Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-09-21
WHOLE NUMBER 1854.
Seeding Farmers.

Seeding Farmers.
Our readers have seen and heard o
Seeding apples: peaches. strawberries,
pears. DC, but probably they have
never before applied II 10 men, and yel
perhaps there is no improperly ia
using Il; indeed there may be greal
deal Of significance in it, use. The
phrase is not original with US, We
caught it as it fell from the lips Of ar
acquaintance who was walking with u'
among the heavily ladened trees Of =
peach orchard, and We asked him
what he meant, oh said be, Il cal
all those farmers who have no desire
TO improve upon the old methods o
farming who are content TO remuli
in u state of unprogressiveness whils
all around is astir with progress ant
Improvement; who are content TO dc
Just as they saw their father did in
their childhood d.-cuIliyating as hs
cultivated. aud in all things following
out and acting upon the old fogy no
tions of bygone economy cal
such seeding farmers and the diff
ference between such men and the &C
tive go-a-head. progressive farmer il
as palpable as between the miserable
shriveled up worthless fruit on yon un'
grated peach tree and the delicious
mellow, tempting specimen, of thi'
'Crawford's Late of which you arr
now eating
But, my dear sir, seeding fruit
are not always bad. Indeed, l fnC
in looking over the catalogues Of th'
nurserymen, many kinds set down a
seedlings which we must suppose ar
superior or valuable fruits, or the,
would not be found in the catalogues.
True, very true,' said our friend
but we are treating now Of generals
not of particulars. In the use OF il
Illustrations we must be understood
that our parallels hold good in. tn
main features Of the case, and not u
a few rare things which are but ex
ceptions to the great whole. Tha
men have, by n careful and judiciou
experimenting with seeding fruits, ob
tanned some fine varieties, is true-il
fact all our fine fruit traced back vii
be found to have been seeding at 6ist
But as q class, seeding fruits an
worthless, aud let me tell you tina
Seeding farmers are not much better
"But We have known many unlearn
ed men who were the best kind Q
tai mers."
Exactly; that is il YOU call all me
who have not learned from books. un
learned; but / make different class
i6ca.ion. A man may be great rcs
der of books and yet be what l cal n
unleamed farmer--a seeding and o
lhe other hand. have known me
who never read book in their lives
who are yet quite well posted in tn
principles Of good farming; they hav
learned by observation, by converss
ton. and better yet by experience
The man who really wishes to improv
will strive to improve, and he viii i'm
prove, and whenever he puts forth a
effort to improve, he will improve. an
from that moment will cease to be
Seeding. While the man who onl
reads 10 cavil, or does not profit b
what he reads nor practice il, thong
his head NAV be full of theories rs th
Crimea is Of soldiers, is yet seeding
"wouid you then discard booksa alto
gether?"
Why. how ineffably stupid YOU ar'
and an editor at ,hatl Pardon m
bluntness, but really your question SUI
prise me. | would have men gai
knowledge from every source. Th
book-the periodicals importan
} but not all-important. nor only impo
tant; men must read the great book
Nature, as it is unfolded in the blat
Of corn. and in the lofty oak; in
the forms of animate and mammal
, life; and he must read this great va
umc, in order that he may draw lie
4 sons Of practical improvement, whi'
? re eceiving, he must act upon his ov
case. Nature never errs--books
) occasionally, nay often: therefore il
that while he who despises and relec
, the important aid which is TO be deri
! ed from books cast away from him o
7 Of the most important aids TO {
y study of the great book Of nature. &
I, man who relies wholly on these a
UNDERSTANDING them his only instru
; tors not any better of. if rs we
!. and will likely continue to be all J
u life a Seeding"
n Have we any seedlings among o
Valley Farmer.