The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-03-04

Eprroas Ono CuLrIvAroR.--l was
uucn grs.iii-d in perusing the remarks )
OF Mr.. McErue, in the Ohio Farmer OF
January 9Th, on the Humidity Of Agri.
cul,uralis,s." 1t is high time that we
farmers should abandon our pfejudlces
in relation to the improvements OF the
age.
There Is another matter in regard to
which should like to say few words
Ii ia this, tina, our agricultural papers
should be more generally encouraged
and supported, especially those IN our
own State. We have papers THAI are
ably conducted, and that present the views
and experiences Of our best PRACTICAL iar-
mers. They afford medium BY which
we may impart and also receive much
valuable instruction. A good agricultu-
raj paper is a store house OF knowledge
Tor the farmer. He can always ind
something in it of ten fold more value
fsn,he price of subscription. But some
arrners are opposed to agricultural pa
ters, or, as they call it, book farming -
And here let me remark, that when !
find man crying cut against "book lar
ming, set hiIn down as lacking an COM .
mon sense. We have such men down
here in Hamilton county, They Will not
take an agricultural paper that costs but
seyenty-five cents year--theH pea Is
that they have no time to read, ana Don
believe in your fandango farming. But
shey can find time to gossip and swap
horses, in sitting round the village stores
and tipping houses. They will spend
hours In asking advice Of their neighbors
al to the price current and the prospect
for the future They prefer to plod along
in the old beaten paths Of their. FORE
fathers. They will take crop after crop
from their exhausted land, and do nothing
10 feed the soil. They do not consider
tina, it is their duty as well as for
their in,eres, to preserve It's fertility
They don't believe in studying the na-
,ur. Of their soil, in iertilizing 1t, nor an
a!izing il to learn whether il needs this
or tina, manure. They don't believe ID
new methods of cultivasing their soil,
but prefer to go 1t blind in the old way
rather than to follow the example Of
good practical farmer, because he writes
down his experience and II printed IN
an agricultural paper.
do no, profess TO be competent to in
struci or give advice. am new be-
ginner, and wish for information. But !
can see that we need more Of the appi.
cation of scientific principles in agricui.
turs ). and to accomplish this, we need .
larger circulation Of agricultural papers
and books. We should throw aside our
prejud;ces, and elevate the profession Of
agriculture. Il 10 the noblesi Of all en-
ployments. !, for one. shall endeavor to
inform myself 30 as to understand at least
the rudinents 81 scientific agriculture. /
contend that farmer should be thorough
" educated to his business, as Well as the
mechanic, surgeon, clergyman, &c, Ey,
ery where there is need Of educated saf-
mers, TO introduce new processes and In.
proye old ones 70 naturalize and bring
10 perfection the various plants, grams,
fruits, and stock; in short, to make ag-
ricu!turs the attractive and ennobling
pursuit il was designed to be. There Is
no broader field Of influence, no suIer
road to an honorable eninence; let Us
then raise the standard al agriculture ;
and to commence let us encourage the
agricultural papers OF our State, and sup
port our State and county fairs. They
are for The purpose Of improving the ru-
raj art; to benefit us as q class Agri.
culture is the foundation of all other in
tere.,s. and whatever importance may be
attached TO other pursuits, agriculture
supports all and pays all, "
Respectfully, Sc,
p. MELENDY.