The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-11-11

&c Telate 10 SOUS 10 manurcs ana 10 animal NE
g VI Ine necessity Oh TINS, take one liustrauo
,, ioF the "noIc' Ihere are CERTAIN Ve9ctaDl
G nlouius "hlch may give houriSnmeht 10 piahF'
/ Tu1 "aIeT "'ohG WIZ no' uiSSo''e L"eln on
tn'l!9 IS 4e"l""Gca oeloio lhey VIII paiG VIII
'"clr virtues. lou may wet ana "Iy, ffecz
.lnu NAV, oIii anu ,"Ne' anu steam ana SWea
.,'cin ~ niVn an t''IS co"H'"S ana ufiy'n9
~ Wi. n's ''ct' nooilsllien' Ine t'@"ei
on1el :.'H' process !ou may as wen .reaO you
1 n "I'n S'"Nel SSoIeS' OF EIal''c chlps
~! si1o .nclli an "!N"'l' anu me liilS@I$ OF
t,lc'l uc"Ih oeuS' 10y suTieneeF III thG'l
tIc4:otes az one II may aN"ll Is not IN The
SUI ~ hiuSt W iuEillSneu from "l'"ou''
1T is said that animal manurcs annually ap'
Piled to crops in England, cXceeds-at cur
3 rent prlces-the value OF all the foreign COM
meree There Is not the same amount APP
piled here; but sufficient to make it WORTHY
, OF the mos; careful and diilgent attention.
1t is important to know the properties Of diff
tcrcnt manurcs, and the various soils and
crops to which each may be applied to know
when You have made your land TOO iica-whon
so many stems ana leaves, and branches nave
been started that they cannot gain support
from the AR sufficient to bring them TO matu-
.
forth more children than The father can sup
port Perhaps many Of you may have this
knowledge now, IN whole or IN part BHt
suppose you have not how is it to be gained
Not entirely by BOOKS, nor entirely without
DOCKS GU cannot make laboratories OF your
potash kettles TO find out ne ammonia, and
oxygen, and hydrogen, and hume acid, and
carbonic acid. 80 far as experiments on soils
pOnpn~npI ipprp
them from Others. 1t Is one OF the blessings
OF this age, that science has been applied to
these points, and her results are within the
reach OF all, IN cur own language, in cheap
publications, easily accessible, and c0sily un
der;'ood, l know that some scout all use Of
books, bid US go out in the wide field and
how will this work Suppose a man starts
from this spot and, without any previous
knowledge or principles, goes out 10 yondcr
he'd ana looks straight down INTO sand
bank, or bed of muck or mari. Low much
heavens than he did when he looked down TO
very wise in his own eyes, and not be con
scious that he appears very stupid in the eyes
of all other men. This class are ever pratinc .
"HCuu ullS PlGuoulCo dlIt bNt'dtiCh VI IfILlIll~'
trust farmers have real pleasure TO sustain I
their tolls, but they come through channels |
utterly unknown to such minds. What docs |.
that hardy LAD care about the beauties Of M
ture, While he is tuggng and sweating, under
a bTollng sun, to keep up his row Of green f.
sward How much does the man think o.
the beauties of the animal creation, who ,
spends his leisure time in doctoging ioot-rot
sleeps The ignorant pedant may sit in the
quiet shelter and rant on the beauties and
subllmities of thunderstorm as it moves up
the vault OF heaven. But what docs that far |
mer in the meadow think Of it? His ardent .
and only wish is that the aforesaid thuUdrr- .
storm would please kccplts bcaut cs 9nd sub .
limitles at respectful distance till he gets his
hay in the barn. 10 work intc!ligcntly a .
man must have some little capital to start .
with, for he cannot, like the Spectator, 90 .
entirely on the credit system. Nature does .
not babblc her secrets in every ear ill she .
sees some little anxiety to make the diacoyc- .
r.. Even then she often tcases her lovers .
with most provoking delays. The great mass .
of things necessary to be known are practical .
facts, within the reach OF every one. 1hcy .
DO not demand the ad OF science. Ihey
VIII not be found OUT all at once; ut oan time, .
or by one men, but BY thousands OF different
persons, each making careful examination .
tor himself The report Of ono Of these, on .
the various methods of cutting corn, Is now .
going the rounds Of the papers, and IS worth .
all the lectures Of botanists and philosophers
Oh the circulation Of the sap. Farming will .
come up to perfection gradually, by adding
line upon lire, here a little and there a littc .
And hence the value OF this association, where
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