The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-11-07
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From the tennessee Farmer.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
The subject which is now attracting much
attention, not only in this state, but IN many,
of the States of our Union. is the education
oi farmers surs !or their profession. that uf
Agriculture. The prejudice which has too
long existed among farmers, and which it
must be admitted has arisen liom wrong
idea Of The education proposed, is fast giving
away TO the light which experience Is bring
ing to bear upon this ull important matter.
No one thinks of preparing his son to be
Physician, Attorney. or Divine, without pro-
viding the means for his acquiring parlIcu.
lar knowlcdg &c of the studies best calculated
to prepare hlm for the pursuit he is t" follow.
| When we urge tho same consideration up.
on the farmer in regard to the education Of
his son, for the pursuit of Agriculture, it is
no, unrcqucnry said-"What more is ne
cessary than to learn The lad in the field the
toutlnc of farm labor-lhc practices which |
have pursued as TO the manner of preparing
my land-lhe time Of sowing and PLANTING I"
This is all important, aud we advocate no
system Of education that will dispense with it.
Suppose we sll3nld in the case Of the phvs.
clan adopl the same rule. The young man,
instead of pursuing course OF study by
which he IS famiarIy and thoroughly in
slructcd in the complicated machinery of The
human body, the laws which regulate and
govern diseases, the peculiar nature and
habits OF disease, begins al once to visit pa
llents with the physician, pays no attention
to the teachings oi science and the research
es Of others; he might eventually acquire i'll
tormalun that would be useful, but how
much less likely to be successful, than one
who, in addition to this practical education
with his instructor at the bedside, had Ell.
loycd the benefits of thorough education
previous to entering upon the active duties
Of his profession. May it not safely be af
firncd that every man III IA acommnnlty would
prefer the one who had combined with
practice, the thorough preparation Of himself
by all the aids which scence and the expert
ence of others had afforded hun
1t can hardly be necessary III this day OF
light andknowIed ge to attempt to show that
there is much for every farmer To learn from
science, to AID him N THIS work. The ma
ture of soiis, their constituent elements, their
adoption to particular crops. HE qnahy 81
manures as determined by analysis, the e.
feet of heat and cold upon the vc.c!aia,
and many other things which cali Dc o"iy
certainly known through the agency -. So
cnce. What, may 1t not be asked, Isl 10 pc
vent cvery farmer who shall bc thoroughly
instructed from avalIIug himself for praclrai
purposes of these advantages The re-
searches which have been made by scientific
men, have developed many interesting and
important facts-and the time Is not tar dis
lant when many more will be brought to
light. which will greatly lessen the labor OF
lie farmer, and enable him with econo-
INV to adopt system of farming that will
rcmuneralc him literally.
Perhaps it NAV be asked, what system. if
adopted here. would thus all tho iarmcr!-
Without at this time giving what suppose
would be a system IN every respect well
calculated to accomplish such a result, 1t
may be sufficient to sav--that school to
prepare young men for The duties that are to
dcvolvc upon them, should bc so arranged
as to give them thorough course OF cduea-
ton combined with its prcclca adaptation to
the entire work OF the farm, even in the
most minute portions of labor. To accom-
psh this, farm Of liberal extent must be
connected with the institution where expert
ments could in the first place be carefully
made on some portion Of it, and when salts.