Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-03-27

and the consequence is, ! have doubled my CROP
Farming is done in different style, from what
it was before farmers commenced reading, !
frequently hear farmers say they would not take
a dollar, Twelve times it's cost for the informa.
ton contained in single number Of the Guilt
vator." Says another CORES pondent: Z" My
neghbor on one side is a subscriber to three
agricultural papers, and his average wheat crop
is % bushels per acre, and all his other crops in
proportion. My neighbor on the other side des-
pses book farming aud will never suffer an ag-
rIcultura paper to enter his door and his aver
age wheat crop is 7 bushels, and many Of his
other crops he never harvests." Says another:
lowing chiefly TO the circulation Of agricultu.
ra. papers, principally the Cu,ilyator inthis sec.
ton, (Otsego Co., n. Y within the last ten
years decided Improvement in the following,
among many other thngs, is observable, viz:
The operation Of Flowing is more neatly and
thoroughly performed; more attention is paid TO
the making, preserving and application Of mas
nures and there is an increase IN the corn crop
equal to 20 or 30 per cent" Says another:
Men may say what they please about book
farming, as being useless and Improbable, /
know that far from being an useless expense,
your paper has saved Inc hundreds of dollars"
Another writes: "Nour paper has been worth
10 me thousand dollars, nor would not have
taken it for that sum- And in fact there 10 but
one opinion on the subject wherever they have
been tried, and that is, that they are means OF
improvement second to none, and exertng
( powerful influence wherever they have been
circulated And those who have read them are
the only persons whose judgment is trustworthy,
for the very simple reason, that they have tried
both sides Of the question, which is seldom or
never the case with those who oppose them.
There is one thing further 10 be noticed here.
Although husbandry has been the support Of
mankind for nearly 0000 years, and has employ
ed during all this time ) of the human race,
. no profession whatever, has been and 10, SO per-
fecty without literature Of any kind. To men,
ton the tenth part Of the works which have been
I written on every other subject, would OF itself
r be matter Tor respectable library. Or to form
t but an idea Of the number written on but one
s subject, there are 100000, out Of 100000 vol.
umes in the National library of England, com.
e posed on theological topics alone. But how
;. many Of the remainder devoted to agrcul-
d ture! How many of the thousands Of works
not found in tia, library, are given up to this
!. great cause! Ii is much 10 be doubted whether
It 500 volumes exclusive Of periodicals, have ever
g been composed for tho benefit OF the husbands
e man, in the English language. The reason OF
+, this is plain, and tie consequences natural
= Mankind always respect the head, more than the
Il hand. The agricultural class care little about
Z, the head, IN their devotlon 10 labor, and there
}, fore there ia neither any call for agricultural
Y
). which attends literary class. And the most
+. powerful, and sura.t means, 10 eli vale the char.
!. dCter 81 ."e p''ics"'--. ia Ia make il reading,
e a stnd.oue, literary profession; to she"
r. world that it has heads and Eteects, and cul.
O. tivated tastes as well as those who have hi,her-
Al to claimed monopoly IN human understanding.
;, This brings US naturally upon those means
v which are 10 perpo,ua.e the improvement which
/, we thus strive to attain. | refer 10 agricultural
n education. And to this subject, would invite
e the special attention OF the young, OF those who
o cannot yet oppose Improvement with the excuse
g of being "oo old to learn" Too long have the
n agricultural community condemned themse Ives
/. to believe, that SO much knowledge as would
|. enable thom to ksep their accounts, was sutfi-
!. Gent to carry on successful husbandry Too
q long have they regarded all ohsr book learning,
d. as useless to them, and of value ony to other
4, and more elevated professions. The day has
Is come when this amount OF knowledge is begin.
" ming to be considered far too little for the Amer
= lean agrculturist The time is approaching
,. when agriculture will be regarded on par
/. with law and medicine, when il will be consd.
$. cred as one Of the learned professions, instead
e OF The occupation OF the lowest of,he race. And
+, why should it no, be so! The agricultural class
j., have often been spoken Of as the body Of the
\, tIon, while the more educated and polished
~ classes, are considered as it's mind. And il is to
|. be feared, that farmers have too often baen
70 tented with comparison SO insulting 10 their
h. existence as human beings to whom human
is mlnd has been gwen, as assuredly as to any
az educated man. Why are 50 small a minority OF
70 mankind as these men OF education, allowed to
Is mon0poli.e, the Improvement OF that, which dis.
10 lnEushes man from the cattle OF the field while
, farmers, satisfied with strong bones and mus
al ces, turn deaf oar, and blind eye to the very
:. ghes, Interests which can possibly engage the ir
10 attention. Why have farmers, satin fed VIII
paysica! superiority, ncg Iected to imp owe mind
a that only and allpo.eTful means, wnlch has
., brought all other occupations TO their present
a perfection Ill therefore We would secure per.
=, manant advance, let our youn. men seek educa-
=, ton by Whatever means lie, them devote them
NJ selves diligently TO the acquisition OF knows
10 edge; not IS too many have done, for the sake
~ of enjoying the 'anced respecaoility OF learned
"a Professions, but for the sake OF improving and
W devo,ing the character Of their own Let thsm
A. be educated in the highest degree, but let them
az keep this object constantly in view, remember
n ing that higher, noblsr, more patriotic object
: cannot be placed before them. Let our men Of
"A learning see that farmers have brains as well as
i they, that they have hearts throbbng with warm
ar and generous feeling as well AS they, that they
~ are patrons OF literature friends OF npto, ement,
% advocates of light and knowledge as well as
" they, and the walls which have 90 long and 50
l. absurdly divided ,heory and practice, learning
ID and labor, are forever demolished.
N The education of our youth then, is the re =
source from whence we must draw that perma.
i. nent improvement, which is to establish the OBJ.
o. ject sought by the scientific agrculturist Aud
a. this object is attracting the attention OF the lead
II ers IN the revolution now going on, in an effec-
,e tual manner. Agricultural colleges an nven.
ton OF the nineteenth century,are rapidly spr NJ
>, ing up in Europe, and in some of our own states
70 whose object IL the cultivation Of the body and
IL mind together; the union Of theory and 9rac>
N tice the combination OF learning and labor
ii The colleges now scattered throughout our land
p are indeed Of invaluable service to the country;
'. bu their object The cultivation of mind only,
a and OF nccessN, much OF the good that they
would do, is defeated by the want OF bodily vig-
4, or. consequent upon too close and UNMARRIED ap-
:. pca,ion OF the mind. And by the sedentary
r. and inactive HABITS often acquired by students,
\, their health is impaired, their lives shortened,
n and their talents thus lost TO their country. But
!. at these new ns, uions, the body receives its
n share OF training and secondIng the eff1rts of
n the mind By physical system, able 10 bear close
s application, " Ithelt injury the strength OF the
IN nd 10 INC rsased, and The IN every respect,
IS better qlaliied to benefit his race. And here
d are taught during one half the day. the manual
operations Of the iarm, and during The rest Of The
|. time the natural sciences. s,udcd in reference
If To farm management. Here are followed out
a.. ,,t chemistry hntanv. sin