The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-28

they hN the earth rork it over just as
our ladies do their butter, and they can
easily do it, for the quantities are nearly
equal. In other countries, the. labor Of
farmingiis done by the lower classes.-
England is one of these,s and she son1S-
times laughs at our country. with its
nineteen millions of Agricullurists say
ing the Yankee is shockmgIy practical,
that he'gazcs on Niagara's cataract and
exclaims what a monstrous stream TO
turn mill lon theyariegated and and
gorgeous landscape and. cries. what
a splendid pasture for cattle. swine and
sheep THAT his speculative genius. en-
crossed in enterprises and conquests
for the almighty dollar. allnational refne-
ment is lost sight of--that he1is unnail-
litary. .g.,,.a .3t 4,3, ,a,.n
1t does not follow that because we are
practical, we are not theoretical prac-
tice is a natural sequence of tEeory-the
thought of the thinker taking palpable
shape, ana toe aim of our institutions is
to make men both theoretical and practi-
cal. To a monarchy that loves old forms,
and clings to the decaying spirit Of tho
feudal system, our country appears weak
In military point Of view. We main
tain no standing armies to make POM
pous displays. as suction pumps, to drain
with an onerous tax the purses Of an in
dustrious people; yet, ii made die ob.
Ject of foreign assault or foreign levy,
that people, so practical. so strongly ag-
ricultural in its. natural, unpampered
strength, is instinctively military giant,
which, when it moves its limbs and turns
itself about, can cause earth to tremble,
and make thrones totter. 1t is not ma
tlonal weakness, then and manly toll
under the blue sky, in the bright sun
shine and pure atmosphere Of heaven, is
it disgraceful ? Ii the mind loves phi
losophy, it can there grasp nature in its
widest extent; if the soul is poetic, the
muses. voice is heard in the ripping fills
and the rushing river, and romance turks
along the dewy meadows-is there any
thing degrading in Agriculture ? 1t is
the vital element Of internal improve
ment, creatinga want that builds rail-
roads through swamps, and canals over
mountains-the enchanter that lifts up
cities; it withdraws its hand from them.
and they sink into insignificance-it ex-
tends 1t, and the choicest treasures Of the
earth are there piled up, and Commerce
Is the breath of its nostrils.
If agriculture, then. is not degrading.
but ennobling-if it is the leading inter
est of our State. why not educate men
for scientific research in this art ?-to
study proper fertilizers, to analyze earths
adding and combining varieties for
growing certain products-for skillful
and scientific farmers. Place the plow-
boy at least on a social level with the
slick fellow who cuts lace behind the
counter, or sells candy and segars in a.
confectionery = on the same platform
with him who depends SO largely uIol
the magnitude Of his clients pocket
send learned agriculturists to legislate in
Congress for the interests of their con-
stituents. Farmers of Buchanan county.
you can aid 10 do this to this effect, the
instituting of an Annual Agricultural
Fair is of no idle importance. 1t shows
desire to improve. it points to grand
results. There is the crust OF the earth,
thousands. of years have passed over il.
Mathematically, it can be measured;
Agricalturally, it is but partially cx-
plored !; its profound depths are fathom.
less as the caverns of the sea- II is 4
field for the loftiest intellect, the most
scientific experiments, the most invent
i've genius9 DO not stoop TO farming.
then, but elevate it TO level with your
selves. by combining intellectual capac-
ity with physical energy. You will thus
enhance your individual wealth aud hap
piness, and for innumerable years to
come, every freight car that rolls from
West to East. and every American trade
ship that plows the sea, shall bear some
tribute of the wisdom and industry OF
the Agricultural people Of Iowa. ,a