The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-22

istied with u special course of study for
young men who design being practical
farmers, Not only is the special applica-
ton of different sciences to agrieultur
taught in theory, but, in some Instances,
by actual practice. And one glorious fca
ture Of the 'good time euming," me-
thinks, will be, that those who intend to
make farmers OF their sons, will deem il
Just as essential to their being first rate
ones, ID send them To an agricultural
college, as they now do tho sending of
them to IA medical school lii orlcr To their
bcin. Intelligent ply >ici ths But IN The
absence at Ties. borough Preparations FIR
inc nuble profession OF aS,lcui;urc, very
many of the benefits thcy would place
within ones owl hands, indepeudtn y,
may be obtained ut small expense by CIV
lag good heed to our County and Safe
FAIRS, aud ABOVE all, To our agricultural
papers. Ofthesc, perhaps, not a lumber
is issued which does not contain more
valuable and peculiar infurmatIon, than
tue ordinary experience of ono man would
afford i'll a life time. Who can guage the
practical benefits thus conveyed? Here
the badly managed farm is pictured to the
life, and contrasted with its opposlte.--
Your buildings, fences, utensils of house,
barn and field, all are described as they
SHOULD und should not he. The best
kinds OF grains to SOW, aud times to Sow
them, as well as soils to sow them Iii, the
vest varieties of irlIt, and vegetables, the
lin ST kInds of stock Of every sort,-.Eese
and a thousand other things equally per
tiuent, are continually discussed to the
rla! patrons pride delight, and profit.
County newspIp ors also are vaiulble AK
~iliIrlc- lii this noble field Of labor. For
tleIr Agricultural department alone ever
should patroniH2 aud read them,
and the principal agricultural Journal Of
his State besides. la this. indeed, tnei
question Is not, propeEiy,-what papers Of
kind can he aif9rd To take,-bur,
ones Of them can ne do o0ithout:P
through these means, as well as al
books and lectures en- the subject, may
farmer be benefited 2 thousand fold
Above ali they cost. The iireside groupis
u iao more Intelligent and happy within,
without, they cause the field to
blossom as the rose.
These suggestions, citizen farmers, ne
Sould mysr d;sinterestedly and modestly
those whereby yo2r peoIniary wei
Are, and at the same uas that of our cnn-
non country, may be advanced. Nor have
spoken them at All IN tbe presumption
hat they are, IN any large measure, new
o Won. Bat such things must be kept
Us, jast as We Reproduce fer is
year by year., 'be very same, OF
imilar specimens Of stock, fruits and
landicraft- Let US 60 asay from this
iappy aud interesting f~estival with re
convictions of the importance OF
interests, and of their entauce-
nent visibly attained, and yet farther at
Let Us determine. more yhaa
yer 10 honor labor, On the one hand, ana
N the other. the skjii aud silence that
.uide it. Lit Us gladly and gratefully
TAI. the working man, rs the one by
whose strong arm our very lives are d
ectly, under Providence, up borne. Nay
ct US, Ill recognize that not only is labor,
Ehioh was first decrecd to man as a curse,
Iecome a blessing, bus let Us fin:i in it Al {
uce our crown, oar ornament aud our
appineSs. What is existence, in supin.
FACTION? Where life'S honor, but in that
is done?
Libnr IS iisei tits the s:ll wl;er f,ileth
the watch wound, FOR the dark iust assai,e:h,
Flowers droop and de meath she stIliGoss OF
nopn!
'lbar : 'o-s! tie flying cloud lightenz;
h!y the waving wiis changes and brghteus; [
Play the sweet keys, wouid'st thou keep them
in tune -,