Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-22
EDUCATION OF NJ

requires the use Of money AND the power
Of planning and executing work on their
own aecount,-'o whom i given space
and scope fof the use Of every faculty,
natural and aoquircd.-has 40 small an
amour, q practically technical education
a. the farmer. lie is not by any means
an ignorant man many farmers are well
educated, well read men,. And there is
NJ class Of people among whom educa-
tioa is % general; sin, when We have
come upon The points touched BY their
business. they are sadly lacking. All
branches II mercantile business, cngin-
ccring and mining; al trades aud pro-
f%ession,, require a special education and
training. Bu, men trained 10 any calling,
hayiugfailod or niaei their health, think
they can take ny farming and make a
success Il Il without previous experience,
bu, End themselves previously mistaken.
Farming gives The erca,es, chance to
expand the mind and broaden ,he ideas.
Of any industrial pursuit Il has been
said that nothing tends 90 cnnoble men
mote than The knowledge that thty arc
che possessofs ~ a portion 81 Gods earth
from surface 60 cca,fc. With this pos
session comes responsibilities ard Po'si-
biihc. that rquir, a training ,ha, i
oaly obtained by special study Of farm
iag a. a science. What tends much to
throw farming into bad rcpuie i. the
multitude Of these who suhs.s, On the
soil bar could not exc out bare exist
encc o., any other business. some way
these places show themselves ior more
than they arc % che observer
when our farmers fully recognize the
necessity o giving their children @ spec
ial education. one that will iead 90 make
farming the theme uppcrmosi IN their
mial.. anl lead them 90 take an sc'i,e
interest IN al that surrounds ihem,-
then We may look Cor mote practical
farmers. men reared 90 the profession
AMI CITED Tor 10 by study ani practice.
Macy good farmers peak lightly % fbock'
All book.hrming; and probably have
some reason o. Do so Bot the 'c.saiiic
box and ihe 1--we. practical agricultural
Newspaper IN ,hs hands Of The thinking.
working farmer. a'r help, almost bsyoai
comparison. This technical cdaci'ioa s
n1i coafa,d wholly 60 books, bu' may
begin 40 a very early age A boy. II
allowed O. piece oi gtoual on which 20
plant some cT.p ani encouraged 20 Try
bis best AID given DE proceeds. an cx.
pertinent station Is formed Or him, which
li-achcs lim ,hc af, elsmea'sof farming.
Then Be may be- allowed 90 own a col, Or
a pair % steers aai o., De- hard'es these
D. wil become imbscd with che idea q
becoming pFo6e.en, ia feeding aud han-
ding
50 we zee how a good start may be-
g.,ea vhich-iolloved up with books
vii NJ the boy 20 become an oxper, in
his chosen vocation. lfii j. not oonvcr-
lent % obtain such Instruction ~ may be
had a, our Agricultural Colleges, then a
year or two spent under the Instruction q
some farmer pto has ihc knoaleigc ~
quis.,c 20 .as,mc, him val answer Such
instruction will give him a chance % zee
and ,c., the mot improved methods md
b get somewhat out Of the ,ime-irav-
elel ruts ,ha, hinder and rciard him.
Every barn should be an experiment
station And al results should De care.
fully noted. Every grand mechanical
success With which ihc world j. blessed,
came from experiments, many times an
successful. BAT finally oycrsiepping all
obstacles 90 a FINAL triumph We look
upon ihc ieving machines. The various
farm implements ofio-day. the steamboat
AL The locomotive a. iriumphs q skil
snl genius. bal; these spfung from no
man, brain !%si'ec,; bu, reached perfec'
iioa sloaly from 'he mdest possible me-
ehani.m Such perfection j. within the
reach Of farmers 81 a class. n,hey will bu,
p,fscsere and use the kno~lcdsc that na-
tuie furnishes them, supplemented by a
liberal education. In farming, as IN ev-
sryihiag else, Knowledge l. power
The knowledge Of the needs Of the soil,
kinds Of crops best adapted 10 certain To-
cAlitiss. means Of bringing up the fertility
ofiie farm aud doing !, a. much within
Ourselves as possible. how TO realize the
most from certain crops and when TO
plan, o. SOW, these should be the con-
stan, study Of every farmer. In this,
the information to be gained from books
viii be Of grea, use TO them. All infoT-
nation j. obtained from books. which
give the experience Of Others. from care
ful. painsiaking expeimen, and obscrva'
ton. or ffom experience gained. some
times. during 4 life Of toll.
The farmer is well situated 70 combine
al Of these. he can study the expert
msn,s Of others and compare results with
h own, al the operations Of his neigh
bors are open for his observation, and he
can gain experience every year by giving
his occupation bis undivided attention.
Farmers are awakening every year to the
value Of special knowledge tOr their bust
ness. and in the near future We may see
tha majority az farmers A in other trades