The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-02-24
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An interview with Secretary Of Agriculture
David F tIoustos by Edward B. CLARK

the farm but stay on the farm The belief of all the government
dents agricultural conditions the United States that the farming
industry increasingly profitable and that conditions of farm life
Back the farm movement will take of itself In
other words the magnet will be on the farm and will draw to itself the
cities who ambitious to better their condition
Secretary Houston asked correspondent
to those who engaged IN comprehensive plan to show the boys OF their
that advisable the farm instead of leaving it
ngy the subject lie combined statement OF what Is beng done
by federal and give the farming life holding quail
ties with the growing opportunities for young men make
a signal success of agricultural occupations.
much problem of bringing young back to the farm
improving agricultural conditions and rural life as to
make clear the that they will be better of IN the long run
by staying where they are than BY going elsewhere how .
profitable and the rural life comfortable attractive and heathfu
IF successfully attack that problem shall be relieved of the
the farm All the efforts of andgnt co eg and of this department
directed to this end The agencies becoming consolidated the
and efficiency of machinery and financial support has been forth
coming from the states and the nation which combined are spending at
and federal departments of agriculture for the improvement OF ageu
tural and rural life.
production through plant and animal breed
ing cultural methods eradication control of plant and animal
problems agriculture; improve distribution especially marketing and
to develop community cooperation and teamwork with view the better
handling fuller knowledge
kets and market conditions and the transportation OF poucsn short
a better organization of rural life
the young people organizing large number
of agricultural clubs canning clubs poultry clubs corn clubs hog clubs
The work being promoted by the demonstration force
cooperative machinery under the joint support of Immigrant colleges and
the federal department
In counties throughout the country there county agents
whose duty work with the farmers the farms for the improve
agricultural conditions they affect production and distribution
Under the Smhyer act the states and the nation together will be
expanding $9OOOOO yearly for this extension OF gcu
tural education
at reasonably clear with the natural opportunities have and
with the improvements made by the farmers experimenting these
the for make farming will
gradually that outside Of the actual business
farming there loud call for leaders of all these enterprises rural
districts.
why aspiring country boy should not direct his
opportunities great field of effort rather
than to those of the other industrial offerings presented by city life
Secretary Houston spoke strongly of three factors of the problem of
keep young the They good rural schools
class country roads and attractive social life Schools and bright
ening the social life wholly and community problems In the
the improvement of roads the federal government has
and power
the
problem He believes others believe with him. that the
country should have the opportunities education
are given girl the city The lack proper educational
facilities country districts he believes has ambitious parents
the cities order their children the adan-
tages which the schools of the large centers afford