Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04

because " WouF. not 90 enough III all pursuits
ankle, "a lille knowledge is a dangerous lhiog y
The scie.ce OF farming is intricate aut com9ex
Neither a supe.i ial acquaintance with is gene.
ra theory, nor a iholuucn kaow.sdgc ot auy sin.
gle brancn Il il, will suffice 10 secuIe The obJ-c,s
IN view.
Some indeed might think that such schools as
have been suegesiei above would no, accom-
piish enough; thai they would not meet toe vans
oi ihc great mass OF our farming pupualioa.-
This nay h. 50. a potion only u CT; farmers
might be all. 10 paw the expenses tha. wouii al.
tenf such an ctuca'ion iut laelr childten. Even
ii II were afforded wholly al the expense o! TIC
, STATE, the NUMBER receiving cIrcc! ben Iii from
i wuuli b. necessarily llmred. Bat u snch ar
education should prove inat'Guale to h Pub II
wants, the nexi sep nish! be IL acsGt, " N,
nee SIRE, the studies OF cur common sthonIs It
h. preparation ot The farmer. Something el.e
might be elected 10 lay lie permanent iounta
ton Of > H. more genera. bcn.t tit 10 The agticu
ural community.
| Let US commsnes with he schools. They wculJ
10 much. Every rdnca,ed agricuI,urall>t woui,
be, in many respects, The IT'S rnc,or OF his neigh
| bar. The influence 0l the skiliu farmer ex
| tends beyond the sphere OF his estate. His i'm
| provemea> soon become The property u. a II
| MS vicinity. These VINO are near him. seeing hi
success, enquire INTO us causes, apply 10 him 10
| advice, ana profit b. his example. Il 5 thus Ina
Tie agricultural schoul which turnet out us han
| trcs might ii tact, EDUCATE is ihuusarts
| Nor would such instructions, il once ti,miy S
'abisted, be eve afterwards abandoned GGa
IDEALLY hey would "a'h-r around n-m,clg,s
rroa1 o! supporting iullrrcts. Gtfd!aly the
.ouc ti,sipd;e lie oil. Ia hionti pIelIdCes 6
! ogf tanners. THEY wca.! scatter Mi r aiagIn
afougn me community, aious advocates {
their interests, a6d hy.ag eaeGrla,s oi tn
practical u,i; Tney would awaser 4 Few in
/ tcfe,; III NJ sc!Sace OF agriculture. an, unie
! their Stimulating iihueaCr, innuGic.aalr hard
mails would sll,ng up clubs, societies. associa
tons, j nruals-to ctnfitu,e heir al. 10 III
great wJk OF agricultural improvement. n
mag.r hos broad he basis which nigh, herrai
Ter lie laid Tor he Proper education Ct he VII, |
I 70 .cui!u.al commnany, Il class Il .urt ti-a,
rs u,iais YOU'D sj,i! be necessary i,f ne ifela
lag Of teachers an. OF those ir'o whose HI oil
! lhe management, IL large es:a;cs might lie exp Ct
&c 70 tall.
S1pposc such schools in Successful opera ion
Suppose boy farmers dispersed tnrorsboa
the sac, wac, II iac PRACTICAL knowledge ncces
sdIy l.! ne pfusecu i0G 81 their business, uni,c'
me attributes {! enlightened philosophers VIVA
noble ayocalion would te theifs! How pure
how eXale,. 10 lis objects, how favorable Tor tn
atainmeEl oi tie highest moral and lntcecIus
excellence 10 which oar EatoIe can aspire! AM
what imuen-e additions 20 science might iron
such iaen, be expected!
Socic'y would require Of The enlightened seri
cui.ufa!ist something more than merely 10 rails
crops Tor III market. His position is eminent,
favorable TO the promotion Of science. Tn
whole province OF nature is uGoer his immc1a.
cosnizance; lis Laws under his conslan, obsefva
lion. The great elements OF the material worl
aFc The agents which ne employs for the accom-
pishmeul OF his ends; and The foundations OF al
Phj sical science are The objects Of his study. Al