The Delaware farmer., 1883-09-28
ORGANIZE A FARMERS CLUB FOR
SUSSEX COUNTY.

One of the reasons why Farmer
do not hold the position in the bod
polite which their important calling
entities them to, is their lack of es
Pra de corps, land their default in not
concentrating their efforts to make
the public generally understand the
necessity of their profession to the
general welfare of the community.
at election times, we hear much said
by the legal gentlemen, and profess
siOnal politicians, who address the
political gatherings, about sailors
rights, the wrongs to laboring men.
the sinews and muscles Of the me-
chanic, and similar balderdash for
the masses of the people. But we
seldom hear any notice taken of the
farmer. Whether or not these gen
tlemen think him too intelligent to be
led away by their frothy harangues,
and thus by their apparent neglect
OF him, paya compliment to his intel
hgence; or do not think him worthy
OF their notice, we do not know. as
we are not in their line of business
and consequently not in the secrets
of their trade.
Again, it is considered TO he the
right thing by the managers of our
agricultural fairs, to invite some le-
gal gentleman of prominence in his
profession to deliver the address
considered to be necessary on such
occasions. He generally induces
IN blind dattery and laudation of the
farmer and his occupation. com
mencing with the old and we'll worn
story OF Adam having to dress and
care for the garden of Eden. and
comes down through the past ages
TO the present time and on to the Him
table future, and then gets lost as
very fine microscopic star dust in
pace. The fair managers; the gam
'llng, jockey crowd Of horse dealers.
nd the unsOphisticated because hon.
st, farmers applaud him to the echo.
IND yet he knew no more about
irming than farmer who had new
+ had lawsuit, knows about law.
We nave heard such addresses time
ld-time again, and they always re-
ind us of the Scotsman's definition
metaphysics; it was one man ex-
aiming to another something which
did not understand himself.
Therefore we say that it is the du-
OF farmers to organize themselves
to local and general bodies, where :
matters relating to their callino
ly be discussed, questions asked s
At will elicit valuable information. S
d the scattered knowledge and ex-
renee OF the many be aggregated. =
d focused for the benefit of all
,alt your calling and let profess
nal men Ofan classes, mechanics
nutacturers, and others know how hAG
portant you are to the public ~ ~
al The general impression is that SeSls
lgnoramus and fool can be lSlSSz
mer, and so the call upon the gov 33ES%
ment is,to give every poor man a S41Z
m from the public domain. What AAg
IS broken-dOwn carpenter, brick S. IS sIS ssiISS
9r, weaver, or manufacturer know SG6SS
ut farming. Why the poor fell (SeSASSS SeSSAESS
S would starve to death on a farm 4STSS
me hundred acres. It would no 8HH9)
OF hog, or die" with them. and tSSJ:lgs
tn would be the inevitable result <SI8
knowledge consists in the amount ~ "
acts which man has accumula-
Dy experience and observation.
we have always contended. and and
that farmer in this re-
t is like Saul in Israel. "bead er w
shoulders above any other man"
IS class in the social scale. Farm
show to the world at large, that 0OLoI
are more than mere lot of OOIO'
'-bacons, and Tim-bobbins. eS@@G
le way OF doing this, is for Won esSS esS.S5s5sE5 :.
ganize country farmers clubs. 8E &S9
ing, say, once a month at some @EG9
al point. Such clubs are SS]SS
non in the Eastern, North S5T$SE
nd some Of the Western states 9S9cV{
laYe been productive of great SEEEEgS
IN advancing the general inter sly
u farmers, and spreading useful %z1fS
nation among them. N.Y.
vernon Stockley you are iden- ZsL0
with the farming and fruit @BxES;
ng interests Of Sussex County sgs1SSs H.
ng farm and orchards of your &S@g9
IfVOu apDrova ON. e,,o.c.,,4. II