Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-29
19ritulturul.
Are American Farmers In
telllgent.

"Somc editors of ayr cultural papers seem to try
which of them Harney the farmers the most -
One editor Of an excellent agricultural paper said
some month or two ago, that the American farm
the inteiicyent and ente-prtsn3 Of any
on the gtois. This thought, was like minister
the gospel preaching td please sinners, in order
to fill the pews. because / did not think he torote
,ohp he beiiepsd."
The above extract is from an article in the
Country Gentleman, written hv our respect
ed friend and correspondent, JOIN JOHNSON.
From the fact that entertain such sente-
timents, and have used language similar to
that quoted. we presume the shot is aimed at
us.
We beg leave to assure Mr.. johnson, that
though we may not always write what We
believe. we always believe hat we write
We express our Iaiberate conviction, when
W" wrote, The american farmers, As CLASS
are the most intelligent and enterprising in
the world" Is there anything 81 mprofa-
bic in this that we must be accused OF BLAIR
NEYlNG our readers? Certainly we had no
such intentions. If we consulted merely
our own interests in what we wrote it would
not be good policy to extol the American
farmers at the expense of those Of other ma
tions. Many Of our best and m est active
friends and correspondents are English and
scotch, while we have thousand of readers
wIn=ar,. ot lora;,n birth If isos contrary
n o,,r ,nferestns onr inclination to saw ON.
,.ora ,.,I.,,i,,nlt 70 Give tr,a,n nr.,,, It !.
trne tbat in sneating of Avrnrc,v farmers
,ve d.s;,na3 :, i,,,lu,in A., ,,bo cult;v,t,. tho
l,rJ !, rho T,intnd St,tes and tho british
- W. ~ ~
-A,''f'ea, a. ROY ir':s i'N,l- '',pi'i as a
mho''' wy "Fe o''''','''iy 'oi
their intelligence and entrrprzn.
frbo host E,rtnpr. tho w,,rlI AT tln r,ros-
it' ''s' '"' '''9,' II III, WIZ az ~
e'l ..'''e. are "',t'q''t'is ''os' u i'''7l'"u
ana SC '''an' NJ ~. '.A'hh'sf an e,l'lle'.'
ffe''ea "f'9F aeI '-I"i t''', ~ l''si-
t'u'' "'' y '0'''''' '''t'
/ ho'"'.nse'''i''2 u t"e sup '''e s''' anu ''i-
.ii'''c "a ,f'''' .ie cr s',','
~ ,''' '''' - t''" ~ va W i"-',''' "'''i0
"the avert5e return o' ''' i'lSf's,' sh'eP i'r'n
:. s'A t''iHs sF.a'.I IN ~ a 'o"ci '''e
~ s'AVes' w. ''rIt S '''e II G,"' an
|" icf ''.e mus Vi s"In ,"' ",.''c III ''ie
prUiaeti III VI meat 'i'' T. '55''Si i"l,aer Is
SUI iortn'F ah9''' -N,'"h YET ~ .,,'i'' ,
writer 81 'cNhAR"I, III Ms e"'"'''"t ri7a T..
L.''"f ~ "'so YES '''' ',re eicu'' Vi
%'l@ Tue o'T' anu most se''"t,nc 'I'', II =,
II SAYS L't US inquire only III En@lish
a5ri's'i ,iFtsts' let US t'1.n'.se 'lle
sums w''icn nave oseh eNl"hiea III that 'uh-
view Of extending and deriving larger returns
/ from chemistry; and we shah not only ar
rive az II knpwI .ls-7ffhe ertraordiuarg and
mighty cfort a,ade IN Enghaad, ami Hie e.
trrD,cig si{u attention pq,d IN & rmaay 10
agr3cu}tirM o5ieets. brit also at the
c1nvfctlpn tn4e .hef7 i'''',-'' h''S ''l"a, =
been reap, ID "h'ir cautl 1os "'rinany Is stitl
,le'ttins the question whet 1er the seed s'wn
/ ny chemists plss'ss II gtrminatln1 power or
n7t. lae 'thilcs in tue ABOVE extract are
>tnekhArdts
In punt W have t. determined .taerei res
whether the En2lisii or the Am marl'an tarn-
er1' as " clHSS, are most lntehiScnt anu en-
trrpr'-InS. lhe question Is not whether tue
English or the Amtrlc'h farmers fr1l4fe the
h'St or 'ps, hnt which ar" th' most lnteiii5Hnt
and enterPrl7in5 1t wouId be Al surd to say
NC Jus turner residing near 4 large city
/ 7b,ait'l efttef crop. th+h On more remote
/ that ft"s'"fH the one WAS III VI, lh'elt'Srnt
t1hn the either Wa must f.tk' INTO consid-
erttfan the circumstances oi the two-iarners
~ oi the fIrm rs ol diltrent c'uhtries-
before ~e can arr've at iHSt eonctaSlln
We have hal eon,1tera'le acquaintance
with b,'h I'm 5lISh and American tirm RS,
ana are qlIte satlSilid taat' as ~ "H the
Am 'ricans ar the m '>t Intelligent and enter
prsinE. ThHra ar greater nume1r OF
! h'roaGhly- educated gentlemen among the
English i'rmers-lnahy ehlneh'F seieh'ile
men who ar an honor u the pr,tessl'n-
mon whb hav few compeHrS III this or any