Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-02-27

the sweat of his brow. Now if there was in
the great agricultural state of New York
one well conducted pattern farm in connec-
ton with an agricultural institute, where nv
son and the sons of all others similarly stu
ated could be taught the field practice of
good husbandry, the analysis of soils, and
how to improve ali cultivated plants and do
nestle animals, so as to realize the largest
return in profits OH any given amount of land
and labor, should rejoice to give my child
the benefit of its obvious advantages. Un-
fortunately, while we have more than one
hundred Academies and Colleges in this
State to prepare young men to become law
yers, doctors and priests, there is not ONE
institution that imparts TO its pupils a know
ledge of the science of rural economy.
appeal TO my professional brethren, and ask
if it be not high time to open new theatre
for the display of the talent, genius and en-
terprise of the rising generation? The bar
riers that surround the learned professions
are utterly valuelcss as means of protection
against overwhelming competition, We must
kindle back fire in the burning forest to
ward off the consuming flame that surrounds
us on all sides. Agriculture must be made
attractive as well as profitable, by imparting
to those ambitious young men who may
choose to follow that noble calling, know
ledge of geology, chemistry, vegetable and
animal physiology, so that they may Justly
hope to become men Of distinction, as scien-
tiic agriculturalists. All monopoly in the
practice of law and medicine will soon be
named with the things that were. Every
man will soon be allowed to collect every
other mans debts in all our courts of law,
without the let or hindrance Of any third par
ty who, obviously has no right to rfere
between the employed. The cost ofcollect
ing debts in this State, where the duties TO
be performed are almost entirely clerical,
will soon be reduced at least one million
dollars year. All knowledge is daily beco-
ming more and more abundant, and there
fore cheaper and cheaper in the market.
A large, very large proportion of this wonder
full mental energy and aspiring hope must
be safely and quietly expended on Agricul-
tural and Mechanical operations.-Instead
of paying bounty of 1000 per cent, upon
unproductive mental and muscular labor, the
tables will soon be turned. Every tree will
most assuredly be Judged by its fruits. The
axe is already laid at its root. Let us then
be wise in time, and pray the Legislature to
apply the $S4 900 derived from the sale of
the Public Lands to establish, under the con-
troll of the State Agricultural Society, or Of
competent trustees, pattern farm and agri-
cultural institute in the central part of the
Empire State. The fund is ample, in the
hands of plain, practical farmers, to do al
that is required to accommodate five hundred
young men.
From this central institute, county agr
cultural schools could soon be well supplied
with hundreds o. able and active young gen
tlemen thoroughly versed alike in the science
the practice and the profits of every branch
of rural industry prosecuted in New York
These graduates would know all that j:
known by any body about this great depart
ment of productive labor, and would carry
such knowledge home to the fire side of ev,
cry farmer in the state.
The Agricultural Institute at Brignon
near Paris, established in 1929, has contri
buted in this way more than any thing else
10 increase the wheat crop of France some
100000 bushels within the last ten years