The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-17
Successful Session of Lee Institute
STEPS To SECURE COUNTY
AGENT ARE BEING TAKEN

The speaker next showed some
samples OF Sedan grass. 1t has much
nutriment and is especially adapted
to warm weather and dry soil. 1t is
| worth trying on small scale.
Limo for Alfalfa.
'Tn raising alfalfa it is essential
that you lime the ground. We put
on two tons to the acre. We get
men to understand innoculation. This
solves the problem as far as nitro
| gen is concerned.
I'm Mercer county, Illinois, they
are buying $50 busheI of soy beans
!! to SOW with the corn. The bean is
| cultivated with the corn. Then you
have a balanced ratio. This Is splen-
did for hogs and makes a good Sill
age. 1t is fine for young stock.
I'VE are trying out different varfe-
ties of alfalfa seed. There Is big
difference. Some grow low, others
very high. We also experiment with
corn, trying to find the best speci-
mems. Most counties have expert
ment stations, where they try out
everything.
I'VE have been very successful
with automobile tours. going arouno
tn the farmers who raised the OH
ferent kind Of cattle"
Proper. Education Of Children.
Some Of the problems Of the farm
err were discussed by Professor Ken
nedy. He said one Of the big PROB
lens Is the proper education OF the
children, and offered as solution
the consolidated school for the grades
and a system of secondary agricut
tural schools for the advanced stu
dents. He advocated making agricui'
ture more productive, permanent
profitable and comfortable. In his
opinion the farmer does not spend
enough money on his home. The
movement OF the farmer from the
farm to the city life he gave as the
real reason for the high cost OF ltv-
ing. In part he said:
Eve pay too much attention 70
growing crops and live stock. You 40
not need to learn new things, 1t Is 10
apply what you already know. one
thing that has been big problem Is
labor.
"The time has come when people
on the farm must work more as o:
eanixations rather than as Individual
The fact that they have worked az
individuals makes 1t hard to worR
comparatively.
"Farming is the backbone OF our
business. It is the most important
thing in the country. rms war ~
europe is going to be settled on the
Feeding and clothing OF the people.
"E,verything we eat and wear, with
few exceptions. starts on the farm.
"This country must keep pace with
tho population in its production. we
have only the same number OF cattle
in the country today as we had Id
1882. while the population 10 much
higher, The same is true OF sheep
and hogs.
Reason for II. c. Of L.
"The real reason ito costs more TO-
day to live is that we have more peo-
ple in the city who are non producers
and only eaters, than on the farm.
OF the increase in population, three
fourths of it is going to cities anu
one-fourth to the farm. we have got
too many men who are eaters ana not
producers. The time will come "hen
the farmer will not be at the mercy
Of the middle man. The farmer VIII
mt his own price on his products.
In agricultural Iowa As per cent OF
naonIe live ON the farm and SIS per
cent in the cities. Our immigration
has gone to the cities. Why are
Iowa people leaving the farm? This
10 the Iowa problem. / have made
studv Of this thing. The reasons are:
~ Every mother desires to Sc
cure the best education for her chill
dren.
80. Lack Of proper home conver-
,ence The women are dissatisfied.
"3. women dissatisfied with So
cial conditions.
Farm Not Regarded as Home.
1.-THE main reason for the above Is
that people have not regarded the
farm as a home, but as speculation
with this has come the renting OF
farms. You don't give the renter q
square deal. A one year lease Is
lad thing. You can't build up a good
community where the farms are rent
ed for only a year.
"But things are going to cnanse.
price soon will be no longer specula-
tive.
cone solution will be a long term
lease system as in England. Build
inp On will be better and the soil taken
better care OF. =,
"The second solution will be the
Danish system. The government
makes long loans at very low rate.
II has come from country or w
uer cent tenant farmers, to 10 per
cent II leads in agricultural educa-
ton and commodities. We will have
to adopt either Of these systems.
Agriculture must be permanent
More people IN Iowa have mined the
soil rather than farmed 1t. Every
man should consider himself trustee
of the farm. For success on the
farm, five things are necessary:
II. Agriculture productive.
"2 Agriculture permanent.
"3. Agriculture profitable.
~. Agriculture comfortable.
"ta) Good schools.
"(b) Good homes.
"(c) Good churches.
"(d) Good roads.
"5. Agriculture beautiful.
Consolidated school.
surhc snl,,tion OF the school problem