South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-12

VINO ln addition
..-4 TO supervising
tf. entire 4f0-acres OF the college
farm also conducts classes IN farm
management and other agricultural
subjects
One Optimist.
10 is indeed refreshing in these
days OF agricultural depression and
strife 20 meet the optimistic type OF
farmer who holds that there Is still
plenty Of money 20 be made n COM
mon sense methods are applied and
scientific relevati0ns are followed.
just such character IS Farmer
Smith Of Berrien Springs. There IS
nothing up-stage about him. After
much telephoniug on the part OF Of
fee assistants. Mr. Smith was locat-
ed at one Of the cattle barns. From
his kakhi shirt straw hat and blue
overalls. ne might easily have been
mistaken for any one OF the hired
hands" but only a few secoeds con-
versatIon is necessary TO convince
one that he IS a gentleman OF cul-
ture refinement and knowledge.
Would he show us about the farm
He would be only too glad 10 do
20. and he spent a patient hour ex-
planning the different departments,
and outlaying the plans ne had in
mind for the future.
Strong For Poultry.
Starting with the POULTRY depart
ment. the entire farm was inspected.
Emmanuel Missionary College has
recently gone IN strong for chickens.
The single comb white leghorn va
riety was chosen as the most pro-
linc egg producers and at the pres
ent time about 1000 Of this type OF
bird has runway IN a 20-acre or
chard
Starting with 800 hens a phenom-
email record was made in six months
with these fowls. In six months
they had Melted the college $767.O3,
or about $3.50 per hen.
Believes i'm Pure Bred.
Mr. smith is a firm believer IN
pure bred stuff This is reflected in
the poultry and other livestock
about the farm Some extra fine
cockerels have been purchased 10
mix with the pure strain of Leg
horns and some very high producing
birds are expected next year
Ideal Pasture.
Tn the dairy department is where
the proper breeding of contented
COVE. together with feeding a bal
anced ration. was observed. No
COW. no matter how temperamental
she may be. could wish for a more
perfect pasture than that provided
for the large herd Of Holsteins at
Emmanuel Missionary College.
Throughout the day they are allow
eG TO Craze in a large bottom land
tract knee deep in rich pasturage OF
grass alongside of which the ST.
oseph river winds deep and clear.
Ample shade Is 20 be had every few
rods from extremely high. old maple
trees. Together with this pasturage
they are given a daily ration OF
grain. consisting of a mixture Of
wheat. oats. oil meal and bran.
Doubled in Production.
There - little wonder this herd
has come up on It's milk from
slightly over 5000 gallons yearly TO
1900 gallons yearly.
some OF them are producing as
high as SO pounds Of milk daily
demonstrating that &c pays 70 feed
veil 20 feed balance ration.
So. throughout the other depart
ments. only scientific and up-to-
date methods are used. each depart
ment thereby making profit
Poor Boys school.
F,rmanuaI Missionary college -
often called the poor bOys-or girls
college. II IS co-eduCatioual
Tuition Is extremely low, and ample
opportunity ls afforded youths OF
both sexes 20 obtain employm ent
during their attendance at school.
Fifty boys worked their way through
the institution durng the past year
when asked regarding the, reli-
elous restrictions of attending stu
dents Mr. smith stated that there
were none so Ear 90 sectarian prin-
c.ples were concerned.
we have students Of all faiths. y
ne said Those who feel they are
desscrat.n- what they believe TO be
the Sabbath by working on thar
dav may De- excused from duty.
However. we beIlve what - com
monty called Saturday is our - b.
bath and observe 10 here as such
when asked 20 explain briefly
wherein the faith ~ the Adventists
differed from other re-. g-ous beliefs
AIR. smith said:
1--WE believe !n the second COM
INK ~ Christ on earth a. taught
iu the book ~ Genesis We firm
IS believe lu rhe commandment
"thou -ha', not kIr and we believe
chat applies 90 au.msi lie as well
Rs 20 human beings
"For lhat reason We eat no meat
neither fsh nor FOWL Tor 20 do so
would necessarily mean the taking
o. life
eve also $50 noe believe IN psrtak-
~ OF narcotics such as tea. coffee
liquors and -ot1ccos Otherwise
or faith IS only elgaty different
rrom many others that teach high
moral standard of living"
WHAT'S r0nr idea regarding the
fut.-re O. arr1culture Nr- smith
MAS asked Iu rsply he gave as
rs belief chat me scieue.nic farmer
81 Fac -urure would Dee the succe ssfui
nan ~ tlc future
Today however in manp instan-
Cos We sire confronted with the
so'tnc, u.a.eu, the art COT farming 3
have Lnoun 80 agricultural
school grasult,s who could not
mk ce Here me students
must learn ne practical as wei as