Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-22

farmer. There d scarcely q
branch Of science which Is not intimately
connected with Agriculture. 1t is true 3
farmer may be the most ignorant Of men
and yet obtain good profits out Of his bold
ing; but this success Is due TO incidental
circumstances beyond his control, and from
which ne profits inorantly. Experience
goes long way, but study is necessary, es-
pecially study during youth. A theoretical
farmer, without any practice or experiences
whatever, wiz probably lose his money but
man who has experience and also knowl-
edge drawn from books, win, other things
being equal, make $3.50 where another, who
has experience only, without the assistance
aud hints given by the study of various sub
jects and sciences, viii only make $3.50.
Agriculture, or rather farming, is generally
considered matter OF luck and chance ;
AL faults and errors are laid TO the weather,
but the fact is that agriculture is very ex-
act science.p ~
he thought there is scarcely limit TO
the profits that may be made BY farming.
When farming Is better understood the crops
win be trebled and quadrupled. The waste
in farming now Is shameful. In no branch
ofindustry Is there 30 much roomfor improve
ment. The farmers in the next century
win be amazed to learn with how small a
crop their forefathes were satisfied. Though
the first service, and the most practiced,
Agriculture has made less progress than any
other. Want Of exactness and careful
method, and following blindly and serv;lely
prccedents and former customs, are the
great drawbacks to farmers Of the present
day. They are too easily satisfied and have
not ambition enough to excel. Not more
than seven-tenths of the farming lands
in Bavaria is turned to profitable account
Farming Is more profitable in all Protestant
countries than in Roman Catholic ones.
BE thinks the clergy Of the Roman
Catholic Church the farmers bane and
blight; they are inimical to progress; OPP
posed TO change, because they regard all
changes as revolution. The poorer popula-
ton in such countries are under the thumb
Of the priest. As men grow richer this
bondage is somewhat thrown off; so 1t hap
pens that it is the poorer farmers whose
profits are kept to certain standard by the
priests. The influence Of the priest Is
weakened as men improve their condition.
They preach on the wickedness of men
showing discomfort with the station of life
in which il has pleased God to place them.
The Baron spoke with great warmth ON the
subject, and evidently felt that his labors
had not done the good they might have
done but for the blighting and whitening in
fuence of the Roman Catholic Church.
We have thus condensed the subject of
the interview the Tribune correspondent
had with this great apostle Of scientific ag-
riculture for two reasons:
/. That our farmers may know that
scientific man ic not necessarily theorist.
2. As showing the influences of relig-
ION on material development. Buckle,who
is no mean authority on the progress of
civilization" ascribes the beginning of
adance in Europe to The rise Of skeptciism.
When men began to breaksloose from the
shackles Of the church, and not receive eve
rything that was taught in simple faith,
they began to enquire, and when they be-
gan to enquire, they began to improve In
tellectually, socially and morally.