Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-04

| it's spplicstion We believe none Will osyect
| For church or charitable purposes. ....elO 90
Printers. ...................'..'' :" ~
nec.s 49, "a. ~ ~
Seeds, Planee. etc., ................ ~ w
Expenses FaH, ~ w
Total. ESQ 90
II must be observed that We have made
this very log estimate upoa the crops Of .
farm Of eighty acres, and where FIRMS are
more extensive this proportion will Of course
be larger in amount. Ifths fund is adopt.
ed aud faithfully adhered to il will give am
pie funds every season for this distribution.
We make this low estimate on account OF
short crops, etc.
Under the old Mosaic law one tenth was
given and the people did not g,oan under
taxation. 1t is true they were often burden
Ell. but it was caused by their want OF faith
in God.
We often bear farmers say, II have no
time to read papers, books, &c. let the
children would If they only had the books
and papers to read. We svmpathizc with
the man or woman who have their time SO
occupied that they cannot find one hour or
two to read winter evening. We would
~ 5000 think Of giving up the warm stove
Of = cold night % 10 submit 10 the depriva>
ton Of our papers.
In the disposition Of the Especial Fund
the church fund should always b attended.
il not direct to some church. let It 30 ap>
piled to some charitable object The SOL
diers' orphans ct Davenport, would b .
good place and one where il would do i'm
mense gooa, and Who are more worthy Of
the charities Of the people than they hose
fathers have died that our country might
live, God will hold us accountable for the
manner in which We dispose Of the good
things lie blessss 20 with.
The Printers fund is next the NEST val.
liable With papers he is alive, without
them the farmer and every one 10 dead to
oil that is passing in the world. Those who
res,ds where they The advantage Of daily,
semi weekly or weekly mail should take %
pers ~ often q they could get them. Home
papers should first be good and always ably
sustained BY the town and county. Our
State papers should always be preferred be-
fore those Of other States. In this estimate
Ne have fully considered the fact that every
farmer, mechanic end business man BY the
application Of this proportion can take not
less than two papers . year. A daily and
weekly, or semi weekly, and three week.
lies. or four wecklies, This will give abur
dance Of reading new and good. With the
"Prinier's Fund" New York, Chicago cr
ST. Louis aud two home papers can be paid
for. What better Disposition Of this amount
could be made? We believe none
| If every man should purchase ten dollars
worth Of books every year he would 50 u
accumulate n very good sized library, and
still be increasing it, The time is coming
We hope when every farmer will h. the pos
- ssos of n copy of every Icpsrt liom the
Agricultural Commi ssioner Of The United
States and oar own State. Until then We
nrst rely or our papers to furnish n synop-
sis Of these reports. Very lew Of these re
ports are distributed and very few Of them
read, for the reason that farmers generally
have not come up TO the spirit Of thu times
sufficient to believe that there is any science
in agriculture. Few Of them know the mas
turc OF soil, &c.
The fund for the purpose Of purchasing
plants, seeds, &c will seldom ever be ex-
pended entire unless by large experiment.
crs When not all used We believe in ap-
plying il to one or more Of the other branch.
es Of the special fund. DO not apply il TO
any other use for il may cause you to cons
tinue TO do SO. Habit is often obstinate.
Attendance 1t County and State Fairs
should be considered settled cnstom and
every farmer at least should take some
stock, fruit, cereals, or vegetablcs-thc
more on exhibition the more encouragement
10 the ctliccts Of the society and the PEG
pie in attendance. Fairs are dcgencraung,
says one. II SO il is because the farmers
as well as mechanics do not send forward
their productions. BY the application of
this special fund we have sufficient to at
tend and enter articles in our County AMI
State Fans which would greatly encourage
them.
Our lady readers are always pleased to
have Cooley" Peterson or some good
magazine. aud to assist them to get these
We would suggest that they propose the
adoption Of this Fund and argue the qucs
ton in the family. We have not made
| any special mention Of the DAIRY" and in
| that the ladies' on the farm could claim their
share Of the proportion - applied to other
articles.
The selection Of one piece Of land for cul
tivating the crop Tor furnishing . part Of
this fund and settling apart portions Of 9TH
cr flelds could be done. Should this be
done. the selections should 10 such - would
favorably compare with ether portions Of
the farm. Then We would have the "church
lot" printers lot" &c.
Taking into consideration the plan lor
supplying this fsnd, the dispositions Of Il,
and The incstimabls value Il would be to
the farmers family ~ thisk il should b.
adopted. This system once adopted, the
work coca on and eassom becomes law by
which this fund viii always b. attended
ed to.
When The winter evea,ngs CO. I'll will
enjoy the benefits Of this land, end daily
the demand will b. 10 isEeooe e ed add
moro to the library and gsassal demend for
literature. Cor. BurliaQteA ReahsHA