Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-26
Agriculture a Science


Agriculture is a science as wei, as an art.
A.au art At D. ss uld as Adam huth' a sei-
cuc,, 1t Is comraratTglyusw. Lirh''s 'ay''
'' To. scientific basis embraces knowledge
oi all Che conditions OF ,s- ''.'' '''' %, '..
origin oi 'he elements .' l'''.'' ''' '' ~.
sources whence "'y 0,'''' '",'' '.-'''''
mont
ltisvithiD tho memory To-, u'n nov .i'-
ir-, that tbc fr.t a:'ruI. wa. made o. oT-
rry science o. a-r.guIiure IN ta t.at t.ur
rls art wa. rrur.r. allas .n te Dark.
v.tb,ut -laE,- ray OF l-ht .r.m the broad
l.i OF science 90 i.iam'n' ii' darkness W
guido iis Ura.'.i'n.r. ".'.'' other arts
.. ri'..,tri h. were '.'...A "a % ''.''a'.l.
E,.s. and science was Ia s.''uri with iH'
--nt.s' r'rur-,u.,' AMI ~a'-l '' '.' .'''
..-r'r, OBJ improve and make more perfect
1nI more Tr'luga1.,a-r..a.'rr. v1s ...t O.
I'''r along ly -r.'', guv..'T~l in a.l iH'
darkness % the moot har'arnas i,n.'. 40.
oven now wi'h avery large share OF 'h' ca.-
tu.Hrs ui thc s1il, agriculture .su...ns
in advance of What twas ia tc Gays o,
Homer AMI Virgil. lt is a u-rs art, ua'
improved ami elevated 'y s,isur'.
Erta nsg era las Iawn-I 1r ,'i. most
irrar.antar, Much la. h-,n done t' .rt-
ELTON a scientific basis, aul much more ,'
NOW doing o. sosgre ii,s result, than ever
before. More minds arr now busy Iu iu'r-
t.-ltlrs and experiments 90 t.st thr trr
5..- that have h,su lraaca'i and make Che
Ir.lciT'nso' science avail! l.r and rr,ah'. ia
practice, than ever before. Alraly science
las done much % direct inquiry iu right
channels AMI modify mJthjl, and practices
iu ,hi. art. but there &, vastly urre 90 o.
I1r.,d for iu thg future than lls hern at
t.iael in o., rl.t or is iu the possession rf
te rrrz.nt. The science 1f agriculture has
ur, yrt BEEN carried O. that perfection.
vhi,a v,I, authorize amy mau o. form lyrl
rr'as g, direct DE rrl,tira ia t.i. as;. iu 40
i., varied departments. TO enable ans .n.
q. 20 this. NOR, extend q Investigations are
r.-l-l aud a wider aud moro rari-i expert
men, ia the Geld must d. bad. What has
a.-raIv been sacuryJ isvarth vry much ,
butvhat Is 60 De attained ia th' ia'ar, gives
lrrni., afrcsult' Of s'ill greater value.
Ills tbc province Of -ciguc, O. explain tLc
phenomenon attending practice, and % make
suggestions 10 ar; of means and method, %
attain ends. Without science men have
cultivated the earth since the l1y, % Alam,
ana have continued 90 obtain a living thore-
sv-at la.s, o. krrp slu! aud body together
I'M most cases. tiII steriIitv 4ias eususI and
,,r r,or's c5mrslleI % .sgk new homo. or
,f,,,. The rrarti-s Of agriculture without
,t.afJ gr srirn,e has converted mauvoCthc
ms, frtil, s,lIsofolI Virginia INFO a waste
te.vIi-b th, bowling wolf has returned. iu
l.rl, more than two centuries Ia our
.vp State. how many farms in its older
PORTIONS. once hi-hly Productive and on
which the father, ,accumulat5I money drawn
ont Of the soil. that are now .rarc,Ivablc 90
aF,rl a tol,rable liyir- 10 tho, who cuI,i.
y.,, them. This is the irult Of toll not d..
r.e,rl hv science.
,vr-t,.. t,rrsr,l q, these .,il. that
t-.-.ul.-.1 -. urrrolrrtiycs Ar, can.
r-.,r Il, ~. rr,v,o,s Of .rfrpc, To
.r --,.. -. ,r.-, ,b,, "a, t,u