The Mineral argus., 1883-09-13
r. OF the cream-gatheTing syst.
west have adopted sueeessf
exact method OF Distributing
DE- and il is hoped and believed
will in time. In such an
ameries will become q more u
tInstitution than they are at pre-
Advance in Agriculture.
,ut few readers Of farmers are
he advance in agriculture in II
Advance in Agriculture.

Rnt few readers Of farmers are aware
Of the advance in agriculture in the past
| 6ny years, or within the recollection OF
many of the older citizens. Fifty years
400 the only means Of cutting the grain
harvest was the band sickle. and OF cut
tine nav the hand scythe. The grain
was threshed with q fail, and the bay
rared with a hand rake. Grain was
cleaned bv letting il fall and the VINO
blowing out the chafi, OF by making vino
with a sheet,-those who lived n thoee
DAYS recollect il without EXPLANATION
Plows were mostly wood, the COULTER
snire ana bar only being iron. Inc
mouldboard was wood exclusively; AZ
that day farming wss "
muscular power. There were no egIi-
cultural newspapers 70 4 Up the mAHu
, 70 advance sndimprose.
Nor was the absence OF improved
! AGRICULTURAL implements the only nun
: drance 70 prosperous h~usbandry. Tnere
: was virtually no more attention palo 70
! the IMPROVEMENT Of stock. The cattle
: horses. hogs OF sheep we're 8 mixture
{ brought together from different cOun,
ties. There was no more attention pAu
10 better stock than there Is nov IN tn'
: Improvement Of the human race. 30
Was there any particular age 81 "LleI
I STEER NN ANEE AAAN0 ~
: market. They grew slowly and iattenee
: indiferently, ard hid 70 be kept ana le'
!. until thew could be sold. They Ner
. small and commanded 3 less price,
y Fruits of all kinds we're far inierlo
10 the present. Nearly al OF N
- orchards OF apple, pear or peach wer
Of the natural fruit. II grating va
y known il Was prsctioed oy. but lev
!, The varieties Of grated r1It even !
= the best orchards or nurseries we're o'
~ few. In the smaller fruits the san
xss the use. None but the wild straw
perry were cultivated. II hoWeve
M thew ala not have such large ones - u
- present. they were rich, luscious an
highly favored. or our appetite "
= better then than nov. There were Z
4. improved nspberries or strsWoerTes-
Nor has the advance been solely
~ stock and fruits, hut n vegetables the
has been = wonderful change Tor Z
better. Potatoes, sQussheS, tonato'
beans peas. melons, and al otner Sa'
Is Of GARDEN vegetables laye = sou
proved that II the kind which We
raised fny wears 40 were offered IN
market now they could not oe sold
nd, ary prise. 10 seems almost incre1ll
that the world IN al past AVS preNiS
.ba ~ 6hv wears axo made 50 httle EFFORT
fmprovfns ANYTHING intended for hun
food, OF the Implements for proorc
them.
his Whsn the writer 6rst performed IA
= Of On the aru. there VS. accnnnrzl SIT
49, on tAs physical pONers q the Aru
g. And in The house, whether on The .
- or in town. the females q the far
In q And nanny ne Wv n1S eeS'
her Ssave 4n4 mAAe y eAyeN
Or 10 keeP tne Nno-e AMY "a" VI
srm spectahls.
4 - ABd there are needed lmproVem'
= b. vet ~ be msde, and great Inventions
bs accomplished There are acres
,sion De woa. and riches - oe accumulate
the future. ~ those Vito VII, oy a
~ n ard moral Energy solve The <
r. problems q the worlds farther sdvs
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