The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-08-13
For the Upton Advertiser.

~ NJ. E0Se0r: In looking over your
number of the 9Th ult., We notice that
some one hes furnished you au article
headed Farmers Clubs," the design Of
which was to suggest the idea Of forming
such an organization In Cedar county.
The idea thus suggested struck u favo-
rably, for We had hong had the same
thing In contemplation, and wers anx-
ious to have it brought up; and II It
should b thought advisable that such
measure should b consummatsd, W
stand ready to Join It. Hence We cordi-
ally second the motion that such an Or
ganisation hs formed In Cedar county,
aud that all our fArmo.s, -ithout dis
tinstto> Of RAGS, color, politics Or relig'~-
b. requested to take . part In 1t.
Our roaseus for this movement aro,
Fisst. We wish our farmers to be moro
Intelligent. The old saying 10: Learn
cd men for the professions and mschan.
icarts: but ignorant men and fools for
farming" We have no sympathy with
such . sentiment; We choose rather that
our farmers, noble ~ they are and must
be from the very position they occupy
In the great brotherhood of mankind,
''should ever be in wisdom large;
In learning; knowledge; deep, profound"
Not that even now We deem them def
cient In these respects beyond other
men in the common pursuits Of life, for
we are far from that. We claim in the
broad sense Of that term that they are
intelligent; and we go 30 far ~ to claim
for them on general subjects, degree Of
Intelligence far beyond that usually At
tsined by the broad shouldsred, stout
hearted yeomanry Of any other country;
and we are not certain but that in the
art aud science of agriculture we should
be Sustained BY the facts in the case, in
claiming for them even there degree
farmers OF any other part of the world.
We say We sro not certain; we have new
er travelled in foreign cou ntries. We
have never seen their yeo,nanry on their
native soil, aud beneath their own sunny
skies; but judging from what we have
seen Of them since they have reached our
shores, We have no reason to reduce the
hight to which we have raised our stand
ard OF the intelligence Of the American
farmers. But high ~ we have raised 1t,
We do not think 1t 70 high ~ it might
be Or ~ it should be. We are confide mt
there are heights not yet attained, vast
fields and widely extended plains that
have not yet been explored where even
farmers would Ind u profitable for them
to extend their researches Of thought
and Of reflection, IL they would attain
to the full dignity Of cultivators of the
soil.
Fully impressed with the truth of this
remark, We not only favor but urge the
formation Oft Farmers' Club in Cedar
county, believing that such al organiza-
tion rightly conducted, will be . foun-
tain Of knowledge in general, and of in
formation in particular, to every man
that will take the trouble to join it, and
the pains to attend aud take part In it,
meetings. For there, A. is customary in
all such associations, oil subjects per-
tanning to the great art of husbandry,
whether they belong to the field, garden,
orchard, vineyard, stock yard, hog pen,
stable or household, will: be brought up
or discussion, and, - the poet says:
"A virtuous mind cati morals CLEAN
From things minute and actions mean"
So IN such discussions, seldom, indeed
will be there be found the man so far ad-
vanced in the practical knowledge of az
riculture, that he can learn nothing from
the experiments Of another, however
roughly they have been per formed, or
however broken the language In which
they may Be described.
Let US illustrate: The Club is in ses-
sion, aud the President has announced
the subject for discussion-"0rain rails
Ing. Mr.. A. is present. He IL large
farmer aud is called to give his mode OF
culture. All others have raised grain,
but he has made it . speciality and a
success. He takes tho floOr and goes
through with . recital Of the facts as
they have tsken place under his super
vision and by his direction. He has
experimented; plowed his land deep and
shallow, plowed in the fall and in the
spring; sowed early, and sowed late;
used much seed. and then sowed with a
sparing hand; has scattered broadcast
BY hand, then with the seed sower, and
lastly with the drill; has narrowed much,
aud narrowed little; has suffered from
the drouth, the rust, chinch bug aud the
ny. In oil these hs has noticed the re-
suits, aud learned where he failed, and
where he succeeded. Now all present
listen to his remarks. and by comparin M
their method Of culture with his, they
learn from his experiments as if made
by themselves. Hence time aud ex.
pcnse are saved. and At their next crop.
ping they are all enabled to proceed in
the process. with strong assurance OF
eGrcss-.
". another OCCASION, Dairyil,g Ia the
subject announced for consideration.
Mr.. B. is dairy man. aud is called on