The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-09-09

There never was a time since Adam
| first took charge Of the Garden bit
Eden that farming, fruit culture, gal-
douing aud stock-raising received So
much attention from men Of science.
talent, wealth, enterprise and public
spirit, as at the present time. Some of
the best chemists IN the world are IN
yesiigathlg matters connected with
soils, fertilizers and plant food They
are teaching farmers that the fertilizers
applied TO soils are chiefly as agents
TO prepare plant food III gaseous 81
| liquid form, to dissolve, manipulate, or
chemically change what thoy find IN
the soil, or the atmosphere that pene5
trates the soil, 50 that tho roots of
plants as they feed their way through
the porus earth in search Of food may
gather them up and send thom along
to be worked up, in their passage
through roots and stalks, into plant sub
stance, grain, fruits, on into potatoes or
other soil crops.
Every intelligent farmer knows that
the poorest Of lands can be made rich,
and that lands may produce crops
Thousand years, or TO the end Of tiiuc,
without being worn ont Some Of tho
richest lands in England have beon ii
cultivation over thousand wears, and
lands in China have beon cultivated
much longer time without wealing
ont. Nature never wears out or inl-
poyerishes soil-why should man
Americans have been famous laud
killers and forest slayers. They arc
now learning how to restore these poor
lands to their original fertility, and
how to make such lands richer, and
how to keep lands from wearing out
and to last forever
Farmers are turning thoir attention
TO good butter COWS, good wool aud
mutton sheep, to good beef cattle, fine
hogs, to good horses and mules, iine
domestic fowls, and 70 qualities ii all
Of these that are useful and profitable.
Scrubs on farms have had their day
better blood and better treatment of
domestic animals are now questions of
great interest to American farmers.
Not only are the chemists and men
Of great talent and enterprise giving
new light and strength u the cultiya-
tors Of the soil and breeders, but lila
press and capitalists are nidiHQ greatly
IN the work. The agricultural press
has become very able and practical,
and is throwing floods Of light over all
the farming regions Of the country, ana
most of these are highly esteemed III
family journals The smaIlest part of
the benefit they confeEis on the farmers
themselves they arc educating farm
eFs' children in industrial matters, ana
the benefit will be felt by unborn geu-
erations Capitalists arc Importing the
best breeds of cattle from Europe aud
the best breeds Of horses, which few
farmers are able NJ Dc, but large nnIn.
bers will be benefited BY these iaporl
tations.
Farmers are earning 70 lire better
than formerly and 70 produce lnara
fruits, vegetables and pioats THAT eoil.
ducc to health and Iogoyity.
lsoiihclans are showing more respect
tp farmers than formerly, as some af
tie speeches and votes il congress ~
the last twelve months have shown.
They aFe Ahrewd enough 10 ses lhat
the cuItiYator of tlie eoil are arasgRnllF
becoming acquaIFted with tIlelr jnter.
esls md their rights, aha age YssflH
learning mere ahpNt llle lnsnIensa