The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-05-29
THEORY vs.. PRACTICE.

The thsprS Of agriel ltare is fully asne-
cessary 70 the expert as the practice Of az
riculIure. In the preparation Of the land,
for instance theory teaches the nature aud
proper conditions Of the. soil to tit il To re-
ceive the seed, while practice shows how
these conditions may best be brought
about. Untiring theory with practice.
enables Us to separate the truth from false
III theory 20 reacht the best resultsin tillagae
Theory relates to Speculative agricuitufe;
practice % Vie results Of experiments. Uue
is deductiye. the other Is inductive one
draws inferences fryn, rertun premises. the
other works step By s,ep. from cause to efa
feet, proving all as it gees along. Deduc-
tiou takes up q fact or truth and, reasour
ing from analogy. extends what Is consids
cred true 70 others Of the same class. AMI
arrives. perhaps at general principle.
Beginning with u general truth il seeks to
connect ID with ah individual object or class
Of objects. equally eonnevted each with the
other, or as nearly - As possible. lnduc-
tion begins with alsuficlcnt lumber of in
dividual facts and extends what is true in
them TO other, OF the salue class. thus ar
irving at general riuciple, or principles.
or laws. One is. perhaps. purely theoreti-
eal., tbe sti.eri + IaactieA, Or it may Be !
combustion Of theory with practice. Ex-
periment starting with an idea works il out
step by step practiGlly. BY patient expert
ment 70 given end. thus Franklin. by
experiment. BY means Of q kite, jenOu-
straied, that electricity may be passed harm-
.essly from the clouds, and !, thus reasoning
IRON analogy CONCLUDED correctly that
buildings might be protected BY means Of
rods. Fa ra
franklin is also credited with this theore,
teal prupositson: IS pIow deep while slug.
CARDS sleep On general principles this
Is correct, yet in practice it may not be 20.
Upon some soils deep plosing would moi
only seriously rednee the outcome. but in
many eases il would 70 reduce the yield as
not sn1yio lesss su laosit. but. on tbe o,h,
er hand. bring the farmer in debt. aud, at
the ssme time. seriously injure the land for
years. Hence the necessity that the farmer
study and tLorooghly understand the par
tieular requirements vf bis soil and hence,
ngain. tie truik 'ofthe proposition that sg.
ficultnre must be experimental. Ii must
necessarily alSays be 80. and, from these
facts. d from no Others, thst rolls are ho
lIU.h6gensoos, climates ars ever varying, ans
the conditions attending both must be evel
varying. @@ +a
r. 0ne illustration will suffice 50 far as inn
plements are concerned. A ploE of par
ticulAr shape and qa4iity Of metal. may b
sispied 10 use IN ordinary soils. yet IN pap
ticulaf soils il will not work AZ al. 81
fresh plowed land. asa rule. is TIE best I'D
slted 70 crops. jet % man soils il must b
properly consolidated before the best result
can be reached. 'fhas, boweser We maj
theorize, We MAI Dot reach Just conclusion
fihegefrom. bat must at last come down q
actual experiment. 10 arrive ata kn0slodg,
Of tie best results TO be lObtained. frOs
-. given proposition. tast agg '.s5S.t4
Ia this connection il msy not be ans
here 70 state tba. experiment. TO be Of yalu
should be made - disprose or prove pro
position. Take fhs ease Of deep or sbsllo,
Blswing. Rirst. the necessities Of the croI
10 be raised must bs.cohadsIed next. .La
hsfure oi the soiI. Then to arrive at jus
appreciation u ssIpe, the crop must bs triei
at difefeht depths % pIosing. the sesd he
ing covered st one uniform depth 10 all
Here. again. iempeTsture, moisture an
other saasss mus bs taken into sscoonf
The farmer srrises x results satisfactory b
himself Yet smother individual. on dii
ferent seil. sud uuder different condition
asto teppsaturs and moisture. may srTiv
st results almost totally different. llene
The care that should be observed, and th
inuiility of experiments 10 cultivation, i
far as The general public Is concerned, 10
les al ihs conditions are carefully Obser'
I'd. proved and s,sted. ...-
Il wouli be well il professors Of agrru
ture st our agricultural colleges would r.
more attention 70 this proposition 10 The
experiments, keeping i constantly ID min,
that they should repest experiments ye.
by yeW. under Exgd conditions to obser,
n ibsEssulis wery egpsispi. II Is oply !
this neAhsstbst tl.e facts ulsJ be arrived
from which the ordinary farmer may !
fotvsrdsn work undsrtspdingly. from
given standpoint IL srperlmsnS for bia
self. Nevertheless. lbe farmer need D
sabtorthia. Ils lusJ try simple expefi
menis 81 light cosl 70 himself year BY yea
snd IN 20 doing repay the cost 10 himse
tenfold. bearing in mind that progressi
s sRricultute l. founded always upou exper
inen:, guided ~ eoianob hss.--Ex.
,hoIGl4if.t91tv ~ T
The Esglith feed fot fstiebing sbeep co
tits1l cotton iced and iBrnibs. Thl
claim that 4 will put on the most fst.
ths safest feed. makes the best mutton
less cost. aBd produces The bes. 81