Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-26
Agriculture As a Career for
Able YOUNG Georo;ans

y DUNG Georgians of ability and am
bition will do well to ponder these
words of great educator: mo in
dustry offers more healthful life a more
contented mind, and steadier and surer
financial reward than farming by American
machinery and in accordance with the best
modern practice"
Though youth lays no great store by
ment, of which it feels no need it may we'll
be interested in sure and steady rewards.
These are presented by the broad realm of
agriculture in richness and a variety of
vaguely aware. Farming itself gives oppor-
tunity for the exercise of all manner of tai
ents and for the use of more different sorts
of knowledge than does any of the so-named
professions. If it is worth a boys while to
go to college for preparation to become
lawyer, doctor, teacher or a business
man, it is equally important that he should
take this training to become farmer, who
is concerned with that which Is fundamental
to all business, all prosperity, all culture.
Moreover, there are many fields of
science, of business, and of public service in
which an agricultural education can be
turned to useful and splendid account. The
authority whom we quoted at the outset is
DR.. John NJ Thomas, president of Pennsyl-
vania State College. He also says: "There
is no better field for applied science today
than in agriculture. Our country is just at
the beginning Of the scientific development
of agriculture. AS it grows older and the
population becomes more dense, the needs
for scientific agriculture will increase. Agr-
cultural production Is bound to lag behind
the demand for products in the future. The
nation realizes this, and Is attempting to
prepare men now to be agricultural leaders"
For scientific research agriculture offers a
peculiarly interesting and rewardful field;
thousands of important problems of the soil
and of plant and animal life remain to be
solved, and thousands of valuable discoveries
to be made.
AS for business uses OF agricultural train
Ing, let DR.. Thomas, who has given the sub
ect extensive investigation, testify. "Prac-
tically every industry or business says he,
lis connected in some manner or other with
agriculture, and, as result, men who know
farming are needed in these establishments.
Fertilizer concerns, dairy plants, oil compa-
MES, and manufacturing concerns all require
research men trained in agriculture Rail
roads, banks and development companies are
employing agricultural agents to assist in
the development OF their territory. Sales
men who know agriculture are in demand
10 sell farm equipment and supplies. What
combination could be more pleasing than
business with agriculture as a VOCATION
Young Georgians are exceedingly for
tunate in having in their own common
wealth one or Americas great agricultural
colleges. Whether they are minded to en-
gage directly in farming in one Of its re-
lated fields of industry or business, they will
find at their State university excellent oppor-
tunities for preparation. Graduates from
Georgia's College of Agriculture are in ever
Increasing demand as farm managers, as
conductors OF extension work. county
AGENTS, as specialists at experiment stations