Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-10-15

For the Number and effaHdyenegs
Of me agencies Working for the deyRl
nss1nent of agriculture and rural hsa
MINNESOTA is at the very 'front.' a1nona
the STATES, and it's ru1zM life shoaAh,
sdnp' be the best in the world.
FoFe1mosS among the various aganr,
Gies referred to Is the Department Of
Agxscu1ture of the University Of M1nne-
soIa. The work Of this department. Is
two>h5h With elk ezpeEim5rh sta
tauas In various parts OF the staba 1t
Is solving such problems as farm man
agRxMe1dt, right rotations, the reclaim
ing Of waste areas, the elimination Of
OF plant diseases, and the care and
management Of live stock. Through
The college Of agriculture aad three
SCHOOLS of agriculture, il Is distributing
Information gathered by painsta King
efHeaYoH On the paIE Of the six eGpeck
nlart stations and other agencies.
The Work Is CosupleR-
From the foregoing statement the
work Of the department. of agriculture
Of The university looks like rather
simple thing On the contrary this
Wosk is complex and farreacmng- It
would not be very difficult TO maintain
a college and schools Of agriculture
even for a student body as large as
that Of such institutions in Minnesota,
which, last year, was more than q 800.
But the department is net satisfied
With reaching annually only 1,S00 cut
81 the tens of thousands In Minnesota
direety interested in agriculture Con
seGuemtly, IN the form Of Short courses,
1t offexs sreeiA Inducements to study
to those who carshM take time fer the
regular courses, at either the college
CT the schools.
Press ana. Other Educational Aseecies.
, The educational push behind the
coe&fy HE moy eznezH in Minnesota
howgpeF, receives tremendous add
tsona1 strength from four other Inn.
posEaat agencies THE press news
c nd agricultural % the whole move.
raea rs force Of the first ranksS
says Fan actively interested fn the
Work. without the support 6 the
press every other agepcg would lacs
immensely In efectiy eness." The
sta6e faR, with an annual attendance
OF sssztdssds of thousands. it IS est
naated, gives an equivalent Of 200 day.
OF university classroom wuzK to SCOT
xtudanss in soeR subjectsAas dairy a4,e
auaynal haabandEy, live stock market
Ing, faHn mechanics. and crop I'm
nrDuemgnt. The Minnesota PuS1l&c Ii
braTy Commission. through It's travel
hgslatuaTies and other forms Of seTVTct
paaues wen selected reading wIshiI
reash of every raral conmunitH and i
co-one4a*ed with I'm this by super
visor Of school libraries IN the 0Rc1
ofstsR Skate department Of pa1b1ao IN
shNetlnn The Minnesota Slate Ar
Congaiasisn Ras placed Swttlin reacl
Of MauneDta's farmers at q nnzniaa
snm, sets of plans flR fRrlnsdnass a
they. ought 10 be, and thereby has Sc
gcang an es1ncatiTe influence whica
}evaa1Alg VITA add trHfneuiunsay +
the sat5Rcaetians of life msthe fag1n.
Developing Rura4s Resources
Ali df these adIcaf1pnm oRHlTtaD
ties aasv bethg supplemented by effort
on she pars Of the state to dsEsinp 4
pf1ssand res6aFoas and the great Il
dageraes hgsd u1on them. CAqd eve
theae eaUrts, by the way. haFe an ed7
ca4foral vahA0 This is segnA ID
Whole gpup Of boardR commission
afreSc9hesslA as 1ddlo9s$
4ne dairy and faAl deEaftnaAnts 8
pefV1gsng 600 cs@aeriiass with "a q,
nssa oaslna Of ssa66O 900 and seq
ing 10 iGAHmae the growth Of Ata
dairy hiSusssy BIZ 81 cree and acts
staff {. So. 3
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