, 1875-03-27
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THE, FARM ANI) GtEcl,fsN.

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Educating IL sfe 1nd,Ssrtr*.-aEr4csl!.
tur;ti Sciauols -Spri,,.-SyNris 10 The
t.lr,trn - t1rurlnu Up 't;sc f.nsSta-+
Ntn41itg t'1nxrr-:.rt:.-sruNl Ing small
dsr,lIM - 11r. s:nndutvsaann n.tN t1ts
a.lana"r - Hal. na:: <:sn.t:;..'
tinttrr. =
u. srr! . ): lis tEt'ssa 3rsh"H'
r'susNl1SH 1''7li,; ta.rsr::.l4.
Why shcIllsi no. thp fasn.cl' Il l,axs mn edit
cation stiic. Ai.l technical IN ftA character. ns
well Al aiul!cnts c,iasallss te'liacivcs Tor other
Professions III lfa? Why rl,on!l llo not gnow
something moro Of llis profession tflnn to plHw
row. nnl cultivate his crops }vonnsly reap
nnsw. ami stick his essia or i,,y; wntcr, fccl,
n,,.l HhclteE lis htoek from tho iucIomcnctes "f
The weather; or. curry forward mccl'an-
rsliy tl,a .alilnr. nrs!innry routine operations
of farnl.!fo 2. And yei. lnw n,auy have
acquired suo than. thliA mechanical knowledge?
Int fcw--vtry, ,fnw'--llavo investigated tho rca-
sonH wlv-tl,a 3,rinrirlcs underlying tho rrofos.
so,i tro:n ~hIc, tl,oy gain l'rea'l and nrlutc
their wealth. IT Ia tsnc all haye etantntion mora
or IS lt Il In the e:;rcpto aud not tho rule,
where tho teacher, Sacks 10 train the mind 10
hahils u' ,nvestirat!dh to tl1sn* OIL. .ha prob
lens TINT ocenpy rchooil'ps days.
t,ur tpan,lcrH nre ton cfton lner0 machinee
wltoae only nEiert IN 'ft Rnen,H 10 o 10 hammer
iptd Tue hrAin uf ti.n supll rer,uin routine
Eni,wsetge. .l,at had previously born hammered
into tho tcacl,cr'a OWL Skn tins producing Quo
ret Of machines near lika another as Tie mind
Of the pupil will al'oT. -.
After leaving scllon' Tho rnsl education al the
individual cotnnonees. II t,c laso taeut, lin
mist first think nut how 'S: practically to apply
tlis talent, and then 70 toinou,c!y to work /,
fhctliAtfy has heen catIetl Tho eorner-ktono nf
Agriculture. IL Is more truly tho bedrock n!ou
which rcstH Ito ,wlioln Ays:om Of Hceleea wl1scl,
cl,l.ter around Agriculture. Yot a man ,nay
bo tho sirst chemist In lAs world, and know
no,ng evnn af l,,,sba,,lry. nno Of tho nimplo
branclen Of Agriculture. Iolany Ia NJ. iml'or-
tant study to the farmer, mil especially Ho to Tho
hor,lcnlt,rist;; bnt tl.e marA botanist. however
perfect in tho science, would starve tu doatl, II
ilo Ind to rAii Ills bread by tho application OF
nicre botanical ltiowtoago TO tho cultura Of
pIai,ts. Entomology IL ren1ly nj the iirst I'M
1,nytanco to every ono Sl'o delyRa III the? SOL.
wl,etltar OIL tho farm, in tho leld forest, IN
alioi1id Elyo lila attention to tho exclusive study
Of Entomology would have no time for ntiy-
thing else; wo,lld grow old aud gray: and. per-
laps Ut loat, Btau.lipg on The brink Of tp grnrc,
tint ssns,s s Tss all s 'G1 eoo sos, for the
Tho point iics juAt hcre: The Atn2ent In Ag-
ticultnre. Or In Anv other Industry, r,Ht plirsGo
tl,oys Hcieuces rotating 10 tlis, profession, but
9ny far as they bear 'reGtly theroon Taks
anIty Of inscct-fo TINT tho mind is lost III the
CONTEMPLATION Of ts numbers mud yet abont 800
yar,et.rsehnrrisa all that aro directly noSions or
beneficial 10 tho ngEicnlturist, md hut conrara-
hrlv few nf these aro necceHary to bo rartien-
ti,ply etu1tcd by tho practical. man.
vi: HAVE 4 STAIN EST.MOI.nti4r.
ffaa In spent his tsme in investigating and
making ki1own tbs habits Of those tllsects rnost
vostigased )nt. II so, ho hay not 1nado the re-
suits knowu. lie has indeed given us q very
comprehensive mud Observation-Disclosures work
OH shelly winged Insects (CoEsopiffn] In general
and ono of Erca. yal1e; so faf ns tlt's order of
p,irsung lllo atny Of tl'fs particular clasa. THO
Colc0picra are un important order, aud contain
d large sharo Of noaiona insects; hut thu
report is moro, than uBe'osB to tho practical
far'uer Or. tusciea.lilc reatlsr;, mi: instead
with its scientific ,lomons1at.,re.o To
'..11so Farm mud Garden" It is ya'nab,e. To
Mo student nIisaaii'E Tho study Of this class OF
only textbook e1tant. Tic farmer, tho rart!cn-
er, ur the fruit-growur, however, wants to know
something. In particular Hhort iuAcctH Which
,lGAlroy his crops anil no wo fear tito State E,r
tQluDtogsk hRs male great mistake.
~ 1T n BEYOND CoSTnovEHlT
llldt, The nosb cl:atian Il matt at4s. i1Ic heller
ho'is for It.. and thh more valuable I'd tic CON-
le.nity, Ii only tf,at cdueaton Inns bcen direct
Ell IN tho rrdper clla,Inol. With the
through esncatiols. nj increasing demand has
ApruMg up tor technical knowledge aud trimming,
wllorahy tho artisan, tho mechanic, aud the
farmer, n,av la instructed in those branches
pccialiy pertaining to thar profession calling
IN lifs. This wa,it has long l'cou folt aud has
heretofore bec1I mora or .lGna act11 unpu In our