Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1846-02-26

80 short a time by what means has
the knowledge Of a practice so novel a'
the use Of this manure been 80 quicNv
illiused Truth, strong as It may be,
canno, travel without a conveyance, anh
facts are generally longer on the soac
than fiction Nor does ignorance ever
give place to knowledge without a strhS-
clio Tor the victory. TO the meetings,
speeches, publications Of our societies,
aud To the press connected herewith, We
mus, attribute the extraordinary results
we have alluded To. by bringing the
ignorant aud the learned together, those
who were willing to be instructed ming
ling with those who were capable Of
teaching by employing capital 10 collect
ing and publishing facts, by making
these the texts from which our speakers
have disc CURSED to thousands, and which
our journals have carried to every mar
kel table in the Kingdom; by these means,
all of which our Agricultural societies
and clubs have employed, information on
this point of practice has been promnlga'
ted, and ignorance has been dispelled a
specu, anu lu u ut2iSS uHph' ohS"" "'
any other period in the history of agr''
cultural improvement, and probably un-
altanabe by any other means By
thes means, the disadv vanlages of locali-
~ and circumstances, Of isolation and
limited opportunity Of active communion
with the world and its daily progress,
have been overcome e-dlsadvaniage
which have always been regarded as Ia
tai obstacles to the progress OF improve
menl, either in the knowledge Or the
practice of our farmers.
\ The efficacy of these means is, how
ever, evidenced by other cases as well
as the one now quoted. Thus 1t is a.
matter well ascertained that we have
progressed more during the last four
years, under the influence of these means.
4 in our knowledge at the true economy OF
all other manures-especially OF boncs--
than during the previous forty yenrs. IL
is equally, too, a matter Of fact, that the
same mode Of procuring and spreading
knowledge abroad, has caused as great
an advantage 10 be- made IN the funda-
mental work OF draining
both as regards principle and detail.
And the rapid increase which has ia
ken place IN the use OF guano IS suggest
I i've of another important reflection. The
million and quarter of capital which
has been spent IN gnano is so much extra
capita employed in the cultivation oi'he
soil In proof Of which we find that The
great demand for guano did not, during
, the past year, diminish the market for
other manures For example, bones
have been go per cent. dcarer during
S84i aud 1915 than in the previous
year This million and quarter OF ex.
ira capital benrfcIally employed IN cnl-
livaIion, cannot have produced less than
two millions worth Of food for the popula-
ton and wealth for the country. Wba,
then, indeed, Is the value Oi the assertion
that the farmers of Eng land are "brhind
their aye )" or, tha, the institutions which
have been founded for. the encourage
ment and promotion of agriculture, are
but "a mockerv, "A delusion, and a snarc:'
and are as incompetent to elect that pur-
pose as the farmer is unwilling to br
taught. An ounce Of such n fact as we
have stated ut the commenc ement OF this |
Article will outweig gh ton OF this empty |
verbiage. To the practical farmer, how
ever, there is one other consideration
connected with the great fact to which
we have drawn attention, which IS oi
paramount Importance. 1t is the con.
sideralion how supply adequate to such
a consumption is to be obtained for the
future? AT the present moment, indeed,
this question is of peculiar interest We
shall, therefore, IN our neAt, attempt to
inquire into The prospects of the market I
for the future. II L9ndon Gard. Chron.