The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
Hieber Ednoation for Farmer.

Higher Education for Farmers
Ia the Spirit OF the Farm OF Att
gust ,, there was an editorial testify
iug vcrt ior,-ibiy 50 the necessity Ton
"a broad and varied intelligence. ton
the farmer. AMI while puinlin nui
very clearly he character "t the
know leige essential to success, il very
justly represents agriculture as Il
tieId E"r the highest Practical wis
Ioin, aud as one IN y hich tine e'iu,. :
tel, eHerpris,nG, energetic yuun:
man NAV achieve II success and Il
rtspectaLiliiy not always found H.
other directions. Agriculture Is,
very justly to-, ranked among the
learned professions; and ia fact, The
article demands more varie,
knowledge han is required in tlit'n
Ii i m..le ulnel Y suggestive anu
more interesting be cauSe il impress
Is the important tact TINT a2ucuI
Iure is Il stielIct- as we'll as al. art.
with underlying principles viii.
which every farmer amt stock
breeder must he acquainted to mai,
his pursuit prrtIabfe.
In view All the importance of the
know le,iGe -lhe education s;s<t ntisl
To succrsslu l farming. ana tie. :tlnus
entire ub-ceuCe al ANY besides tnai
which Is literally packed nI' by tn
waysldr. nave been SURPRISE.
that cur leading papers 'lu not NOR
. frequently discuss the tducatIoir
feature ri The gu. stI"u. 1t is uln
/ we'll worthy "i the pen OF either the
statesman "a educator. and Wcu {.
certainly more highly grace ia.
columns ri the public Journals than
: questions which only stir up 5 rif.
: and widen bro ,ches
i We ito mol believe ii possible |,
! every larnIer Ia he e,Iuca>teu ~ {
the Standard of the Sprt but s"lnc
education is certainly pn>sib t.
every one, aud how tu secure 1t 1"
every one i surely "a 1--we question.
But the average farmer mm>ef l.
Indifferent To the subject, particular
~ at an agricultural rduCatlOn
THIS ought 10 b. overcome. and til,
mother earth needed only Ia be tick
led with hoe, now su impoverished
has the soil b come that the farmer
must cnp!oy lis ''wita' us we'll, and
this Necessity is forcing aitXlnuS IN
quiry. Let an advanced thinker
respond to it. There is need for the
IL Civilization of the soil, for cheap
production, for diversified farming.
Tor the wisest farm economy, in fact.
he lea IzatIun uf these needs, to-
gcther with >uch summing up as the
article Ia question presents, have
prepared lie peop.e tor The discus
sion at the question ri how may such
education az is p">sible for this MASS
-, be best promoted.
/ They cannot 20 To college, they d,
NOT read the ii yrlcultural pa perS. IL,
is eyInccd by their limited c;rc:lla
ton; they have advanced but liiti,
beyond the routine methods of then
ancestors; and though the inteIli-
gent, progressive mechanic has
improved theIrImplemeHls, neceSsi
i;y their methods, and observation
has taught them the economy oi
improved stock, yet they scarcely
know how either Ia make com pos
heap, It's value, or how To apply il;
ana agriculture was never, perhaps,
.mnre than now the sport of the asun,
ar the farmers success the matter nl
chance.
Blu the changes may be rung on
the val"e of an educated intelligence
for the larm, yet will fail To interest
the three fourth who are dependent
on the public schools. and because the
educati III OF these schonls conveys
no just idea of the value of such
knowledge. and is not calculated in
ANY sense To awaken an interest in
the subject.
II II not alone sufficient to discuss
the breath asd value of the knnwI-
edge the farmer needs; II feasible
plan t,r It's acquisition is more inn
porlant now. Il solution of the prol,~
lem will he mere to the purpose, and
we sh.u:d be glad To- see leading
papers giving more thought to this
phase of the subject. Both The MI
linnal and the State governments con-
template something better for the
mrs. ;han is '.tftred th0au.'h the
schools of the State. What shall
il be.