The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21
In Add ress or WcIcOn,r Delivered
Before the Farmers Institute
HeId ~ Jasper. Wed nesday.
NOv. IL, 1890, by w. T.. Cox.

Il " - exceedingly gratifying 10 he ae-
lsIgned The pleasant duty Of welcoming
these people 10 = participation il tho en-
ljoyms@nts aud festivities of this day. and
u u esperiSily pleasant ~ BE- the hear
er of such weIcnue - flows from The
heart Of friend to friend. and from broth
er 10 brother. Therefore. IN tho name
of 4,UOU farmers OF Dupois county, 1
greet and welc'me yon % our nidst.
Amongst thr many hens tirisi acts passed
by the Log isIstur~ Of 'sy. there was nne
which IN my mind overtowera al othera
In benefcent results. which. " follow ed
out. will necessarily reenit fherefrom
The Farmers lnstitute. having tor iis oh
jrct the bttterment OF the agricultural
classes ~ the State OF Indiana Designing
and aiming 10 see II some means can not
be devised whereby the suffering condi-
'tiou 0f the farmers can be relieved. IL
this the toiIing hardy handed sons OF
toll have long been slack while appa-
rent prosperity has flooded their path
way vet their road has not been sire n
with h0wers, shining with that respleud-
ent splendor, which is to-day character
lizinR all the great Institutions extsnt In
our land. While on the one hand appa-
rent success has followed in their wake,
yet II by no means follows that the fas m
ers have reached the rme Of their am
billion In farming. Farming is = science
ae We'll as mathematics. grammar or an,
other branch OF mental stud, 30 long a.
the science of farming is nissun.lersiood,
leo long will the rural disliicis be in 4
| state Of depression. IL 10 rare excep-
) ton 10 hear II said that that man il 4
! scientific farmer. Why not have Il =
/ proverbial expression. resounding from
: every hill top in our county ? II the
Q farmer will cultivate his farfn IA scien.
tifically as the singer will voice, or
the sculptor his cbisel and mallct
while using 1t upon : block cl
marble, we would see the golden
grain waving before the xephyrs
of the evening breezes upon fieIis nov
: presenting only . barren waste 10 tht
Q travellers eye. II 10 largely owing Il
!. tho lack Of the farmer 10 understand ho '
10 expand his farm 90 as to accomplish
!, the greatest good from the smslles
!, !, amount Of labor. By means OF such in
Z stitutes and assemblies - this, wher,
= y questions pertaining to farming ans
= farming interests are discussed. we vii
: arrive at and solve these questions o
: vital Importance, pertaining 10 the farm
= ler's interest.
D The law yer, doctor, minister and ID
g school teacher, and I'll other professions
e. lmen have their Institutes and popuIa
. gstheriDys where the great questi On
ARE discnssed pertaining 10 each clasl
N N ethods are presented. theories are dis
q cusaed for the advancement Of tine mean
Il for which each class ID directly aiming
Ideas have resulted from these pcpu Ia
gatherings which have been brighte
- than 'apples OF gold in pictures ofsiIver.
= = Revolutiopizing the old methods, givinl
y Ito the world new and more sublim
y ones. Why not the same results foliov
1.-THE farmer's institute? II IL . principl
lin philosophy that there IL strength 4
7lunion, aud weakness In division. Th
)slchAnces are moro favorable for 100 me
- welded together By common ties, cs
u mented BY unity OF interest In accom-
Ipliahing . certain purpose than 10 me
n would be. By attending these instI
- ltutes, giving them your hearty and ca
II Iergetic approval, where these question
Y, are raised and discussed. that wiIlawak
len an interest Ia yon, that you may carr
into vour fields, surely you will BE- ampl
- paid therefor.
,9l On behalf Of the tillers OF the soil Z
: Dubois county, We welcome you 40 =
society, into our midst.
IL The farmer can by experiment Ia
olcresse the productive power OF his lane
''VvIhe has gained to the extent OF the n
! crease Of his production.
VI IL be is unable TO anaiyze the element
of his soil, be 10 likewise unable 10 e.
tend the capacity Of farming to tho full
}7lest extent.
,6l Soil like oil the other great element
-Iof nature, is peculiarly adapted to som
10 9lsgricultural products; while on Ii
lother hand our agricultural products ar
"a peculiarly adapted to : particular kin
,,slof soil. When these likes and dislike
,osre thoroughly understood, We will &c
every glade and glen shining like ID
= first rose Of summer, adorned with elf
giant fruit, and enameled all over wit
u the most beautiful cereals.
's In behalf u the laborers OF our couu
-lty, we welcome you to our midst.
n On the statue OF our farmers hang
he condition Of all the great industrie
,4of our land. farming is the beaco
j2Ilight around which al the other sate
-Ilites Of labor revolve In their turn. DE-
,sIpress tho farmer, and you depress III
mechanic. Enslave the farmer, and W
y will enslave I'll othera " no are followin
= The divine injunction, that BY The swe
olof thy brow thou shalt earn thy livini
. Labor Is heavens great ordinance "a
4 human perfection. The gigantic Quel
ltion which IL nov confronting the farm
l3lers, and one that Il Of vital importanC
)Olto HE interest, 10 how can his labor b
ii moro productive than II is? I, is III
Is farmers capital his currency which
gives In exchange for articles which b
70can not produce. II be can
,0tho same amount Of labor, double n
= productive power OF his lands, that
,O What be IL most dcsirious OF doing. I'll
means Of accomp plishing this IL matte
LOT little consequences 20 the farmer. a
l6Icept 10 be - economical as possibl
u lie can not do Il BY greater energy (
---|efTort OF labor.
l4l Tko o~ta..ss ~ - ~ts.t -.