By james art 
As a young man, classmates learned about President Abraham Lincoln on February 12 and President George Washington on February 22.
In 1971, the Congress defined the Day of Presidents as the Third Monday in February as a federal holiday, which became a three -day weekend for federal services and the US Post Office. Let’s hope this is a chance to learn more about all our presidents.
President George Washington was the General of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, when a group of 13 colonies in North America united to fight the UK, ultimately winning and changing world history. Washington became the first president of our nation, serving two terms from 1789 to 1797.
His roots were in agriculture.
He was watching 50,000 acres. During this era, the farm of this size required slavery labor. During his death in December 1799, the enslaved population of Mount Vernon consisted of 317 people, according to Mountvernon.orgS
Washington accepted slavery as a young man, but after the revolutionary war he began to question him. He avoided the problem publicly, as well as many of our founders, and he struggled with it morally, fearing that the bitter debates about slavery would tear the nation, the website said.
Mountvernon.org It notes that Washington has made its most public statement to combat it after its death. “In his will, Washington ordered his enslaved workers to be released at the death of his wife. Unfortunately, this was applied for less than half of the people in the slavery of Mount Vernon. “
Nevertheless, Washington’s agricultural roots are something we need to celebrate.
Mountvernon.org Agriculture
The precision Washington records were one of the first steps on the path to improving and innovation in agriculture. Over time, Washington’s agricultural record has become more detailed and curious, constantly progressing from a major recording of planting and agricultural products to quasi-scientific magazine for experimentation and economic viability.
Washington’s capture war in Mount Vernon progresses from repairing the physical improvements to his plantation to a review of his entire manner of agriculture. The end of the Revolutionary War has aroused interest among educated and wealthy US plants and gentlemanly farmers in agricultural reform. On March 1, 1785, 23 prominent plants founded the first organization dedicated to agricultural activities – the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture.
By June 1785, Washington signaled that he wanted to accept a new, strict approach to agriculture. With the help of Arthur Young, a major figure in the British Agricultural Reform Movement and others, Washington began to reconfigure fields from three flights to a seven -flight system. This allowed him to adapt to a seven -year rotation of crops focused on wheat as a major monetary crop, corn for home -made foods and legumes to rejuvenate the soil. It began its plan on January 1, 1787.
Washington, as a steward, thought it was the responsibility of wealthy farmers to take experiments as failure, that losses were inevitable and these manufacturers could absorb the losses.
Although Washington was our first president, he remains an exceptional club as our country had less than 50 chief commanders. It is noble that he was agricultural language by heart. His stories of experience and mistakes, success and failure gave our first president an understanding of the problems of farmers and ranches, which they face when there were no safety net or conservation programs available. Agriculture continues to be at the heart of our economy. Washington lived this life and we are glad to have done it.
Dave Bergmayer can be found on 620-227-1822 or dbergmeier@hpj.comS