, 1874-06-20
for know TINT, with Tho culture that IL ossot1-
fial to the growth Of tho plant, they nlust dis

No muht got out OF tR10 OLD rtltH, nnd look at
| things aH thoy ato. Our Agricultural Uollego
MUTT ne ON THE EARN.
and 1t Is thoro that 1To 1nust study tho roasons
For md hBatnBt my OF tho HOW or old procoasos
of culture. Whut grand thing It would DO ii
| science Of farming. to tail us how aoop to to
plow whom, how. and wllat to plant. suppose
We had a school, II not to touch tile aciotco Of
Agriculture. to invoHt'gnto anl deiino aucl,
| aclonco; TO mako tho farmer better farmer, and
not to 1nnko a professional man. speoufator, or
siyHsor OF him. We want to mako farming 80
| plain TINT 1t may bo
TAUGHT IN ouR SCHOOLS,
80 that tho fa1neta' SONS may know how plants
grow, With what tlioY nro fed, wleH aud how to
procure tho food. These arc things of great
| Importance; md why is Il not the duly Of tho
State to teach this as mach as to tcach
wrltt}lng' dE grammar geography and artl,- III
hoe for. tho purpose Of killing tho wootls With,
ont giving HIM any itlcA Of the object Goyoud
tho killing: But, Il. lo ia told that tho plants
must bo icd md that in the oct Of flooding them,
study how to do theHe things to tho bost eayau-
I tego. And thus become M Intelligent. thinking
farmer, instead Of IL moro clod-hopper or weed
as s HS S, mulch s1as sa, .tss t,ss sns and a s s t.
mulch is open md porous, admits tho
prevents tts evaporation. md below tho mulch
- tuE RAI3oT OE WHtgE Nluk tHG H01! Auu DCG1Ul-
lng the naodiutn for, tho assimilation Of plant
food. Finely .pulverized soil. eawtlust tat-bnrk,
] rotten hay and straw, coarHe manure, md othcr
like substances, do tic snme thing, aud II, their
decay also supply hem.,s and piant,fooa; but,
| most Of all, nttract and hold moisture IN the
form Of yaror, allowing tile rainfall to pass
] down through tho soil.
all OF those things might bo called
THE ELEMENTS OF AoRlouLTuRE,
and be- taught in our common schools s.-that iR,
IN th nf thu tvj1n tim n}nn1hNtH Hf
mechaticB mitht be taught In tho city schools.
We caunot wait tho slow Developments Of tho
Agricultural Colleges, thoy Bhow little Of tho
I spirit Of tho ago, mud follow in tho sumo old
| routine.
Can we fully dlsponBo with the hoop No;
but we should have littlo rsc for It, though, to
accomplish this, we ,uuss bo fully up
! to, tho work; and yet, asong the rowa Of
that han cscapod tic cnliyator, and III tho rowa
of plnntn. but not ono-tensh Of what our fathers
conaidoroa and what many farmers yet consider,
esaontial to good CULTURE. W. must study thu
ean know how bost to grow them. Wo arc told
time and again that good culture. consists in
keeping tho land Glenn Of woods; but NC
havo shown that that is not ths best
ana fXSg uS no aen hssn Of nt Se the
| Heods wo prevent them from robbsng tho plants
Of Bllaro of tho food, and yot there IRE other
cnuscs that aid In cutting off supply Of plant-
] food, and good culture consists In keeping tho
soil finely ,nlvcrizod and open to tho influence
Of sun and air aud, in doing this, thero will bo
few weeds loft for tho hoo. Thus the
/ battle Of tho weed is no battle nf-
| ter all, Without ono, like tho
! war with wiudmills; or unless tho weeds nre
allowed to'g grow 10 strong that they must be ex-
titpated with haia-weeding and hooiug.
| is SAD
to 60 through tho country at the ttmo OF potato
k,nf4,a },l In 1y1Stti MN ri mi
| OF sight with weeds and tho autumn -gfassoa. I
pity tho farmer md tho farmers boys, who
dig aud .pek up tho. potntoes, II they
would reflect, and consi1er how large part Of
this labor could be saycd thoy might add 10 The
pleasure Of tho potnto- harvest; but, US It il, the
hoeing and tue hilling by Eall arc but tile c0n-
tcrpart of tho digging ai,a tho picking up. And
10 tits III the culture Of corn bnt VIC Of tho West
labor, and it is but natural TINT VIC should
apply tho sa'no idea in practice to other
crops Wc must loarn to huvo . pur-
pose in appyinE .,,a our la1or. o., III E7Hrmlng
laws, that, like all other operations, nnaE be ro-
gnrdod ut tho proper time. II We would destroy
purslaiu, we must disturb Its roots when tho
plant In its first oaf after TINT We ay roll it
about, out it of, and tile night-dew And tho
showers start it again Into life.
II ono will but observe, he will SEQ one family
OF plants follow another; aud, what is most Ain-
gu1nr, these plants do not whit for tio hand Of
o'tare 4ns Go''e asong ~ T.; she me fsi sn9n ING
salinGo s anou4u w 0sl'teu 'o' Do'tot Aoou'us ~
ou1 pnn.s. 9'a ~ ,,rao r,o,a. =, ,.,,o,t T.,
Me uaVe ncc1"ntn 9 ~ sautns " "t 4osa ~
ser oM " ,,art "" IN .' mo
atfu s.oa IL aavs s1 II - n,,ah D ,xnoin T. Tx
" .nu ho mas W.. ,, e t 'ro ao
a,'lt'os 'aas LILO bull gun ~ wv "osaa's p1ose0s
10
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.
II wo could oalca convince tho farmor that
good culture is ut the 1ounsntIon ot good crol!s.
and that In the not o. performing this. the
weeds must Of necessity dt6appegr, We sfoufd
accomplish much, for wa would take away that
huge bugboar, the killing Of tho woods.
We aro now teaching the clements Of Botany
and other useful studies in our common schools
lot us add tho elements Of agriculture, so that
tue farmers son shall know something in regard
to the general management Of the crops. Let
ha 1eatlipglesson bo il part those OF practical
utility, and thus inBil into l,a mind somu Of tho
loading truths Of plnnt-growth, tho management
| Of stock. aud otaer farnt-work.
A gentleman from another State, and who il
errnGni In fnrmur and CAiryuu mAuo Tnn n