Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-10-15

rcvptians aud Greeks were No longer agricu-
turisls IN the sense IN which the Saxons nov
aud during the past three thousand years had
been.
lie next demonstrated that all the trms used
in agriculture and its various operations were
of saxon origin, whilst the technical ternPs en-.
ploycd in law, medicine and divinity were OF
Orcek and Latin origin thus derunnstraunG
that the Saxons were the inveutots and pTutn1-
trra Of Agriculture IN hlRhcv and greater sense
than any ulher race had been or now IL. This
led him to conclude TINT majority Of the far.
mers In the United States are members of the
| great Saxon race, The Saxon" said he, 10
pre- emincnlly rcasoucr, and consequently IL
a doubter and a hnubter IL slow 20 act, and vet
more sh'w, if possible in arriving At a ernclu-
sion y hence the apparent conservAtiveness, or
Pyism oi the farmer he has no intuition,
but acquires bis knowledge through aud by ae-
tual experience and demonstration hence he is
slow hut sure and safe.
In 1919 the Saxon farmer IN Ohio doubled the
practicability NJ the reaping machine because
the country was too full of stumps, but the one
hundred thousand rcapefs and mowers used in
Ohio between 1919 and 1869 demonstrated that
the Saxon was the race must ready To accept
the situation and adapt itself to the circum-
stances IN which II wau placed II was easier
~ remove siumps than 10 gather the annual
harvcsls with the sickle. The disposition 10
philosnphisc aud " accept the situation" was
Fcnians, was the reason that there was NJ nr,vc-
ment in this country to ovrrturn the prussian
and ether Gcrinan governments. The Saxon Is
devoted ~ material progress and prosperity,
and sentimentalism m,y"g 20 10 The dog' 81 far
as.he IA concerned, hence his adaptation t0 be-
come the model farmer of the world. No Sax
on government, and no Saxon element IN a gnv-
ernncnt ever would tolerate n Reputation Of
obligation, whether spiritual, civil, military or
! financial.
The next main topic of his discourse was a
inted dissection aud discus sion nf the pintcc-
! tive and free trade systems, 50 FAR as hgiicul-
| tvro was concerned. lie demonstrated, in his
| way, that free trade was utterly ruinous 10 the
best hopes and interests Of the farmer, aud that
we required protection on our industrial pursuits,
not for the purpose Of rocsRue. but for the far
wider and better purpose Of developing, main
tanning and encouragcing our own industrial
productive resources. lie analyzed the act Of
Cungrcss authorizing the wrol tariff, and show
cd how, according IN that act, such woods as are
grown IN The United States may be imp orted,
paying duty Of no moro than six cents per
pound. He wpuld not impugn the motives OF
authors of that tgriG law, but our Legislators,
both State and National were not sufficiently
well Informed on agricultural political economy
to lcgisa;e ntelligenty most of the eRis-
la,ion In behalf of agriculture was an obstacle,
rather than an encourage mentor contamination
Of the desired object Of agriculture.
lie gave brief summary Of the objects to be
accomplished by the Geological and Agrlcul-
tural Survey Of the State, now in progress
lie stated incidentally that ono Of the rocky
strata at Perrysburg and from there up as far
as Waterville, was strata of water lime and
was n continuation Of the water lime strata at
Port Clinton nHi BAY. The Geological
Survey will inform us Rt the very least what
mineral resources we possess, and where these
minerals are located.
The Agricultural Survey would solve many
important problems In Agricultural opera atinnH,
and would place vast amount oi valuable in.
formation ut the farmers disposal. He closed
the address bv earnestly desiring tho speedy
establishment Of the Agricultural College where
scientific and practical demonstrations might be
made in every department of Agriculture aud
Horticulture which would impart true knew J.
edge of the phenomenon of vegetable and ani
NAL life and organic Ition, 81 that the notion that
" 'chedt hrns o. cheat" and that man can create
anew race Of horscs, cattle, sheep or swine. may
readily aud forever be dissipated.
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