Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-20

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'Siu ilar remarks Tay be- applied in The ex
P'-dlruc, oI u rsasnuablr Hcquainianc,. Nuh h.
FeCSiOb.c. und the AHmd. kg,L,n's. " hat -Or
"t an Agrcu,IJrsI IS ho-ln this ogs. and c"un-
ry-whOis suigaOnHtol the interesting IidR,S.
OF his own farm, Us To b. continually oyerl ,nk-
ing the most pernic.Ous weeds, when they iu-
wade hi' premises-or mis- al ng. lorIhcm. Ihose
OF comparatively harmless churac.cr;-and
~ho knows 50 liule, even uf those h. annual,
culliVales. as 10 be unaLle tn deslgnHrc Them hy
u name that j. certainly comprchcndyd, beyond
tho limits Of his nalnr parlshi Is lha Young
! American Farmer. who can rest conIenled with
such imperfect intelligence in his immediate
PrOleSsiGn,--is he calculated in ihis Trugrcs-
slve tru- to advance the inter 'slS, or maintain
the appropriate rank. Of that first. aud nublrsl 4,
and most Indispensable ui secular rnpuymrnls!
Surely, it ought not To be- thus with AgTicH lure
when all the kinGrrd Sciencrs are gong ID.
head with railroad velocity. he several de-.
Parmenls OF kuuHltdge Ure auxiliary Ia Cach
olher. They rc,II rucae lights, by which their
obsC uTeSI Uuhs GTc illustrated. They should,
therefore, all proceed with equal slep. 1t is not
necesSary-nelIher would il b. eXpedient--lUr
the practical Farmer To speGd his time in stu.
dying the uuinporlanI species Of the vegetable
crraIlon,--nOr in tracing the distinctive features
OF all the various Iribes-"lrom The cedar Tree
that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that
springeth Out Of the will" But, as his business
is especially with The more inlelesling kinds
with the culture Of useful IiantS, and the erijr-
patton Of PER- iciOHS reedS, hold Ito b. his du-
| ~ to acquire a knowledge of these; aud such
knOwlogde, too, as shall 0e adequate, both 10 the
proper management Of them. and to the deiin.
cation, when called for, of their true botanical
character. This would be limited task and
an easy altainment,--quilcw within the reach Of
every ordinary capacity. Some three or four
hundred sprcIs, comprise all the more impor.
IanI plants usually observable On our farms
wheIhcr in the forest, the fields, or the kilck n.
garden; and il must be an Obluse intellect. ~
deed, which cannot earn to know Hnd d,.,in-
gulsh that number OF vegetable forms. The ju-
vculle pupils of some Of our Female Slmiua-
ries are, every year, demonstrating the facility
with which the task may be performed.
81 shall not datain you with observations con-
corning The importance Of geological iniurma.
tion; for that is kind of knowledge so intimate.
y connected with our prosperity and comiorl,
that we cannot well avoid the acquisition Of Il
reasonable share,--at least, with reference to
the larger animals which are domeScnted, or
indispensable on The farm. Our daily habits
aud associations force the attainment on Us all.
| The rudesl pumpkin that ever tram pied on flow.
crs--or worked amCng weeds, without being a.
BILE TO Distinguish one from anolher,--is never
lheless compelled TO become acq anIed in some
degree, with both the valuable aud miSchvvOus
anImais,--IowlS, as well as qualruped5; indeed,
il is wonderful To observe how well, aud thor
oughly. such unuuored persons do oflcu learn
the distinguishing irails--Ihe dispositions, and
the characteristic pee uiarllltS- -Ol animated ma
turc. SILL. there is It Sc'enifc aspect, OF which
every department of Natural History is Suscep-
lihle,--uuder which ilassungs anelnodiral per-
spiculty-an ILLUSTRATIVE arraugr grmGut-whlCh is
exceedingly gratifying. aS wei as inslructvc,-
and merits The alIenllon Of all lGquiring minds.
There is, moreover, II branch OF Zooogy,-em.
bracing myriads of tiny creaur's--and many Of
them Of the most destructive character TO the
hopes Of the Farmer. which is yet imperlectly
understood and demands the closest scrutiny Of
every one concerned in The products of the veg
eIHble kingdom. | refer, Of course, 10 the null
tiludirous Insect tribes;-some Of which are oc-
casionOlly so injurious as to spread dismay
throughout whole EaIiOns,-und, AT the same
time, of habits so obscure as To require the most
pulient observation, and The utmost sagacily. To
ascertain their true history. Even these minute
researches-loo generally neglected or Gesr srised
-ure demanded by the best interests Of Agri-
culture and 10 be successful, they must be
conducted on scientifcprinCiples. AIluIe men.
; tai discipline, however-backed perseverance
will soon euHb Inc curious observer OF Ma.
ture to make valuable contributions TO the COM
mon stock of information. | would therefore
have every american Farmcr, who can appre.
ciate The responsibilities of his position, to cu-
tivate his intellect with the same care and ASST
duty that he does his acres. Let him habiluale
himself 10 note the lacts-to observe the phe-
nonena-and to investigate the theory Of the
processes-which are continually taking place
around him: and let no one deude himself into
the beIie(:-nor seek TO excuse his deficiencies
by the stale and hackneyed pea-that he has
not time for such pursuits. Why, those very
pursuits are part and parcel-a very important
part, too-of his own appropriate business. 1t
is precisely for such business that his time is al
otIed to him. At this day, and in this land, it
will not do 10 urge the want, either of time or
opportunity, for The due performance Of our
parts in life. Most people contrive 10 find time
for what they really wish to do; and if driven to
The necessity, are apt to lake it, at any rate, for
those pursuits which they are resolved upon
But the fact is, we all idle away, or waste in friv-
olous amusements, more time than would be re-
quisite TO fit us for the performance of our seve-
raj duties. We are very prone TO mistake the
real nature Of our icantS. 1t is not so much to
tho ,ront of time rs TO the rant of inclination