The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-01-29

Eos. NORTHWESTERN FARMER A
book is wanted on this subject Our
land is tolerably we'll supplied with books,
but farmers do not approve of many
books, especially on their opa business
and occupation. / was in the Mechan-
ic's Institute at Chicago, a few days ago,
and on looking at the catalogue of their
library, | found good collection of books.
histories, travels, lives, biographies, &c;
a few on mechanics and still fewer on az
riculture--not Que hundred on both these
important subjects on which their Insti-
tuition was founded suppose they had
got all the books they could rake and
scrape together that were good for any
thing, on these vital subjects
Is our agriculture 50 far advanced that
We need no more light on the subject p
Or do our farmers neglect or refuse to
read books, giving information on their
own business | am confident that MANY
of our farmers do read these long winter
evenings; and the first books usually
read, are the life Of Napoleon, Washing.
ton, Douglas, or Gen. Scott. Very we'll
But first read the life, sayings, doinys
and arts of the best farmer in the United
States, and then of our own State When
one Of these Napoleons said war or peace,
monarchy or freedom, made bow or took
q pinch of snuff, it was recorded, and
read by succeeding generations The
Transactions Of our several State Ayri-
cultural Societies, are books which every
farmer should have, one or more ofthem
But they are so defective that | hesitate
to recommend them to the study Of far
mers and their sons and daughters. But
can most heartily recommend the
Northwestern Farmer to be taken and
read BY every farmer and every member
of his family. Dismiss some of your po-
lltloal papers and take a good agricutur-
al journal The New York Tribune
comes by the thousand, and occasionally
that valuable farmers paper, the "Coun-
try Gentleman-' Il may be that YOU
have a son that you think ought to be
qualified for Governor by reading po-
htlcal newspapers. 1t may be that after
he has served term or two as Governor,
he will want TO come back to the plow
again. First qualify him for farmer.
for | never knew any calling, class or pro-
fession of men, but that some Of them
went back again TO the natGrat occupu-
ton IF man-tAe tiiagc Of tie soil.
wish some of our best farmers would
keep on everyday journal of their work,
and in occasionally a good idea, or re-
commentator which was not worked
out. Had some of the old New Eng.
landers, or Mohawk Dutch done this, We
might now have something to laugh at,
aud many things to instruct US toe. Who
knows but that | might have had from
such a source, the book want about rails.
ing timbcr-how 10 plant aud how
to cultivate pine tree, how long it viii
take it to grow, how many upon the acre,
ind what the acre would cost, and wha.
ats worth, And SO 0: a hundred varic-
ties o. wood
Before our Farmers Club the other
day, said, would give $500, if knew
what trees to plant, now, cost, and worth
TO the public ani private use. | believe
there is a book in existence called s'The
North American Silva" which oosts
about $50, containing good deal Of truth
and fancy and the truth costs about 81,
and the fancy Sl9. Well, this would bo
better for our children than SO in liquor
and horse racing. But what | think
better than either, is g for the book on
our common forest trees, and Sl9, in
planting them out and raising them.
Farmers, learn your sous aud daught-
crs to cultivate trees, fruits and Roocrs---
to cultivate a taste for rural affairs-thc
beautiful in pature-make their homes
Lowell y and attractive. This is mental
culture, it is health for body and mind,
and would save many an one misspent
life in town orcity. SUEL FosTER,
Nuscatjns, loeca.