Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-05-09
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

ton as related to agriculture and
home economics. that is constantly
sending new impulses throughout
the length and breadth of Georgia.
The college is supported out of
state funds, and in order that 1t
may function adequately it is stress
ing three types of work. First, resi-
dent instructions; second, research;
and third, extension teaching. 1t is
impossible for an institution Of this
type to render effective service to
its constituency unless it is working
along the three distinctive lines
enumerated. While much has been
done to develop new type or
leaders, the state still needs thou
sands of well-trained men and Wom-
en- to direct the activities OF It's
farms and the homes connected
Herewith 1t is gratifying to OBJ
serve that the interest in the in
structional work which the college
has in charge is increasing from
year to year. At the present time
students may specialize along the
lines of agriculture, agronomy, ag-
ricultural chemistry, horticulture,
animal industry, poultry husbandry,
agricultural engineering, dairy nus
bandry, veterinary medicine, forest
ry, home economics, agricultural
education, and cotton industry.
Courses are offered leading to the
degree of Bachelor of Science in
Agriculture, Bachelor of Science in
Home Economics, Bachelor of
Science in Forestry, Doctor of Vet
Urinary Medicine, and Master of
Science.
The registration for the present
year approXimates 1,lO0. 'Ot TINS
number more than 635 are enrolleo
in the regular courses. The facln-
ties for instruction are very gooo'
though they are in need or constanG
enlargement because OF the RAPID
growth in attendance. The teaching
staff has been selected with care,
and numbers in it's ranks a good
many of the most distinguished and
best known scientists in the south
The most modern and up-to-date
methods. of teaching are pursued.
Laboratory courses are emphasized
very particularly and excellent equip
ment has been provided for TINS
purpose. The courses are conceived
on a broad basis, and the thorough
preparation of all students before
they can enter is required. Careful
attention and consideration are CIV
en- to the cultural subjects and to
the fundamental sciences, because
the aim and object of the institu-
ton is to turn out broad-minded,
scholarly, and thoroughly-traln
technical experts. Men and women
of this kind alone are capable OF
making the correct impress upon
the public mind and furnishing the
type of leadership now SO essential
along the lines of work in which
the State College of Agriculture
specializes. Every effort is made to
see that the students are surround
ed by the most wholesome and help
full of influences, that they grow
and thrive and develop in an at
mosphere of inspired idealism.
While adequate facilities for re-
search work have not been provided,
a good deal of energy has been ex-
pended in this direction. Among the
worthwhile accomplishments has
been the development of College No.
/ cotton. This variety has a staple
approximating an inch in length.
yields a relatively high per cent of
lint, is a large boiled strain, and
natures about two weeks earlier
than any other variety with which
it has been compared in our field
tests. This means that it's cultiva-
ton in many localities will do much
towards insuring a fair yield of cot
ton in the face of the most severe
boil WeeVil infestation. OF course.
skill and care must be exercised in
relation to it's cultivation and man
agement to insure a profitable re-
turn to the land owner. On the
other hand if the bolls set on two
weeks in advance of the time when
the weevil ordinarily becomes most
active and destructive one-half bale
or more of cotton per acre can be
successfully harvested. The funda
mental Importance of this variety OF
cotton to the state of Georgia and
| the south as a w hole is but little
+ appreciated as yet, blu it is assured
ly a fact of surprising Importance
and should convince everyone that
scientific plant breeding constitutes
one of the chief agencies through
which we may hope to minimize boil
| WeeVil damage.
The college of agriculture institut
ed and directs the soil survey work
in Georgia. AS a result hundreds
of facts of essential Importance to
farmers were first brought to light
and then correlated. These re
searches have demonstrated that we
cannot use fertilizers by rule OF
thumb, but that we must vary the
formulas according to the needs OF
the crop and the type of soil on
which it is to be produced. The
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