Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-12

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Among The worklug farmers. the iica
hAs prevailed % great extsxt that .
mans knowicdge % Any fcAtare q Z prActi-
cal Agricutarc Is nOt worthy % cOah.
iencc unless be has himself gone through
an sxpcrisnce in that pArtica ar direction
90 aCqairc H. No matter how much he
may have staiicd II. no matter how wide
ais oQportglitlcs of observation nor how
mach tine he may have spent In lmprov.
.ng those opportunities. no matter how
much of he practice % others be may have
observed and studied. no matter bow much
he mAy have read. u be- has not been en-
gAgci In the work with his Own hands and
In as oNn right he Il only a thsOrist aud
= not to b. trusted. A. meeting % =
Coauty farIngfs' C.lb a question sAs raised
ou some appropriate matter % farm prsc-
uCc % much Importance. and The same
Va answered In accordance with The
most aisanCcd knOsicigc % TIE dAy.
A farmer present. Who i q stlckier fOr
pracucsi kuosicdgs. arose Ani said be
would lkc % ash The gentleman n The
ansser given Wks based On his oxn sxpc-
riencs. of shcthsF 10 wNs mere thsOry.
Nos se cAndld.y raise The question,
shelter th.s adhesion % practice has nut
airca1y gole too far We ret no clNun ou
thtouos ln faCL thcoTiss lNy no cain 10
belief Itry are ouly pfcssutsi A. p.ags-
I1ie. knd ~ ~ are askci i 10 bold them
.u rcspectful consideration uu they are
llsplacrd - kcts. 0r prove % Dc iActs.
Tfas. thrrc have bcsn many theories hoY-
cfiug apoui oar Agriculture, Aud macy
Iauy thsorlsts have shoutci then iong and
Ioli 81 stogvtacF too SiAlng ears, auiA
many farmrr. have Cor the umc occg ed
a.tr,y. n Is not strange, perhaps, nat =
reaction tas brcu thc rv.alL ani msny
have uot uuiy grosu sgspicloas of pOuk
farmcfs Ani ouok kaoSlctge, ogt have
nsComc. a. thsy are f1aud ~ tae prs
eut time. .utsu-c.Y pfAcuch 10 their de-
mAnds
There il. howcyer. vide disilnct tiou
bst~vsu tasory sni nosietge. ami sc
cannot os 80 careful b. rvcognitc tnc or.
ference. We stoaly mNlutNin tat % u
possible fCr candid seeker alter kuosi.
ufgu % alla.re shat tacrv i kuosn uPon
auY single urkuCh OT auF psrucaisr "a
turr of iafm pfsCticc, cvsu t1oaga hc msy
ucvcr have lad Any personal vtpvrieucr in
thai particular uns himself In isci oar
knos.s.lgs 90 practical farming l. maize up
ch.ffy 20 acslIsiilJus from others, ~ on'
ID t1alalng H sp hefc and there a hti.s
thruaga oar oNu practice. IL farmer
k11N, ouiy sasi hc may oc able o. learn
tnruuga sIos aud tni.-umc eKpsrisncs,
hIs kuos.uigc sil bel limited Indeed. TIE
praclcN expeflcuCc of Auy oue farmer.
erusraIy spsaklug. q 0uY aiiiuuuAl tcs-
tmuuy o. shsi las already nccomv avail
ar.r kunslrlgr o. kry uuC srtkiug 20,
thuugh eos ln practice almsrf
Thrrr AZ famlAsr ila-tratlpus or tlc
ground taksu almost sltuuat uampef. TIE
surk- of Bate, Cu.iug aui q Booth
Iu breeding stolk. have nscome houA
krns .ri.r tn tnr prtsrut gVuvfat.ou ui
rfrr.irrs. aui 10 II uut o. al nvcvsssfy ilat
thr punC. p.us lsid dosn ~ thu-e a.
rnsuri nfrrIrrs Pol sruaght over iu pre-
rrt practice. Ihry have a,cume common
stolk aud can nr stalled uat ~ silleut
or rrrtttr alkr. A kuuslUigr oi hoS 70
Bread a gooi Aniua A. tar present tine -
uut gauoi t1ruaga prNCuca work. 10
order O. cara. sCtlslly ani Nuil, what
so..I p.1sIug IT, 10 ls uut iuiisirnslnic
trat tEr .carurf nay nc able himself % iAy
tnr farrus. -muota aui -tfAiSrt Tie
urcaarIl.t kuuss thai Cluus grow Ana
krows. 100. that trcc bearing worthless
fre.t nav ~ changvi 3D. tle valuable Bad
-. tbuugl be- may ssvsf have - cion
.r lis Ufr ID - ca.Itr iuf stlltut OF
farm rcuu1my t1 search uat ui puoks An1
Gather ffum nnsrfyailuu Nud iu4alry ShAi
/. kuusu a. tlc prvseui ume a1uai icci-
NJ -t.ek. thst be- ls flr him - acquire q
Lao kuos.,igr througl pfacucA Nora,
anf Is auy tle lrs- fruanic knosicigc
ttat DO Was gslnti from otasrs thAn 70
wau.l Del .f acquitted from bis 0su ctqcfi-
turrf
We have in m.ui man who pGfPosed
toglto raising oulous a. spsciA iAfn
eros. AL 40 kuoS anything Apout u
EroN thAt t1Is aCrup Which requires a
.r.claI kuuNirdgs. AMI aimits 20 10 neg'
.ret. Nst tl.s msn was Sithuui sApcfi-
srcs ani without knos.eig, iu t1c matter.
Ins frst step tAker -nvforc pfsctlcAl wurk
"a. rutrrri upsu--~a- D. mAstsf MA
~. kuusu lu onion CaItafr. Toe ftslt
"a. tnat bis tf,rt. have Dcen succcssili
fr.m the starL ue dll uut gaia his knoNi.
,tgr fruu p.rsonsi rnprfirncc
There A. another liasirail1u IN an al
...rIrg Cuuuty To several owners oi .
.ar-r fsru aai falIri to MAKE tlsif nasi-
rr.. successful A seA captain Nho hAi
r.oesl tls ucsAn q. luug 49, D. cared D.
became the Owner of thc farm, thoash "a
trr.y sItlult prscuckl experience in ne
i tI.fr. uf ne soil lustssd ui isAfuiug ne
. tu.Ine-. thruugh practice hc ~isvls ic'
L ciird tu crsut- tnv nr-t yeNf sutirr ~ ihe
stuty of farmIug tnfoagn rouks And
. t1fouga ubsyfyat.un Toe ftsuk SAs nat
. hr acquitted a kn0s.e .edgc 10 Toe business
Nh.ch enabled him o. mskr "a mafkvd
.ll.r., frum tnr Start May more uIa,-
trai.ou. uf q .Iulsr kiud Afv lu miui, at
guug tu grove taat mru have pa thrm
.r.t,s Iu g.sssrssiuu of knusivigv Which
msy re rvisd upou ~ practical iAfmvf-
I syru though nat kuo~ivdgc ~as uoi ae'
. glIrtd thruugh prscticr
We woad in % way dispArAge TIE I'M
nortaucr of practical skpyrivuce 10 iAtln
sF.ir. a. passport o. Cuud ivucr H.
NJ stul.c. aud practices j. dulug doa-
be wufk. snd has aidltouAl claims % con
rfrncr Nhere h.s conclusions have uecn
pat ID . tc-t lu bis 0sn practice bat tae
ururr ildlcsd nan who gAins DIS AuoNi'
edge wlth0ut pracuce may be entitled 70
more of couddvncs than poqulr teaching
noN AimIt- farmers have been grossly
/ imposed spon - theorists, 10 l. true. ALl
/ ave become Suspicious Ihls = vel, u
- e.rr.~d too Af There l., too, less
/ liability 10 The theoretical and false "hen
= mans Own business u AZ stAAe - IN
I each an syrfy case mAn y sottivn 70
| ths coudieuce of thc puplic according A.
| hI. teAching L. from correct premises
whether as knowietgv comes thfOash hi-
l o1n practice. OF = study OF The practice o.
| Others