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ducts. 1t has been estimated that IN nearly
every city of I00, 900 inhabitants there 4 an
annual waste of full 60 tons OF phosphorie
acid, another constituent which we are giau
to find in our superphosphates, at from ID
to 20 cents per pound.
In view of this enormous waste, 10 sup
ply which the islands of the sea have Deeh
ransaeked for guano, n0w rapidly becoming
exhausted, Professor Leibig declared thal
the coming generation will consider those
men as the greatest beneiactors OF mankind
who devote all their efforts TO utilize ana
save the fertilizing material Of the cities
In view of such testimony, and from such
witness, it is certainly for our interest Ihat
we who have it in our power, upon, II may
be, only limited scale, to save tins waste
should not allow it thOughtlessly to con-
tinue, but by appropriate contrlvances
add this also 10 the Accommodations OF our
stables. and thus restore 10 our helds the
material for new and increasing crops
9th. Another source of waste not lnire-
| quent upon the farm, and which strict
economy should cause Us to guard against,
is the waste of excess or deficiency, either
in the character Of our structures or OF our
various operations. In material things our
ioreiathers erred in the former, as witness
their huge blazing freplaces, capable OF
devouring cords of fuel, their huge chlmneys
with brick enough for modern house, the
massive timbers. when scantlIng would
suihce. On the other hand, Is there not
| danger that We too often 20 70 the other
extreme, and, missing the principle, which
/ l. real economy, satisfy ourselves with
! temporary and unsafe structures, which
another generation If not 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 II
at any time or in any thing We are forced
into q temporary abandonment Of our
principle. let Us not forget the old saying
Nv hatever Is worth doing i worth doing
well -
Again. do we not often vase time by, a
We say, .'puttering' over little job for
hours. when as many minutes would suthce
/ for every practical purpose. Bear IN mind
| here that I would most strenuOusly insist
I that If the matter has any aeSthetleal re
| lations. | would not have those considera-
tions sacrificed by simply answering the
practical demands, but presume l shall
| not be misunderstood here. Then, too. there
/ i often great waste through Ignorance, or,
/ what i worse. thoughtle~sne->, which may
/ be illustrated IN our common phrases, II a
/ little l. good, more l. better, you can I.
.
/ there j. a great waste OF valuable fertilizers,
/ hv putting them too abundant.y upon
/ teaching ground j. c, too abundantly Tor
| the needs Of the crop. We should remem-
| Der that with crops a. with our iood-
enough i a. good "a feast. And may
We not often find wasteful feeding upon our
/ farms. when at one time superabundGnce
| follows a period of partial starvation But
| / must not fail to call your attention once
/ more 20 that exposition at Vienna, Tor there
/ Is one subject which ! ought from IT, I'M
men-e Importance 10 present. Horses,
/ COWS. sheep, swine, our several spe-
! cieS of poultry, asses, mules, dogs
/ and cats. and have about com
pletsd the list Of animals which coop
1 crate With man in his struggles with
nature-completed 1t. did ] say? Among
I the numerous conventions assembled from
time % time 10 Vienna for the discussion OF
special questions Of international impor-
tance. there was one gathered together the
sight of which, speak deliberate -the
! sight of which, 1t seems TO me, must nave
gwen joy t. the angels IN Heaven. Think
/ % an assembly from Christend0m of learned
! doctors. -kiltu. naturalIst-. intelligent az
ricu.tlralists in l0rE-c0ntinue1 session,
I pleading f0r the preservation AMI protection
Of the birds. uniting n one 0verw he-mlns
! protest against tie stupendOus folly. the
I stupid ignorance. the awful wicke1neSs
which has doomed them - destruction II
/ tt.S Waut1u destruction OF q little bid.
/ cared for a. tenderly by the same hand
I which protects our Own llle.ls not sufficient
! ~ horrible 10 restrain u from IL commits
J ~Iuu- ia thus saith the Lord, i lost
I lplu olr dali ear LEI Us at least hope that
tau~e whom every naturalist IN Cnrlsten-
I dom. v ltl almost unparalleled uuanlmliy.
/ have declared an almost InestlMao.e blessing
T g. the farmer whose life j. filed wiki the
most banefccni service and whose death l.
I q elimination of In-rautude and wicked
] ue~~ let u hope, at least, FOR the preserva-
ton of such. and a. 70 the rest let q re
I member that with u- lies the burden Of
proof Let u carefully weigh their defence.
I'll. lime, somebody has said, l. moving
I I1a ll4ine~- man. who is accustomed 10 the
whirl Of excitement cha-acterizing cue
great centres % trade, where q moment
delay may make or spoil q fortune. this
truth is more pGlpab-e than 10 the ordinary
. farmer. fox accustomed . lie i o the slow
/ processes Of nature, there Is little wonder
that u hl- own actions be comes - adopt
like deIneratIOn. and l. n danger o..
I losing sight Of this truth. / doubt not but
/ that o. every one there are moments when,
were il the habit OF Your life, you would be
able o. give yourself up - productive
tbocrtt. use the term productive. for
. really there l. - much revery. which passes
ilr thought, that we must distinguish be-
tween this thinking II circle, and this
much rarer. much more difficult mental pro-
cess which we call thinking. Let each Of
Us examine ourselves. and We shall find that
our really thoughtful moments are few IN
deed. Bat Ii j. Of little Use - call atten-
/ ton 10 this great waste of time, unless
f something be done 10 remedy II and. for
myself, know Of no better way in which
+ o. cultivate and develop this invaluable
habit. than hy reading little now
and then-a lit;le. not much. not
continuously. hut little from some
good author. and then take this a. a text.
mental meal. Suthcient.too, until disested.
I ] really think We read TOO much rather than
too little The trouble = We don I think
enough. We fail 10 assImIiate this mental
] food. 'tI~ ike giving oats q q tOOthle-s
uaa ], took how many pulse-heats. think
/ YOU. t. write the opening sentence of our
I immortal declaration. I've hold these truths
to be -elf-evident, etc. We may partly
I compute the long weary years. the millions
/ of treasure. the hundreds OF thousands OF
/ lives. the endless grief which to-day rests.
J forever Will rest, over 50 many homes, II
I the gigantic struggle Of the nation 10 strike
I thi- SIMPLE proposition into living thought.
/ Whv. that was lesson for centuries. and
{ the race has not yet learned It. And - to-
day. and here, viii be presented truths
I which. ID only appropriated, Will revulu-
/ tisuize our practice. To day, Il / true, one
| per cent OF our people are at least hall cen
/ tury in advance Of their fellows Nothing but
individual effort can change thi,, and indi-
viiual effort will Let Us read, then. IL
TNn-q i.v~ Hfrl-a- averrrw- u non
/ shut Up within our homes lei u mentally
plant and plough and hoe, and, believe ne,
we shall by spring reap crop. richer
hv far TO u as rational beings, than any
which we gather into our grauaric>. Let
u not then complain at the frost and snow
OF aur northern wintersltoo,bitterl
Perhaps nothing more characterzcs our
aye. than the immense strides We have
taken in labor, but more especially time-say-
ins machinery. Not only may the farmer
~insie-handed do the work OF q score. often
times. but he l. enabled to avoid the disas-
tcr- which our chanEeable climate causes TO
great degree Think of our reaperS.
mowers. threshers, our rakes tedders hoes.
and compare their results with the rude
machines of our ancestors. Why, it j.
estimated that the cutt0n-gin will do the
labor OK $50 men. v lille IN spinning one
man l. By machinery. to-day. able to do the
labor of , 200. Let a. then in every way
economic our time, not only BY the adoy-
ton Of labor-savins machinery, thus full
filling that early command laid upon our
first parent. in utillz.lE the forces Of both
brute and inanmate nature, but by utiliz-
ing those spare moments of time in taking
in and assiuilating hy thought, one after
another OF those facts and observations az
the present the inheri; ance only Of the few.
but by divine patent the property Of u
all ] know from n limited experience
with what q struggle this last and most
important waste is to be utilized know
how. wearled and worn with the labors of
the farm. and after the evenings chores the |
farmer generally turns to his bed with his (
mental frame in full > mpathy with his toll |