The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-26
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In the present ARTICLE i shall limit |
mfgzlffgecbgief historical sketch Of
agriculture, which became e,!c one OF tne
sustaining 4 arts 81 fifs, as soon as man
was ordained to earn his bread by the
sweat of his,brow. In the Garden of
Eden,whose fertilasoil andgeRial cline
appear to haxeseembined i'm grow
ing and entinpe6sueees-
sion of vegetable sasteaaucessagFical-
tural implementsee oymeptss and
operations were unknOBn;s for. that
Wa6eh le6zaes spontaneously sforth'to
pdf4eota6n sre1uiEes no assistance from
human ingenuity Wfb blabeK Of human
hands; and where there eanlbeMsyle
iciency, there cansbe reimbursement
tdAttiAe Hoh hinpgevementa4That, spe-
Rod of perfection whs bat stransitpFb;
and the Deity that piseeb nlan in
the Garden to "dress it and keep it, J"
eYeRtuaIl drove bin thence, "to till
the earth from whence he was taken.
(Gen. ii: Is; iii :s2S. Ff6m that day
to the present. agriculture has been an
im1raS9bg art tspnd IdoR btissa FiA SO.
on advancing to the ead Of dime.s7a
In his greatest state of ignorance,
man is always found to depend upon
the pro sesf tbs chase but With the
increase of Population, recourse must
be had to other sources for food. We
find in the shepherd'sdifeiafl the early
ages the first step to agricultural art
he domesticatieAsofa ahimalssulAs the
increase of popuIatiOn went an, the
focks and herds had to be enlarged
one fayorite spot would be found too
small for thessnbsisteaee Of tAeswholes
asid,ks1R the ease lof A Abgaham and
Lot, they were compelled to separate
and find pasturage in different dis
tricts. The separation into, tribes
could not proceed bey ond certain
extsptssaAA when Whssgp . the y land becomes
fully occupied, recourse must OF ne
cessity be had to means of increasing
the produce or given surfaces of soil.
With. Abraham and Isaac, it is very
sksdaM tbaEmReat ard OTHER Saslifssootf
the earth were the rare and choice
things of their country !; butowhen
such notions, once learned, as they
did, from the example of Egypt, the,
great resource spehr products were in
periods Of fanifie,S arising from NOR
talities among their cattle, they would
pursue their interests by cuItivating.
the esrth5 the eecNPieF built his
habitation, made his enclosure to pro-
tect his crops from injury from va
gfaRt animals, and bestowed his labor
upon such lands, without any 6ne|
stopping to inquire, what right he had
to make the inclosure. This COM,
bleted the 'acdhirement of PROPERTY in
land.rE l0neHsthus located necessity
and observation soon began to teach
the enfpfoy oymeh6sof inanures, times of
sowing, and other necessary opera
tions-every generation gaining wis
dom from the experiepee,Epf that
which precededit, .4mproFed modes
of cultivation, the introduction of new
,species and more. fruitful varieties of
Agricultural produce have suhf9efsaIiy
Kept pace with sap increasing popula+
Agriculture Is the art OF obtaining
from the earth food for the sustenance
6fAn and animals; and the perfec-
ton of the art is to obtain the greatest
possible piraosd1hct at fhe smallest posi-
BILE expense. Upon the importance of
the ant i&is needless, therefore, to in
sistmfor by, it every country is ena-
sbied to Support ihicehfort< an abdnd-
amt population. On this its, strength
as nation depends, and by it ana the
iptsIigenee gifts .peogle, ,its independ- :
ence is secured. An agricultural
country has within itself the anecessa-
Eries and comforts of. life, Of the
pleasure attep ding the iudici6us chftif-
walton of the soil, we have the evil
dence of facts. Look to Washington,
Jefferson, jackson, Siias Wright, and
!stbss host of bsight iptel4leets il f and great
men of the past; see them retire from
the busy circles OF public hfes and, for
scenes Of pleaeqre and hours q, ,happi-
nssssspREAy BRspse + II q g
Sthe soilas We're we asked whom we
considered the. happiest Of the human
sFase, sWe, E4nlAI sspTsWer, those who
cultivate earth BY, their teSaIl own hands
We have but little informaion to
guide us as to the first country in which
nan. pltiyated the, sol, nor of that in
which he first settled after the def1ge
though we have an early account Of
the state of agriculture as it existed
among tie EgSpdahsi and theft bond
servants; thel Israelites.. From the
Egyptians probably the Gfeeks were
descended. The Romans, at later
period, were ascoiony sfromsGreece
and from the Romans the other coun-
~ tries KafoPeoaefivedt fheiEs earliest
marked improvement.ain aheS arts =
Ever ysl&1Ail ySiBsf fhdsss primitiua8na-
test10ds Aa& its Rfed,distriat ferpas-
te6ssdtSge, tgiffeeiR pursued Sa-pastoraa life,
ifssaAo ottedt dteAeI5siIre, ifsit-Mas en-
gagged in tilling thesaakth, sYheee was
no distincctII91 cI IN tnis respect between
+ the. .asc iFas sisi : II ! 9sS S H. e. The
. Rg9ptiaha RsgweAo as the Iseaslites
MAe sf6cksniastefs 2 and dyass J0seph's
brethren saaia Il Rh39 F4as : 1T 4lsfH; yads
. aSWaaab0ut castle froIaatheie youth. 2 =
We are also informed. ShatVkeyswer ere
acquainted EIff y fl ; hs i StfP' thaaaify.
*Smnly ethics chnrning of milk says
> Solomoa,I "a 1bfihgeth forth butter =
q Thee chief vegetable products Sculti-
. svafBd BY thesesEastern nations we're
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