. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. Jan. 28, do, if he is to keep pace with the prog- ress of the times. In this connection it may not be amiss to quote a few lines from an article of Gantt, in the Engi- neering' Journal, having a direct bear- ing upon the subject under consider- ation. "In the United States our su- perb national resources have enabled us to make phenomenal progress with- out regard to the teachings of science, and in many cases in spite of our ne- glect of them. But we have reached a point where we must r
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The American Florist. Jan. 28, do, if he is to keep pace with the prog- ress of the times. In this connection it may not be amiss to quote a few lines from an article of Gantt, in the Engi- neering' Journal, having a direct bear- ing upon the subject under consider- ation. "In the United States our su- perb national resources have enabled us to make phenomenal progress with- out regard to the teachings of science, and in many cases in spite of our ne- glect of them. But we have reached a point where we must recognize that the proper application of science to indus- try is of vital importance to the future prosperity of the ; The pro- gressive farmer has evidently arrived at the same conclusion, if we are to judge by the number of farmer boys filling the halls of the state agricul- tural colleges, the farmers' institutes, the agricultural departments of the high schools, the university extension courses, etc. The experimental sta- tions established in various states, in most cases as a result of the pressure brought to bear by the farming ele- ment upon state legislatures, is but an additional proof that the farmer is not only awakening, but that he is wide awa^e to his interests. He is not con- tent to let "well enough" alone, but wants to accomplish the best results possible. He wants to know something about the chemistry of the soil, about the ways and means of improving it, about diversified crops; in brief, he realizes that in order to increase and to Improve his product, he must com- bine brain and brawn, and work out his problems upon scientific principles. In his annual report. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson tells us that "since October, 1908, the number of institu- tions in the United States giving in- struction in agriculture has increased from 545 to 875. Departments of agri- cultural instruction have been estab- lished in thirty-eight public
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