The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-10-27

AGRICuLrURE.-lh he true wealth. ana greatness
OF country lie in its agricultural resources and the
aim of should be the ,illing Of the SOIL for
the old saying-''by the swca, OF his brow shall he
live" is as biadin when first proclaimed 30
our fathers of cd Too little attention as been paid To
this inexhaustibc avenue of wealth, but we arc glad
to gradual change taking place which argues
well Cor the iture.-iIitherto our young men, pleased
with the a,,bc of literary life, have overlooked
the sweetness derived from mother earth, and rush
ing impetuoisy into the vortex Of political excite
menr have at last, after years of toll, and care, and
anxiety, thrown aside their duty foIios, and given
their attention to the cultivation and improy Of
the soil. They have learnt from experience what it
is to live. To SUCH in the decline Of years, life
"a cheerful aspect.--The glitter and pomp Of the
world tend but strengthen the ties that bind them
to their rural homes, and proiers OF distinction
reward, induce them to again enter upon a
the legitimate result of Which is decrcpid old age,
long before the allotted time.
Young men learning this fact from the history OF
the past turning their attention to agrcult,-
raj pusuits.-They have the folly Of rushing
err on the highway of ic,--new light dawns upon
them, and striking out boldly into far of, almost
unknown region, they take sup the shovel and the
hoe' and opening the bowels of the earth, disclose
treasures there far more precious than the sands of
the Golden Ell Dorado. This is a gratifying fact,
and upon this, base premises that, thus back
ed BY the energy enterprize and industry OF young
men, we may look forward To the time, and that
Tar distant, when America will be able to feed Eu-
ropes starving millions and render all Nations of the
world dependent upon her for the neccssares Of HE.
No longer is the tiIcr OF the soil looked upon in
crior the professional man-inferior he may I've in
certain intellectual endowmen,s, but in all tIa;
-titues n man, honest, uprs ht man, the Farmer
has superior. Up n his Judgment would hang
Our life, feeling hat it safe there than in the
hands OF those who often truckle the prejudiccs
Of men.No! away with the cant ,ha, farming is
degrading-it is the noblcst occupation ordained by
God, AWAY with the idea that because is a
farmer therefore he need be- and ignoraut-wc tell
YOU, on him and his compariots rest the welfare of
our country. and without him, longer would the
hum of busy industry I've heard, but where are
smiling fields Of golden grain would stalk bleak
ness, darkness and devastation. Our factories, our
workshops, o,r mills would be closed our rejoicing
would bc turned into mourning, and dear native
land become what other lands have become Use lat
ed and fobidding.
Our remarks upon this subject have been called
forth BY the perusal of the transactions of the State
Agricultural Society of Michigan for 1850 -
three luminous and very interesting volumes placed
ia hands by FRIEND some time since, the notice
Of which has been hitherto neglected From them
we learn that the society established Lansing,
the Capitol Of the State the Eth of March, 1910,
and since it's organiaaton has been the means Of Gre
atins interest in this important branch of our
national wealth. The Society has been addressed
from time to time by Of the best minds in the
country, and much valuable information impaired
thereby. From statistical information at hand we
learn that the adult male population OF the United
States in 1910, 649, and were employed as
follows: