Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-26

A Paper, for Pe0Fle Who
t.le boys attention On the farm than
q Thousand lectures and talks On ec-
anoTnlcs.
Another hing: Peraaps cur gys-
TEN Is wrnng. Perhaps We ourselves
are at fault. Perhaps We are driving
the young people away from the
farm with our educational SYSTEM.
Scruoi Systesn Neeas Hevisien
Statistics SHOW ! believe. thar 9Sc7c
Of the children educated n our COM
rIiun schools DO not 80 u cnilege
If TINS Is d facr. wny should rns
ground WORK n the 9BG1 be TOWARD
the coIleEe they ara never destined
10 see. and away from the farm life
ana domestic raining that would
II hem better for the battle II life
that IS canning % them
You. Us i've stock men, VIM nave
herded cattle and sheep over the
highways and have mad more or less
trouble n getting strange cattle
''wonted"' 70 new quarters and pas
rures. how would vou feel rcu we're
going % ger them wonrea II they
wera taken our 70 the highways AND
INTO different pastures taught %
hurdle fences ate. every day" What
luck do You mink you would have
with them after u few months n
taar KIND Of training"
Now Is this not jusr what We are
DONG Win uuT boys and girls when
W. give them me rudimen1aTv cni-
iege course instead VI the course IN
The sTudv Of soils s one of the most
fascinating. either Indoer or ont
door n ne labarator-- or n the field.
and there IS no reason. as 7 see II.
why I snuuid not ne studied IN all
our common schools. and our chill
dr-en -augat % lnok upon The sclencs
OF aE-, culture as IN accomplishment
and not an excuse ar analogy
Why should ant me county agent
nuva weekly CLASSICS N the sIndy If
ne wonders az the soil. a small ex-
perrin entail plot for sacn oev. wners
the affec- ~ lining the soil. The
wonders Of The equine. nitrogen
catching nouules nav ne ex2la,ned
and heir effect upon subsequent
crops demonstrated. the effect af
Understandings. praCrlual corn
breeding and Improvement shown.
r0ge-aer with boys and g.ris Dig
clubs. afe+-r tubs. poultry clubs ana
essons n home economies
H,tn-u mem ne munger Of tae soil
MI .arnes 70 al oe US sooner az at
81" Would not sucn LESSONS as these
awaken III ,acn lad ana lassle y de-
size % " 70 10 some If these won
.le,-I! -1lngs on The nome mace.
perhaps with Il desire 10 study fur
hp~ ana -ake +. course N tile As-l-
r,..;.ll.a.l cIgasts Of lhs University N
..Ia.o.
,.-..,,,.; .,r..a ..-.,,.se a,,I,,
8uc rms ,-uuInentar- framing s,,4.--
c~a-n ~ -AuUG:lt toward NJ urn
Its ma MOI uway rom ii" Would
Z Iut sL4IT Al inquiry ana -nirsT Tor
luI- me- lgrlI Lpan he business of
lE-lrlii, Ira and -he fascination Of
pu~e brad lie STOCK breeding
x ould -l+v not thereby 1e o+.1- er
4ua..tlea 10 carr,' Oh rhe old tar-n
ana aAie fui lie Old tuihs on Ill" In
o-he: words. We educate $50, If our
bows ana glr.F away ram me farm
ma aol coward I.
A'a sDSA "@''e
Z BuF above Jill. AZ ] sac rnt. r,,ap-
lem III ne Maine turner's II is Talk
ana Boost. TAX your csunr,-v re.
Wonder and van nave. me beau
t.tuI crons 1 Will produce. me great
climate ana tAe oaaeti1 ef living III
M nnIIrlI.-v Boost -oagv. roIner-
YOU VIII ma -.l4t YOU nave been
boosted
Seiecl'ng a Srsea n' beer latte
If Won ware new ar rhe A,isir.ss
and ,xar. chilled l1nop "a saise- !
= XXI y ''''''- 'io" ~ouiu Fou so
II Won Werp establishing all egg
farm ana wanted en@s priuclnaIiv
YOU would uai, at the records OF
the egg LAYING contests ana see