4 FARM DEVELOPMENT 



broader view of the questions of life and business. At 

 the same time, the use of the naturalist's microscope, the 

 chemist's crucible and balance, and other instruments of 

 precision, trains the student's eye so that he sees and 

 appreciates many things on the farm which previously 

 had little or no meaning. The daily routine of class 

 work, of note and essay writing, of searching for refer- 

 ences, of recitation in class, and of work in the literary 

 societies, places the mind of the pupil on a new plane. 

 He returns home with new power to do the thinking 

 necessary to higher development in farm life. 



The young man gains dexterity in the arts of carpentry, 

 blacksmithing, dairying, breeding, feeding, and in the rais- 

 ing and handling of forage, grain, garden and other crops ; 

 the young woman becomes more expert in the arts of 

 cookery, sewing and home keeping; while both gain 

 added power in character building in the home and in 

 the community. Broader views of farm planning, farm 

 improvement, and farm management are also acquired. 

 The mind is made more active and more accurate ; formal 

 processes of figuring and planning and of doing things 

 are learned ; the books from which to seek specific in- 

 formation are made known; and at the same time the 

 hand is trained to execute work with greater precision. 

 Even systematic military and physical training are pro- 

 vided by the state in its local and general schools which 

 instruct in agriculture, thus giving the students complete 

 body development. By doing things with hand and mind 

 under a trained expert, a student learns to do them accu- 

 rately and to think clearly and rapidly. Dealing both 

 with things and with printed pages, the mind does not 

 lose its originality and versatility, as when the education 

 deals only with the words of books. 



Education consists largely in the training of the judg- 

 ment. Practical experience in life gives more natural 

 training than does attending school. But the intense 



