The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-06-21
TuF COST OF WILFUL IGNO.
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Ifs4bere be one.avota whefcln, more
il ~ IS etiaer asian sustains loss 10 con-
saa,,e4ce ofignoraflce Of matters directly
n HI line or 6peration, lit the farmers.
W;th the whole w5rld for aschool house,
and the practical liter ture of al the VIII
ters on the subject for mare Mfhan ,2,ooo.
| wears for text books, many go on stum6Hng
i ST every step-o Obstacles that could De
leasilvs removed, and cursing what they arc
IpIeased toscall their luck, when it's piain
i Ia all about them that the trouble comes
from stupidity or wilful ignorance.
What IS usually termed luck, either good.
or bad. can, in almost every instance, De
! traced TO its cause, and in the one case
proved to.be only the Improvement OF for
/ tuitous circumstances, or in the other the
neglecting of opportunities within easy
reach. Some learn wisdom by costly ex-
/ ner;ence while Others will not learn even
in that way. We say will not learn, be-
/ cause there are those, and every one knows
/ them, who continue year after year in the
4 same ignorant. unsuccessful groove, with
4 out the slightest apparent endeavor to .ex-
4 tricate themselves from it. They see the
4 successes of their neighbors. but have not
Il sufficient enterprise to ascertain IN what
i respect the methods differ; and when one
= makes an effort TO open their inderstand~
ling by means of ir1provenlert, he usually
lmeets with such reception as does not
encourage him Ito repeat the experiment.
There are others who seem to be desirous
of improvement, but who having eyes see
not and having ears hear not, the things
they should see and hear to enable them
to stand in the front rank of the agricultu-
rists. There is hope for such, for they are
of the class who give promise, but stu
their ignorance is wilful They do not
start out with a determination to know
the reason why they failwhile others sue
i coed. They do not will to put away their
Ignorance. nos 3dt 10 1854 .s aar r.
1t. is strange that, with all the opportu-
mites, average farmers will not take adj
vantage Of the experience of others, espe-
cially when it would benefit them soadi-
rectly in the pocket i 1t would seem, for
instance that one who sees his flock of
sheep affected with the rot, scab, or some
other disease that is taking them off by the
score. would endeavor to find a remedy,
and not be content to suffer such losses,
, when for one-half of the value of one
sheep he could purchase book from
which he could learn the proper treatment
,
are heir TO. The same may be said of
, those whose cattle suffer from horn all,
5 hoof lot, hoove, or what not in this line OF
t ailments. They pay dearly for their will
) full ignorance, and, we may add, stupid
t prejudices, for thousands of farmers will
not believe that anybody can teach them
t anything in regard to agriculture, and are
: especially prejudiced against the man who
: attempts to assume the position of instruc-
tor Books are for sale in which is EN-
bodied the result of the experience OF
: those who have made the diseases of cat
= tie their study, and vino are DESTROYS that
: others should profit by their knowledge;
: and the same may be said of every de.
/ partment of agriculture. Why pillow and
plant in low, wet lands at the risk of hay
f ing the crop drowned out, when prop
erly constructed drain would render these
= wet and cold acres the most productive on
your farms? Buy a book on draining,
} and follow its instructions. Why plant
/ orchards and wait for years to learn by
f, experience that the varieties you have Sc
: lected are not adapted to your soil, and
climate, when the whole matter is fully
. explained, and varieties suited to the diff
f ferent localities named, in many books on
+ frsit culture, and especially in the valuable
! work by Thomas! :.
: We have mentioned only few cases, in
which it would seem that those who re
. main ignorant of things that they ought to
t know, do it wilfullY, and have none to
+ blame but themselves; hut the same mat
e tention runs through every department OF
i agriculture, and we hardly expect to see
t the farmers of this country, as a whole, at
q tain their proper. high position until they
e use their brains more, and avail themselves
( of the labors that others have accomplish.
: ed for their benefit We know full well
) what excuse the mass of farmers make
i for not purchasing books and making
u themselves familiar with the latest discov
y cries in scientific agriculture. 1t is the
d cost. As though it was cheaper to lose q
5, cow worth $soithan to pay 81 or S. for q
i book that would inform the reader how
It to save her life. We have known of fear
ful losses of sheep within the past year BY
+ that loathsome, disease called the scab
y when the cost of curing it would not ex
!, coed Ave cents per head; but the owner.
e of the ANIMALS would, not in their igne
RANGE payhalf the value of one sheep fo1
a book in which the disease and cure
were fully explained, or even subscribe
for an agricultural paper wherein all such
$ subjects are fully discussed. The price oi
r ignorance is far greater than that of wis
: doR--Hfi2e 4isr3 baa .st9abosa s-sH
a The first Nihilist socie ties were formed
Z by Russian students about the year 1859,
= and the doctrines they adopted were chiefly
/ + derived from book which is not gener-
4 ally. supposed to have any Nihilists ten
: Denotes, Buchner's Force and Matter
i. The circulation of this work in Russia
o was forbidden by the Governments; but
: it was sec4etly iatrodueed into the ceun-
d try and read witt, avidity by the Russian
q work, by Max stirner, called .Pio oras,sv
! and the Individual" which had also fail
z len under the ban of the Russian censors,
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