Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-13
Agricultural Progress.

.on1ture as a science,-the mental actlvl-
ties of the farmer have been quiekened d
j. evidenced by the widening demand ioi
agricultural books, perlooicais, ~
publications Of the department at WASH
ipston and newspapers, for the general
newspaper can have no place III the iarih-
,,,,sa unless some portions of its columns
are devoted to agricultural intelligence.
There is also a growing disposition to ex-
pertinent, test improvements, and adopt
labor-saying expedients. A growing in
clinaton Is observant to employ in agri-
cultural pursuits, money, business energy
and active enterprise which are so sue
cessfully employed in other departments
of business
The continued manifestation of govern
mental interest in this industry, is fore
-hadowing from the magnificent grants
Of public land for such branches of learn
ing a. are related to agriculture, and me-
chanic arts. by the establishment of agri-
cultural colleges. The details of the or
ganization of these institutions in aid of
scientific and intelligent hushandry has
been properly left to the control of the
States, a majority Of whose people are in
tcrcsted in the pursuits to be benefited,
and therefore not disposed to permit these
liberal donations to be misapplied. Al
though in several States it i to be feared
they have been placed without the control
Il }tt, Oh
instituted To benefit. but in most of the
States where such instances occur, ii has
been from the apathy and want OF atten-
tion of the farmers u the subject when it
was under consideration by the legi~la-
lures Of their States Such WAS the case
in uur own State, although we arc better
off by far than many others. In other
directions than these institutions, it j.
gratifying to note the increasing interest
III agricultural education, which l. evinc-
ed ia the discussions of the various plans
of organization. aud to di~arm the gradu-
al cautra1ising into form of the crude
opinions tr first entertained, all Of which
head to the confident belief thata grand
Development Of practical industrial edu-
cation, However slowly accomplished.
amid EMBELLISHMENTS. and Discourage
u, nt~ viii at length be Acknowledged one
IF thu browning glories of our country
Tho intellectual activity of the hus-
btudmlu is shown more m4njfestlv benef-
ieent To the agriculture Of the. present
time, in the Improvement Of agricultural
implements In 1871, the number of a4-
rieulturll patents granted was but forty
three in 1868, twenty years after. it had
Increased to- 800; in 1864, TO 5G3: in
1860 To Gi2 while in 1866. the great in
crease Wa. made to l17s; in 1867, it
ra,ohed ayrr 300, aud during the pres.
ent yrr near 800 Thus the number Of
agricultural inventions perfected yearly is
NOW more than forty lola greater than
twenty years ago. Already has the Unit /
cd States surpassed alI other nation~.isr
thu excellence and beauty Of its agricul-
turd mtcid"ry Partly represented a.
W. our H-rlcuitsaa productions in the
Worlds Exposition 81 Industry a. Paris
ia I~G1, and -"or-d alrtses officially in
the national recognition OF that great ex-
S'' tue ""h'fH achieved IN the
hrd "i European competition were al
mos exclusively and largely industrial
81. successful bave been onr farming Inn
ploment. im repeated contests in European
eauntrir~, thai their rapid introduction
abroad i',.ouly stayed by greatly inereas-
nI demand at home Labor-.lyiIg in
v'ntIons are fast reyolutIonilin@ the agri-
culture uf the west. aud reducing the
proportion Of manual labor employed in
its operations Lotus cite but single
example the Reaper At first 1t per-
formed only the laI.sr af lalf "A dnlan
u1ru. th,u a half score. Of Lll,,r.r~ and
...4u $50, -u,f,I,u.uf.d with, q ,rlf-r,Bt,
which dor, the work If other. still; and
n,w IT. turrh,r Facilitates and economies
the harvest work by the addition Of .p-
prltu- irr instantaneous hiudiu. uf the
aheav,~ Experience trarhr. that the
further Tins ith.r-~ayiug progresses. the
higher ''r wage OF harvest ""f""r-' the .
'r''"' I''"'n' IT," l'il~. 'Hr greater ar"
'h' i'"''~ 90 '"' '"h'''' ana $ht h'|f'
'Ni'"1''' RECON-" the @""rrt "' he
""fId.
Concurrent vith.thi. qualification. Of me-
oluni.- &, a-rirullurr. systematic, and en-
llrs.l Iu~ir,,.. .,t.tu,-- l,,y...,I., ..ots.ht
alliance, with this art. Tens Of ihon-lnd.
pt aar,. have been 1naragcd with greater
skliI more. economy. and with q greater
net profit than MANY. other. Of - hundred
.rarc- That farmers should cultivate -
few acres aud cultivate them we'll i a
sale rulc for those only who can br in
duccd 10 cultivate better by u reduction