The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
he G:Qpiah SiANNl.
HazlchurSt. Feb. 10. 1852.
Thinking on the garun.


yc; Justly, cri,icises farmers
f>r tAcir lack o! intelligent thinking
We so thoroughly believe that there
should Lo u goat doal Of thii king on
tho farm Cha: wc present his IDEAS to
orr readers
1T is somewhat surprising tina,
men who arc accordingly methodical
nboat matters ofaaother kind have
no little method in thoir system OF
farming. They seem TO give it hut
little thoushs. They plant corn in
this field, and SOW wheat in that ono
simply because IL is more convenient
TO 10 90, lot because the fields have
any special adoption for the crops
they attempt TO raise from them. II
they were to engage in mercantile
husisoss ;hcy wouid quito naturally
,1uh ut each transaction from differ
cot s.audpaiuLa. They would con-
eilcr wei. before making purchases,
Th,y would attn 20 purchase Of Te!ia-
, !e parties AMI where they could buy
to Tho best advantage. They would
consider wcil,bcinobuyipg, the n eeds
aad demands ot their customers
They would cndcavor to buy only IN
sacL quantities as would meet the
requirements of tho case. They
would exercise prudence and caution
and nothing would bo done thought
lcsaly. With most farmers it seems 20
I've very different thing in their way
oi conducting affairs. They ave
farmers tha; work without trying to
bring the same faculties to their as
sistancc which they would call into
use if they were to embark in other
enterprise. They seem to work in-
stiuctiyely rather than intelliSoGtly.
IL have too much regard for the
farmer To SEQ him go Oh in this me-
cL,uitdl way. lie ought not 70 con-
slider iha, others who have gone be-
fore Lin have thought out oil the
problems Of tho business. There is
thinking for each ono to do. They
are not in = groove, though, from the
manner in which most farming is
cu,ivd on, the most farmers do take
il for granted that they are. Such
incu "a Johnson and Furuas, and
scores Of others, wLo have thought
over their work, who have cut loose
from the cut and dried system, and
have worked intelIiseu,ly and have
brought the wisdom Of common sense
anil good jalgnent to their assis-
tacco, ought to prove to those not
accustomed 10 think about their farm
wo,k tia, ii pays TO 90 so.
~ would not be severe in ms
structures on the farming class, but
Al goyd deal Of close observation has
convinced mo that no other men arc
30 little given to using brains in their
business. They Let others think sor
them, and whom others hayo thought
iur them they are too slow about
usin. the thought to any practice
purpose. The scientific aspect OF
farmirg seems to have bit little AZ
traction lor them. Ii they could be
made to raGliz, that "a intelligen t
knowledge of tho science Of the soil
AMI of the production It gives them
lies vas. amount of benefit they
would not S!;ip the 'fcientitic corner
OF the agricultural paper, as so many
H.. To grow crops inteiligertly and
rrcitaLly requires knowledge Of
tho soil and what it il capable OF
producing, ard Of tho nature and
needs Of different plants. Until We
understand this VIC arc in measure
working on kind Of 'horcsay' sys-
tenn. VIC don't want to plant corn
on sward ground simply because our
fathers did. hut go want TO urder-
stand why il il advisable 10 90 So
We don't want TO o. anything a5ou,
tho farm because it is customary 10
do SO, hu: because intelligent think
ing las convinced IA that il 10 the
proper thing 10 do after considering
the qualifications Of The soil and tho
Z, qli,cmeuts Of the crop we plant.
We want 20 know VIDA. Cur farms
ln"k and hIw to supply that lack
Wo want to lool; At the matter from
al sides, rs the merl liant does, and
not 60 il blind
------ - - - -
EoH 10 Drain.