Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-04-01
agricultural.
FrOm the New England Farmer
State Board OF Agriculture.
R,npr, Dec. 5. 1872.


per by Prof. SIade, ON the recent ePizo0-
tic disease among horses. After the
reading OF the paper general disc lssion
cnsued. in which Prof. Agassiz explained
that man might DO fitted Ia diScorer
scientific truths, and not be suitable
person to make practical application OF
Tilted TO apply science, could never even
learn 10 diScOrer knowledge. In order to
discover facts, great many observations
must DC made. Tie invited breeders OF
pure stock TO send him the carcasSes ct
such animals as might die on their hands,
that he might have the skeletons Tor ex-
animation and preservation Said he
wanted a great many specimens OF all
the large animals. hut he could not get
them because they cost too high The
only vertebrate animal OF which be hal
been able TO obtain, more than one humid
red specimens WAS The goldfish These
were given him by the marketmcu. al
ter they had been Kept iiu hey ,mct Zoo
high.
Dr.. Bates said, he had no doubt but
wha, The apples, and cider and vinegar
had done sick horses good. Horses Ike
such acids. Thinks the treatment IN
many cases had been abomiuable. They
were doctored too much. Liked good
and reasonable nursing. The human
family should be better housed and cared
for AMI d5cfJred les. Further remarks
were made BY MessrS. Fay, S,urIevaui
and others, and The meeting adjourned
10 half past seven in the evening, (Wed'
uesday.) when President ClarA, Of the
Agricultural College. gave a lecture on
Botany,-its relation 10 agriculture. The
h.l j. again wei filed with AN eager
and earnest audience. The weather
thus tar could no, have better, and the
members OF the Board seem to be very
cheerful over the apparent success Of the
meeting.
The lecture Of President Clark Was, Of
course, scholarly paper, and was de-
.iyered IL his vigorous, workman like
STYLE. lie alluded to The fact. that while
in Europe all the noted Universities had
connected with them very extensive COL
lections Of plants and trees. yet in the
United States we had no such collections
Of any magnitude. Many people sup
pose tina, BotAny only treats OF howeis.
Nauy plants are lowerle>s. Some sup
pose Botany to consist in gathering coll
lcctions OF plants. 50 Botany j. some
thing more than mere description OF
plants Botanical gardens were former
ly called physic gardens. and Botany IS
the child Of medical study. Is Is chem:s.
Try the child of alchemy.
Many people object to The Latin words
used in scientific books, but Latin words
arc no harder 70 remember than nee
words in other languages, while the adj
vantage oil their use. Is. that they can be
AMI are understood al over tho civilized
world. The mental culture and mental
discipline afforded lhe youns man who
will take up study ike Botany. Is Of the
grsato>, value 20 him.
He touched Oil the increase oi plant
structure by cells. Puff balls have been
known to throw oil 66.OO), 900 ol cells
per minute The young tree has root,
then a stem then leaves. buds. lowcrs
and fruits. containing seeds by which u Is
enabled to propagate itself Bu, vese-
tation docs not exist Tor itself alone, but
10 give support to animal lite.
The classification OF plants is = neces-
sity. The traveller can understand the
character OF plants in any part OF the
world, according to The amount OF his
previous study and preparations. Com
pared The different results or effects OF a
tour Of the world, on the minds OF =
common sailor and that OF AL Agassiz.
The m.u having The best education will
learn most. and accomplish most. whelh-
trata mectiu. o, The Board or .lgricul-
tor, ~ any where else. lie dwell ON the
many forms oiluu.us growth The vel
lows ou the peach. mi.,lew OF The grape,
smut OF grain, ersoi O. rye, oltcn caused
by wet land or wet weather Rotation
of crops is q partial remedy All plants
are subject 10 fungi Potato rot Is AN iu-
stance. Thirty species intesJ Our grasses.
Epidemic diseases on man OF heas, are
the Ie.Ult Of fuusoUs growth. Then
there are species that are useful as food.
In the suJ,errsnean cJiacombS OF Paris,
there We're, in 1867. beds OF mushrooms
twenty inches wide and twenty one miles
in length. The yeast and vinegar plants
are fungi. and without them we would
be deprived OF our raised bread, our
alcohol and acetic acid
lie referred 20 the destruction OF trees
on our public domain. and their influence
on the Climate Our ancestors made =
great mistake when they cleared our hills
Of trees, burned them over. sowed rye,
took few small crops OF pasture grass.
and thea left them in the stale we find
them to-day. all over New England.
European countries have immense parks,
supported by their .overumet. Henry
Ward Beeeher first begun to realize the
magnitude Of the work OF creation when
he undertook to change Tho location %; q