The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-12-15

TT way 10 stop the annoyance, we
would make target of him. The
manner in which cows are treated in
going to and from the pastures, and
often milking is nothing short Of
brutality. They are hurried, scream
ed at, swore at, and sometimes club
bed, while the officious dog is on
hand to add his voice to the dis
tracting medley. The system of the
animal is all shaken up, the nerves
all unstrung, and reason must dictate
that the milk must suffer injury.
The COW that is treated as if she
were valuable friend that has moth
ing to fear, and that knows she has
friend in one who has the care of her,
will do the very best she can, and
actually appear to try to do it. An
imals may not know as much as we<
sometimes give them creditssof know
ing, and their apparent extra effort
to repay kindness may be in no way
the part of intelligence, but they do
appear sometimes to exert themselves
as a special recognition Of kindness
Perhaps this often may be true of
the horse, but the COW appreciates
kindness as much as any other ami
NAL, and in the midst of the quiet
that results from kind treatment, she
does much better than she otherwise
would, whether she tries or not
Contributed.
Farmers.
An exchange very appropriately
says: If farmers do not occupy the
highest positions in the social and
political circles of the country it is
due entirely TO themselves There
Is no more enpobling occupation, or
one which requires more scientific
and practical knowledge, than agri-
culture, and those who qualify them
selves, or are instructed in tie science,
have within themselves the elements
necessary to making the society in
which they mingle more brilliant and
desirable than persons following any
other pursuit in life. With snch as
surances as these, therefore let the
noble yeomanry come forth from
their too long continued retirement,
and let the world know that !there IS
a power behind the throne which has
remained dormant while it should
have been shining.
One of the most notable characters
among agriculturists and whose
name is the household word and au-
thority for farmers wherever civiliza-
ton has asserted itself, is Sir John
Bennett Lawes, of England. His
contributions to agricultural litcra-
ture have been engraved upon the
tablets of history so deeply that they
will remain to immortalize his name
during all time. Yet bis proudest
boast is TO be a farmer. To reach
the high standard of attainments up
on which stands this worthy scion OF
the most valuable of all industries,
much time, dilligent study, and un-
ceasing labor fin the experimental
field must be devoted, and with such,
and determination to excel, it is not
a wild prediction to make that any
young man, with sufficient intellect,
industry, and perseverance, may take
a place alongside this great agricul-
tural scholar.
| Formerly, educational advantages
were so limited in the United States
that the rural districts were left out
entirely, and then the toilers of the
soil had to rely altogether upon ira
dition to cultivate their crops, breed
their cattle, etc. Now, however,
when first.rate schools are dotted
over every ncighborhood, agricultur.
al literature extended, and journals
devoted to that class of knowledge
disseminated in every part of the
land, no excuse can be made for an
uneducated, ignorant farmer, nor his
withholding from society both in
civil and political lite. The secluded
life of the farm naturally induces a
tondness for retirement, but progress
demands change in these habits,
|. and requires the intermingling Of
farmers, to interchange indeas, relate
practical experiences, see the oon-
stantly increasing novelties in ma
chinery, in order to keep up with the
times. Besides these considerations,
the farmer should remember that
they outnumber the balance of the
country's population, and that their
aggregated wealth is far greater than
all the other interests in the land,
Hence their dufg to be represented
in the State and national legislatures
Once they do this, their being will
be recognized, power felt, and their