New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-07

thing rahss TO increase the fertility and proiuciveness
,fh;s farm What NOR. natural than that he should seek

thing wb,s 10 increase the fertility and productveness
,fh farm What more natural than tina, he should seek
70 svs himself 81 other experience in ,be path he s
70 tread And where can he find tfi ~ -e''iy and
shenrlY Is in the bes. books "a me SUBJECT VIVA n c
those books bu tie records O. farmers experiments ana
exerence collected compared aia weighed - as 10 EN-
bdv the TARGET amount OF u-el u With the least alloy
81 error Ii j. T. would have young farmer Proht
BY the experience Of his intelligent and successful seniors
vhv 70: Ie, him aceep, the testimony OF all enlightened
arners 40 well a. that Of the few who happen to be MS
reghbors
4 But if Experience BE- teacher Science !. equally
inpo-,an, cnd valuable. The chemist VINO knows "na
arc The chemical constituents OF certain plants Gnu so
NAV thence be abe TO teach who has iafncl a." "s
life bow to increase the fertility of hi- soil 10 the grei'e
e1ient the least expense ie-, SRI there i many
man who studies Agriculture he sits By ms piFor
window who could teach yoa how 20 s-ow corn OF
rear cattle probably simply through his knowledge
Of natural laws Of which you are ignorant For the
growth Of plants il in perfect obedience 70 nNed
rhvs:cal laws and he who understands what those laws
arc has very great advantage IN farming over any one
who knows them understands them but partially.
Many a. good farmer you has paisic.el his land
ct cost of SO per acre when 3 worth OF lime would
have done il more good and many farmer mas applied
both Plaster and Lime where neither was needed and
neither could be applied without positive injury II
- 2. can take up -hovefull Of soil from field he
never saw till yesterday and determine by analysis
whether ten dollars appropriated 10 increase its fertility
nav mos; adyanageousy be expended IN buying Lime,
Plaster Guano Phosphate, Ashes whatever else, then
he has pretty good star, toward enlightened and success
a farming; but ii he do ri know this then he has good
deal 10 learn which ncn who Isl; by paror windows
can teach him.
= j. p does not dive deep enough into the mud of
popular stupidity up filthy as he would Ike
o saws the members OF ms club generally take some agr
cultural paper newspaper with well conducted
Agricultural column But, neghbor this Is 'tooSish
farming lust a. much As studying Won Thaer Liebig,
Johnston or stephens would be- in fact the newspaper is
more likely to mslead through ignorance or caroessness
than the elaborate and methodical treatise. But if you
EXPECT mbbe Agriculture from books or essays, or the
talk al farNers clubs Young birds take their food you
Will Of course make a sad OF it. You must use your
common sense N receiving and disesns what you hear
whether from looks newspapers. the forum orthe pulpit
And the more YOU chance to have, the more
good and the less harm viii you receive from extensive
reading ard hearing Agriculture as on any other topic
And If YOU undertake 20 at what said of Farming
in books Farmers Clubs. You will be cu under by
the donkeys all about you who only do this but regard
Agricultural newspaper or column in Political one
wL much contempt you exercise for 5o0|isA farm
ing" There il consistent standing ground IN regard TO
the general subject for just two classes, namely:
l. Those willing 20 learn and ready 10 hear what may
he suggested b. intelligent whether in farmers clubs
@. elsewhere without feeling obliged 20 swallow all they
hear; end p Those who beyond the limits of neghbor-
hood tradition and personal experience not only
know nothing bit glory it, Choose your place with one
Class OF the other I'D.