The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-11-30

ged TO read IN a book or perlodlcalE .-r
5 Let me next illustrate the Importance and
{ adyanIafe OF the careful analysis OF soils:
A friend bought. one year ago, small
I farm which had previously been under decent
or ordinary cultivation, but which, 1t ap-
! pears, had been for many years mainly fer
tilized with Gympsum and Plaster of Paris
an excellent thing in its place, and which
had doubtless done the land good service.
But the new farmers brother is thorough
, chemist devoling much attention to Agrl-
culture and he was invited to analyze the
, soil of this farm with view 10 its prospec-
tive aud econimical improvement. Ca eful
ANALYSIS showed signal deficiency of Lime,
but superabundance of Sulphur and other
t ingredients of Plaster. Of course, at each
, successive application of Plaster the plants
took Up the Lime only, leaving AL the Sesi-
due to lie inert in the soil; and so the old
farmer had for years been feeding his soil,
at the rate OF twenty to thirty cents per
bushel, with the requisite Lime brought
from distance in the form Of Plaster, while
f there was far better Lime burned all around,
, and fer sale in abundance at six cents a
bu$hel The loss thus incurred may have
averaged fifty dollars per annum-all for
the want of analysis that might have cost
from ten to twenty dollars. And there are
tens of thousands to-day farming Just as
, bindly as did this old larmer.
f Can there be any rational wonder that
farmers seldom grow rich by such farming?
How is wise and judicious economy Of
means to be attained if ignorance and waste
ale to reap the rewards properly due cnly
to intelligence and lrugality? If were TO
buy paper and other materials used in my
business as carelessly and blindly AS this old
farmer bought manures AMI fertilized his
land, [ could not continue TO print a news
paper for a single year. Wiser, more pru-
dent, more intelligent publishers would nm
dersell and snpplant me, and | must fail
and be driven into some vocation where ig-
norance, hredlessness and unthrift secure
, tie rewards designed by Providence for in
telligence, Industry and economy. ..,.. r.
But let nae pause at the word Industry
"By industry we thrive" is an old SAW
which is very well in its place; but the trlah
contained in proverbs is SO curty expressed
) that it often misleads more than it directs,
TnIrstr,, l. indeed essential to thrift and
: t,rn1ors , ESa o,ber mon often need to be re.
minGeI Of il When / note one who IS
, oyarwhelmed will s.bp,iness )" which calls
him away from home two or three days in
r each week, and keeps him. hanging about
the tavern or store while his boys are at
clay and his potatoes crying for the hoe,
f. L know whittier tAot farmer is tending, and
nom ~HU nnass i ahont how ;ong he viii have apy
:, Iand ? ~ ,,,isnanogr An3 ,hipk that. in
,h, ayera,,a farmers waste nor, hours than
mech me- MICS Tbev have more idle tInlg-
, NOT necessarily. but quite oomonly SO re.
,,srJaJ-tbro1yb had weather severe cold
;%n n,"cb waf g. than f,lIs 10 lbe lot q
almost any other class: and ii, very easy L
! aIlnre many Of them away to shoot at other
! men,s turtles when thev should be GROWING
Gno1 Cor tLnir own D.g While many waste
nrpc;ous hours quite as much through heed
essness and want Of system 40 Incidence.
; knom nnother class who slave Themselves GU
Of comfort and out Of tbourht by incessant
E ovcess;ya d,nd,erv.-wbo are soabsorbed ir
= ohta;n;nr tLe means Of liyino that thew ney
= or f,1 time 10 l;ve-who drive tbrourh the
7 Edav sotbat their bones ache and their mind.
= ar' f. trv at ni,,bt. and are so oyerworked
throuS6 the week that thew can neither
:, wo,sbin Cod nor enjoy the society Of tbeir
\ f,m;Ii. on tbe Sabbatb. These men will
:, of,an te,I Won thew Nave no time TO read
! ! vSch i ;,st as rat;nnaI 80 for Inc cantain Q
y y stoana yL;n tn nlaad want Of time 10 con
.SpI, his comnass AID chart or keen a reckon
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