Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06
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rsl discoveries may remain local;
the reforms and improvements Of the
farmer in his methods Of cropping,
feeding and general farm manage
ment cannot be patented, and util-
iscd; consequently, for mutual e.
lightment and genera! benefit, We
meet st.our county fair : a.9 ai1
He maasst, indeed. b possessed of
all knowledgs who cannot add 70 his
stock while reviewing samples Of the
industry Of . whole county. While
the stsple crops and leading indus
trics are, perhaps, the most import.
ant, being an agricultural people;
still, - the general interest is sub
served BY having everything we use
mAnsfaetared y home, the artisan
dsnauds . share Of our atsension.---
The mschs,ic Add inventor haye
nobly done their part siaes Tabal
Cam first wrought ia brass, and the
premature husbaudman turned the
soil with ! spring pole. They have e.
evated their profession, step by step,
until the Father Of Waters Is spanned
by an iron bridge; and the farmer
cuftivates the SOIL with machiues OF
more del,cate workmanship than. the
war chariots OF the PharaohS antii
the labor OF one man accomplishes
more in the harvest field than twenty
nien twenty years ago; until the
planting, cultivasing, harvesting and
marketing Of our products, have been
reduced toa science. How much Of
our prosperity as = people II due to
this element OF our societies let the
works of their hands attest. Can
We, the owners and tiilers Of the soil,
turn with the same professional pride
to what we have done? Itm true the
farmer found the county, . few
years ago, in the state the Govern
ment received it from the red man;
which was as As'received itfrom the
Great Spirit, and, working often at .
great disadvantage, has established >
superior school system, founded .
sclt-improving soeiety. beautiied the
facs Of natare, perpetsatsd thae
which is good, Of the east, and re-
jected that which was bad. Perhaps
40 people, with the same mssne- II
command, have ever accomplished
more in the same time; few have
done - well. ,aso l. s,Ha Ill
hut, % the Mechanic WIN builds
our machines receives . price that
enables him to extend business. ~
the railways that carry our products
exact price that enables them to ex-
tend their lines; - the merchant who
furnishes 10 with luxuriss and neces-
sities thrives by bis trade, have we.
whose profession is at the foundation
Of all ourlprosperity, established re-
latious with the soil that will enable
" to continue our heavy drafts upon
it!
There are $50. 900 acres Of land in
the county we raise about 500. .0V0
bushels OF wheat. which, according. to
the State average, must grow upon
onc-sixth Of our whole area were the
whole Of our acrsa. under .cultivasion
our wheat crop would be well pro-.
portioned; but aatmOt more than one
third has even been under the plow
these figures indicate that this royal
cereal y as steadily exllausting our
soil rs the cxactions OF an antocrat
impoverishes those whom he gov
erns.
! know Of no method OF. farming
by which the soil can be maintained.
II wheat crop 70 raised every second
year.
\ The New England States once
raised wheat; now, they send here
foe it or eat rSe bread.
The famed Genesee valley has
been ruined by wheat raising.
Illinois is turning her attention to
raising cattle and hogs. IS
The incompatible wheat fields of
Caliiornia,no longer sustain their ay-
erage. \ =
Iowa is now under the scourge;
will her farmers take warningf Were
this crop Of oil others the one
through which to improve our soil;
wheat corners In Chicago, money
corners in New York, high irs,ghts TO
the eco board, very wet seasons, very
dry seasons, very heavy crops, very
light crops, costly machinery, but,
above 81, the imminent poverty Of
our fslds. and consequently, Of our
selves, make tho necessity imperative
of reducing its growth TO natural
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