Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-25
Practical Ednnatinn

AS we have before observed, agriculture l.
the most important aud honorable pursuit of
mah, consequently those whU engage iD II
should be the brst rdu:4ted and nost intelli
geuI class Of our citizens In 10 pursuit is h
g""d pr4cticsl education of more ad, apta,e-
Farming like mauY ,ther BRANCHES Of human
INDUSTRY is vet 10 its infancy IN the western
c"un ~, aud two blades If grass may be IN adr
to grow on almost any of our lands where but
one now grows, wheu the science of fsrri ING ia
Pr"perly understood.
Asan Instance Of what can be done on a poor
soil, Gen. Mesely the ingenious inventor of the
tubercal bridge. iuforms US that friend Of his
IN krnlucky, sume eighteen munhs ago, com
Plaiu' that his cay soil would yield scarcely
enorsh to pay for cultivstrng it The Gen-r.
al who Is prIctical fsrmrr, told his friend to
go home aud follow his directions, and he
would not fail TO have productive crop. H.
Instructed him TO plough deep aud then prepare
manure out Of ashes and salt, as 70 llows; To
one oushel II leached sshes, add one peck OF
SAT- NIX together. Then make hills thirly in
eh'S apart four inches high, aud plsni fou cab>
oage seed III each hill. cover them with abuut
The csbbagr sred would frequently each Or, =
duce one plant; when this was the case rak.
out two and have two in each hill until il he.
come necessary to reduce the number to one.
wedding out the least promising When plans
ted III this way he had never known them In
iail. His friend folluw-d his dirpct ii ps and last
year his poor clay soil vi, lded hun 64nU heads
u cabbage TO The acre. This Was most pro-
ductlVe crop, aud We give il a. another instance
oi what scientific, practical farmer can do
Lr"ched ASHES are generally thrown away as
worthless aud can be easily procured to make
this experiment.
The Grn"rsl says hat shade always enricbes
the and. The beet covering is a eost oftny
~ IN the winter. Srw Gurnip seed IN The
i"li and the tops Of the plant will cover the
gr' und completely. Towards Spring let ths
sh-ep Craze on them, and thrp plough them uu
Ger ten inches These tips enrich the grnund
aud keep 1t damp during n drought. Iu this
way land may be inauured al lillls expense
Agricultural schools OF Colleges, il is admit
ted, aye much ueedrd in The West where farm
ing e"uld be eaTrird nu by scientific agrrcultu.
turlSls, and knowledge Of il UblaIn-d OF in.
0a'uianle advantage 10 those who wish TO oh
tam practical education ~ farming in ali its
drlAils- The prrAlest difficulty would be to
oo' ain eompesent professors 10 give instruction.
or boys who would he willing To labor in the
nTld as rscrraliOu from the severe mental ap.
pllcAiion in The school rom. Such schnols
hAVs Ihu- far too oflen Deen unsuccpssft frnu
lhe,e causes No Que likes hard work, pspe. (
sally |hst is termed The drudgely of the farm.
IN : Ia usually Prlformed by hired help, whilst {
100 many Of our landed proprietors are TOO IN,
inlrn' or too ignoranI to farm scientifically.
Hence there is very little progress made in a
when compared with other AVocstions c
crease OF population demands, and will q
er require men to be thoroughly educa !
r' '7- this as we'll other branch, OF businsss
q ' er :" make the earth yield us proper nar d
iral increase.