Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-09-10
From the Nc,c GcGmcssrc (N. W Farmer.
IMPORTANCE OF iliE H.DtCA
TION OF FARMERS.

"
fore the minds ol the farming community
will properly awake 20 ll,- .nl licct. Ir"uch'
Ia engage rlir pen nf rh abIrsl writer's: II
ought To be published II every paper, and
pr"a;n"d upnn the house tops. that i~
n1riincc is the greatest obstacle in thr way
III Successful farming. II any profession
nrl earth requires its followers 10 he well
educated men. thoroughly acquainted with
the laws OF nature, il is that ni Agrcul-
lure. la order to success in almost every
business in life. il is necessary that thn>e
engaged stonl'l I've we'll acquainted wiIn
rhc first principles Of The profession. Is
pccia'Iy IS this trnc of farming. Aud We,
how many there are who are engaged III
this iniInTlan, business who arc wholly
I1noraul nl lis Iir>i rudiInrnls No other
professions has even been The sm9 lrcl OF sn
much at.l,>c bV reason GT innmrIncc as
this. BrInrc men can engage in most OH
er caIInss, they ml,,r first serve an ap
rrcmricr>hlp and give Il year or mare "!
IiiclI service, or They must spend seven nr
ciGiI Years and niany ilun,!rr, dollars III
>iu,i Y, h,i'i-- they rHn hr considered is
prepared io engage in lhr intended pro-
ies>ion. Bni any hod> can lac 81 f;Irmrr
is til general opinion. Any l'o}v knows
nnu,.h for that. M naucr indeed
whether tn"y he any bu'Iy or nnr, if they
are nmIy the >lI'pr of :; 'uan. No nntrrr
whether they know \ from B. or whrlh"r
they ,urpnSc the moon is composed utihr
$ lnc materials aS our earth, ar whether il
Is made of green CHEESE. No matter
whether they supp">r rhc earlh rer0lveS
around Tie sun AMI is governed hy the
tivrl laws ut nlIurc, nr whether it slamds
upon TIE sIinuIders OF four huge elephants
No matter a, all ahnml these Ilrino> i'lhr,
"nIy know how Ia plough. SOW their grain
aud cover il up; tins is all thai is ncrrSsa.
ry This has hcrn the ton prevalent npin
ion, although ahI 81 'd In say il is Ia,l do.
Ing away. Farmers rdura,ru has been
greatly nrgIrrirI: ihcv have generally
thought that 10 rtlu"are their chili!ran WIS
unnecessary. With many The opinnn
prevail, thai il they ran nnlv read we'll
cn'uSh To rc:,I newspapers. (<r!,nn
though thai they take omr.) can wriIy II
iIi;". un'lrr>Ia:!,l a,ihlr''r we'll enough
1" Il Il rl!l >ub-!rarl. tir.ir "hmca,ir,n is
sufficient. I" study i;rau,r;,r anL G,'
o.rapny would he worse iEIHn uSrrss Is
the former w"nld make rI,r:i talk more
p"licl> and correctly, aud poIircnrss i>
>omrihlng that belongs To s"nl!rruen. not
10 farmers. The latter would mike them
|, ,llurr acquainted! with HE wnrId, and
'ncrefurr create in them Il desire of travel.
inn. Philosophy. Ch"misrrv. Geology.
i;"iany. AlinrI"l"2y. Sc. which are very
css'nlial To g''n' farming. are rmiircy be
v":il their corim, ii"n,inn. and are .rnrr-
ally Supin>cd rr hr tin,ck nr Lriin words,
/ II such pc"p!rIn >"nl ii:@rc';ilrrn In an
\ral"nN. w''alh. oI'cnmrSc. spoil them. is
Ii would nIai" ii'rnl Lazy and proud. .ta,l
:hi> alI'r OH r'inn niav BE- SOMETIMES
rae: hn il i, always will t!n,>c " huSr
Iai@ral abilities are nn' >riiirrnl iur u far.
m"r. Therefore. some olrr business, to
wi.c;; >H,'l oi"> always i!-c, wG;;::'l BE-
batter for 'hrnl.
What have s.i !, is moi lrnr Of all far
ncrs. VI II Is loo much ~ with The ma
.,"rly; an;I lis ELECTS are plainly To hr seen.
BY reason Of such ianrrnnrr they are ire
q'ienIly duprd and rIrirautlrd in their in.
irrcourSc with rlIr mere enlightened. Bv
reason of srIrh Ignorance they have come
! Tar s!;ntl ni thai profit which they mi.I,
inl2ll have realized, had II.rv hcen murr
thoroughly acquainted wilIrllc principles
oilarniI9. h:Ii. ASIA consequences ;l'mrrs
have 9cncraliv hccn considered inferior to
persons o! G'Iicr proirssinaS: and. there
fore ilrmIng has been lacked u!,nn hy
':any Il. rather Il Inw aud degraded cal
ling. And I;iinirrs have Lrrn cnnrcuird
To have ito. They have uul considered
themselves hs goutl is o;hrr men. Like
iha African slave, they have hrcn 100 vii.
ling /" b" tr"idcn down hy those whom
'Iey consider their superior. they often
regard men Of nlh"r professions far above
themselves. Bun this should not be. Far
'nln@ Is Tie most important, anil it should
hr considered the most honorable, occu-
patton in the verdi. l.ct farmers arise
,nG ,"k'' apnrrr .I':i! in Il j." rnrrnnni
ty, and II" lUne.r lc. it be rnm~i,irrcd de-
grading To he il Iurincr. Lei farmers be-
come 10 be educated men. BY becoming
educated, do moi mean that they must be
college crlucatch; but lei them he nsruc-
ted in I'in$r SCIENCES wllicIlarc necessary to
a Ihur"n&h hn"wl"Ag" Al t;,rir profession.
Lei them II" thinking, Intelligent mcn-
nrn ni snuimi minds aud honest hearts.
But, Que more idea, and have dpnc.
That is Ibis. Farmers compose three
funrhS uIlhr inhabitants If this great re-
public, and upon item; tImrfnrc, rc,l$ The
destiny ol' this nation. lnw important,
therefore. that they hc Intelligent, c,luca-
ted. thinking mrn. Do they ron.i,lrr
this! Then let lI"m prepare their sn.i<
aud daughters IN fill :: staIiun 50 high aul
important. Let them prepare their SONS
for seals in nur Legislatures AMI our Com
grrs,: and verify believe were these hu.
dies now composed ni farmers, we sIluuld
not see That di>rnr'I " hicil low prevails in
our nalnnal ;ilai;S. *.
Lc R"y J"e, l6io.