Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-10
NVnfrrfER
ADDRESS.
To he FTcIcritt.5ufe Agricultural SJcte


To The EIcacritts5ufp AgrjcnHural .SJctdy.
81 JANIS VI. GtRNErr.
BROTHER MsNaras
The desultory remarks which am about 10 al
dress to You being chiefly Of the nrcceptl9e tndi ]
must bog Won to believe tha, Offer them, not rs
teacher OF agriculture, but in virtue OF the Office
wherein your friendly regards have SO long retain.
ell me, and from which something of his KIND IS
always expected Let me also premise, that you
must not consider these remarks much the result
of NV own successful agricultural experience, as
the bitter fruit OF having often followed the bad cx
ample ofbut too many brother farmers ana planters
in Iegleotine to do what We know to be right for,
be il remcnb cred the learning gained by he bad
consequences of leaving undoNG that which ought
Il b. dlne, is often q1e a SOLITARY as that winch
see ,rq ire from tha Ell cts oidnng what we ought
To do My offences an agrlculiurIst arc chiefly
those of omission for many of which might
plead the excuse OF other necessary occupations IN
compatible with that close, unremiited attention 10
furniiag operations which is essential 10 sue
cess in all the pursuits of husbdniry. Shonld ihi'
be rejected by the master wuikmen of our society,
shall throw myself ON the sympathies OF our bro her
prncrastinators and bunslerS III the confident belief
that there is a phal,nx of them, strong enough in
numbers at least whether they choose to own it or
not to keep me IN connienance. THIS, however,
i, a tender subject, and will press it no further at
present. Let Inc rather endcavor to expose, W tn
the hope of curins, some of those faults which
al commit in greater OF less degree. Among
these know none 50 nmon as the cry of bad
times for planters AMI farm RS" Go where We
will almost comp tnts Of this kind are so contin-
ually runs in our ears, that very many OF oui az
rcu,tural brethren seem 10 acquicSCe III them rs 1t
they were not only self, vident, bit Irrcmedldblc
They never Tor moment appear 10 suspect that
their icrcmuds should be directed much ottener
against themselves than lhs times. None even of
those who are capable Of seeng the truth of exam
iniag and probing To the bouJra This apparently
arlt.ues'., nav made the a'tenp,-at least IN
aay such way, as 70 hold odt fair promise OF snr-
cess They want either the moral coura =, or the
ministry, or both, 10 expose even the causes OF the
disease, much less will they attempt It's removal
BIt there az many amon5 rs, who despond Hloro
from heu1ftaat the difficulties We have TO cncoan-
ter, really grow 81. Of the TINES than from any
want , cn,rgy 70 combat them, could trey once he
thoroIgNjy convinced that resistance woGld soon
bring victory Al perseverance insure the coatin
uancc of all its blessings. To these, therefore,
shall chjcf, address myself, in the confident hope
of satisfying them, that the pursuits # agriculture
under al! then discourse emeutS-h'th real ana IN
aginaty, nay be very pr)dtlbly followed, II u que
regard b. paid to all acessNy appliances, as we"
as To the various eircum5tances of soil, climate,
particular branch of husbanlry 10 be followed
TiIlage chichy-in some situations, -pastnra &c IN
others CT n combination of both, m lst be rc5ortcd
to fer income. Unless all this be done lldiciousy
and with unweared perseverance, IT will be VAN
to eApec; M 'ch success. But of what profession
OF vocation MAJ We not truly make similar re-
mark! Is there any one, for example IN which
man can nationally hope 10 succeed, unless he VIII
hrs acquire all the knowledge necessary to enable
nm TO follow II unless he Will mkt apply that
knowledge with unrchlitting ass.dulty and lastly,
unless he will use with strict economy all mat
he can honestly gain by their application IN AL
these important particulars agrcuItnralists slahu
precisely on the sam; footing with the members OF
every other profession; and can no more hope to
prosper IN their business without pursuing The same
means, than they can hopet, reap without sowing,
or make money by beating the air. Wheroln then'
do they Otter? The answer TO this question: lhlnh,
VIII ieal US very far towards discovering the chtei
causes OF oar agricultural doprcssoa,-so lar, al
tsas' as these causes are of our own creating IL
VIII DO t"und, aness am grossly deceived,
IN the almost Incredible want of theoretical ana
practicai knowlc ige in most Of those who become
Planters and farmers when they begin to act as
such secondly IN their total disregard oil al tne
experiments, discoveries, and provcnents mat
are almost daily making around them in every
branch OF hlsbaadry. And ias,, in the utter care
ies'ncss with ~Aeh they spend what they make