THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



ing in agriculture is only one phase of in- 

 dustrial education. Training in domestic 

 or household subjects is another phase. 

 These principles will probably soon be* ex- 

 tended to the encouragement of education 

 by means of agriculture and the domestic 

 arts in all schools, both in town and 

 country. 



A statute of this kind provides a means 

 whereby the state makes additional appro- 

 priation to the public schools. The schools 

 need more funds. It is going to be a seri- 

 ous question whether the money appropri- 

 ated to the more expensive of the separate 

 special schools would not go farther if 

 given to the public schools for approved 

 work. The public schools are beginning to 

 rise to the occasion. 



In nearly all the states, some scheme or 

 mode of introducing agriculture into the 

 public schools is being agitated or tried. 

 In many places, the work is now actually in 

 the schools. The work should be guided 

 and supervised by some competent au- 

 thority or agency, as the state department 

 of public instruction or the college of agri- 

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