Litchfield enquirer., 1851-02-13
-v FOR THE ENQUIRER, Book Farming"
MR. EDITOR =.

have made some little inquiry in re- lation to Agricultural matters in this County, an have come to the conclusion that it's agricultural resources are very far from being fully and pfo6tsbly de- veloped. And though it be at the ex> pense of being called conceited or pedan- tic, yet will venture the assertion that the mode of farming as now generally pursued. is capable of very great iaa- plovement, notice, particularly the ip- judicous application, & in some instances. the great waste of manure, the frequent neglect of d proper preparation of the soil, a want of familiarity with the qual> ltics of soil, and some of the most ap> prop'ia,s and best adapted fertilizers, &c.. &c.
 Now it happens that farming. like aR other mechanical arts, although, learned by experience, may yet be greatly inns proved by theory. i. e.. by science, com bined with practice. A good blow nary oe made by one ignorant of the first principles of philosophy yet it is ccr-. tain that the best pIow will be found to be constructed according 10 the principles of science. It is the application Of these principles that has given to yerysmany of ,ur farming utensils, much of our ma-s chinery, and even our vessels on the ocean, their acknow ledged sureIiority ,ver those of most other countries. Sci> erce applied to Agriculture has also" given to England, Holland, Belgium, and many of the German states. their agri>- cultural superiority over us ]; and is also beginning 10 execnte it's influence in, some pariions of our own country.-- Then let science he applied to the same, purpose here, and we may expect similar results.
 Away with Book Farming. says one. for I have. spoken of science" But Friend. do you know what Book Farminss is "It is--it is--it is--" Very well 1; will tell you what it is not. It is not what it was once, theories formed by men m their study-whos knew perhaps as little about practical farming as they did about war. It now consists of the con- bined experience of practical farmers, written doe n by practical men, ,(i. s.. the farmers themselves,) for the beue6t or others employed in the same pursuits with themselves It embraces facts, ex- periments, &c., in every departments of agriculture, together with the results of those experiments. by which others may profit without loss or delay.
 I have no interest in any agricuIt urnl pa- per, but being acquainted with one or two. allowed to be inferior to no other Of the kind in the U. S.. will take the liberty with out the knowledge of the proprietora. to recommend them to the farming G0nlmu- nity-viz. Moore's Rural New Yorkef,a large and well conducted weekly paper, in quarto form. containing, in addition to a large amount of Agricultural and Horticul. 2 turaI matter, (valuable to every one who sets a tree or plants shrnb,) illustrnted by many fine engrnvings. a full supply Of gen. eral intelligence published at Rochester N. Y. at $2per year. or l for SIX months. # Also. the Genesee Farmer. published month. ly in pamphlet form, at the same place, at ? fifty cents per year. (the cheapest paper of. the kind In the U. S.) Copies of both can be seen at my residence. @a'eo
 will also accompany my recommends ton with the following proposition, (which make unknown to the proprietors,) viz. Whoever will leave with me his name, Post Office address, and fifty cents. by the first of March next. shall have the Genesee Far. mer sent to him for one year; and whoev> CT will leave with me his name. P. 0. ads dress. and g shall have Moore's Rnral New Yorker sert to him for one year, or six months for $l, They shall then take the paper. read it carefully and if at the end of the year they feel that they have not been well paid for their outlay. l pledge myself to refund 0ne half of the the, subscription money provided the papers are returned to me in good condition. @ s7~ga aNiS [ L. HENDRIcx.
 Li.ehfield. Jan. 22nd Ia5I. 7--'-- aa}E