Courses Open to All.
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Governor wanted more interest dis
played in the State Agricultural Col
lege at New Brunswick and the Elk
pertinent Station in connection with
this institution. The Executive show
ed that the college offered courses in
scientific farming to men and women
and he pleaded that these courses be
taken advantage of. The Federal Gov
eminent is displaying the greatest in
terest in the agricultural life of the
nation and this State is following suit,
with the result that at the present
fined movement to maintain for this
State its reputation as a producing
community.
Farmers Are Educated.
The annual report of the State Agri-
cultural Experiment Station shows
that the hopes of the Governor will no
doubt be realized. All that is neces-
sary is the proper interest of the young
people, both young men and young
women, in agricultural and rural life.
The day is past, the Executive de-
| clares. when the farmer, as a general
proposition, is less educated than his
city brethren. The Experiment Sta
ton and the Agricultural College are
| completing the education of those in
terested in farm life. Within the past
few days the State Architects De-
| partment has completed the plans for
| the erection Of the new building at
the Experiment Station, the %appropria-
ton for which was provided by the
1912 session of the Legislature. The
Legislature showed a real interest in
the work of the institution, and It
seems likely at this time that the
present session will be asked to pro-
vide further for increasing the facili-
ties at the college.
Fertilizer Frauds Found.
The report of the director, Jacob
G.. Lipman, just made to Governor
Fielder, tells in detail what has been
accomplished. He says that the sta
ton has devoted a large portion Of its
resources to so-called police or control
work, and the collection and analysis
Of samples of fertilizer sold in the
State became an important part of it.
Not only were the purchasers OF com
mercial fertilizers protected against