The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-10-23
A -A2riCCltural-
From Emery's Journal Of Agricnl ure.
To Think of and Practice.

To Think Of and Practice. '"..#.
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FARMERS CLCBs. just the time to
organize. The evenings are lcngthnins.
There are subj CTS to discuss on which
Interchange with each other of experience
aud opiuioa will throw hsh;--will add
materially to- your capital stock with
which to proceed With your farm opera
tions. We have no desire to burden our
readers with stale arguments to prove the
advantage or importance of such organi-
cations, for we believe their utility is con-
ceded, but simply urge this fact as re
hinder. You Can scarcely talk with your
neighbor ten minutes, without learning
something, If you seek to. A gathering
of farmers at any locliity--4ither At the
schoolh onse or at the farm house of some
member of the cluh, TO talk informally
upon rural subjects, will not only elicit
truth butvbcgct Inquiry. Town clubs ,nsy
be rssdc essentially interesting aud valu-
able in collecting and dispensing an az
gregatc amount of facts. But neighbor-
hood clubs, in large townships, arc not
only promotive Of the general interests Of
farmers, tut are eminent suclal helps.
rememb Der that your wives should not be
excluded from your deliberations at these
neighborhood gatherings.
| DRAINAGE There is no doubt the
experience of the past year has decided
! thousands Of Western farmers ~ to the
importance of NOR thorough drainage
1t is an impor' ant question to decide
what is the cheapest material to be used
in drain manufacture, or which is the
best system to adopt. We propose dis
cussing this subject more cIaboratcly )
hereafter, but suggest here, that it j.
better to put in drain that will last ter
or fftcn years, and prove effective, thar
one that will want taking up in five years
even though the original cost is one thirt
more True, this assertion is no evidence
of a remarkably matlenntic i mind, bu
it il a matter too esten overlooked by TIL
farmer when he drains his land 1t i
better to lay indifferent drums than nont
at all, but proportiouate benefit to do i
up wtll.
SCHOOLS Need We say single wor
to you of the importance Of securing CT
pabe teachers to instruct your chlldre
this wnter?--and yet we Look as much Il
our common schools to form the charat
ter of the future farmers of the countr
as to any other source. Is there sing!
, text book in your school that may b
f made of practical benefit to the schol,
. when he undertakes to coax from natur
, her treasures? Can you or your boy, I
his teacher, give the name-the trr
= name-to the soil your farm embraces, {
- its subsoi? Cn he say au-ht Of tn
constituents Of plant=? " give a histol
of the name, habits or character Of Il
u different grasses or plants upon which
trcais when he steps outside the doc
!, Demand that the teacher shall know the
d things, and then they will quslify then
$ selves.
: Since writing the foregoing, we ha'
; had the pleasure Of listening to an Ell
l. catioual address BY the editor Of Il
American Journal of EiucattoH, at NJ
y disoa Wisconsin, AT the time of the Sta
J. Fair. lie said educated, prayerft
e thoughtful men, should be the teache
:. Of the children of the farmer. lie wou
= not accept the services of the niece
+ nephew OF some one Of the trustees,
j. the son or daughter Of relative
is some influential man in the rciohborho
le simply because Of this relation Y
,e want qualified teachers; teachers that C
h teach thoroughly the elementary branc
r es. aud in addition can teach specia
d the sciences that pei tain to practical ;
n riculture. We may have them if
demand it.
& We were glad to hear from this soul
the claims and merits of agricnltu
Y, schools adj ocated-of a Sta'e agricuit
in al school for the qualification of agric
at tural teachers.
le Cassius ~ Clay, at his annual addr
IS at this fair, spoke earnestly Of TIE nee
is sity for school of this character.
it illustruted in a forcble and happy nj
Oh ner the relation of the sciences to az
o, culture, and how Necessary they were
| its intelligent aud succes ful pro-ress-
it the Importance of the knowledge of
an laws which govern light, heat, electrici
eg 6c-how the study of climatology wo
lat remedy or prevent errors which are q
common. and which though constar
teaching lessons, We houghtlessly fai
e. apply them. -~
ne HuNaARIAS Ga,ss.-We have
~ failed to ret what data we coali In
talk with farmers, and from their cor
=. ponlence relative to the merits and ne,
~ sites of this annual m}lct. It requ
- good corn soil 1t is not profitable to
'es On poor or light s1iIs. Tncro is 10 "a
ey growth as some have asserted, eve
it is cut early--aover any except Fl
he seed that has ftlicn in consequence
standing toa long after it is ripe. 1t ii
-, be seeded annulliy.
\ gentleman having cnga ed to f
Ike main of cocks, directed his feeder
the country, who vas an lrishman,
of pick out two of his best, and bring IL
o. to town Paddy made his select
put the two cocks in bag and |brou
i. them with him in the mail coach. W
"a they arrived, it was found that upon Il
- journey they had almost torn each OF
>'' to pieces; on which Paddy was sever
taken to task for his stupidity, in putt
md both cocks into one bag. .s
ays Indeed said the honest Hibern
yer II thought there was no risk of G