Project Gutenberg 2007-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 71 Worst, John H. (John Henry) 1850 1945 The Stewardship of the Soil Baccalaureate Address by John Henry Worst, President, North Dakota Agricultural College Produced by K. Nordquist, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Stewardship of the Soil" by John H. Worst is a baccalaureate address delivered at the North Dakota Agricultural College in the early 20th century. This publication serves as an educational discourse focusing on agriculture and the importance of responsible land stewardship. It explores the profound relationship between humans and the soil, stressing the significance of agriculture in society. In this address, Worst emphasizes that the stewardship of soil is not just a matter of farming but represents a vital obligation to society that can directly affect the quality of life. He discusses the potential for improving agricultural practices through scientific education, advocating for a shift from extensive farming to more sustainable methods. Worst argues that farmers play a crucial role as co-creators, enhancing both plant and animal life through careful selection and breeding. He highlights the importance of making farming a desirable profession, improving rural life conditions, and fostering agricultural education to meet the challenges of a changing world. By advocating for the educational and social upliftment of rural communities, Worst ultimately envisions a future of prosperity and fulfillment rooted in the respect and care for the earth's resources. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Agriculture S Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 57115 57125 2024-09-10T10:07:32.489153 2023-09-11T03:42:42.930857 text/html text/html 53402 2007-12-31T08:59:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 134746 2007-12-31T08:59:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 186976 2024-09-10T10:07:35.695135 application/epub+zip 185947 2024-09-10T10:07:33.727188 application/epub+zip 68860 2024-09-10T10:07:32.988168 application/epub+zip 270886 2024-09-10T10:07:37.255182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263715 2024-09-10T10:07:35.179190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172932 2022-09-11T08:18:56.922379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50859 50634 2024-09-10T10:07:32.219154 2023-09-11T03:42:42.688854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50701 2007-12-31T08:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19123 2007-12-31T08:59:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17937 2024-09-10T10:07:37.393184 application/rdf+xml 14182 2024-09-10T10:07:33.333146 image/jpeg 3948 2024-09-10T10:07:33.164156 image/jpeg 186209 2024-09-10T10:07:32.502167 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog