The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-08-14
From the WNs'tgF rrs'.
Scientific Agriculture.

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higher faculties al mind has pissr0
forever.
Enliglr.ened Science, which como
20 the AID OF every other profession
no longer neglects the 'arn.r. "
haze seen the dawn Of that new a.
wherein Agriculture exalted 10 il
true position a. the most rs 'tnl al
msss noblc enpioy,nen' o. mar. sha
dali 10 it's aid the whole sl-tcrs,no'd I
ecienccs. aud take It's ,.ln.' ran
ann ng The pursuits humankind. TIE
tilliny Of the soi! i. the natural e,n
poyme OF man. II is the only on
absolutely nee ssarv. ard must ALWAYS
employ the great maj a,'ty uf ,nankni
Ag,iculture.instead 81. as some hy,
fancied. giving opportunities Tor IA
Development OF mucle only. opens y
wider field OF Improvement. AMI T.
gsther with the puliitorm aad tar'nc
branches which il embraces give. ~
opportunity TOR the a,pir,'"'n : .
greater number at sciync', han an
other pursuit al man. Cae;nisisv. al
though its value las often hecn de
cried yields grea; a>Si,ian,e I" 81
farmer, and were 1t Thoroughly m ir'
stood ty the mass If farmers II v"nl
DO away vita the Improbable t,rul.
ing oi tho day. Taken ia junction
with Pro-. Mapes' theory o. I've ~,
gr.ssion OF primaries its anaNsis g.
soils would be al incalculablc brueti
10 every man who has an ace II ami
to till. How often do uen hundrrl-.
OF dollars for artificial IN ,n1rys whast
primary constituents exist IN abanj
ance in the soil 10 whcl, they arpt
them and only. need w"ns l,u1.rHi
rcagent to convert them intr p.aniN
food. A knowledge OF ch n.'i,
would have saved thc" ron snct
costly mistakes. o. course il HE
grand fact Of the progression "i rlii
snsries % develcY'ed ny Pvt MaTr'
il ignored, chemical analysis vii al
ways effect its object
| hold that chemistry Mechanics
should rank together as The tx" great
est aids to the farmer. and that Is ihcl
most perkct system Of agriculture
which most fully apl'llts these t@nI
sciences to IFS operations. The one
aids in fitting the soil to rAse a DROP
and the other takes the labor nt ra's-
ing it from off the shoulders o men
and makes brute or inahiulaie na'ur,
do the drudgery. While. however
thousands are employed to day in la
bors connected with the ap,lic,',on oi
mechanics 10 farm labor. AM aln,ns'
ysesly We lind some new machine ~
peariDg Tor performing more rasi,
sUine one 81 the varied Operations o
agriculture, sthere il no cnrre-prn IN.
advance in the application "i the prin
ciples Of chemistry. ThunsanIs o
forges are being worked to WELL inan
innate metal into a form which, shat
fit it to take the plac. OF hnnap an.
Giles in the work OF farming; hu
where shall we tini a farmer Win, car
tell whether he is feeding his sod nil
some element which it lacg., or on,
which, exists in. abundance awaiting
development!
Every farmer recognizes and admit
the important benefit arising from til,
application OF the prIncii,l,s :" me-
chanics 10 the business % agriculture
In thae alone con.ists the -uprriori',
OF orr system Of farming over "'r In
dian predecessors, who preparc' thr
earth for the reception oi the sc,'i b,
the use Of sticks and shells. When
the principles Of chemistry shall D.
as fully developed and applet To tan"
ing as are those OF mechanics ~ tn.
pesent time, We muy then ,x,.cc ju,l
De important benefits I" accrue ., tn
farmer as from the first name -rirhrc.
Althong chemistry aud MECHANICS
are the two grand ai.is oi me ial.ne,
there arc other auxiliary sciences ~
lees general aJapiioH. PERHAPS. nn
still OF great Importance in particular
branches of agriculture. Geui".,
may 10 regarded as the foundation 1T
agricultural chemistry. aud it sill ii .l
60 aid in directing The Work oi ia II ,
age IA well as benefit the farmer 10
many other ways. Botany an,i ven.