The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-08-19

land and the feeding Of livestock had
to be done without any guide but ex-
pcrience Is coming to m end. and very
fortunately 30. since the old farming 10
becoming Improbable on all worn soils.
The science Of fertilization and the SCI
cncc Of feeding had their birth just as
the old-time farming was declared not
20 "pay." As natures bounty seemed
TO be exhausted, and the earth TO refuse
her increase all along the eastern edge
OF our continent A. well as In Europe.
the Investigations OF science revealed
the fact thai there were other manures
besides those Of the farm-yard. II re-
vealed also the fact that By . proper nd.
mixture Of the old and the use OF some
new food materials, domestic animals
might be reared far more economically
and satisfactorily than before. And
this latter work has been also very
greatly helped by the application Of
science to the breeding Of these animals.
by which breeds are now produced
which are especially adapted to each
distinct purpose for which such animals
are desired.
Scientific study applied to farming.
though yet In Is Infancy, has done
noble work In solving its most difficult
problems and has much more than 40
complished the poverbial feat Of max
ing two spears Of grsss or grain grow
where one grew before. The immense
and constantly growing use Of COM
| merciM fertilizers all over the civilized
world attests what science has done In
that direction. which Is yet but . drop
In the bucket to what we shall see. The
wonderful Improvement In every species
Of live stock Ia, TO the eyes Of every
middle-aged farmer. q constant subject
Of surprise. Ths fat oxen. the strong
or fast horses. the decp-wooled sheep
tho round and bulky swine, the milk
yielding cows with their. great records
Of butter and cheese. are as much q
cause Of wonder and . mark Of the prog
ress Of this now age - are the mechanl-
Ical discoveries. the steam engine, the
iron steamship. the railway, The cleo
trio telegraph. electric light and electric
motors. the moving machine and the
scwing-machIne. and all the other won
dersd the time.
But as the old-tipe stage-driver can
not without mnch Instruction. become
. locomotive engineer. nj thu old.time
postmaster become the skilled telegraph
or without training. 80 neither can
the work Of the farm now be successful
ly conducted without the possession Of
more knowledge than was sttainable BY
our fathers. Farming 4 rapidly becom'
Ing . skilled profession, success IN
which will require Z liberal training.
equivalent to- though not the same u.
thai which has heretofore been given In
what arc called The leaned professions.
Al much and ~ varied knowledge b
now about 70 Be applied 10 the prolue'
ton Of farm crops and their proftable
use and disposal. ~ q went TO mako
tho best lawyer. minister or doctor d
medicine.
Il hard 70 rsalizc. ~ first, what I'll
this really means. II d No wonder thai
% many old farmers hare thrown scuFl
upon ''book-fsrming." The history d
the world from the time q Adam ~
veals the tlIsr Of The soil - always "a
unloamel man. Tho times Of ihf'
ignorance God provided for By stor
Ing up In Tho psimevai soil > fund o
fertility which should lat until man
kind rev out a ~ Infancy. hut nov
the time has come foe III me- 10 opel
ekeir snrs and learn. b. The study o
0odfs wugks ard vays h nature Il
provide Tor tkelr oun WantA
III shsa \ Whist W must dos "
must study nature. End h doing III
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