, 1860-07-11


raj Easrs1io..- 1;ai<. Harrarsasd G3.rtst
EAarfh-'. Appeal for Asfor""1'"~ ~"
= tcot'espondenes Of she f'sss aoa 4hsuneJ ,e.,
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unnaua' saoaen'e''' 1us .
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~ Ane oou'n 1os.
osnef tn'4 A"as' "A's 'Ao4 ~.
1aft'e1a patane'' aaa VIII steat e'oo'. 4nee
was ufat 'ains h'cAer ol is''.n'ne III '"e su"'1'
"es'' followed os III ihu'sl'ne' "a'tnoi ~ s.on
def: presently as 'ne e'ouo aassn'eu' 'N''e
was flash and gro"l-tnen plaze' c1asn
and roar, and, with the all-shaking thunder,
"do5Fn came deluee of soporous hail' and
ss~.s.s;- 20. !. .na em.~ .,.t r;t,,
prone osscs99.os 5a!n' ~" away e"s'' "4'NA
The speed it came, hurried the storm,
like a mirhty expresa train behind time,
49, o.,- h1.as p,;.a,;..r, q a1rsat ;,-,on;,,,,
Aae ea1'5 w. t'4ADs. s.4.e 80
Of their hrst notes With lis receoang roar.
perhaps not for seven years has the country
- -, -, .,.o~,;G.arca IN
"no '1e - 1oPs euo"n eo 1'sa '4@6
the month Of July, as at this time; and per-
Laps not for seven years to CONS will there be
- t..or.h,a =, onnortnn;tv ~ see the nrair;es
~ - oppo s.s.. r. 49,
Of Central Illinois in their holiday dress as now.
4 few weeks later The corn crop will have got so
h;o3, ;r ,,.,v n1.,a, .. IN .but ,ut The REV of
F~.e
."s surrounding country -......
EARLY in June tho chintz bug appeared IN our
spring. yheat feds. in threatening numbers,
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out as lne. scasoh ADVANCED II was ollncu'I u
see that they had done any considerable damage,
thouph the weather vas dry md favorable to
,ho,. -. .-...;. .....
.st D, , No.' as VIC ale .'ooa, s ense'Ds @ TL rpun
thls harvest, they appear to be gone. Their
destruction I charge on q little brown beetle,
,,aose e. ;.h.t,, a;.,,,, of a., ;,o1,
neasuf1og ase'elgn'as W one e'satn u I'LL .acn'
Which made its appearance carly IN June. They
Ere now to be found in countless numbers eve
rywhere they can find cover. They are provid-
I'd with wings TO 6y BY night, suppose, but in
the day time they are shy, and when disturbed
under clod, or in pile Of rubbish, or any
place aao1dipg protection, they acurry away
ind hide themselves with the 2lacrity Of cock
roachss, which they resemble in everything but
tize. 1t cannot be perceived that these beetles,
as numerous as they afe, hare done any damage
10 vegetation. II was thought. by several
fnrners, who mentioned the matter to me. that
that they tsd been the means OF causing The
failure Of seed corn. Subsequently, mr. friends
corrected the error, and have several times
disturbed the little creatures burrowing about
and among piles Of spronting corn, but have
hot been abie to find that they nad in the slight
est degree, injured the sweet, tender germ, or
The yolup and succulent shoot. Probably these
beetfes are predaceous, that is. they feed 90 in.
sects, and 10 them, probably, va are indebted
Thia ia = matter worthy Of the attention of IN
| tomolooists.
The farmers Of the country are moving, see,
On the subject Of Agricultural Education, and
have recently had Convention at Bloousiug-
ion The object seems to be to establish an
Agricultural College, md see twenty or more
Inferior towns arc ready to contend for the
honor. Let US hare the College, By all means,
md the sooner We commence such an enter-
prise the better a college, worthy Of the
| i.ame, is the growth Of centuries; md were one
started this summer, a hundred years would be
Whut wealthy sericulturist, member Of the re-
cent Convention, will take the initiative,-do.
nate one Of his farms. or his herd, or his crops.
Ind 80 lay tue foundation nj great Agricultu-
ral College In Illinois? So were laid the foun-
tations II Harva1d;and Yale, and 30, by indi-
Farmers Unirersity be founder.
Such m Institution would do an immeasura-
ble amount Of good in time. and in the mean.
time, in my mind, something else is needed.
What Illinois seems now to need, is the devoted
labors of fifty OF one hundred highly aud thor
~ al aud =faznesa by intereat, profession.
md education. l would make farmer as /
would make IN engineer, or q statesman. by
giving linn thorough elementary education.
For this purpose would send him to the best
schools and colleges. and contne his siudies
there exclusively to Greek, Latin, and the
mathematics. These studies are the keys To
| a!l knowledge and all tongues. Greek is the
language Of ideas, Latin Of things, and the
mathematics Of the sciences; and the first
twenty-one years of farmers life, is we'll
spent in obtaining such an advantage. All
school and college educatio, should be element
nry and preliminary. When anything more is
attempted, it is worthless. knowledge OF farm.
| lug must be obtained on tue farm, but the
| scholar taught Us suggested, having the
key to the secrets of nature, would
learn mora in: Eve Years, than the IN.
| educated II the experience Of i've 1ires.
1nan 40 ednca ed wo,,id he = rreat farmer and de
creat statesman and great euoineer. frbich
~ne SHOULD be} at the sane time. Mathematical
and tie lan.uapes are taught best At The oidest
,nstitution1 Of iearninr. and I would chonse
Harvard in preference to Yale. and Clrist
Church, Oxford. before ei,l,er, would 70 to
Enp1nnd far an education. inst A I won1d po
,bere for the best breed of. horses. cattle or
swine. FEELING sure that. if centuries Of expert
ment. sustainrd by uubounded wealth and the
bioha.t sI;ll hnrn of comna,;t;on had ensh1ad
1heuo to bat tba world In hreedino lite canses
and onnortunities Eon1d nrodnce tha let
schools md scholars. and the best fsrmera mia
| thn harpa;n.
Withs ssuch n foundat,on for usefulness wh.t
q 1eyolution wonId not ana hundred YOUNG
farmera of Illinofs inauqu1ata and carrT
| through. They would at once be able to seize.
apprrciate oud spply the benefts Of lii modern
| discovery and Practice: they would be able to
En- ond comuei The attention of % Gnrrrnors ~ @ - ard
! I,e0,slat,rrs tn the narnmonnt ;ntarests NJ fha
feces and exercise that influence 10 which a
leading interest has first right, in the growth
and Development Of States.
Something must be done 10 arrest the decay