Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-03-15
Practical Education.
BY y. 4. TnaYLOH.

BY Z. A. TGaYLO&.
If the asricnlturIst desires to
see his son scientific farmer, liz
must educate him in the science OF
chemistry. This science will not
only acquai&t bin with the pro
cess Of compromising manGres u.s.
ed for fcrtl.iZi1g the sell he CYL
tiyatcs: but it will teach him the
difference in the properties Of
mari, lime, dung, alkaline sailed.
This knowledge will cnablc him
to male a coinpos: adopted to the
soil he cul,ivatea, IS well as TO
the vegetable he grows. Some Of
our moral practical farmers are
paying some attention to t'vrt;|za,
ton, aud are occas; onally produc
ing astonishing yields CT cotton,
corn ond other prod:ce Oh s'1sil
parcels Of land. But if they were
preparing to 'anslyze the soil or
The different parts Of their farms,
ana subject to experiment the
peal, The mari the lime and other
manurcs, and ascestain Tie ad,
vantases to be derived from! them,
SO as to properly apply them,
they would produce as large and
perhaps a much larger yield pei
acre, at much less expense and
labor. A practical knowledge Of
chemistry will teach him how 10
use the particles Of tie various
kinds Of manGces in making com
post, AIT, at what period Of pu.ie
faction to use the compost, to pre-.
vent the fer.i,izing particles be-
coming an prolific AMI CT Ii"l2
value.
The asucultuyist is yer,y mHcA
exercised over the greet -aiiiaacc
increment. This moyem2 eli; is call
iag loudly ror uaioE and concert
OF action aincag farmera. I an in
perfect sympathy with this eHOr.
TO relieve the toiling millions from
gr!alins orpressicas iii trade and
agree that !!:t:e, Mus. be us'i0a an
iCN, rh;2!}, G. 81 who follow the
pic" and I'iy tie hoe ere they
MAJ shout victory. al great re
fern movements !aGYa sIuWl ! and
the loGGs;egs rarely ever Ike 10 see
the travail Of their so;:Is. Not
until it Ia s.!orn Ct al; !,le uanat-
urai c"rnc;s put on j! i'Y 'anati-
cal PARTISAN, and I. ll;Va,; i1t:lla-
ton o. pE:.yt.vs, h"o"ict!s" laid,
by practical educators viii the
good be reached from which We
may hope for Success. History
attssts, that no enterprise suc-
ceeds very well, when it arrays
itself in hostility against ether
!andab!e enterprises. And this
great Alliance movement may not
hope to reach the emlDence Of their
expectations, by bitter dcnuncia-
tons Of that class OF our neigh
bors who have embarked in trade.
This class Of citizens, by organic
ed effort, and practical methods,
have opened up resources, which
has become powerful avenues Of
wealth. And We must accord TO
them the praise Of trugali'y, and
Did them God speed. This class
Of men are practical men, and they
set US a good example. They cd.
ucate their sons for the trade cir.
cles. And the agriculLurist must
educate his son Tor the farm. A
most prevalent idea among farm
er's boys wncn they Start to school
is, Il have made my first step in
to higher life and if he succeeds
in reaching college all thoughts
Of farm life Is thrown away. Now
then, the question confronts Us
How are we to remedy this? BY
erecting schools suited for farm
ers sons AMI daughters. Schools
that will dignity farm life, by
adopting q practical course of in.
structions, best suited to that hon.
orable occupation; schools that
will turn out educated farmers.
who part their hair on the side
and in walking step far enough to
drop hills of corn, instead of walk
ing dudes of them, who part their
hair in the middle and frizz the
edges, and who step as if they
were moving to the notes of"Fish