Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-24
For the Register.
Southern Correspondence.

Remarkable Utafksr- Soping Spring
Oai,-.Agricuiiura! Ciub-Practieai
illustration cf"E Education the Bof
Fortune"
Tie weather lhi. Fall srJ Winter has
been conupuou.ly dry snd warm Tor more
than three months. and The planters sfe
tloicing that they have thus been ens-
bled 10 gather their cotton without inter.
4uption from The w-s,hei and 10 good con-
hruon. The eeuial sunshine. s~ee, ira
rrance from blooming hn~ers. the cheer
fuLkYeinR Of many birds. make one al
m3s siprse' ihs, old ~iuier has laid he
ICY hand Upon this land and IL ~s'nns.io
shake, ,his heavy locks over 1t. snd hide
from 6orsl eye the fvir b,som Of mo,hes
esr,h for tine.
sowing their Spring oats and Il viii
DOUBTLESS a..nni.h your J,tfrrson farmers.
Who can hardly do il IN March.
The planters Of ,his vicinity have or
gsnized themselves INTO an sgrieplturs!
society. and held thei; regular monthly
meering a, ,hs place on Thursdsy last
! hey are earnestly endeasoring to sol's
the problem OF the teu way OF culm's-
ting their lands, improving theT produ''
iivene,s aud IN sscrTsining the bs't kinds
of crops. The best kind OF seed snd grsin
,hst will accomplish ihs, result. aud ths
be., way to mske Available and Improve
tie present worthless labor class.
10 listening 10 their discussions and re-
ports on different subjects. | ~n struck
with the Importance oi such discussions
among l,rmers snd the useful and Sslus-
ble results that might be derived from
them, and thought inst club. and discu,'
sions OF this kind among Jefferson fsrnrrs
would lead 70 gresipf.e,ical Ie'ul" end
save them much that 10 nowspeni ~ buy
inR worthless msnures. machines. initn.
or stock. &c. &c. For example. these
planters, IN their discussions and rrporU.
reciird experiments that had been made
with different kind. Of sru6cisl manures
and the conclusions arrived al ~ rief-
ence 10 them the different kinds of cot.
Ton seed and The yield from each, giving
The mode OF cultivation and their con,ie-
lons a. 10 the best kind Of seed /; the sx-
peinenls made With white, yellow, red.
ard spotted corn. the mode culture and
weld of each, and 80 on, with oil the &C.
reals and field vegetables, go that each
one might select the best seed and mode
OF cultivation and secure good crops.
Now, suppose number Of Jefferson kr-
mers ~ere to meet occasionally and give
The results OF their experience with differ.
ent msnures and tho modes of preparing
and u,ing them; their experience ~itr
different kinds Of cereals and discuss the
subject OF stock raising and the bssl kInds
Of farming implements. would WtIS< 40,
be. IN shori tue. 0 great improvement
in crops, stock and Implements One
would learn from sboiher and thus be
saved mu,h useless eTpeudituIe,,of lime
and money. The gram sould lid pro,s
in qusli'y and the crops would inc&as /;
The stock would improve and ,htre wpuId
bo lever imposit'ons in worthless isnII.
lzefs and lsrning implements. and . SSn.
ersl good feeling prevail among fsfme !.
It's n subject OF ANXIOUS slough, wlIk
parents. whelher II Is better TO thoroughly
educate iheIr sons or give them . eommoa
school education and let them enjoy ihslt
anticipated pa,fimony H 'b'y may elect.
bot III, sons oi weslihy men mostly ihink
that IL i, tine los! to 90 n schoI end
study, and q useless cun.ilnent OF iheis
pleasures, hot . practical demonstration of
ihe folly Of such course. msy be foand
10 the fact that there sre in and srouhd
Csmden 10 this Stale. . large number of
young men raised IN b1ury aud sHluenes.
bred To resaid education - Q useless ae.
conpl.hment. which they might or nigh,
not receive. whose parents. before tie
wsr. counted their sHnusl income By fhs
mIliirn. who ole nov reduced 10 povefiy
and 'hem sons. unPrrpned by sducsIisa
for any bu'Ines', and no longer cup.
ported by hslr psrsn. are reduced to The
neces''ly OF working - eVmmoo 6sld
hands on III. surrounding pI.nis,ions.
Their bught hopes OF unbounJsd wsslIh
have been blasted. Their riches hsvs
taken wings and fown sway. and they
are sighing Tor The loa opportunities Of
youth and nis,P'ni hours Of ibru school
days. Til, i. Only one instance OF ihops,
and. iI,I miahi be ei:'d Of the folly of 70.
lybi4 upon riches slone Yong mar,
spend your pthimory 10 sduestins your.
self and Iben you ~i!l have . fortune
which nothing esn take away. SAWS only
Him who gave you eXIshncs.
Iis no~ slmost midwini~r end ys,,
there bs' been scarcely need for hWs. .s.
csps niah' and morning. until today.
winch has been rainv and .indy siih
the thermohe'or a. 60 degrees. ..s1a
io 20. Re. ta
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