Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-08-17

ware for any thing salt or acid These
directions are for small dairy of one or
Wo cows. A HOUsEKEEPER.
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT.
Societies and premiums were tried 10
vain IN Germany. to renOvate agriculture.
says Mr.. Fleschman, aud so was lheo,et.
zeal farming. The practical farmer, TN.
educated and full of prejudice" he says,
WAS not able TO unders' and the principe.
OF the new system; the ,nsn of scientific
education had no experience and knowledge
OF applying science TO practice properly !"
0nd so both failed, or improved SLOWLY
At last, agricultural schools were establish
ed, and the science and practice were
taught simultaneously. "In six years." he
continues, "the influence of these schools
was felt throughout the whole country"
Rotation of crops was introduced; the
stock was increased and improved; the
fertility Of the land was renovated; preju
diced neighbors became convinced; they
IN short space Of time, the old system was
Abandoned, and the farmer som saw and
realized the advantages of the science Of
agriculture"
81 look to the establishment Of agrcultu
raj schools" says our highly Intelligent,
O'sego correspondent, "as belonging TO an
earlier state of things than agricultural
| exhibitions. To him who has made no
advance" he adds with great truth, ian
agricultural exhibition is source of mort,-
| ficdtlon and wOundng of sell. love-[be
cause It throws his own labors and skill
into the back ground ]--but a school will
awaken the spirit of improvement; and a
few young men going forth from such au
the inert mass"
1t requires but little reflection and fore
sight TO predict. with great certainty, that
unless something is speedily done, by the
people and the peoples rcpresen atives, to
improve the state of our agriculture, the
farmers of Europe will soon supplant-- will
nnderselI us--ln our own markets. in The
produce of our soil. We already find the
bread-s'utfs of Europe, and even of Asia
put in rcqn'slton to feed our population.
From the low price of labor in Europe, and
particularly from the recent improvements
IN agriculture, which ore doubling aud
trebl'ng the products Of agricultural labor
there. the disparity 10 the actual cost, to
he cultIvator of these products, is constant
" increasing against us. The venerable
Fellenburgh-- and may he yet enjoy long
and happy life--was the first to demon
s'ra'e The utility of combining The science
with the practice Of agrlcullu'c--ofm making
farmers gentlemen. aud gentlemen farmers
--of combining intellectual with PHYSICAL
power, and literature with lsbor--ln O
school for the education Of young men.--
The sagacious Frederick, king of Prussia
soon saw the advantages to the state.
which were likely to result from schools
like that at Hoffwyl, and soon established
the great schools at Moegelln. under the
distinguished Thaer, and has since lncurpo
rated It's principles into the common schools
of his kingdom. Bavaria, Austria. and
other of the German states, and France,
have since established like schools near 81.
Pe'ersburgh and Moscow, Literally endow
ed and supported by the government aud
even Ireland, it will be seen by the extracts
IN our last, has started in this noble career
of usefulness. The United States, which
should be foremost in effrts 10 enghlen.
improve and elevate The agricultural popu
lation, will, we fear, be last to establish
agricultural schools, and tho last to profit
by their usefulness.
The only presen, available means of ac.
celebrating the introduction of these schools
among us-ior established they ultimately
must and will be-,s the agricultural press
the enlarged circulation of agricultural
periodicals among the people. We have
now about twenty of these IN our country.
They are every day increasing the sphere
of their usefulness, and the exIen, of their
circulation. They are bringing into notice
the best practices in hu,bandry. and pro
mitigating the principles of agricultural
science. They are producing ss'u'ary
change in the public mind, in regard to The
Importance of improving our husbandry;
and this change will ere long. We trust, be
felt and manifested in our halls of egisla,
ton. The sooner the better, for all classes
of our c,tizens -CuIfip1ior