The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-11-30
IEnr The Gaseife.

For the Gaseite.
HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE.
Among The rnany Indications of tho adj
vance ofihis section oicoiniry in taste and
refinement, none afford \ snrcr criterion than
The increased attention given 10 q ,wers and
fruit. When notice the attention which
many Of the citizens nf this vicinity have
within few Years given to the cnl:iva ton
of flowers and fruit, cannot bu, rejoice at
the diffusion Of m enplo, mcu, so vel! adap-
ted to afford pure and innocent pleasure;
and doubt not the time is las, approaching,
when the cultivation of H,wers by our in
,elligcnt ciizens, will be pursued 40 q
means nf moral and intellectual advance
neni, rs well rs source Of exquisite graf
iIicaiion. BIT while rel ice 10 zee such
manifestations 81 taste and attention 10 the
Improvement; Of horticulture, cannot but
regret TIN, 50 lilIlc attention is paid 10 Ag-
ricn'inral Improvement.
~ 81 C'tiiisilUNf us IJIiuSO
within !, well sustained and properly con-
Quoted Agricultural Society. is to know
that The people Of that community urc we'll
informed, en,crpri~ing. patriotic and pros
porous. One Of the greatest hindrnnces
81 improvements in industry. has ever been
the existence Of strong pref idicc in tho
minds Of Farmers against innovation Of
ihosc prnciises and modes II tilIage,
which habit has formed ani custom cndear.
cd. The operation OF Agricultural Socie-
lies is admirably calculated 10 hreal. in M.
on this formidable barrier, and to do AWAY
those rrejudices transmitted from sire to
son, which. 10 wide extent. have Induced
farmers To believe that To- "lallow in the
footsteps If their predecessorsr is 10 attain
The nc IiuG ultra Of agricultural science
IS long as man thinks his system perfect
lie Is incapable Of Improvement, and there
i,rc, the Iirs, lesson Ia be learned in this
rs well every other science IL, to know
that we know but little. Sir Isaac New
ton, after having perfected bis system of
astronomy. said tn, hc had only been
gl,herimg pebbles upon the shore of the
great ocean Of philosophy whose depths vet
remained - he explored. So il is with
the aercu.iur:st who has read, and reflect
cd, anl experimental upon the nature,
gr with. pr perlics and modes Of culture
best adapted to the different families and
varieties of plants, while those vino have
read. reflected, and cxpcriIncn,cd least, and
| who never once think that there is anv
'ihcr mode 10 pursue, ms each succeeding
cnr returns. i,an these which they had
pursued before. ever thini, themselves most
wise, and consider they haze learned
enough when they have learned 10 i'm
iiaie.
When Agricultural. Societies are in sue
cessiul operation il.cy inluse spirit of en-
ulatlon into q community and by bringing
the different members Of societies together:
bv lns.ituiing comparison between tho
dltlareG, modes ol procedure in growing
grain aud roarin. stock, and demonstrating
The superiority OF some ways over others
spirit Of inquiry becomes awakened which
the most self cnnccitcd cannoi Withstand.
nor the strongest prcjldices encounter
without eventually bca. over,hrown.
Among the objects 10 lie accomplished by
such soc,etcs. is the influence they NAV
exert To procure the enactment of laws
which may advance the interest Of ngricul.
ture. .AGRlCOLA.n