New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-29
From the Memphis (Tenn) Enquirer
Farmers Library and Monthly Journal OF
Agriculture,

From the Memphis CTenn) Enquirer.
Farmers Library and Monthly Journal OF
Agriculture.
This capital work is divided into TWO parIs-each
number containing q Monthly Journal OF Agricul-
turep and Library republication OF some one OF
the best productions in agricultural science The
parts are PACED and numbered separately, SO as TO
make two splendid volumes al the end OF the year
The style in which the 4" Library and Journal is
printed is far superior 10 any thing OF the kind ever
seen in this country before. Both N the manner
and in the matter. il Is without an equal Inc puo-
fishers (CIreeley s. AlcElrdth, Tribune office, y
y and editor (JNo. ;. SkiSS5K' Esq: 4ate Oh 'ie
e. American Farmer and Turf Register, have pos
lively out done themselves in getting II up. Ii Will
he burning shame if such q work is not Well sus-
tanned. The valuable books on agricultural science
which subscriber will obtain III the Library De
pariment in one year, 1couid cost an the cheapest
took FORM doubie or treble tie price Of Sa6scr7p.
tlon which is only 50 per annum--lcaving ou. OF
view the vas, amount OF information compressed IN
the sirty to serenity pages OF the journal Depart
ment OF eacn number. We are well aware that
nanv of our farmers attach little value 10 such
publications. because say they, all THIS amount OF
scientific knowledge, however valuable 10 the Brit
ish or New England cultivator, is OF no use 10 MS
our system OF agriculture. and climate and pro
ductions being entirely different from theirs w th
all Difference, we think they have very wrong no
lions about this matter. Aay kRoriedse OF asricul-
ture as science cannot fail be useful, and highly
useful to the cutivaior OF the soil The more fno~
!edee thew have the better farmers they will be
here and every where else II is the curse oil their
vocation that they have not scientific kho'cfeaSe o
their business In that lies the true secret why the
agriculturist is made the beast OF burden OF every
other class OF industry. He like the OK he drives
is content TO drag along in the way bis fathers dragged
on before him He is mere tmltdtor of the Ignorant
a. ,l.o.f f,ny pUY N
of laborers on the face of the earth content to
do this Ill the rest think, investigate become SCI
entifc as 10 the means OF making given amount OF
l0b0r bring out greater amount OF product than
their predecessors And this end they accomplish
Not so the farmer. He does Just as his fathers DID
before him. and Will not think, or investigate chy
will not think or investigate whether he too, may
not bring out, with the same amount OF labor
greater amount Of product-1r5U not make himself
scientific as to the means OF compshlng this end
And so he drudges and drudges, and will continue
drudge forever unless he makes use oi the of"iS
God has given him, as well as OF his hands.
We know that thousands OF farmers. who are
GOOD farmers TOO, look upon Scientlhc 0grrcHHHfc
as worse than humbug. They sneer at " head,
work" as being far inferior 10 hdnd'rorh ana
they will mphantly point to The failures OF iheo,
reIical farmers in proof OF the justice OF their small
appreciaton of Il book farming This Is very shall
low reasoning. The theorist failed to succeed. not
because of his book learning but because OF bis
want of the iudcious practical application OF IL
Had he possessed y0ur practical knowledge. he
would have beat you all hollow. " Book farming
as YOU call it, is not intended make farmers with
out practical knoriedge Of hand 'cork. Their
purpose is TO aid your handwork by tightening its
burlhen while The product of it is improved and in,
creased The making OF a Steamboat you VIII
grant, something gained to hand was II
not Well we take it there was considerable oi
head ,cork in that. The cotton GIN. TOO, was the
al....l a..tI IFyy,H Pnyh
Now what we contend for is, that you who have
served an apprenticeship TO the practical hrnd-work
of your vocation and skilled therein, ought 10
lose opportunity OF acquiring the means OF max
ing good use of the head work too. To this end
all knowledge which can possibly be brought to
bear on your pursuits useful and 1corh the pains
it will cost 10 get it. But. you say. you have not
the time TO study all thiS scientific heddacork.
Allow 10 tell you that this is positive mistake
You have time than any other head workers
or hand workers in the land You have the long
Winter evenngs-the rainy days-and the hours OF
incoming. Do you know how much knowledge
may be gained by filling up these intervals OF leis.
ure by head working Have you ever calculated
what q vast amount of information might be gained
on any subject by devoting one hour out OF the
twenty -four to it You would be astonished at the
aggregate Elihu Burritt u hard working black
smith, has acquired thorough knowledge OF more
than fifty languages, in a few years with less lime
than we have mentioned. Just try 1t for one year
for sic months
AS we have said, the object of the agricultural
science taught in works o. " book farming is not 10
make farmers out of lawyers and doctors, and mer
chants and printers; but to aid The practical Jar
1uer in his noble r0cGtioa-to put agricultural L0-
Dor on an equality with mechanical labor, and TO
elevate the ers of the soil that rank which they
ought TO occupy-the most intelligent the treest. the
happiest and most independent on the face oil the
earth And such will be the result, il the farmers
make the same of their brains that others do
if they will " head work il the mechanic. the
and the professional man do Ihey
have more time than either OF these and they are
responsible 10 God and their country for its proper
Such works that which heads this
article are OF ncaculabe advantage in this respect
They furnish the keys 10 the treasury OF agrcultu-
raj knowledge while at the same time they turnish
map, as it were, of the new territories which are
being continually added The domain of agricultu-
raj science.
AS before stated, the Farmers Library and
New York al s. year, and is edited by that veie
turc, JSo. S. SKINNER, so generally and iavorably
OF agricultural science in the United States Money
deposited with the postmaster here, will ensure the
Of the work here without any additional
cost but the postage. There ought to be al
least hundred and fifty subscribers 10 it in Shell
by county alone. We commend this notice 10 the
attention OF oar Agricultural Society.
Hospital Money on the Northern Lakes.
From Il statement accompanying the letter of the
Secretary of the Treasury TO the House of Repre-.