Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-04

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In orr school days We learned In the
Natural Philosophy OF that day that
inertia was one OF the Fundamental pre-
psrties OF matter; that matter 10 power.
less, when ut rest, TO set itself In motion
BY extrnpeous force. Now, We are told
that there 10 no such thing rs rest In
matter; that the particles. the molecules
of matter are necessarily In inoonceiv-
ably rapid motion. all pervaded by the
absolute, eternal energy, which created |
and sustaips all things; that this earth |
on which we d veil, iscontinually a yiug
through space at the rate Of about / 100 |
miles = minute, while we are, Mt the |
Same time, whiriing around the center |
OF the earth ut the rate Of about 10 miles |
. sminute, and that the countless stars |
that All the immensely Of space and
were once called "fxed stars" are not |
liked, but are In CONSTANT. swift mo
ton.
When all things in nature are thus In
oeaseless activity does man. the lord
Of nature, think that he can remain at
rest? Does tho farmer think that he
can stand still? 1t is impossible he
must either 20 forward or backward
either advance or recede; either pro-
gress or retrograde either improve or
detsriorAte Conservatism 10 impossi-
bic without progression. We can not
preserve the good we have attained,
without we are constantly gaining
more good. Progression Is the truest
conser vAtism. No farmer has con-
tinned 70 farm in the ways In which
hts fathers farmed without his farm
deterioraiing, his crops decreasing, his
Income diminishing, and every thing
about him running down.
LIST US, in imagination, examine the
farm Of the man who rejects all modern,
Improved methods of farming, deter
mined TO cultivate In tho Old methods,
approved By his father: He uses the old,
cast-iron plow and cast iron implements
Igsnnerally, except where no Is unable
To get them; summer-iallo VS. for wheat,
iplowipg his land two or three times.
He takes no particular pains TO make
and husband barn-yard manure, selling
tue most OF hts gfAias and COARSE fodder
IN their crudtst states, from the farm.
He pays but little attention 70 rotation
lot crops. bnt IL Inclined To SOW or plant
crops that bring in the mos: ready
money, regardless o; their cost.
Az there /, no increase, but ratht r
din In ution, ia his supply OF barn yard
man uras, from year TO year, and he
; don't believe In commercial fertilizaIs.
bis manurinR OF crops must grow
lighter, ipsteAd OF heavier, 70 o0mpsn
aa,e for the constant exhaustion Of the
, soil, by cboppiuE. Consequently, We
observe that bis crops grow lighter and
8 lighter. From refusing TO purchase
and use improved implements for cul
L ture, his ground is becoming Allied with
weeds, which rob tho crops Of portion
Of the reduced supply Of plant food.
tie a there's 20 nHave breeds OF do
mestic animals which, rs natural
y nseQuenca, constantly detariorate.
His teams lack power aud efficiency
4 bic fat stock Are Lot fat, his oowa give
i small quantities OF milk, weak in but.
!, ter AMI csseins his sheep saear light
Q fleecss Dis hogs eat of their heads and
:, IsqneAl coDtinuaily his foWls. Of the
tdunRhill breodS, wander at will ovei
, the farm, destroying more grain than
They eat stealing their meet and sitting
upon their eggs until they spoil them
Tor, perhaps, bringing of hooks Of chick
lens ut unreasonable times, only tC
lperish f; roostipg upon the trees, or mp
lon the farm implements, or In tbs
:, IstAhle, where they cover the horses
n with lice.
:, Lock o. his feuceti dilapldatsd
e patched up with brok sn, rot ten rAils
(which offer but little obstruction 70 the
trer circulation OF The stock, trained b
=. Jumping all over she farm, into th'
most inviting grain fields. He has u
rail timber to build new, strong, for
,e midable fences, for he cut of his I'm
re vood-lot and sold the wood aud timber
e We notice, also, that the fence corner
- are filled with foul weeds, that ripel
aud distribute their seeds over the I'D
= ioing fields, also with elders and othe
l. g., abs. brtArs, etc.
D. Behold his barpsi built In the old
= fashioned way, sided with rough, uu
20 seasoned boards, nailed on vertically
10 the boards have shruDken until tn
cracks between them are anywher
:, lfrom half an inch 70 an inch wild,
Winters chilly blasts whistle through
= and the shivering horses consume lArR
Quantities OF feed and still remain poo
all the heat In the food being burnt u
10 keep up the vital heat Til
she'd outside is made In the sam
10. way, sud the emaciated cattle, wi
or Is'arirS hair crouch beneath It, miles
To- fortunately, there Is a straw stack, o
az the leeward side OF which they can au
- protection.
N The dwelling may have once bee
painted, by the fathers. but the prof
ed LOT farming have 90 long been on Il
IN debit side OF the ledger that the presel
ora occupant could not afford 70 renew Il
NJ paint. The windows are loose and rs
nv Tile In the frames, and IL Is . vond
IN liz q number of the lights are n
ol. missing and their places supplied wi
AS old hats or old rags.
mo Now, let US be understood; we do q
claim that the description VS. ha'
.lnven Ia q faithful one on the farm al
AID bonie, in the days of our fathers. Tn,
er's the soil was fresh and unexhauste
nth labor cheaper and produce deArer, at
V ss the family expenses much less. d
n faith, rs may have been progressive
. their day; while following their metho
IT'S would leave the farmer of TO day (
ler- behind times. What ia progress 10 OF
age generation Ia retrogression In the mel
~ Nor do We assert that all of tho
- who resist progress, denounoe me-
~ fang ed notions, declare that they dor
~ want 10 read agricultural papers o,
-, agricultural books, affirm that 6
IL methods Of their fathers are 20,
. enough for them. do really adhere
AT the methods of their fathers. Tn
~, may hold back, but they are forced
AZ yield. C0uld their fathers revisit /
III old homesteads they would find 20
Y IN many implements and machines th
n, would be quite strange 10 them tn
= would See varieties OF grass, grain, 81
ex, breeds OF animals that they never 81
ark when they were farming, and many
na the operations would perplex them 3
md lIibly. No In this age Of steam q
.Ie electricity, OF railroads and telegrap
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