Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-09-29

Mortgages. &C.. printed aud for sale at this uace
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grants an annuity Of $4,000 toward its sup
port The land and buildings were proyi-
ded from stock subscription Of $4,000.
There are seven professorships attached to
the foundation, and filed at this moment
by able men.
From amental recapiulation ofthe fore
going facts, we may take it for granted that
1t is the emphatic and unanimous opinion
Of all sound thinkers that Agricultural
knowledge and inclmations should be inn
parted and developed by some systematic
and well considered process Of Instruction;
and until this desideratun is brought about
and il undoubtedly viii be at an early pe-
riod, every suggestion is of value should it
only tend to recall public attention 10 its
necessity.
No one can nationally deny that aglicn-
hsral wealth and progress, lie at tie source
Of national wealth and happiness: since
they alone supply the indis pensablo susie
nance OF the human race. That the energy
properly applicable to this absolute necessi-
tn has been fcebly exercised or enormously
directed, is fact beyond the pale Of denial:
and this is the cardinal reason, VIII, in so
many regions Of our Republic the demand
for scientific principles ana practice has be-
come so imperative. We have reduced
some Of the fairest and most fertile tracts to
the condition Of old tobacco plantations
| Originally we possessed one ofthe most lux
uriant virgin soils the sun could shine upon
although excellent vegetation was not spop-
taneous, still it required little skill to reap
abundantly-and when 4 head long course
oflocal crops had eliminated the productive
virtues OF the soil, nothing could be more
tempting to improyident experience than to
break into new soils, until the whole globe
was harrassed and deprecated into baren-
ness. So long as new tracts Jay before us,
skill was not needed, and theiriNhness com.
pensated for the want ofprofessional knowl-
edge But whore every acre has been up
turned, we are driven to obtain the dexteri-
ty which other countries possess, and which
we certainly have pre-eminenty displayed
in all other industrial pursuits And ehis
the more SO, since the incre Use Of manutac-
tureis and other classes, now producers of
food, open rclnuneratiye wants to the eulti-
yator. Thus every reason combines to se-
cure the aid ofseientifie agriculture, to res
tore the earth to its original state Of fertili-
ty, and bring the oocation of hi{age up to
the standard Of other arts. As to the prac-
! ticability Of all this, our annals arc full Of
successful examples. We all know that
when Mr. Cooke took possession Of Holcom
he said that two rabbits quarreled over each
blade Of grass. Al this moment it IS one
Of the model farms Of Great Britain and
has produced priaeely revenues.
The usual tone deprecatory OF rural pro.
LESSONS, is that there is no incentive to the
hard and monotonous work to be encoun~
tered and chat the farmer does not rank as
4 high as the professions and busir IS men.
I This is the exact case in too many inst noes
4 but furnishes no argument in the premises.
Let us see how it really stands; for all pro
fessions, there is course Of training laid
down, which youth pursnes for many
years according to his destination. He
learns everything likely to bear hereafter
upon his calling or open his mind to its
special interests as be goes along. But we
must confess that in none of the systems
net ayowedly agricultural, is any practical
reference of studies otherwise valuable.
made to the purposes for which cultiyators
Of the soil should be trained. Nor singu-
/ larly enough is any course laid down, by
which this practical reference can Be obtain
ed any where elss. Now this life which is
at once, an art, science and daily business,
demands the earliest familiarity with both
its future practice and theory, while the
faculties are vivid, plastic mla retentiye.--
Or else an individual goes upon farm at
the awkward period Of his hobJlcdehoyhood
when the mind is apt to be somewhat UNI
( fixed and uadai nobie, without any idea Ct
the singular and beautiful laws OF Yegeia-
ton, the history and merits Of races Of cat
tie, nor the first principles and unfailing re-
SOURCES Of his calling. No wonder that he
is discouraged, lonely, unappreciative, and
seizes tie first opportunity to transfer him
self into some society where he is interest
cd and amused, however mischievously with
regard to future responsibility hjs time RAY
be spent.
The two primary steps to obyiate what
his just been depictured, are to combine
first, with our common school education the
study Of geology, agricultural chemistry, Of
sufficient physiology and botany, IN their
elementary forms
Next, BY establishing ahe: mature de-
liberation an agricultural school, in each
county 81 sufficient population, witha form
GA which principles ofagriculture should DO
tsaght with the exhibition other applca-
ton to correct and approved Practice.
W. -------suura- .-s>. -szuu------
ScuooL-RooM SCENE. Master, this
gal keeps a sayin' I'm thief
What does she say that You have stolenF
fWhy, she says that | stole her ch2rac-
ter
AT this junction q little girl jumped up
and said:
I qeth he dbl geth lie did-for
theen lin behind tbs school houth eating
thomethen.
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REPuBLIcANrsM- The Republican party