Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-12-01
UNDERWRITERS FOR EDUCATED
FARMER BOYS

Inc boy who has finished the COM
mon school, and especially the boy
VINO mas Just completed high school,
stands face to face with some Of the
most important decisions of his life.
lie faces these questions: Shall he
quit school or continue his school
work? If he continues school. what
course of study shall he pursue?
What is to be his calling or vocation
in life?
There are many factors that influ-
ence the boy in making his decision
When he answers these questions.
One of these is the amount of money
that he himself can earn, or that his
parents may give him for his future
education. II takes money TO send
BOY away to school or to college
When it comes to the choice of a yo-
cation or calling i'm life. the char
acter and individuality of the boy
with his likes and dislikes. play an
important part, For instance. a boy
who hates law but loves machinery.
who is naturally adapted to. and ex-
perienced in, machinery, would prob
ably do we'll to decide to study en-
gineering and not to study law.
To the boy on the farm who likes
farming the agricultural course is
the most inviting course to take. If
he lives near an agricultural high
school, the first year he probably
would take up the ordinary high
school studies and a course in ele-
mentary agriculture. This would be
an Introduction to general agricul-
ture, and would take up a study Of
plants soils, fertilizers. crops. in
sects, live stock, feeds, etc. The ag-
ricultural subjects in the second year
of high school would probably be en-
tirely devoted to a study of farm
crops, such as corn, oats, cotton. etc.
and most of the crops would be pro
duced by the boys on the high school
farm. The third year in high school
would probably include a study Of
| farm animals, covering the types and
| breeds of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine, and the care, feeding. breed
ing and judging Of these animals.
The last year in high school the farm
boy will study soils and fertilizers
along with the cultural subjects hc
is pursuing.
To the boy who has finished high
school, and especially an agricultural
high school, the agricultural college
or the university with an agricultural
course offers him an opportunity to
become a specialist and an expert in
agriculture This result. of course,
can not be accomplished in just four
years at college. It will take years
of practical experience after he has
finished college for him to be at his
best. If at college he wants to take
dairying, he can devote a reasonable
amount of time to other agricultural
subjects and spend a major portion
of his time studying dairying, cream
separators, milking machines, and in
testing cream and milk for butterfat.
He will also make butter, ice cream
and chesee over and over again until
he has mastered the art of their
manufacture.
If the young man desires to take
up animal husbandry, he can special
ize in the judging, feeding, breeding,
and managing of live stock, including
beef and dairy cattle, sheep, horses,
hogs and poultry. If, on the other
hand, the young man desires to spe-
cialize in farm crops, he can devote
large portion of his time to soils,
fertilizers, soil fertility, plant breed
ing, farm management, etc.
Now, after the young man has
graduated from his agricultural col
lege course, what is to be his calling
in life? He will probably seize the
best opportunity that presents itself.
1t is important that he should choose
a line of work that he likes. The de-
mand for college trained agriculture
lists is greater than the supply, and
will continue to be so for many years.