The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-16
BE WILLING To LEARN.

A man progresses just a. long ~ be is
willing To learn. but pn,greSsin ceases
whenever he reaches that point where b.
riaces his knowle Ice in the balance agains'
that Of other n,-n. Sinnge NJ il may up
pear. there are g@'d many jus, such men
rs this 10 the world Some caunot be Taught
snything. no mstter to what branch vi hu>
man knowledge it, belongs. Others are
perfect inbut pne thing. aud that relate.
IN the bushes hey f,,l,w. Il j. here
Cha. this e,a,is,icai Importance work. the
most mischief. hm il always cripples mans
usefulness in life. t-t. t3i*rg
There is another Glars OF persons who will
accept knowledge only fron those whom
they acknowledge rs superiors, The, mus'
kuow the source Of cvery item VI ini,mma>
tisn. and il is rejected error +, or accept
cd as truth. "ccordingly. They never think
sre,son Disagreement rfsr sthensrlye.. aud
Shesee their-bekef sudE sfaesice Exhibit u
strange mixture Of the practicable and i'm.
practicable. oftrnib and error. trf
The truly Progressive class accept truth
whenever they fnd il. and reject nothing
beeause Of its source. A hint dropped
from the beggar's lirs Is inst rs valuable A.
though 10 came from royalty itself. These
are the men WIN do think. ress,n and ex
pertinent for themselves. Liksths miners.
], Is the gold they are after. aud like him.
they never reject il because IL associated
with drost and dirt. bur go ressln,sly to
work 10 separate The pure from the impure.
retaining only the fnriRer.
,,- We heard Q prominent sgriculturist say.
i'm an address. that mo- class Of psup.e we're
N unSilIing 10 learn Of other-. ~ farmers.
We don't believe IL. F,rners are like
other men IN this respect--aa better or no
worse. There isa large class of them. bow
ever. who hare ton much confidence 10
the their own methods. drawn from their
own experiences alone. and Gao see little
merit in others mems methodr. Expert
ence is a good schools. but . m.n cheats
himself most ouigrageoasly when he i'm
sgines that bis experience alone : all he
needs on the farm. Empiricism is as ap-
Plicshle to the farmer ~ TO the d'ci"r and
one Who practices it j, Just as much Of
guaek rs the other.
A farmer With broad liberal views of his
occupation. whose eyes aud carr are always
open. willing 10 accept snd use every fact
That comes to him. M matter from what
source. IL man to BE- admired and respect
ed. wherever Jun find him. lie stands in
delightful contrast TO the s.an vino blindly
end obstipstsiy refuses 81 aid and senff. 81
ell authority which Conflicts with his me.
thads or eontrsdicts his opinion. Ohio
EtRmer.
The average age Of sheep Is ten years;
sp ~ that age they will breed and thrive.
There are instances. however. Of their liy.
iEg 10 more advanced age. and. in isolst.
ell ezses. Ne lcngss twesiy years. Cows
hare aH average sge VI fifteen years. ~.
thoagh. % WITH sheep and other domestic
animals. they often exceed their allotted
time. Rings on their horn. indicate their
! sgs sfsr Ties arrive Of. the age u three
tears. Al fur years old ring is formed
At the root u the horn. and every succeed
ing year snother ]. sddrs: thus By alIos.
ing three yesrs aud adding thereto the
sulsbsr Of rings. Il il easy 10 arrive 1t the
snimsfs age. Hog have been known 10
live for thirty years. though their average
age IL much les. The svenge ~ the
horse is twenty years. bat - beasts d bur.
den they seldom attain that sgs. whsn
Kindly treated. however. and well prrid.
Cd for. they will exseel tweaty. and ~
stances ore on rscard where they have lived
othe age u City. Tie knkssity of the
elephant il greater than that II III other
sflmals. Their age has never been CON.
pated. bvt many have Leen knswn to live
10 very adyspcsa sge: There !. . white
elephart nos living IN the Tmperial Mc,.a
eeris 10 Rus-i. that i ssid 20 be over $50
Je.fs oid.--CsrOlina Farmer.
Depend upon This assertion: hgcod.
veil hung gste will ave its cot the Era
Jear 10 the time mysd by stopping 10 put
sp lars whenever sny me pss~es Psun
rstessrs pleasant or MASTER and men. aud
IN Rnglsnt there are good. sui~tsnii.l ones
frso every field ou the farm. snd al have
ror,d. ssfe lssebes msds 10 open e-sil, ~iih
sridinr stick Or whip. - that farmer can
eosIl over hisfsrm without dismoupiins.
There ere no wagon wsys 0f sn,kipd wiih.
sot gates fOf.as convenience o. sgues,risn..
The twelve largest tobacco States. re-.
presenting q, per cent Oftbe total product.
report che September condition ~ The erop
- follows 10 the Axrieul,ursi Department
~ Washington Kentucky CO. Virgins 30
Ni~0sri 81. Tsusess~e %. Msrylsnd 80.
pennsyl,abis 90. North Carolina 81. ohio
NJ. Ipdisna 10. Connecticut Ii5. Illitol.
~. Mss.scbusri,s 100. The general ..
tersee oftbsss States is -, sgsibs, 80 10
August.