Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-08-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Farmers, Honor Your Profession.


on the part of many, farming is re-
garded as rather an ignoble employment {;
one that is TO be followed only by those
who are not smart enough TO obtain liv-
ing in some other way. Even farmers
themselves, large portion Of them, Il Is
10 be feared, share In this feeling, OF at
least have an ill-defned idea that their
position insociety isaD inferior one. They
have n secret thought that II Is less noble
70 TIL the SOIL, calling into being those
products, which are in themselves the
elements II life, and the basis of all wealth
and prosperity, than IL is TO speculate or
traflic in them after they are produced
They seem to think that IL is less honor
liable to live by ministering 70 the real
wants and nccesdties OF mankind, than
70 the fanciful and of times fictitious ones
~ is not necessary 70 pile up proofs that
The farmers profession u honorablc, for
any one who will give it a.serious thought
must admit that there Is not, "on Gods
green earth, ~ more noble, or more honor
able missipng The farner|s hands may be
rough and stained bytoii; his manners
may be awkward and luncouth :; he may,
as 1t is sneeringly said by the moths and
butterflies that are dependent on him for
the nccessaries Of their life, "smell Of the
soil y but he is none the less noble and
manly for all that his care has been not
10 adorn hisown person, not to acquire the
polish andgentility OF fashionable life, but
10 minister to the real necessities of his
fellow men he has made himself the in
strument to work out their happiness and
kprosperity, lie does not seek to acquire
wealth by the tricks and sharp practice of
the tTadesman he does not resort To the
corners, or short cuts OF the spec,llator;
nor does he live on the fOllics, evils and
grimes of mankind.s What he earns is the
product of honest toll; and what he
receives Is but the value of the
energy of mind and body which he has ex-
pended for the public good. Men may
have acquired tastes and habits, which
render labor in this calling irksome and
unpleasant; but it is not to the discredit
fof the profession if there is any, il is
Etheir own. Education, SO called, may lead
Isome to thtlk all manual labor is menial
and degrading |; but they. see things in Q
lperverted light they measure honor and
Edignity by their own false notions.
K The farming community are in a. great
measure responsible for this estimate ol
their profession, and it should be their en-.
deavor to remove this prejudice from etht
lpublic mind. To do this effectually they
must first assure themselves of the true
mobility of their calling; then they vii
Ihave courage 10 affirm il, and make il felt
tThey must make their business a progress
i've one, and then it viii command the re
lspect of all. They must add to manua
Fhbor, brain work and skill, and it will bC
esteemed most honorable. They mus
make it prosperous and remunerative anC
then it will be, worshipped Farmer
must, by union Of action, cut off thes,
vampires, middlemen, boards oftrade, AMI
monopOlies who, too honorable to worl
themselves, think it respectable to live by
cheating aud fraud. They must educat,
themselves in all that pertains to thei
profession, from the first principles 0
natural law,. To the influence of social enC
political economy, upon The productiyt
energies of the country then their pro
fcssion will be prosperous and influential
their position in society, not more honora
bic, butmore respected = Western Farmer