Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-24
Education and AgricnLtnre

The war has demonstrated that education
always counts, whether in peace or in war.
srhe Government in selecting men to be train
ed as officers invariably gave the preference
% the man of education as against the man
Without education. This, OF course. did not
imply that an educated man is any better
physically. or any more courageous, or any
more gifted with the qualities OF personal
leadership, than the uneducated man. Ii
|simply meant that the educated man has
learned how TO learn. II cost the Govern
ment less money and less time to give him
me special training for an officers commits
sion than it would to train an uEeducated
man
Nearly every man in this enlightened age
|iesires 10 give his sons benefit OF college
Education The exceptional father who can
bot perceive the Dement'S OF such an education
for his son or daughter is a survival OF the
Middle Ages. His type and kind is rapidly
disappearing in the onward and irresistible
march of progress. The man or moderate
means who is not able at the present monen-
. put aside sum OF money sufficient TO in
sure the future education OF his children can
axe advantage Of The special forms or lie
Insurance provided for this purpose.
The young man or young woman OF the
Iuture who is not equipped with college ed
.ncation will be vastly more handicapped than
hey are in the present generation. In all
bndeavor, the tendency OF the times is TO raise
sven higher the standards of education and
special fitness. In another generation the
hrst question asked young man applying for
admission in the great world Of trade and
commerce will be the question asked of APP
DIicants for officers training camps.
In no line of business or professional en-
.heavor will the rule be applied with such i'm
mediate and remarkable results, perhaps, as
IN agriculture. The farmer OF the future is
hot going to run his operations by rule of
lhumb and haphazard guesswOrk. He is
going to be trained scientist who knows the
subtle secrets Of the soil. the plant and the
atmosphere. The educated farmer who con-
<iucts his operations in accordance with
scientific rules, who applies modern methods
Efficiency to the supposedly 'prOsaic" occupa-
ZION of the soil. will forge so far ahead of
he uneducated farmer that the latter will be
completely forced out of business by his bet
Ter trained neighbours superior competition.
Such competent authorities as DR.. An
brew NJ. SOule, president of the Georgia
State College of Agriculture, make the as
EertiOn that the finest agricultural oppOrtuni-
les in the whole United States are now to be
found in the great southeast, and especially
here in the Empire State of the South. Gull
ivatable lands can be bought more reason
ably in this section OF the country than in
any other. The soil and climate afford the
widest range OF crop diversifcation to be
found anywhere on the North American con-
inent.
II a certain South Georgia county last
rear a bank president who operates farm Of
w0 hundred and fifty acres planted ten
acres in shaded tobacco. The other crops
Dn the farm paid all the expense of building
he lattice-work over the tobacco, as we'll as
he cultivation and gath ring end curing OF
he crop. He sold the product of those ten
heres for sixteen thousand dollars. every pen
by of which was net profit. In that same
county are raised tTainlOads of watermelons,
undreds OF thousands of gallons g. syrup,
becans by the millions. peaches catalogues,
hogs. beef cattle. corn. peanuts ~yelvet beans
and cotton
Where else in the Unite. States be
kound a combination Of scss and climate that
Dfers opportunities for zach dazzling diver
ifcation of crOps9 NO wonder Georgia is
allied the Empire St,-te OF the South. The
name takes on a new significance and a great
+ meaning in the light Of modern science
4 agriculture
Georgia is essentially agricultural state,
md will always derive her greatest wealth
rom the products of the soil. II is true that
her manufacturing industries are growing
With marvellous Tapidity. But underneath
hese and supporting them is the great
foundation OF agriculture. This being true.
nd in view OF the unquestiOned superiority
bf the educated farmer. where can young
nan find more attractive business OppOTtuni-
les than are Reckoning to him in scientific
griculture2 He may seek a long time and
ravel far before he discovers them.
Instead. therefore, of the famous maxim
~ former geneTatiOn-''YOung man. go
Nest can well be said that the best adj
dee to be offered a Georgia boy now in his
Gems, willing to work and ambitious to sue
seed. is this: Young man. take a college
purse in agriculture and go to Georgia
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