New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06

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c;.;on 10 ab.orb ali the moisture a1ost in the stnoe
heye which compensated for the sbo ~ere thet csne
fot Ipsxsd, then, Of repining, we should Prou. y
Ire lesson and go and do hkerfse.
On the first and second DAYS OF June iasl yo s.s,s
/, di., vee visited by and Destructive fose
Ew dsvs af;erwsrd the farmers might DC seen ~
a, Icus groups with long faces, exrioltlng seeyl;
NJ (De ir ruined crops, with all The evide lces OF
over The gloomy future bu' on '. ling WA. coa6oed
would find that the injury to the wbea. wss coInea
IN that v hich was in bloom; the Mediterranean ana
early Alabama varieties, many he'is oi ~nl,n VIZ
then In full flower were injured wore me gresl ooy
90 The cron Consisting of other ani lac vareties,
vbo1v esca1ed. and we had more than an averise
c,on AMER al the panic. From tnis, let US learn the
lesson that early wheat 10 IN danger OF frost even on
he 4O,b degr, e Of lstuce. In low, moist grounds
he corp.felds suffered severely, while tie corn Ia
more elevated and better drained land was ua cd.
rhe undraiIed ground wss cooled down by evaPora-
ton even to the freezing point while the ABSORBED ioys
of Yesterdays sun kept the dr1er sou ~
above i, iury Drain drain, drain, was the wore OF
this friendly adIuoDifiOn from Providence, ano we
should receive al such admonitIo.s with THANKSGIVING
irs'ead Of croakiDg ,n
The msnca,e that requires man 70. eat breid 10 tne
s. a, az his brow co teInpls'es the surectlng OF
men 10 a schooling a discipline, that thai qualiy
tb.m TO contend successfu'ly agsiut TIE grss' ana
numerous difficulties which arise In tben pa through
10 IL IL not the lot o the iier OF the SOIL u suug
ole against ordl ary foes lie hds giants by toe way
eide Of life. He must contend with rs tlemeats Oh
earth anO air. Shows, storms frosts h-ii and e9+n
,anp fews aD0 tie blessed suDsh ne, are Is enc nice
while he msius in ignorance OF tnel Ofiuebcee he
who ages warfare with tue clements OF toe eartn
s1o u air in order 10 compel them TO deliver up 10
him their rich treasures, viii without DOUBT or qaee
ton suffer defeat disastrous In proportion 10 MS
ignorap,e of The J. rs By which bis adveIsafes are
ooverred But the farmer who understands these
as 8 will be sble under he favor Of Heaven not ouiy
10 bring forth asurts from the eaitb annua'y Du' 70
e1I laip be meass by which be O. composites hs gtee
work He sudies the nature, Condition, ana qutiy Oh
l;e 4, pds i,.ld
ccultiVGtiop His knowledge, experience, and JUG
mept CT able BIN 10 acspt the crop 10 Inc son or 10
rrepsre The soil for tie crop lie reasons, ne reads,
her, fs cir, he makes experiments, and he discovers
Lew NE hods of overcoming old obstacles. In TINS
great wors We wait for leaders men whose ex imPles
and precepts will excre TIE Enthusiasm ana WIN me
col fdenoe of ther flO g-aboers IN toe held OF agrl-
cultule IL every far Dng District throughout tue
vast extent of our fertile domAio IRE rant more men
quahfto by their Bnogedce, Their exp ri Lee Their
Al H. ard tbor euterprs- 10 Instruct aud encourage
tbeif fellow men in the task of "subdung the land
When we 81 all have The whole body of our pr1cucal
farmers engaged, lot merely physically but mentally
10 illus raiiDg the power benehcence ana Dignity OF
the science of a. culture the ctdtrness and he SOL
itary plac SHALL BIZ GLAD POR THEM; ana the ues-
"e1t thall rejoice and blossom - he rose.
II 10 whey orderec that in order - attain 10 the
grestest degree of material prosperity, learning and
science n ust be united with muscular labor ami IN ite
rial economy The man whore life il devoted 70 the
sciences though understanding by the Analysis OF the
laboratory the economy OF plants, SOILS, ann au nal
life, may prove very poor prdchcal farmer "hue
the farmer who de spsts book learning, Will fall lar
behind his wiser neighbor who sell 20 blend win
practical skill the discoveries snd suggestions u the
nan of scieI &c.
We have TOO long regarded the wise man, the
rem. sentative who devlses the best system OF finance
10 cary r. at rprses by borIo sing Millions
Suppose We establish new standard by which to
measure men; and regard him the wiee man
slo deyises a syetem that will support, aud al.
vance, tie true interests of agricultural, me ,han-
cal, and manufaciu ipg pursuits. he W Ia good
model fai me Is as much entitled to oislnction am
Office, as is the III who has COMMANDED regiment
III battle. He who stall ascerta1 The OF the
potato rot, and prescroe u preventive, viii be as
much entitled 10 the yect aud thanks VI his fellow
mt u, as be who may manage tie hi ances OF bdnk
successfully. The couttry will not be rctrogr aiding
when the highest otc shall be given TO tie mechanic
or ibe uanuac uIer who sua make the BE- ST specimen
of ut cbaDitm OF TIE hDest piece Of cloth. Let the
fIiei cs of the Plow, the Loom aud the Anvil have
their assoc cations, conventions, shows und fare
These The great UNIVERSITIES OF pr Gc 81 egrcul
turaf and mocha. ical XII owledge. How hunted Is our
knowledge of tho che ml3a properties OF Ihe Air that
We breathe, of tne wafer tina drink, or or the soil
which We are deptpdt nj for the food tnat supports
life How ignorant We are of the various natures and
qualities OF the different and minerals that lis in
profusiOn all around us What do The studtns IN our
colleges universities learn of The botanical charao
ieIislics Of our grasses, grains, ffus, trees aud
nowtrs1 ARD, ON their return 10 tieir h)ulss,
WHAT information can they communicate 10 theh
neigh bOrs i'll re anon 10 the PHI slOloSica! Pc
cullaIltlts OF those anlmuls Tor Mnlch Inefe ID
il tie ket and the farm the greatest dem snd
The progress happy chaDgeis visible IL every
port Of country. during III course Of the present
year, oneiOurth Of the ~hoe nat'o' will have asse IL
bled at our numerous State and County Fairs and he
uCst favura bic results viii oog these exhibitions OF
the enterprise skill aud industry OF the people. 10
many Iartr of the Union the people are organizing
Agricultural Schools AID Colleges, in @ai IN tue science
of planting aid culnvaing Will be taus ht IN place OF
human buchtry. Tue schoclm4ster Is besi bing 20
he regarded whose profession Is as noble as hat
Of the butioued gentleman. TIE pubic mind seems TO
Rave awakeIed 20 the reaiZ alton o. something prac
cal Each an ia assIug, for himself, Information
with Iespect the best systematic best Dlode-the
best m0hn-Of reap Dg the reward OF labor bestowed
upon the cath iu The making OF those atcs which
found essa!y for his comfort and condition IN life.
In The investigation of these question: men are willing
TO exchai &c views opinions with their nsghb0rs.
They not only eilllpg bu' anxious, 10 be rome
quanttd by personal obs rva'iOn with modes q labor,
machinery, aud the productions of the earth; IN
word TO have tie full history OF all that Ia arouad them.
Ibe oh mic has 80 10 the ar rertne ia 10
the mechanic; they meet and cor sui, together At
these exhibitions the mott oIsn4 ulsaet mech
pIestnt ana they bring With then Lot oply the work
OF their brains AID HANDS, but active and observing
minds 10 inquire mo the acts of The c,ustry and
they return 10 their workshopsfo penec; The -oo1s
that have been suggested by these means Toe far
mer, too, hiss favorable opportunity at these fairs
mske bmseii well acquainted with what Is new and
pstiul 10 the best productions of diereat por
tons OF the country. Perhaps the most convincing
evidence of recent great imp III the business
Of farming will appear insiitutDg a CON Jarison
between tie present. condition Of The agricultural
tttss Of your Stale and that Condition in which these
interests existed before the organization Of these $50
ciauoIs. There are, Goabt not. those present. who,
If they will Cok back over pefioi of sen:y five
Yeas, can make The compsrisoa TO which | refer.
Ia the lspse of lime, what improved modes of cult
va'ig soils have been discovered aud adopted
by the srners Of New-York! Ho many new hinds Of
agriculture al imp ments have been brought into profit