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VOL. LXIV INDIANAPOLIS, MAY 22, 1909. NO120 "TAMA JIM.' By Mrs. O. C. Cunningham. Editors Indiana Farmer: "Tama Jim," otherwise James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, August 16th, 1835. Here, amid the picturesque scenes and historic beauty of which Burns, the poet, sings, he followed the plow while yet a boy and committed to memory the lines of Scottish poetry, which he loves to recall at the age of seventy-five. "When "Tama Jim" was seventeen his parents came ___^_^_ to America and settled in Connecticut. Later they removed to a farm in Iowa. The family was poor ana. "Tama Jim" being the eldest of fourteen children was often denied the ordi- narycomforts of life, andas soon as he was capable was obliged to help himself. For several years he taught school near Old Buckingham and West Union, la., and the story is told that in several instances his finances were so low that he was obliged to go barefoot to his school-room. Later he became successful and was enabled to buy the farm, which is today valued at $50,000. He went into politics, was a member of the state legislature, being Speaker of the House during his last term and was afterward a member of the TJ. S. Congress for three terms. Later he became director of the Iowa Experiment Station and Professor of Agriculture at Ames. It = was here that President McKinley, looking for a man to manage his farms and his farmers throughout the country, found the right man. James Wilson was a practical farmer as well as a man of science, a man who understood the needs of the land and who could sympathize with and help the humblest person who worked with the soil. People are often questioning as to what is Wilson's real title to fame, and the answer comes readily that he is the only man who has held one cabinet job for ten years. But the people who are contented with this answer are not acquainted with the read man. They know little of his genius, (for it has been said that he who can make two ears of corn grow where one grew before is a real genius) they have not considered the hard labor and intense thought which he has given to his chosen profession. Before his time the Department of Agriculture was simply the comic department of the government, and to him was allotted the task of making the work worth while. He proceeded on the theory that he was there not merely to keep the farmers quiet,—as others had attempted to do, not merely toadminister, but todevelop the industry which he represented, and to literally make the department. When he entered the department it (onsisted of a roll-top desk and a few workers. Today he has thousands of men working under him, for the cause of Agriculture in our country. And here I oiight give you a statement of his own work, from a personal letter which the writer has in her possession. He says: "Whenever we find a locality of farmers needing help we make it a hobby to help them. We took up the discovery of grains and legumes suitable for our dry-lands west of the 100th meridian, hunted the world over, and found both grains and legumes that would grow in dry conditions. We have, now some fifty million bushels of wheat grown where no other wheat will grow. "We took up the work of making our own sugar and helped the people with facts regarding the proper soil condi- title "Tama Jim." It is not a title of scorn or derision, but one of affection. It was given at first to distinguish him from other James Wilsons who were prominent at the time and now old settlers in Tama County, Iowa, talk lovingly of "Tama Jim," for he is a man who inspires affection. He is the old-time type of gentleman, the type of Abraham Lincoln and others who have long since passed away. And he is a man who is respected everywhere for he bows to no man, not even to the president himself. Live Stock Water Reseirvolr. Editors Indiana Farmer: The accompanying photograph shows how many farmers, in Southern Indiana, conserve for the use of their live stock, the water afforded by the generous showers of spring and early summer. The reservoir shown here is found on the farm of Charles Lester, about three miles south of Bloomfield, Greene County, and is one of the largest of its kind to be seen in that section of our State. This artificial pond is situated — at the base of a steep eastward sloping hill. High -•lay embankments are thrown up on three sides of the enclosed area. The side next to the slope of the hill is open, thus permitting the free entrance of the water into the pond, whenever the rainfall Is ample enough to cause a good run off. Since the banks and bottom of the reservoir are composed of clay soil there is scarcely any loss thru seepage, hence the quantity of water stored up during the rainy season can be carried over to the months in which droughts frequently occur, thus providing ample water supply for the •Tm animals in such times of stress. One only finds these storage ponds on farms where the water supply from wells, springs or streams is insufficient. H. S. Chamberlain. Live Stock Watering Place on Farm of Chas Lester, Greene County. tions, the best weather conditions, seed conditions, etc., and we are now raising in some years, as high as 500,000 tons of sugar. We made a hobby of that. "Our people were importing rice. There is a stretch of land along the Gulf Coast, 50 miles wide and 150 miles long that was lying waste. We found in the Orient a rice suitable to that region and have added very much to our production of rice. Substantially we produce all we require, and are beginning to feed the people in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines with rice from the United States. "We make a hobby of exterminating the diseases of animals. We found the sheep on the mountain range afflicted with a scab; we have it almost exterminated. We are eradicating blackleg in calves, glanders in horses, and so all along the line. "The insect world levies a heavy tribute upon the farmers of the United States. The cotton boll weevil invaded us from Central America several years ago. We made a hobby of helping the farmers grow cotton in defiance of the weevil. "And so, all along the line, whenever a farmer is needing help, we yoke up with him a scientist and help him out. We have in this Department 10,500 people working for the farmers of the country. Congress gives us this year around $17,000,000 to do the work with." Is not that kind of work worth while? And now I shall explain about the It has been said that "nobody can do more with Congress than Secretary Wilson." He was back of the fight on meat inspection, consequent upon Upton Sinclair's disclosure of the beef packing horrors; back of the Beveridge bill; back of the presidential activities; back of Dr. Wiley in his work for pure food; back of numberless other good things from which the farmers and many others are deriving so much benefit. And so "Tama Jim" is working sida' by side, with every other farmer, constantly encouraging, always aiding those who write to him for help. With such a leader every farmer ought to feel encouraged to do his best to develop the greatest industry in our country. Winona Agricultural Institute. Hut Wliat is the Oil Good For? A writer says the despised cockle bur bids fair to become a product of cultivation. An experiment of making oil from the weed in a mill erected for the purpose at Vidalia, Louisiana, is said to have proved successful and the weed is gathered on a large scale. The promoters of the plan say the future may develop a cockle bur plantation in the place of cotton. Prof. E. T. Robbins, Assistant Animal Husbandman, Iowa Experiment Station, has just accepted an excellent position on the editorial staff of the Breeders Gazette, Chicago, 111., the foremost live stock paper in the world. The Gasoline Engine on Farm. I have a three horse power gas engine with which I run a cream separator, pump water, run my grindstone, a two hole corn sheller, a feed grinder and a post drill. I have the engine mounted on a traction gear made from an old mower so that I can move it from one place to another, making it better adapted for the dif- fsisnt kinds of work. I believe that an engine beats every form of power upon the farm. When not in use it cists nothing to keep it. Mine earns a good man's wages right along.—Wm. Woodall, in Kimball's Farmer. The New Sullan. The new Sultan of Turkey, is a younger brother of the deposed Sultan. He is a man of sixty-five, and for the past twenty-five years has been, with his wives and children, practically a prisoner in his palace at Constantinople, where he was confined after having been adjudged an imbecile. Whether he is really such or not is not known. The Sultans for the past three hundred years have had the habit of disposing of their younger brothers, to prevent them from heading revolutions, and it is not improbable that the new Sultan was imprisoned (instead of murdered) on this account and not because of any unusual mental weakness. But from articles from his pen and Interviews with him, which have been published, it is evident that he is not a man of any strength, mentally or morally. It is probable that thruout his reign he will be simply the tool of those who put him in power.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1909, v. 64, no. 20 (May 22) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6420 |
Date of Original | 1909 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | VOL. LXIV INDIANAPOLIS, MAY 22, 1909. NO120 "TAMA JIM.' By Mrs. O. C. Cunningham. Editors Indiana Farmer: "Tama Jim," otherwise James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, August 16th, 1835. Here, amid the picturesque scenes and historic beauty of which Burns, the poet, sings, he followed the plow while yet a boy and committed to memory the lines of Scottish poetry, which he loves to recall at the age of seventy-five. "When "Tama Jim" was seventeen his parents came ___^_^_ to America and settled in Connecticut. Later they removed to a farm in Iowa. The family was poor ana. "Tama Jim" being the eldest of fourteen children was often denied the ordi- narycomforts of life, andas soon as he was capable was obliged to help himself. For several years he taught school near Old Buckingham and West Union, la., and the story is told that in several instances his finances were so low that he was obliged to go barefoot to his school-room. Later he became successful and was enabled to buy the farm, which is today valued at $50,000. He went into politics, was a member of the state legislature, being Speaker of the House during his last term and was afterward a member of the TJ. S. Congress for three terms. Later he became director of the Iowa Experiment Station and Professor of Agriculture at Ames. It = was here that President McKinley, looking for a man to manage his farms and his farmers throughout the country, found the right man. James Wilson was a practical farmer as well as a man of science, a man who understood the needs of the land and who could sympathize with and help the humblest person who worked with the soil. People are often questioning as to what is Wilson's real title to fame, and the answer comes readily that he is the only man who has held one cabinet job for ten years. But the people who are contented with this answer are not acquainted with the read man. They know little of his genius, (for it has been said that he who can make two ears of corn grow where one grew before is a real genius) they have not considered the hard labor and intense thought which he has given to his chosen profession. Before his time the Department of Agriculture was simply the comic department of the government, and to him was allotted the task of making the work worth while. He proceeded on the theory that he was there not merely to keep the farmers quiet,—as others had attempted to do, not merely toadminister, but todevelop the industry which he represented, and to literally make the department. When he entered the department it (onsisted of a roll-top desk and a few workers. Today he has thousands of men working under him, for the cause of Agriculture in our country. And here I oiight give you a statement of his own work, from a personal letter which the writer has in her possession. He says: "Whenever we find a locality of farmers needing help we make it a hobby to help them. We took up the discovery of grains and legumes suitable for our dry-lands west of the 100th meridian, hunted the world over, and found both grains and legumes that would grow in dry conditions. We have, now some fifty million bushels of wheat grown where no other wheat will grow. "We took up the work of making our own sugar and helped the people with facts regarding the proper soil condi- title "Tama Jim." It is not a title of scorn or derision, but one of affection. It was given at first to distinguish him from other James Wilsons who were prominent at the time and now old settlers in Tama County, Iowa, talk lovingly of "Tama Jim," for he is a man who inspires affection. He is the old-time type of gentleman, the type of Abraham Lincoln and others who have long since passed away. And he is a man who is respected everywhere for he bows to no man, not even to the president himself. Live Stock Water Reseirvolr. Editors Indiana Farmer: The accompanying photograph shows how many farmers, in Southern Indiana, conserve for the use of their live stock, the water afforded by the generous showers of spring and early summer. The reservoir shown here is found on the farm of Charles Lester, about three miles south of Bloomfield, Greene County, and is one of the largest of its kind to be seen in that section of our State. This artificial pond is situated — at the base of a steep eastward sloping hill. High -•lay embankments are thrown up on three sides of the enclosed area. The side next to the slope of the hill is open, thus permitting the free entrance of the water into the pond, whenever the rainfall Is ample enough to cause a good run off. Since the banks and bottom of the reservoir are composed of clay soil there is scarcely any loss thru seepage, hence the quantity of water stored up during the rainy season can be carried over to the months in which droughts frequently occur, thus providing ample water supply for the •Tm animals in such times of stress. One only finds these storage ponds on farms where the water supply from wells, springs or streams is insufficient. H. S. Chamberlain. Live Stock Watering Place on Farm of Chas Lester, Greene County. tions, the best weather conditions, seed conditions, etc., and we are now raising in some years, as high as 500,000 tons of sugar. We made a hobby of that. "Our people were importing rice. There is a stretch of land along the Gulf Coast, 50 miles wide and 150 miles long that was lying waste. We found in the Orient a rice suitable to that region and have added very much to our production of rice. Substantially we produce all we require, and are beginning to feed the people in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines with rice from the United States. "We make a hobby of exterminating the diseases of animals. We found the sheep on the mountain range afflicted with a scab; we have it almost exterminated. We are eradicating blackleg in calves, glanders in horses, and so all along the line. "The insect world levies a heavy tribute upon the farmers of the United States. The cotton boll weevil invaded us from Central America several years ago. We made a hobby of helping the farmers grow cotton in defiance of the weevil. "And so, all along the line, whenever a farmer is needing help, we yoke up with him a scientist and help him out. We have in this Department 10,500 people working for the farmers of the country. Congress gives us this year around $17,000,000 to do the work with." Is not that kind of work worth while? And now I shall explain about the It has been said that "nobody can do more with Congress than Secretary Wilson." He was back of the fight on meat inspection, consequent upon Upton Sinclair's disclosure of the beef packing horrors; back of the Beveridge bill; back of the presidential activities; back of Dr. Wiley in his work for pure food; back of numberless other good things from which the farmers and many others are deriving so much benefit. And so "Tama Jim" is working sida' by side, with every other farmer, constantly encouraging, always aiding those who write to him for help. With such a leader every farmer ought to feel encouraged to do his best to develop the greatest industry in our country. Winona Agricultural Institute. Hut Wliat is the Oil Good For? A writer says the despised cockle bur bids fair to become a product of cultivation. An experiment of making oil from the weed in a mill erected for the purpose at Vidalia, Louisiana, is said to have proved successful and the weed is gathered on a large scale. The promoters of the plan say the future may develop a cockle bur plantation in the place of cotton. Prof. E. T. Robbins, Assistant Animal Husbandman, Iowa Experiment Station, has just accepted an excellent position on the editorial staff of the Breeders Gazette, Chicago, 111., the foremost live stock paper in the world. The Gasoline Engine on Farm. I have a three horse power gas engine with which I run a cream separator, pump water, run my grindstone, a two hole corn sheller, a feed grinder and a post drill. I have the engine mounted on a traction gear made from an old mower so that I can move it from one place to another, making it better adapted for the dif- fsisnt kinds of work. I believe that an engine beats every form of power upon the farm. When not in use it cists nothing to keep it. Mine earns a good man's wages right along.—Wm. Woodall, in Kimball's Farmer. The New Sullan. The new Sultan of Turkey, is a younger brother of the deposed Sultan. He is a man of sixty-five, and for the past twenty-five years has been, with his wives and children, practically a prisoner in his palace at Constantinople, where he was confined after having been adjudged an imbecile. Whether he is really such or not is not known. The Sultans for the past three hundred years have had the habit of disposing of their younger brothers, to prevent them from heading revolutions, and it is not improbable that the new Sultan was imprisoned (instead of murdered) on this account and not because of any unusual mental weakness. But from articles from his pen and Interviews with him, which have been published, it is evident that he is not a man of any strength, mentally or morally. It is probable that thruout his reign he will be simply the tool of those who put him in power. |
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