INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS A trebled the value of the land. If students who look towards Since then, I have looked up farm today, for their life work, Three Leaders THE NEED AND VALUE OF various authorities on drainage, than before agricultural instruction and I find that all of them appreciate was added to the school curriculum. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION its value, because it takes off the water in wet season, while And I am glad that the value it retains moisture in the soil during of agricultural education is recognized By Peter Olson, Supt. of Schools, Cloquet, Minn. GOLDEN GRAIN BELT BEEKS dry seasons. By removing throughout the Northwest. the surplus water from the large And it is not only the children pores, it permits admission of air, who are getting this education. HARPERS WHISKEY All farmers are divided into two For successful cat'le raising on and faciliates circulation. Since No, the older people are getting a small farm, makes necessary a classes, soil laborers .and agriculturalists. the temperature of drained soil, this instruction as well as the ROCK SPRING WATER The soil laborers work study of the principles of breeding. seven inches deep, is generally young. The schools through the much with their hands and but This study requires high intelligence, from 12 to 15 degrees higher than establishing of Poultry Farmers' for Djrwin says: "Xot very little with their heads. They Clubs, testing seed for fertility one in a thousand has accuracy of undrained soil, drainage means sow the cheapest grain, if it UNDERWOOD & HASSELBARTH, Local Agents and milk for butterfat, are doing eye and judgement sufficient to longer growing season, earlier a scatters weeds on the neighbor's become an eminent breeder." The seeding in the spring and later a great deal for their respective field, they do not care. (They rob International Falls, Minnesota communities so is the state farmer must decide whether or growth of crops in fall. In Northnot the soil of its crop producing elements his particular farm is best em Minnesota, drainage, theresuited through its extention lectures, phosphoroups, nitrogen, for beef producing or for 1 fore, may mean a crop, while no Farmers' Institutes and Experiment potassium, which it has taken nature milk producing cattle. But even drainage mean crop failure, Stations, while the National centuries to collect and store. government, through its free bulletins if he has made his decision on that Drainage also increases the crop They aim to exhaust the fertility point, he must, if he decides on yield, because it has a larger food on mostly any subject pertaining of the soil in their own generation. Border Wholesale Meat & Grocery Go, the former, find out if he wants, supply, since the roots become imand to agriculture, is making They live true to the ideas agricultural education possible for why he wants. Herefords, Gal- bedded in soil, instead of in water, of Louis XIV, who, when he was loways, Devons or Aberdeen- An- I But supposing drainage has whoever will read and study. E. A. Yernberg, Manager draining all the resources of gus. If he wants milch cows, been decided on, it will take conthen I tullv accept as beautiful and France, on being warned about true, '"The Counry Boy's Creed,' Ayrshires, Holsteins, Guern- siderable intelligence to lay out its effects, exclaimed: After us Wholesale and Retail Meats, a tiling system. Here again agricultural by L'!\vv Oswoo! Grover. and seys or Jerseys. To make an intelligent the deluge." He was right. The Groceries, Fruits and Feed education has its value. wish that it might be placed on decision on these questions, deluge did not come in his time But, it is impossible to tell in a the walls of every rural school in is a difficult as solving pro it came, and when it did come, it blems in Algebra or Trigonom- few minutes, all that the up-to our country. It is as follows: brought chaos and death. It is Home-Made Sausage and date farmer must know so as to I believe that the country, thus with the soil laborers. They etry. Hamburger But at once for all decision on simply make a living. He must. which God made, is more beautisome feed themselves fat on nature's particular breed of cattle, is know how to build sanitary barns, ful than the city, which man resources and posterity will suffer Give us a Trial and You Will not the final solution of this pro- he must know about the real val- made that the life out-of-doors for their ignorance and greed. Stay With Us blem. A herd of cattle will not ue of fertilizers, soil inocculation, and in touch with the earth is the In positive competition to the take care of itself. It must be proper rotation of crops, how to natural life for man. I believe, soil labors stand the agriculturalists. Oar Prices are Always Right and Our Stock Always Fresh fed and carefully bred. Not all build dwelling houses, keeping or- that work is work wherever we They are intelligent, industrious, the Holsteins are created equal, chards, plant breeding for im- find it, but that work with nature methodical,.careful. They Second Ave. and Fifth Street International Falls, Minn. nor all the Jerseys, no more munity to soil diseases, poultry is more inspiring than work with work their farms with their hands than are all men. With proper care it raising, so that he will raise 194 the most intricate machinery. I! and with their heads. They understand is possible to make the stock bet- eggs per chicken, rather than the believe that the dignity of labor that all activity, worth ter with no care except indiffer- average amount of 125 per year, depends not on what you do, but! while, is based on natural laws. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PRESS ent feeding, it is sure to get value of cultivation for soil moist- on how you do it that opportimi- I They study these laws especially worse. The intelligent farmer ure, the care of the dairy, sowing ty comes to boy on. the farm as tl ey affect farming and then a as only can mak| it better, I think and harvesting machinery, pota- often as to a boy in the city that they obey them. They preserve that this principle of breeding, to raising, how to doctor animal Hife is larger and freer and happier soil fertility, with the result that this possibility of perfecting on :diseases, need of soils, etc. on the farm than ini town that $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE at the end of thirty years their the original, will be realized fully To work under such conditions, success depends not upon my farms produce more than at the when we understand what breed- requires great intelligence. The location but upon, myself—not uping end of five. has done for the horse. Geo- farmer who knows all this, has a on my dreams, but upon what I Education is the development of logy teaches us the original good agricultural education. It actually do—no»t upon luck, but our inherited faculties for enjoyment that horse was the size of a fox, in matters little whether he learned upon pluck." and also usefulness. It a later age he became as large as it at school or on the farm. But For the various reasons prea makes for intelligence. That man sheep, in still a later age the size if he tries to farm and has not seated as well as for many others, needs most intelligence who must of a donkey. At first it had four this information, he must get it I, therefore maintain that agricutoes solve most problems. He, therefore before and three behind, some way before he will become ltutal education is needed and I needs agricultural education. Do you want which gradually developed into a successful farmer, believe that its extension is is of For agricultural education means Ay "The one toe. English History teaches But while the use of all this infinite value as a factor in educainformation this dandy the study of laws of the nature .{0/ Bicycle is needed for the tion for useful and happy citizenmere and society as they affect the life us that the principle of breeding BICYCLE Man" making" of a living cm the. ship*.—Cass Lake Times:. was practiced among the Early of the farmer. It includes the Money /N5/ %Tle«eCdlC». farm, it has this added value that 1*^ English. Before the discovery ways of producing useful animals w. artk^SfrMt it helps the farmer lead a bigger GREAT DEMAND FOR of gunpowder, they bred for and plants, their keeping and New York City MALE STENOGRAPHERS life. The solving of proHems weight, and stallions weighing marketing, use of fertilizers, eradication Dear "Bicycle Man The United States Civil Service meams growth. The doing erf one This is not a Prize Contest. Every boy /^, Please tell me how to less than 1200 pounds were condemned. of weeds, soil analysis, get one of four high-grade Commission announces that while who fills out and mails the corner cou/v The last few centuries thing only, be it the making of control of animal and plant diseases, Eicycles, without money, and IU»II» U1C I.U1UC1 V.UI pon can earn this high-grade Bicycle for very little effort. it has no difficulty im securing suf- a shoe heel, or be it simply sowing", they have often bred for speed. better market conditions, for very little effort daring spare harvesting or reaping, is nar- ficieni female stenographers and Coming back to cattle, it takes Name. •better roads, better rural living, time. ASK. "The Bicycle Man" /c rowing, and makes people small typewriters to meet the needs of intelligence to even know if a cow anil J..:ld welfare. Addrett. 1 Mail this coupon TO-DAY. is wortn i\oucjuy can minded, while increased activity the departments at Washington, worth keeping. Keeping. Nobody Agricultural education is valuable tell unless he knows the annual in honest labor makes for greater the supply of male eligibles has cince it helps the farmer to production of the butter fat per intelligence,, culture and happi- not faeen equal to the demand, make a living. It enables him to cow. The cow of the unintelh- ness. That is another reason for Young men who am at least 18 make larger profits on his investment. gent farmer averages 15© pounds agricultural education. The farm- years of age and wh.© are willing Since land costs more of butter a year, the cow of the er needs so as to live the larger to accept the usual enterance salintelligent than it ever cost before, and since 300 pounds. The latter life. aries, which are $800 and $900 a it costs less today than it will keeps an account with each cow. Agricultural education is also year* have excellent opportunities ever cost in the future, every acre must produce more as prices ad- He keeps only the best. needed for general information for appointment. While the envance. WW#1 When twenty years ago, also knows the and general culture. It should, trance salaries are low, advance- The agriculturist fertile prairie lands sold for $500 importance of seed selection. The therefore, not only be taught in ment is reasonably rapid to those an acre, anybody could make a soil laborer says, "Well, my own the country districts, it should be meriting it. The examinations, IN THE: BARN inp- raising grain and corn, seed will do." But it so happens taught, in the city schools as well, which any competant stenograph,s rich. Grain raising that the average fertility of seed Our geographies have for many er should be able to pass, are The so! and profitable. trm- is 60 per cent. Supposing he sows years taught the rural children held each month in the year, ext: was ea Easier to Use Northwest, gave wheat, and his field is able to pro- about the big cities with their cept December, at the principal er Cheaper to Use scarcely any thought to any other duce thirty bushels to the acre, beautiful buildings. This has en- cities of the United States. phaee farm work, for the reas- His yield will then average 18 ticed the unsophisticated farm Full information in regard to of BABBITTS LYE on' "irrrl"', that for tta amount bushels to the acre. The ag- boy to the city, where nobody the examination may be securea of and capital invested, riculturist tests his seed, and cared for him. City children by addressing the United States labor not paid as well. Cows and will keep on testing until he should now be taught about farm Civil Service commission, Washchickcns hint- IN THE did not pay for their finds grain with at least 95 per life. Some at present are very ington, D. C., or the District Seccare. NEW SIFTER CAN Butter sold at 9c a pound, :ent fertility. His yield is there- ignorant about farm life. A few retary, Post Office, Boston, Mass., and eggs, at 6c a dozen. It took fore 28^ bushel per acre. In years ago a Junior in High school Philadelphia, Pa., Atlanta JUSTwant—no then birt little intelligence to this case testing the seeds has in- told me she had never .seen a live Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago, III., St. as much as rmke both ends meet If a farm- ^asec1 the vield 10bushel per pig, and once I overheard a bright Paul, Minn., Seattle, Wash.., San. you more er could sow, reap and stack he acre. In other words, on this- looking woman call out to her Francisco, Cal., Custom House, was sure of a living. But times asis, a man seeding 90 acres will father, "Oh, what a fine field of New York, N. Y., New Orleans, —comes out of the have changed. Land now sells at get the same yield as another man foxtails," as they were passing La., or Custom House, St. Louis new sifting top. You Mo. CHICKEN HOUSES $50.00 to $150.00 an acre, butter seeding 142^ of untested through a barley Such seed, field. ig- add a lot 01 water, and is 30c a pound, and eggs at 20c a with this additional advantage norance is inexcusable. Only agdozen. The day after the supreme court the strongest cleanser Wheat has not increased that it takes less capital to own rieultural education can remedy decision, that Bemidji's saloons in price as much as land and other and less labor to work the smaller this in the cities, and this would known is ready for use. should be closed, the almighty products. Larger field. have a beneficient economic rfe- investments It is liquid muscle. filled up the water wagons by makes necessary larger returns.' The difference between the soil suit. More would stay on the sending 5.87 inches to that city. Wherever there is Farming may no longer be a hit 'T°borrr and the agriculturist, is farm and some would leave the In some way or other, etc. and miss sowing and reaping. It also shown in the matter of drain- city for the farm. For many peois dirt, wherever germs now a business age. The other day a mail 'told pie would turn from city proposition of the to breed, wherever there how to secure returns. The farm- that the highest field'on- his the farm, they understood that me if is an offensive odor— BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING er must solve problems daily that which he thought was- his they could make a decent living farm, PRESENTS for house, barn, anywhere—there never came to his mind twenty best land yielded po~r crops." on twenty acres land. Agri- He of years ago. He must replenish the invited very intelligent farmer cultural education would accomto is nothing a We have an endless assortment SPRAYING look hic. over. This man plish this. soil. He must decide to what extent that can equal it of appropriate gifts, Tumi toid him that it needed drainage, I know that just because we FRUIT TREESs^,rr^j\ he shall turn his raw products representing the newest and in effectiveness. the advice was taken and the en11«e have for some years taught Agriculture into butter, cheese canned finest products of the Jewelers' farm :*canv? productive. at Cloquet, that seven goods or meat. He must decide very Art. 111 ii an 111 Highest in Strength This also bought a thous­ students are now at the Agricultural Wedding rings, beautiful how best he can maintain the productive man But Not in Price diamonds, Sparkling jewels, and acre farm, five years ago at College at St. Paul.. Had it functions of the farm. 10c Watches, Unique silverware, $45.00 per acre. The soil was not been for this instruction, most From a business standpoint, Sterling Novelties, Rich cut good, but it needed drainage He of these students would have gone then, the modern farmer pays Glass, Clocks, Etc. You Use Less—It Lasts Longer tiled the whole farm at a cost into the overcrowded non-productive strict attention to commercial of a littlfe more than, $Jt9.oo per professions. With school values. And since both milk and Write for booklet allowing many vm NELSON'S valuable pr*Mnts for the label*. acre. It was then one. of the best gardens for. the smaller children meat has been high recently, Jewelry Store Write for catalog. farms in Southwestern Minnesota during the summer, and with B. T. BABBITT International Falls, Minn. many have turned from grainfarminsr fNTHE ST and he sold it this year for $1*50.00 daily instruction of the older boys, to stock raising. Here Vn/ P.O. Box 1776 New VcrkCity