Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-02
me pr,etseaI Farmer.

the Praetieal Farmer.
This IL the season for agricultural
fairs, either State or county, and the
practical farmers are making good use
Of them. To those who attend them
| merely for the excitement or fun OF the
| thing, to see the races, go sly venture
| on them, and jostle around with the
| crowd, the agricultural fair does not
size up In Importance as an Agricultural
| school. The practical man Is seen at
o fair looking around among the sgri-
cultural implements. Every new in
vention is examined with the closest
scrutiny, in regard to It's utility as
labor saving machine, and its adapta-
ton to the work for which 1t was
intended. Heis found examining the
best points In oil kinds of live stock.
The excitement OF horse race, while
1t may stir his feelings and lead him to
hurrah for the favorite In the run, Is not
what he is. seeking he wants to ascer-
tain the best points In the animals as
road, draug ht, farm and family horses.
He Is q practical farmer, and he is in
search of that knowledge which will
make him more practical still, aud tie
fruits OF his observations are shown In
better and larger crops, better stock and
more productive farms.
IL is said that this Is an era Of intelli-
gent, educational farming. So 1t is,but
only those who educate themselves in a
l practical manner, with the intention
Of following agriC ultural pursuits, sue
coed In advancing the cause OF agricul'
ture. Ina general sense our higher
grade schools do not incline pupils to
look with the utmost favor upon a life
OF farming as profession. Labor to
J such Is digniAed more in theory than In
practice. In spite Of all that can be
done and said in favor Of highly educa-
ted farmere, all the education our
present schools can give, will not do
away with the idea that being poor
lawyer is better than following the
plow practicing medicine more dig
nified than raising kline preaching
Door sermon more honorable than rails
, ing corn, wheat and turnips. Hence
unfortunately we find that, though We
C have Agricultural colleges, aud though
d States have given land literally for thu
:. purpose of higher education among th'
n rural class, those who graduate are no
Q. particularly inclined to stick to the OLE
homestead, and are very slow to appl!
Vi their knowledge of science and chemis
ct try to the plodding life Of farmer
a. This leads us to the thought that Their
NJ is an education that does not ennoblt
re the man, that leads only to despis
We humble toll and humble toilers. TIL
. boy who spends years in our advance
ms schools, unfortunately, AS a genera
be thing, imbihee the idea that he Is S
f. much better than the uneducated ma
Ire who walks bet the pillow handles
20 that when he leaves school he find
he himself completely isolated among h
ITS country neighbors He 6uds no con
th munity Of thought among the farm
or boys OF his youth. The compsnionshi
for of hired men does not suit him.
,ut becomes lonesome and dissatisfied, al
DER possibly morbid when he finds b
iAl scientific theories 10 not bring rich l
ar. suits, while his untutored neighbor
,ey buying additional farms. As educst
am with false ideas about the relative
OF spec tability OF different occupation
.ns. such men and boys can hardly be e
lied pected TO prove success bshind I
,pi. plow handles. 1t matters not b
and much education man may have, n:
ov- fisted toll is after all one Of the prir
ave raj requisites. The practical m
the though he be educated little more u
ioht some other people, is not above lay
70. g. helping ha2d, and blending toy
the or theory and practice. A man OF
,oata ch aracter will be success in the q
/, on cultural field. The industrious, obs
o. an ing, reading, practical, thinking L
lows can hardly fail to make good farn
Alien aud he will tie satisfied with his vC
"a 4 ton. HIS taste has not been 30 div
nns- sified by culture, that he cannot nj
fair degree of satisfaction in his che
vocation and he is not tortured
has cravings which are Incompatible
New his situation in life. He finds hi'
oper teilectual peers on the neighbo
ship farms, and even among his hired !
1rmer and he is not afraid Of long hours
plan hard work. Not being encumt
grant with cultured tastes which can fin
nsand adequate satisfaction on the farr
essels, throws His whole soul into his bus
n the and wins.
wisely But as we have already suggeste
le peo- practical education that pra
raken- farmer needs most he can get
90 as more practical, pleasant manner
ocean by shutting himself up within the
ure Of boarding school. He can 81
osidize ment and he has plenty of agricu
disas. Journals to read, and has the Ia
ght 10 fairs, lectures and farmers inst
Nothing perhaps will give more
gent direc ion to farmers intentio
w" teach him more than is to be TO
40. ao farmers organizations where the 1
. exchange of ideas becomes OF the !
np' practical value. State, district
. ao VIC county fairs have social as VI
a uoN, 80. practical, educational value to
cal farmer.
have no Panic Prices.
40 erou You can buy At Gilmore's 10
na,i, Second street, plug and smoki
haceo at your own price Also BE
Bros celebrA ted brands Of Gig
nois free 'Sc0ois ptioto
gan Deat THE New York World IS
United anxious bench in regard to tt
Boston, vote, now since the Independent
interview. al! gone back to the support Of
ecu INTO publican Sta'e ticket, IL tina
esslon re- expects the Irish that voted for
~ TO IN to come back to the Democr attic
cities the with the leaders Of the marty roi
kering IL o,5 aowp III. oopptry abor,;, q,