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

s0v acres ,han many at bookfarmng do fron
thousand Messrr Pell, Lswton, Waring, Livingston.
&C. are all practical and many of them extensive farmers
son Robinson the only attendant of the Club whom
hanpen now 10 recoect not at this time engaged IN
farming and he followed the poa for livelihood through
a, least forty Of the best year, Of his fe lie began in
ENGLAND and has had experience OF all Kinds Of Free
Labor farming up TO that of squa'ter IN CABIN on
western prairie since which he has Travelled and observed
through all the southern States making himself familiar
with Cotton Corn and Cane culture by slave labor Fer
haps j. T. thinks man disqualified for speaking on
Agriculture unless he has stuck piece of ssoand
all his days. II he does Others do not.
,. Bat let u meet this sheer at Bo0sisi farming d.
recy. Books on Agriculture compounded OF records
the experience Of practical farmers and of developments
OF natural laws through Science young farmer neither
SO ignorant suppose he already knows everything
nor So conceted imagine nobody can teach him any
thing wishes increase the fertility aud producyeness
of his farm What natural than tha, lie should seek
10 avail himself Of Others experience in The pain he seeks
70 tread And where he find that readily and
cheaply as in the best books the subject What are
those books but the records OF farmers experiments and
experience collected compared and weighed 30 a. TO
BODY the largest Of useful truth with the esst alloy
Of error Ii ID. r. would have young farmer prom,
by the experience OF his intelligent and successful seniors
why not let him sccept the testimony OF all enlightened
neighbors
T. But if Experience be a tcacher, Science Is equally
important and valuable. The chemist who knows wha:
are the chemical constituents OF certain plants and SOILS
NAV thence be able teach who has arined all ms
lie how 10 increase the fertility OF his soil 20 the greatest
extent at ,e least expense. Yes, Sir there Is many
man who studies Agriculture lie SITS by his paror
window who could teach yOs how TO grow cora or
rear cattle more probably simply through his knowledge
n 80 ~,
growth Of plants is in perfeo, obedience t. liked
plvsical laws ard lie who understands what those laws
are has very great advantage in farming amy one
WHO knows them not or understands them but partially.
MANY a. GOOD farmer YOU has paisiered his Land
at cost Of $40 per when - worth of lime woad
have done IL good and many farmer has applied
both Plaster and Lime where neither needed and
neither could be applied without positive injury II
-. L. take up shove-ull OF soil from field ne
never saw till yesterday, and determine by analysis
whether ten dollars appropriated increase its fertility
may mos; adyantageousy be expended in buying Lime,
Plaster Guano Phosphate, Ashes whatever else, then
he has pretty good start toward enlightened and
fl farming but if he do ri knew this then he has good
deal to learn which men who sit by parlcr Window
can teach him.
= j. p does not dive deep enough into the mud of
popular stupidity To come M filthy as he would Fke.
lie saws the members of his club generally take SOM ri-
cultural paper. newspaper with well conducted
Agricultural column But, neighbor this is boosish
forming u.t a. much as studying Won Thaor, Liebig
Johnston or Stephens would be- i'll fact the newspaper Is
more Hkcy islead through Ignorance or careessness
than the elaborate and mcthodical treatise. But II you
expect mbbe Agriculture from books essays, or the
talk at farmers clubs young birds take their food you
will of course make sad mess Of it. You must your
common sense in receiving and dgesng what you hear
whether from books newspapers the forum or the pulpit
And the YOU chance to have the more
good and the less harm will you receive from extensive
reading and hearing Agriculture on any other topic
And If Won undertake at what's said of Farming
in books or at Farmers Clubs you will be cut under by
the donkeys all about you who not only do this but regard
your Agricultural newspaper Tor column in Political one)
with much contempt You exercise for 6ooksh farm
ing. There consistent standng-ground in regard to
the general subec; for just two Glasses, namely
l. Those willing TO learn and ready to hear what may
be suggested by intelligent whether in farmers clubs
or elsewhere without feeling obliged TO swallow all they
hear ard Those who beyond the limits OF neighbor
hood tradition and personal experience, not only
know noirg but glory in it, Choose your place with one
class or The other. lE"'