The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-05-19

phosphates, at from - to 20 cents per
pound.
In view OF this euofmou, waste, to
supply which the islands of the sea have
been ransacked for guano, now rapidly
becoming exhausted Professor Leibig de.
clairs that "lhe coming generation will
consider those men as The greatest bene.
factors Of mankind who devote all their
efforts to utilize and save the fertilizipg
material Of the cities" la view of such
testimony, and from such witness it is
certainly for our interest that We who
have it in our power, upon, il may be,
only limited scale. to save this waste,
should not allow it lbougbtlessly to con-
tinue, but by appropriate contrivances
add this also to the accumulations of our
stables, and thus restore to our fields the
material for new and increasing crops.
9th Another source of waste not in.
frequent upon the farm, and which strict
economy should cause us TO guard against,
is the waste of excess or deficiency, either
10 the character Of our structures or Of
our various operations. In material
things our forefaihers erred in the former,
as witness their huge blazing tireplaces,
capable CT devouring cords Of fuel, their
huge chimneys with brick enough for
modern house, the massive timber when
scantling would suffice. On the other
hand is there not danger that we too
often 60 to the other extreme, and, miss
ing the principal, which is real economy,
satisfy ourselves with temporary and un.
safe structures, which another generation
if no. we ourselves must surely replace
with better and more enduring ones. 1t
is true that too often ones needs are
pressing and ones resources limited, both
Of time and material, but if at any time
Or in any thing we are forced into q tenn
porary abandonment of our principle, let
US not forget the old saying What
ever is worth doing is worth doing well !"
Again, do we not often waste time by,
as we say, "puttering" over little job
for hours, when at many minutes would
suffice for every practical purpose. Bear
in mind here that | would most strenu-
ously insist that if the matter has any
psthetical relations | would not have
those considerations sacrificed by simply
answering the practical demands, but |
presume | shall not be misunderstood
here. Then too, there is often great
waste through ignorance, or, what is
worse, thoughtlessness, which may be il.
Illustrated in our common phrases, "if
little is good, more is better" "you can't
have too much Of a good thing" etc.
Often there is great waste of valuable
fertilizers, by putting them too abundantly
upon teaching ground. i. e., too abundant.
ly for the needs of the crop. We should
remember that with crops as with our
food, "enough is as good ms feast"
And may we not often find wasteiul feed
ing upon our farms, when at one time
superabudauce follows period of partial
starvation? But [ must not fail to call
your attention once more to that exposi.
ton at Vienna, for there is one subject
which | ought from its immense import
ance to present. Horses, cows, sheep,
swine, our several species of poultry, asses,
mules, dogs and cats, and we have about
completed the list of animals which co.
operate with man 10 his struggles with
nature--completed it, did | say? Among
the numerous conventions assembled from
time to time in Vienna for the discussion
Of special questions of international i'm.
portance, there was one gathered together
the sight of which, speak deliberately
the sight Of which, it seems to me,
must have given Joy to the angels in
Heaven. Think Of an assembly from
Christendom Of learned doctors, skillful
naturalists, intelligent agriculturalists in
long.continuous session, pleading for the
preservation and protection Of the birds,
uniting in one overwhelming protest
against the stupendous folly, the stupid
ignorance, the awful wickedness which
has dOUuIvd thSm tO dvstruetio. Is .hie
wanton obstruction Of little bird, cared
for as tenderly by the same hand which
protected our own life, is not sufficiently
horrible to restrain US from its commits.
sion if a Thus saith the Lord" is lost
upon our dull ears, let us at least hope
that those whom every naturalist in Christ.
endom, with almost unparalleled unanimi.
ty, have declared an almost inestimable
blessing to the farmer whose life is filled
with the most benefceut service and
whose death is elimination Of ingrati-
tude and wickedness let us hope, at
least, Tor the preservation OF such, and as
to the rest let US remember that with US
lies the burden of proof Let us carefully
weigh their defence
It'll. Time, somebody has said, is
moving. To business man, who is &C.
cnstomed to the whrl of excitement char.
acterizing our great centres Of trade,
where moments delay may make OF
spoil fortune, this truth is more palpa-
BILE than to the ordinary farmer, for, &C.
customed as he is to the slow processes
of nature, there is little wonder that 10
his own actions he comes to adopt like
deliberation, and is in danger Of losing
sight of this truth | doubt not but that
to every one there are moments when,
we're it The habit of your life, you would
be able to give yourself up to productive
thought. use the term productive, for
really thofe is SO much revery, which
passes for thought, that we must dstin-
guish between this thinking in a circle,
and this much rarer, much more difficult
mental process which we call thinking
Let each Of US examine ourselves, and we
shall find that our really thoughtful
moments are few indeed. But it is OF
little use to call attention to this great
waste of time, unless something be done
to remedy it; and, for myself know oil
no better way in which to cultivate and
develop this invaluable habit, than by
reading little now and then--a little
not much, not continuously, but little
from some good author, and then take
this as a text, mental meal, sufficient
too, until digested. really think we
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