The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

Not content with dealing with CO.
3neratiye effort in buying lime and
|ertiiizers growing and harvesting
Iloyer. and clover seed to mutual aa-
nntaxe and uniting together In the
rowing Of bright tobacco. the Clover
Hfn Farmers club is also Interested
the boys and girls: How TO keep
hem on the farm by giving theni
nmething TO do by which they conio
ave at least as much pin money as
ney would have in holding suhordl-
ATE positions in the city.
some advocate giving boys ana girls
Xaiyes. hogs, poultry. corn patches,
fr.. to attend to, and taking care
hnf the proceeds Of their efforts were
Epngsuusiy turned over 10 the young
hers. provided, OF course, the young
kers carried out their part OF the uh-
erstAndings, and not, a. is too often
Sc case. let the proceeds fail into the
smily excneqner. IL was found tnat
Ipme of the boys know the Saiae OF
honey and possess little savings &C
.ounts of their own, and In at least
RE case boy of about thirteen mas
checking account---this boy Is not
likely to leave the farm.
w, Wray, OF the old Homestead, pc
hg called upon for his views, turned e
q little talk made by DR.. Cyril c.
hopkins. and said:
DIR. Hopkins Views.
.~The reason assigned by DR. hop
Inns. agricultural director OF the
Ioufhern settlement and development
/rw2nixation, at farmers meeting for
he boys leaving the farms Tor the
~ Jobs. was that the boys possessed
Iumpt.or. to see that the farm propo-
ltioa a. usually carried out on lh.s
vcrage farm was a losing game, ana
n,..oEa nnys were not Wiling 10
Nv and slave at the source OF all
Faaith when other boys could go our
ITO the world and enjoy some OF COM
Drfs OF existence. and where they
E,said find not only food and cloth :
IT for their bodies. but mental ieod
ud exercise that developed their
binds and hroadened them out so
hey could better fit themselves LOT
- battles of life.
ssnr Hopkins Is counted as one OF
1e foremost soil experts in the coun-
~ and his life IS being spent In eie-
a&tng the entire farming interests.
q ID q practical farmer. AS well as
acientist- He bought the portland
arm in Illinois some six years ego,
khen 1t was generally considered
vorthless, and has succeeded In build
II It up with lime and pnosphates
Ystil Its yield has already Increased
ve- fold and the end Ii not yet Hence.
khenever Or. Hopkins talks on the
Dfl he commands attention. especially
rom farmers, who can be induced 10
AIRY receptive minds and ears with
4 the r4.ateAst- ~ his Voice
In the past ten years the popuia-
on OF the United States has Increased
/ per cent, whereas the food proouc-
lon has increased less than per
|enf. The reason assigned for the
p0dfuK OF the large increase OF popu-
hfton with such small increase OF pro-
notion In clear when 1t is remembered
hat expectations of grain have well
sixh ceased. the outgoing grain De
~ comparatively trifiing. compared
krith what 1t was only ten years ago.
Vast estates Of land are idle. no'
My In Virginia, but throughout the
4 ali through New England Ohere
rs $4,000 idle farms In Nav ork
[lone). Hence 1t is that large problems
onfrout the people in regard TO the
arming. population OF the country,
PrOductive farms have only increased
per cent, while the increased pro-
(uct 10 less than per cent. This, too
khllo up to a few years ago there
- plenty OF rich virgin soil. These
ublic attention.
Mistake Was Made.
Or. Hopkins pointed out that the
xncrtation OF cattle had decreased
rom 100000 head to 361.000.00o
ne conditions were similar with re-
ara to sheep and swine. He quoted
j. Hill. the railroad magnats and
griculturist. an saying that while tins
arm IL tho basis OF all industry tins
0vcrnments OF tho country had MADE
Is serious mistake of aiding manu-
acturors at the expense OF tho TAR
hers. He pointed out that Lincoln
a paved tho way for the establish.
iSpt Of farm experiment stations, bu!
~ Till 1887 had Virginia established
nch = station. and even now this sta'
lon was In danger Of dtdnteEraton
wing to the rarsimortou1 manner u
hich the State supported 1t.
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