The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-20

and women for the farm there is not one teach
er in q Thousand that understands any OF the
principles which underlie the great art of agri-
culture. We need agricultural colleges for ed
ucating teachers for our common schools-men
of broad views, who can teach their pupils the
nature of plants and soils and the laws OF veg
etable and mineral growth.
Another point. With due respect to tn
opinions and tastes Of others, l caLnot help
believing that the tendencies OF the age are to
false education of women. Woman is quick
to understand, and with all due respect to the
"Lords OF CREATION" has just as much breadth
and sharpness ofintellect as man, and it is
by 3 hot bed of mushroom education.
Woman's influence in controlling the destinies
of man is very great; then how important
that she should be sensibly educated.
Farm MACHINERY.
Mr.. Willard then went on to
speak OF the different kinds OF farm
machinery now in use by
conducted by our fathers, has largely disap-
peared. And yet with all these helps and
abor- saving implements, it was question
whether we had advanced proportionately in
raising larger crops. Is not the necessity
more and more imperative for us to improve
in this direction in order to compete with pio
neer farmers in their low-priced lands9
MANUREs.
Another point for consideration is the appli-
cation of manures No successful farming can
be carried on without manures; hence the
outstanding and proper application of manures
should occupy the closest attention. If we
knew the precise food and the quantity best
adapted to various plants, and the time for its
applications; and if we had at our command
store house of such material, the operation of
growing crops would be much simplifed. The
soil, however, contains the food Of plants in
different proportions. In fact, it may contain
OF plant in perfection, aud yet be COMPARE
lively barren for others. Mr.. George Vile,
the French savan, experimenting in an acre OF
barren sand, found that it could be natural
lied and rendered productive by using the fol-
lowing compound:
Phosphate of lime go. ...... 80. $50 pounds.
Carbonate of potassa 80. 1852
quick line $500. ...... -. '...'' Log
Nitrate VI SOOa 400
What is needed is knowledge of the par
ticular wants of particular soils and their ap-
plcation. Understanding this, next in i'm
portance comes the outstanding of all manures
made upon the farm, by compo IS, road scrap
ings, sawdust, ETC., to absorb the liquid ma
nure from cattle and all refuse material within
reach.
SPECIALTIES IN FARMING.
A.other thought considered was the impor-
lance of farmers adopting some branch of
farming and making it a leading business.
The Creator. in His wisdom, seems to have
marked out the earth in belts and divisions,
adapting the land and climate to particular
kinds OF farming; and while He has SO formed
the earth that a variety of products IL ay be
grown, He has left US to discover those plants
that are most natural to the soil and climate.
To illustrate this point, Mr.. Willard instanced
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Oneida and other counties OF Central New
York, from the farmers turning their attention
TO the dairy business, other localities to sheep
raising, and still others to some other
specially
rREB CULTURE.
On this point Mr. Willard devoted nsider-
able space, holding that orcharding and tree
culture afforded one of the most delightful OF
employments, and wherever the climate is
adapted no branch at which greater profit
can be realized
Mr.. Willard concluded by advising the
farmers to labor less. d, not make arming a
mere drudgery, but let iron and steel and the
cunning devices of the artisan furnish the
sinews and take the place of blood and flesh
and muscle upon the farm Success
in farming, like success i'll other pro-
fassions is matter OF thought, order, system,
and the adaptation OF means to the end. The
more of thought and syste matizing of work,
the greater will be the farmers success and
the easier his labOrs.
Mr.. Willard, who was closely listened to
throughout the delivery OF his remarks, which
occupied little more than an hour, ended by
repeating the charming picture Of tarm life as
drawn in the poem, OF Maud Muller in her
| rustic beauty engaged in haymaking, when
he described the Judge fascinated by her
charms and speaking to her
"Of the grass and flowers and trees ETC.