The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-31
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Ia mos. q Ia y.lalsaasn. oi az e.ricgi
iural character throughout the ui9u, Sc
no,ica frequent Recommendations - favor
Of establishing sore p,au for tae prsmutIna
Of Agricultural Knowledge among lie sfss
mass Of llfntrs 10 .he Us,ied Ss4,Cs. II
10 acknowledged IN every quarter that
thsrs IS strong prclgico against lgalag
into bosa CT papsr 70 learn Vha. others
have done, or are now doing 10 establish
improved systems Q: busbandy-impteyCj
slock--lnpToged sseds-inpTayel !usiia.
msnlS,
We hays Sometimes Observation-Disclosures,
and we have euisavorei 10 account for the
grass absurdl'y Of refusing 10 acquire iul9r.
nation on any subject on acCouat Of otlsc-
tons to the meaos by which It is conveyed.
Blu, It IS useless 10 reason on he sutI.ci
with some man, ybo have arrived al Ger.
tain age. Tdsy kaoy enough slre4dy-
th9y are IN tho right track, and ,Asy 'nlous
that their chdlren shall hos7 10 the sane.
Sill Uo believe and Be iFlsi that this an.
Gent pr, dice IS yielding 10 better views
Of The subject We dad people aog read
I1g mora than they have done 10 former
ysars--aad ueed ws natno the cause e tbs
apparent cdaegs % the public mind decd
sc 10 vouisf that most farmers were 10
Wiling 70 read on lAs subject Of farming
when oil tho reading ~ueh they could fad
was 10 English books, or IL paNes taal
copied from Eoalsh books, Which tteatsd
ca modes Of farming "A,ch are shaiIy 10
applicable to cur cuua,s->ouF Eod--04t
situation aud cur means
What books or shat ur'lBgs have been
Published on this sui .sct 10 this country ?
Ilsw many practical American farmers
have yet written books on .afmJag1 I've
have no books Of a practical character Oh
this 'abisCl--aaj If the English books 20
explained you'd bo Greek 10 RIOS. VI eur
fArmors, shall we complain that Gaey ore
unwiliugto Rad Shall ws hugh at tbeo
Tor not being wiling to adopt foreign sy.
TENS bsloIe they haro seen them tried, Or
before they have bad reasonable satisfaction
that they may here BE- adopted Sith safety
Let Us thea encourage the publication Of
American books Of practical chaflcter-
let US introduce such books INTO cur cen.
mon Schoole, aud nake cur boys familiar
with readng on thu subject Of the oeeupa'
ton which they u'ood 10 porFue through
life and /, may DO that We can do asay oil
prejudice from the young, il NO cannot from
those Ct ripper years. Wo hayo beard Of a
child who WAS so brought UP, that lie vas
not afraid Il a snahea harmless snake
add It may be that We can so famIlianzs
CUP children with books on farming, that
when they are men grown, ihoy mag net
CO afraid TO read and rcas,n 10 writing on
the best modes Of conducting business III
which oil are Interested.
A school bouk for reading which should
treat 10 q pleasant and hm,iar nanuor on
h,,ysfious modes Of thing lands securing
inos-c6ffeaf'na stock--ereetlna bold.
horsas and sss2s4aer for breaking
sJbduins nav lands--r9a%@e VOC oa,ty-
tile 10 the cheapest pode--senss "e '''' -
fruits, managing fruit trees
planting grating and trimming, and Va
rions other matters that might DO named
would he quite as likely 10 interest tho boy
10 his lessons, as il he we're constantly con
fined IN hls reading TO dry and abstract DIS
oussions. 10 moral essays, and metaphysical
disqulsliioBs
All OF iSese are proper in their place, bo,
ere pot exactly calculated 10 faec.nals tbs