The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-07-17
AGRICULTURAL.
TO YOUNG MEN--FARMERs' SONS.

In addressing this class Of readers wish to lay
aside the dignity of the editor, and come among
you as one OF your own number. For too am O
young man, and farmers son; and Ikno,o from
experience what disadvantages you labor under in
the pursuit of knowledge, and what numerous dis
couragements you meet in your efforts for intel
lectual Improvement But also know that if
you have the aoiH you can succeed in making great
attanments; and l know, too, that there is great
work for you to do, and great things will be ex-
pected OF you. Immense responsibilities rest up
on you, as those who about to assume tho
management Of our much-abused farms-as those
to whom the community must look for that reform.
IN our practice of agriculture which is so imperi-
ousy demasdeu at the present tne. peg,ks ~
be plainly seen that it i'll not do for yc. to follow
in the beaten tracts ofyot fathers as content yodS-
selves with doing as thes have done. They re-
ccived their lands at low prices, fresh from the
hand of God, Astounding with fertility and produc-
ing plentiful crops with little skill or labor while
the absence of western competition enabled them
to obtain ready market for all their surplus; and
their simpler habits and fewer wants, rendered it
less difficult for them to attain respcctabilty and
happiness in their profession. But how different
is your situation You obtain your lands at high
prices, and many OF them impoverished by
long of bad culture, that the staple produc-
tions are greatly diminished the fields are so
filled with noxious weeds, that double amount Of
labor Is necessary to obtain even a scanty CROP
While the competition from the vast West is so
great and increasing, that prices must be very
low
But you will ask elbow are ,re to obtain this
knowledge Wo have only plain school edu-r
cation, and are obliged to devote nearly oil our
| time to labor. Scientific leaning belongs to col
leges, and those who not obliged to work for
living" Here again is great mistake and one
which the Cannot family very apt to fall into.
unhesatingly affirm, that there is scarcely a
young man in Western New York, of ordinary
intellect. who cannot; if he has the desire, make
himself familiar with oil the most important scien
ces connected with agriculture. Within few
years past, so many excellent and and cheap books
have been published, in which both theory and
practice explained so that all who read them
can understand that there is no longer any good
excuse for remaining in ignorance 1t is true there
is one thing greatly needed in this country, which
is not yet supplied; but, if young men will make
their wishes known, it soon will he. We mean
an Experimental School of Agriculture. To those
who could devote year two to the subject,
such an institution would be of more benefit than
many years of reading. Let none delay, however,
and let none yepihe because they are obliged
! make good use of the Time ybu maSe, and OF tie
powers God has given you, and you can rise above
all difficulties, and will find the profession Of ag-
rlculture afford you more true enjoyment than
you now conceive possible.-Neao Geassee Far
naer.