The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-22
WHAT FARMERS OUGHT TO
KNOW

TIE eharscter q taofcss'o',al mcn
AID shxs almost any a then uAigh'
accomplish in tho isag riassr even
isgs. ~ q trraiag Cos, tSa books, and
. h,,ie ssos esTrnse Il bard ubosgh'
AID attention.
A farmer oush, TO uniers.and TIC
leaiiss PRINCIPLES Il ehetn.,ry. The
sol he ,acsis ssncns al the Iloaes'
:a,l u MT 4 mere Inactive rssss. siIek
isg 10 his shoes sbon oct. Ard chek
ing lin With dss. when dry. j, is a
vas. laboratory, full u many and
strange ,ns.er,sls. slssys in sc;sen,
~sr,as. combining. charging. retes.
usIly: today receiving aeces.ions
frosn the heavens 10 MORROW pour
ing them into the side sea, to be
Asa,n sapIa'ej 70 other lands. The
earth 10 Oil bat Twin; creature snd
he ~hcse business la. been SANDER.
oaaly ssid TO be tu, "oi the earth.
earthly" should surely understand
the soils nature. It's elemeuls, lis sis
sass. and is d,scases.
The farmer shoali understand
physiology. Cnae, his care he la.
the mobiles. forms Of oreati,n---,hc OK
the horse, the sheep. Can he siend
a life among them, and rot know how
The heart hea's--how the nerves thrill
---shere lie The musclcs---what are
the principles Of action, and the seats
q disease---bow the "a, grows--and
how the bones are formed Can be
be- breeder, Who has never studied
the Yecaiisri,ics Of races Can he
be any thing but an empire who un-
der.skes to feed and fa,,en cattle with
gu, knowing Of ~ha, the food is com.
Iosed, and wha. parts Of the body re.
quIrc tbs or tia, element.
The farmer should have a knowl.
edge Of medicine, and Of the elements
Of surgery, FOR though in this re.
'rcc., when applied to human all
men's j, may prove that "a little
knowledge is dangerous thing" yet
many fine animal is allowed 10 be.
come dogs meat, because its owner
could not distinguish between . fever
and IA inama,ion, set a bone, nor
bandagc n wound.
The frmer should be botanist.--
The priTDcval curse Of mother earth
was. that she should bring forth tborns
and ,histlcs; aud many other noxious
weeds, besides. have since been add.
ed 70 her progeny. How great the
amour. Of toll expended, and how
serious the loss Of crops, from such
plants a. Canada this,les, burdocks,
turkey weed, and q host Of others,
let those tell Who have been the stuff
crcr. Many books have been writ
ten on such things many plans have
been given for Graduating them but
unless the farmer can distinguish them
unless he knows their character,
histories, and mode OF growth, how
unaided does he 70 to his task Be
sides botany, in all its shapes, is the
natural science Of the coun,ryman.-
How does the seed germina,e! How
docs the tender leaf unfold itself
How is the blossom imrregna,cd and
the fruit formed 7 What will iniuIe.
what will improve each plantt All
these are questions which every farm
or should have studied and ascertain.
ed. And can any one be content to
spend a life in ignorance Of the names
and characters Of the trees and aow,
ers tina, Are 20 goreeously spread
around him, painting his fields and
woods with their thousand hues, and
rendering this outward world mass
Of beauty
The farmer should bc-or, shall We
say, should wish to be--a naturalist.
No one has so many opportunities Of
Observing and noting the habits and
Iccuhari,ics Of animals, birds, and in.
secs. In some cases, this knowledge
may be Of inestimable service. |,
must always be rursui, Of pleasure,
and cannot fail to refine and imprse
the mind and sensibili,ies, both to.
wards the inferior creation, aud 10.
wards man.
Bu, time would fail TO tell Of what
the farmer ough, To know aud under,
stand. There is no knowledge which
would no, be servreable TO him.
There is none which will not elevate
him in the scale OF intellectual beings
ard, What, perhaps, is more imIor;an,
to many, there is scarcely a physical
science which be will not find putting
money into his poke, constantly. -
How many tines in life would ba
rometer save whole harvest, How
many blaeksmi,h's and carpenters
bulls may be escaped by the humble
knowledge Of the use Of tools. Nov
If our farmers would but become sell
instructors, and il, instead Of doins
Just - their greAs-grsndfa,hes did
before them they would think and
learn Cor themselves no nros.ss;,,