The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-24
AGRICULTURAL
Calendar for November.

CalenQar lOr NoVemDcI'
"Wiih kindred pleasures moved; and cares oP'
prest,
sharing alike our wcariness and rest;
With lives the daily partner Of our hours
Through every change of heat, and irost, and
showers,
P.r,akes our cheerful meals, partaking irst
Ia mutual labor and fatigue and thirst:
The kindly intercourse wll ever provo
A bond Of amiiy and sociallove."
Thus sang Bloomfield, the poor sheperd-
boy many years ago; and IL is his IDEA,
conceived amid the tolls and hardsbips ic-
ciden, To such condition, that We should
like 10 introduce into the family OF every
farmer in New England. That NOVEMBER
should no longer be- considered month in
which people may, with great propriety,
hang or drown themselves, on account OF
its gloom, but rather with the poet, that each
shall be with kindred pleasure moved, and
that their kindly intercourse of lie shall
prove
"a bond Of amiiy aud social love-"
And how much cause there is for this In
November, about the farmers home! Bene-
ficient Heaven has crowned his labors with
success. His barns, and granaries, and cell
lars, arc filed with the fruits Of the earth !;
his cattle come to their winter home sleek
and fat with rich pasturagc, while his cheer.
ful iirsside attractions invite 10 that delight
ful intercourse Of which the poet sings
And we believe this 10 DO an object rs
well worthy of culture and care, rs were
the glowing fruits and golden grain OF the
orchard and the fields. These will sustain
our physical nature, bu. THAT will strength.
on the immortal part, by giving elasticity
AMI contenlment 10 the mind.
NATURE is the great Teacher-her school.
house doors ever stand open, inviting the
inquirer in-bu, November is the month In
which we may be more constant in her
courts, because better opportunities are nj.
fo1ded for thought and application than in
The summer months. We urge the young
10 find benches and books and teachers all
about them; in the solid earth and stones
upon which they tread - in tho air they
btoa,he-in the leaves which are borne upon
the breeze-iu the sunlight and shade, The
yapors, frosls, dews, and clouds. Each will
,mpart some useful truth to him who is
willing 10 seek il. Wisdom is the price OF
careful applicaiion-it cannot be gained by
idle and lisiless minds. Study and labor
will overcome all obstacles books and
teachers are new abundant everywhere.-
To become an earnest student, IL Is not nec-
essary TO enter the school house with mod.
cru desks and seats and conform 10 codes
and regulations. An active mind will lind
objects for research aud contemplation ev-
erywherc, in every employment and place.
lfihese occupy his attention, they will lead
him 10 books, and these will reveal 10 him
the thoughts and Efforts Of other minds N
earues, as his own. Men OF great acquire.
msnts. dull over systematic lessons, and
res,iys under arbitrary rules, have filled the
car Of the world, and thus proved that hey
were students, all the while, IN ths greaii
school.room OF Nature. They prepared
themselves ior the active business OF iile,
rather than 10 DO nice and critical IN mere
book.learning.
For this preparation. none have BELIEF
opportunities than the young iarmer. Sir
months Of the year afford him as much leis-
ure as is desirable for study and invesiga.
ton, and during the other six, while en-
gagged in his oui door pursuits, he may ap-
ply his requirements 10 the things about
him. In this way his mind viii become
stored with useful facts, such rs are appli-
cable 10 the profession Of his choice. As
these arc mastered, the mind will stretch
away in,o other studies, and scan the pur'
suits Of other men through the whole range
OF the sciences and arts.
November, then. may be pleasant day
profitable month for the farmer. u mas Us