694 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



found something doing in regard to agriculture, they came to school and 

 became greatly interested, and more than this, the establishment of this 

 school has led to the organization of a large number of elementary classes 

 in agriculture in the surrounding schools. I wish I had the opportunity 

 and could go into this matter further with you, and tell you more about 

 this school, but that will be impossible at this time. We will, of course, 

 be glad to give you any information about this matter if you will write 

 us about it. 



These are, in a general way, the lines in which I think we ought to 

 work; that is, first in elementary schools, then by the establishment 

 of these secondary schools, in which agriculture shall be taught, and 

 which shall be chiefly a preparation for actual farm life, and, of course, if 

 you once get these secondary schools, they will be a good preparation for 

 our agricultural colleges. 



Now, as to the situation here in Pennsylvania, I have given it a little 

 attention and I think you are ready for the advance movement along the 

 line of rural education. You have, I understand, made a very large ap- 

 propriation for schools, and for good roads. Now, these two things go to- 

 gether. You have your high schools, which you can proceed to reor- 

 ganize for agriculture, and you are reorganizing your agricultural college 

 with the idea of making it more eflBcient as a college, and of allying it 

 more closely with the educational system of the school, so it will be able 

 to help in this movement for the improvement of rural education. You 

 are bringing into this State, to the head of the agriculture at your State 

 college, one of the best teachers of agriculture in this country, and I am 

 sure if you are loyal to him, he will do a great work here in reorganizing 

 along these lines. The United States has been doing its part to help you 

 by increasing the national appropriations to the agricultural colleges and 

 schools, and to what better use can these appropriations be put than to 

 training the teachers for these elementary and secondary schools, and I 

 understand that the colleges in this State, like the colleges in other 

 states, is considering a plan now for carrying out that part of the work. 

 Among other things I understand you are thinking of summer schools 

 for teachers. Now, it is possible for the intelligent teacher in a summer 

 school course to go through all the exercises that are contained in this 

 bulletin, and that is enough for a year's work in elementary agriculture, 

 so it is possible to help your teachers very greatly if they will attend 

 these summer sessions at the agricultural college and get in line with 

 this movement in education. 



At this late hour I will not undertake to go further into this matter. 

 I thank you for your patient attention and shall be glad, through the 

 office of the experiment stations, to give you any information which you 

 judge may be useful to you in this great work. 



THE SUCCESSFUL FARMER'S EDUCATION. 

 Froji Pennsylvania Depaetment of Ageicultube, Bxjixetin No. 157. 



By Prof. Wm. G. Owens, Lewisburg, Pa. 

 Before trying to discuss the subject, it will be necessary to determine 

 what we mean by a successful farmer. Is he a success who knows not 



