The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-15
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The art Of farming needs fresh supplies
of youthful blood. warmed with energy,
and hope. and ambition, TO rejuvenatc its
customs, traditions, and ancient methods.
AS men grow old. tf ~ are little inclined
TO experiment, TO try ness things .Eer to
change their habits; if-they have. beep,
successful, they decline ans addition TO
their routine knowledge; ifunsuccessiul,
they put In a plea of "too old to learn"
Farming, as, Q trade or manufacture, is
largely in the hands Of men advanced in
life, aud, as a whole, is more stationary
than any other branch Of business. If,
by some combination, the experience,
prudence ard caution Of the father could
be united with the ambition, push and
activity Of the son, decided advance
might be expected in farming. The hcst
talent of the family seldom stays OIL the
farm youth receives no encoufagement;
the boy 10 classcd with the hired help;
| he finds nothing for his brain 10 feed
upon, nothing 20 arouse his pride, moth
ing to fire his inventive genius, nothing
to satisfy his longing desire to step up
| higher; hence he early seekb homs Id.
some city or manufacturing ,viIisga,
where the demand for brains is more pro.
noupced, end where the prizes of life are
distributed in open competition. Soon
! the boy, whose father, but few years
before, doubted his business capafity in
even selling II yeariiug To the Ssiiiagee
butcher, stands at the head of some mer-,
| camille house whose we. KY sales are
thousands. How that b W financial
shrewdness and business was needed on
the farm he left The yonngster, whose
budding intellect was nippedIby the chilli
frost of parental sternncss and tndiffer-
ence, is heard from in after, life as the
eminent lawyer. His ,ound 'f:snse, rea-
soning power and keen percept ms Sere
| sadly needed cOn the home fam. The
| lad who pleaded in vain to be allowed to
lay out a stone wall, culvert or lane
unwill.ngly turns his back ON the scenes,
of childhood, yet tho NEAR future lays
the world tribute to his scientific skill in
suspension bridge or acucduct. How
easily this engineer could double the
value OF the ancestral acres by drainage
and proper construction of roads and
buildings.
Farmers, think of this: the very boys
you arc rearing to-day, driven from nome,
will fill the highees places in the gift of
commerce, nrt, n, lnufacture and legisla-
ton. Why should the iarm see this
talent depart shyr rob itself of their
needed brains =? If these, your descend
ants, can give impulse to trade, inven-
tion to mechanics. eloquence to the
forum, why not induce such ability to
remain with you? why not encourage
such talent to lift the cultivation of the
soil into the front rank, to select with
business sagacity the profitable branches
of culture, to conduct with merchants
shrewdness the buying and selling of
tools, and seeds and products7 n,Y
If commerce or manufactures make
loud calls fer your boys, make louder
calls yourself. Give the boys chance
at home, encourage them, stimulate
them; give them piece of ground to
cultivate as theig own, give them cattle
to rear; surroundlthem with such books
and papers as your means afford permit
them to make inexpensive experiments !;
treat them rs equals, rs young men of
brains =, of perceptiee faculties; give
them little authority, a little power /;
talk matters over with EheIh, consult With
them, try their capacity,pu confidence
in them. Encourage the village lyceum,
the farmers club; take the boys along p;
let them try little new seed, little
poultry; let them raise few early
| ipubo tuttopuCc my CUltuTC tiic SUCCESS
of which depends on their personal at
tention to detail make the boys inter-
ested, thoughtful, anxious to excel.
Don't kill them with drudgery brains
are worth more than stone walls, knowl-
edge is more powerful than iron bars,
study is more potent than physical force.
Make hoinS- pleasant % them, encourage
social gatherings of young folks, promote
sociability, company amuseuents, varie-
| ty Of occupation These are among the
city's attractions, and the cause of the
migration is apparent. Adopt the RENE
| dy, keep the boys bh. the farm; if more
business is wanted, supply it in increased
and improved culture.
The writer of the above article, which
appears in the American CuHirator. is
evidently person of considerable expe-
rience, and good sense. But when he
eaya: ethe very boys you are rearing
to-day, driven from home, will ill the
highest places III the gift Of commerce,
art, manufacture, and legislation" while
true in rare instances, is cltogether too
pweAoing IN assertion; fog they, who rise
to- sdch distinction. afaH HSonapsihtively
few. With this exception the Advice is
wholesome and timely, though often
given before.