The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-23

children tho science of agriculture and the
love OF home.
true policy, and truth as the lever that
moves the National heart-beats in harmony.
s. Organize and act in unity to secure the
rights common to mankind, ana winch are
incidentally yours.
J. A. pANfELLy, RARNAH, GA.
Il 1t Is better to stay ut Home, attend tc
business, work and make money than ;la, 70
leave home, your business, anu speHo
money on frolic.
q Aman must love his occupation or busl'
ness above all others to make it success;
with that love. he will study, watch ana drive
his business, which insures success; without
that love, neglect and inattention will cause
failure.
far as practicable, by raising food for man
and beasts raising his mules and horses,
hogs cattle. sheep, poultry, etc. Corn, oats,
rye, hay, potatoes, vegetables, strip, cotton
allow, save and make all the manure he can.
4. Prepare lands thoroughly, plant ana
cultivate properly and well. econ0mlze time
and the farmers business generally. &c,
with your labor and see that it docsksood
work, both quality and quantity, ana 40 all
the work you can every thing consi!erea.
every relation connected with farming.
Read agricultural papers and every. thing he
possibly can pertaining to farming, etc.
Read of politics to form an opinion OF his
"a opportunity and time Wilt allow. Guilt.
yate home, love and taste, and prosperity,
contentment and happiness are sure to fol-
low.
c.. b. FERRELL, MONTGOMERY, ALA.
l. 1t is a fact that no farmer can succeed
in making IL full crop who frequents town
or public places and leaves the cultivation
of his crop to hirelings. He must give his
farm his personal aud constant attention.
2 1t is a fact that no large yield can result
from the cultivation of II crop with INTERIOR
tools. First class work must De uone WITH
! first class implements.
g. 1t is a fact that the old system OF deep
| cultivation Is ruinouS to the growing crop,
and no farmer who follows II can MAKE ma 10
| large crops. Shallow culture is essential to
| large yields of corn or cotton.
| 4. 1t is q fact that most farmers make
great mistake in planting too much lang,
| thus rendering it impossible to give the
| thorough cultivation necessary to MAKE
large crops Plant less and cultivate more
thoroughly ndyour cribs and cotton houses
will be fuller.
5. It is a fact that some farmers lose as
much as they make by the neglect of stock,
| exposure of farm implcmcnts,inck OF proper
! barns, stables and shelters, failure to save
| and apply home. made fertilizers, and care
| lessness or indifference in plowing their
| lands so as to prevent washing, etc.
| j. DAN wOODALL, GAINESVILLE, GA
| l. There can be no genuine or continued
| success in farming where there is not a
vigilant, enthusiastic regard for the reten-
| ton and building up of the soil. In our ex-
perence this can best be accomplished by
| rest, the rotation of crops {and the less clean
! culture crops the betterl, with good sup
| plement Eof home made fertilizers distrib-
IIted broadcast, except wood ashes and poul-
try manure, which can be used to advantage
! in the drill.
| q The greatest hinderance to agriculture,
| as well rs to every other industry in our fair
land, is the near-sighted,. one-ideaed,
| demoralizing system of education, so-called,
in our country, that puts g!ittering pre-
| MUM on idleness and soft handed places,
while 1t relegates life sustaining, progress
moving golden, God ordered, God. honored
| toll to the shadows of dishonor-
work hardened palms and sun burned
checks are things to be ashamed
| OF. II we expect agriculture to get dig
| nitied share of the coming generations,
| adopt the practical in our educational rela-
tions. While our young men nave no oar
| but Il text book to put rudderless bark
across the ever changing sea OF life, with Its
bNIows Of difficulties. it's whirl- pools of trial
ard averse winds Of disappointment we
should not expect them to make much
to O pen their way to the great store-house
| of usefulness except the piano key, we
should not criticse her distaste for the
| prac:lcal or her awkwardness in trying to
pressed by necessity, If | am not digress-
ing, let me add to this that I admire the
| good sense of the woman who told her
niece, the training and schooling of whom
| how to cook and do every thing
about housekeeping before she took les
sons on the piano-first usefulness and then
a following of ornamental We want schools
that give physical development with mental
music and high standard conscience train
ing. No school should fall snort of this.
with seven children under my guidance
stand agLast before this great problem, awcd
on the one hand by fraternal and patriotic
responsibility. and menaced on the other by
tie balefnl influence of an improyidcnt cdu'
cation. Had 1 Henry Grady's tongue, pen,
Influence and resources, Pu work reform
in D, pular education in the next half de.
cade or would wear out those mighty in
strunlents of his. We are glad to sec TIC Is
already mailing up finger boards that point
in this glorious direction, giving full in
dorsemcnt to what industrial schools we
| have and taking an unprecedented interest
| in the calm of those ''who guide the plow.'
This was written previous to Mr.. Grndy'f
death.-Ed.]
3, Labor that does not rise above the eye
servant standards incompetent, unsatis
factory and Improbable in agricultural pur.
| suits.
should be increased by actual weight test
Their night droppings amount to one ton OF
| splendid fertilizer to forty hens in twelve
months, to say nothing of their healtlfu
tribute to the table and that forty cash dol
chickens YOU think enough of to care for.
5. The best quality and the most prolific
results can not be obtained from milk ant
butter through the summer or warm season
unless you provide & cool temperature. IN!
channel can system for raising cream, Will
the convenicnt medium of cold we'll. water
(the temperature of WHICH it preserves to 8
comparative perfect eNtenD is the simplest
easiest managed, and beyond doubt, the bes
creamery on EARTH