The Republican journal., 1870-08-25
Farm, Garden, and Household.
WAT THE NEWSPAPER HAS DONE FOR
THE FARMER

IlIroNrmcnt, Of all sorts meet uS i'm whatever d.
r,,t ON Wc turn And perhaps in no cIa,, Of fine
ajl community is the improvement So plainly
si-Aic ~ mthc agricultural masses of this roul-
u, As an aid, outgrowtll and h. a promoter of
knowledge, ,thcnew spapcr holds no secondary rank
NJ weekly visits ever bring omcthne new. some
trl n science, some better method Of doing things
-,m experience or experiment tccmin4 with u-,-
tulHt-S: and, further than this its language, It's
zone and it, inducing habit of reading and inquiry
a. benthcllly upon the thousands that read them.
ul come under thcir influence. Go back thirty
,e1rs, and see the state of the country rs regards
iltitaton, the status of the rural population. and
-lr general information, manners and appearance.
M. dul the farmer without many of the comforts
u~t he now enjoys PURSUING the time honorcl
ut.tice- of ms ancCstor- without the ambition 10
D>,4 that he is endowed With at the present day.
W. tmd him following suprSition+ that ure now
,Nploled. firm in his limited requirements. a, hr
looks about him. pol,lin% in the oil beaten
nh~ without nSina efforts to sot ont of thcm. CON
tent ~ lct swell enough" atone. H. wa. satisfied
( his children gol little cluraion enough te
e,d, write and cipher respectfully. seeing no use
ln those higher bran hes thai n tId NOT understand
mi had 50 little usc for All thi- is very well.
lhs generation of men served we'll the purposes
pf The time; hut progress. the resi~tlesS \ ankcc
foefY9 his urged this old state OF tbine- out Of the
W Wly and inauaGraed new programme.
The newspaper has been greatly Instrumental IN
this. There is in human nature cropping after
n"iter things. with knowledge of their existence
"pmes the desire to possess. and efforts for possc~-
lun, 50 with the knowledge of improved mrlp-|
bis in Turning came their application to practice,
improved breed, Of cattle hcrai,lcl hy the press.
iteW points discussed. AMI farmers enlightened -
10 their merits, led 10 their adoption.
We see n"w no slal'sde'l, long. lon@-r1rcd.
races OF the hog trbo, in the pen Of hc farmer "t
The present. lhcy have become obsolete through
knowledge, introduction, aud diffusion Of better
breeds. fheY do not lry. THE farmer OF the pre-
sent l. snug rtfcnlai"r, he has learned from his
paper ihh i"h a'H"l'niS lrr a great hell' toward
s'Si' mifi<hS ms hlsIhesa, 80 he tries IT, The Old
h"lFe 't'f iN'Ne nearly all disappeared; other,
heIlcl "t thr 'GiliN tlif butcher ANA the general
''''9 navy '''n 7''''Sil'iit'd ih' GOOD ana ''i
!"'"'7 "i tie various hfe'hN OF hofSS' "Nrh' SWINE
ud ahe' nave been disfiH'rd' ana l" DAY hardly
l"Iief III 'h' hn'a Is ignorant OF lh'f m'fh' OF
itmefI@' Most farmers of the present day have /
an ldea OF The mineral elements "l the soil. thai |
VaN almost wholly unknown thirty Years ago also |
oi the component parts OF roofs and fruits, Every |
mnE relating to the Improvement of the SO" ana
lhc Improvement OF crops, rs well ~ TIE appIlcA |
non OF manure was the WORK of blind chance. Now /
most farmers are StlhctfhilN acquainted with N%-
f'"llllfhl hemlStf! 10 know the different kinds
ot mahures I" Apply for any particular crop. or
hlhu oi SOIL lhat Whlch Wae KNOWN 10 lrW Is \
NOW "eil-kho"h To many, ihe hr" paper has |
discussed these topics, and their knowledge has
w t'llie ""te spread instead of orchards illird
Win poor S'fhibF lfnit' III only lor 1he rldcr
i''-S, W" ilhd me choicest &fatI"t filtl. Every
mousse, nearly, mas lis grape NIhr- IN some pro
'o'i'o NOOK III Tue more herthcrh parts OF the
country, Nllile extensive vineyards present Them
selves IN more Favored chimes.
fltn@ OF farm buildings, cellars. stables, hpnurr- |
les, lhgsefle4 and barns have been published with |
suitable diagrams and explanations. The improve /
lDent IN this particular OF improved 1lrn rehitcr
are T. :" apparent that ii needs no discussion here
H. who rams may read Prnjnlire7 that were |
strong among the rural population IN former wears
ild, nearly all Disappeared especially i'll regard to /
'""h ttrlnlnE AMI moon iheorirS. some. it is .
1rdF ehhs Generously to long A' exploited myths.
hnt the h'U"rily are far above this OF NOW past
era Inc lumtf paper h;lS been 7" MN W'rkI}
'NerilsIhH Nh'rt "l al thAt Is GONG on ahd I'll
lhal mas hFeh d~r"Nc"'d' irla'l\e l" ms calling
ne i3rie OF t"-iaA INA; lir<ft4 these AIdS can
"' '"'H hS ihe observer wherever ne goes t. h'
fal 'hhtr"h if"m Iiio brother VINO frai, lri pnhd