The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-27

"e'. ~ HIS '''e Golfers VI tue Oatk WITH gold
and silver; it oils the machinery of the manu-
= 'acturcr and mechanic; it drives the slip
across the Vastly deep, and feeds the countless
lines OF railroads thougIiout the length and
breadth OF our country. Then it is your duty
i, to arouse the talent that now lies dormant in
Your sand-hlllS, III our rich vaics, and OH
Tho mountain top. Send the scloulu,.sters
into every nook and hamlet of the State.
II and teach them the laws of na,urc-how
the soil can become modified and enriched
ny the judlcious application Of the mineral
and vegetable Kingdoms Teach them the
principles OF natural philosophy and mcchan-
les, aud let the State College furnish that
;'Id'Stlonal instruction in Agricultural
Chemistry, SO necsrssary to prepare our sor,s
for the practical avocations of lie.
AS an additional source of information
would earnestly recommend to our FARMERS
tho sustaining OF the agricultural survey Of
our State. Upon the knowledge of the
earth and its constituent elements, depends
the SUCCESS Of the farmer, and any imurma-
ton upon that subject, is worth to the plan
ting and mining interest of our State ten
tines, nay, Il hundred times, tile amount
the State may cXpcnl. Neither the manu-
tacturcr, the mechanic, or the artisan cain
work witt, any degree Of s,,ccess, until they
thoroughly understand the c,paci;v and
power of their machinery or the tools they
work with. They call in science to aid
them iii their laburs, and hence we find the
perfection each has attained i'll their respcc-
tive departments Of industry. Not so viii,
agriculture. 1t has l:al to contend with
ignorance, superstition, old customs anl uS.-
SeS, until we have near y worn out his
great machine Which the Almighty has
made to our hands, without even unJcr. .tand-
liS It's first clcInctary principles. THEN let
the farmers cal for Hyht npom his subject
and 0U tie assistance that the State can
contribute towards agricultural knowledge.
But am again met with that prejudice
prevailing with sonic classes Of our farmers,
'IhaL book farmers never succeed
their tanciiu theories can never bear prac-
t'c':l test" This perhaps is true as applied
III some instances; nor will deny that book
farming nnaccompained with good practic-
al common scmse has ever succeeded. but
deny the proposition, that book farming
has not been Of inca!cuI;blc bcnitil To the
farmers, or that those tlncitul theories. when
eXplordcd hy practical test, have not served
as bcacons to the agricuturist. These the
cries may not have accomplished the dcsir-
ed end, at this time Of the experiment, for
the want Of Il practical mind, to apply Tor
rect elementary principle, but they est.b-
lshcd fact not known before in agrcul-
turc. The failure awakened spirit Of in
Iuiry, "pcnd the way for another expert
mcut, which under the guidance OF pr;,clial
head succeed. knowledge i'll any ofthe
avoca,ions Of life, is gained by experiments
which have time and again failed. 1t is
impossible for man to make improvements
of value, in the arts or business of life, uu-
less he is directed in his Investigations by
the knowledge Of others, or what is laid
down in books. The manufacturer, the
mechanic, The artisan I'LL depend upon the
experiments OF persons iong since passed
from the stage uf action. 49,.
10 understand and perfect themselves in
their various professions, theyc,in i'll scicnce
to their aid, aud with itsas their band maid,
they now propel tho engine six,y miles per
hour, when Fulton lIoughIit might attain
SIX. Your cotton is now ginncd at the rate
of five and six -bules per day, when it WAS
thought one hundred pounds Of lint might
be obtaincd.' Science and mechancalsinye-
nuiiy now aids you i'll cutting your wheat
ut the rates OF twenty acres per day when
onc-tourtli of nj acre WAS regarded as the
work Of the sickle. II tiIrcslcs four hun
d,ed bushels of wheat per day, >,wl,en ten
bushels was the task under the oil system
In Il word, science has no si,npliticd labor,
that n laborcr now performs tlretask OF ten
aud twenty laborcrs i'll the same time,' Yet
with all this light, there are solne men who
seem 10 take pride in refusing TO call to
their aid SCIENCE, or even tu; consult an ag-
ricullural journal. They. point to thor
fathers, success, and are content Is follow
along in the same old beaten pa,h-fergir-.
ting that the face Of the soil and the Wants
Of the age have completely undergone
change since their aliccestors first: colnlnen-
ccd cutting down the sturdy oak. Show,
me man who will not adopt the improve
ments OF the age in agriculture, in imple-,
mcnts, in seed or in his stucks of horses,
hogs, COWS and sheep, andl will show you
a :nauswlo will alwaysGe behnd his neigh.
bors. Then J say, away. with this idle de-
can1ation about book f.rnnny." Take
an. agricultural journal. icqnsuIu- men Of
scientific and PRACTICAL attaiMneiIts; and g6s
~ making experiments on asmall scale. II
you succeed Or fail, LIT your ueiyhLors know
4 1s ,four success will bs theirs .san1your
4 prosperity will be your :country.E s " hen
you HAYS doue llisryou will ,have.Jonc your
duty to Yourself and 10 your, country, and
4 will be, Yeithy .tl,s ,ijsinssufa patrDit. ;. s.
r :. uayihg prspaseds tli. <miIds ef'l,uEpeoEles
ky subssnIiais ed dnca,iosl, we,iewt tptoeSad
Ito e.questioi, haf .ass hsLest sIosd diss sof
intpr6jiag AND. sfaas r6aE.. afigsaltu-
j rak resoprcsst s..a.sI ~ n :..sS$SS -
4 81 i neutrality-suspicious.? thatpo reform,
nan au.v fut a. m, nnry ~, ~,