. Biennial report of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. TENNESSEE AGRICULTURE 179 sary to meet the growing demjands of our population and that rotation which will maintain soil fertility. The members of the clubs are between the ages of lo and i8—that critical and opportune period of life when there is so much danger of drifting if good purposes are not promoted and put into execution. It is not necessary that the final decision as to one's life-work be made during this period, but it is very desirable that some worthy purpose be promoted and some desirable work be undertaken. By devo
. Biennial report of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. TENNESSEE AGRICULTURE 179 sary to meet the growing demjands of our population and that rotation which will maintain soil fertility. The members of the clubs are between the ages of lo and i8—that critical and opportune period of life when there is so much danger of drifting if good purposes are not promoted and put into execution. It is not necessary that the final decision as to one's life-work be made during this period, but it is very desirable that some worthy purpose be promoted and some desirable work be undertaken. By devoting energy, intelligence and perseverance for one year to some worthy object, a person has gained both in judgment and power to perform. It is not necessary for us to try to make farmers out of all of our boys. It would be about as foolish as the slogans "Back to the Farm!" and ''Stay on the Farm!" What we want to do is to show each boy the beauty, the value and the growing possibilities in these lines, get him to demonstrate the same on one acre of ground, and leave the rest to the future. All of the State prize winners who came to Washington in 1910, except one, said they expected to be farmers. They are now shaping their lives accordingly. The majority of those who came in 1911 are doing likewise. Dr. Knapp said the main difference between an idle saint and an idle sinner was a coat of paint and direction. These boys are getting their direction, forming purposes and getting County Exhibits at the State Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tennessee. Dept. of Agriculture. Nashville, Tenn. : The Dept.
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