Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-21
dred pounds. There ia almost 20 limit to

dred pounds. There is almost 70 limit 10
~hat can be produced on aby and il srth-
GENTLY fortified s-d properly tiled 1t Is
oOly by Intelligent use eff the underlying
principles Of azri2ultu;e that farmer can
oblsia large results. Our expert nentsi
stations in the different states are doing
grand work snd what they have already
determined in regard to plant food, the r.
q ai'ements Of the soil the value Of different
food ratio1s and the composition Of diffe,en.
fertilizers is worth more 20 the ccuatfy
han many times their cost.
WIN any one st all acquainted with IS
sicullure question that the product OF
farms could De increased ten per cent By an
Intelligent use of the prime pies establish d
by the experimental sistions. A more
abundant use of clover with no more ex-
pense in fertilizers Than now would TO-
crease most Of the farm crop, twenty hv-
per cent in few years and produce not
cnly more but better feed for milk cows
std growing stock. There are many ways
in which better methods would increase
,aa p,oduet Of ihs soil. Ia the great corn
belt Of the Wet where nature hss provided
the rt quire uents of plsnt growth SO lavish
~ the king Of the grasses does no. produce
thirty bushels per acre when It ought 10
produce ssyeuty. Ave. | have seen thou
sal ds of gctcs there On which he crop
Iuld have been doutlld BY bate. selet :
lion of seed. So here sld everywhere more
care USED in otts mig seed would increase
thn faro prciu.t' more thaa tige per cent.
std that would pay all the expense Of our
common schools.
| TIE value Of our far IL p:oiuctsia Maire
/, not far from lwenty-tr0 nil i)ns aud ~e
! s1pend less than ore and qu,it miillcn'
| for public instruction. Tank ther
! for momen. what the eSres 8
# teaching ag;icutl'e IN holr = week,
more cr lsss, woU D c.. pared with tie
| banefi 9 10 be Obtained, berefts not only 10
lua farmer hai 10 every consumer Of 1ood
But ssy soma, this iDs,'uclion is a!resi 3
provided for through the Board of Agricul-
tCre l. ia irds that tie hoard is discern.
! inating n.ucA kno aledse snd ilfjrmsti iii
! of great v.ue and are ding all they csn
with the means at hard gu, WIN We
consider h comparative, few that they
/ ?gach AMI induce by their instruction 10
1 adopt better methods we arc reminded OF
/ the company organized 70 hi d hun
! died nile r0ilfoai in The South As
! they were required by the charter
! 70 b gin work wihin 4 cersein time they
ssnt ore lore Iris! man who lEbJrt3 faith
| fully via A!s pix Aod shovel day after
! day sQi ia answer 10 come curious quef-
! tlener ststeI tha: if he had time euOush he
YOU'D comllet" tas o,
! Wh.n farmer has spsn. the bettor part
/ OF life using certsin me ids which biz
father .ud grandfather before him thong 4
were ii. ht II is iIiculi 10 inducs him TO
m lax 4 chsrgs. ln'ttuclion ia given with
/ far better eff :. 10 tee youag.
What should be tau2h? Til. problem
is pr b.bly solved ty Pref, Winsios s
tsx,-b0 4 recently published bus I have
no. had Ine glessur. Of seeing il.
Wat have heard q IN The su' oct
ha, bean ufg,i the Importance of 'ptchi1g
ch,nis'r, o1tsHy ard geology This il
rcgnis 30 ne dIes not answer thu pIrpoae
! 4 tl!} ectaemic .ur.e 10 The sciences as
usually laUg would MT ensb c a ma to
ioctea his crops by spCu d Of corn CT a
~ .hei 1t potatoes * 'ep. as the discipline
1 OF mad 0cud make him more likely 10
| ex4mlue euJ better nhie 10 tondlci h,s
uve- cations WhU We WA. IS 10 teach
I he principles less.opad aud determined
/ nv CUR eTpHtim u.si s.4j ros The qlestio !
he's sh3oid ma snbj .. be taught
| might be snsrefed ~ = stat. meat 80 ap;ly
! N 4de st the recent p,1srnsicai meeting 10
{ re- gard 70 teechi . ps:ci5a-m- "Ifyou are
,vucLsf ; GU vi d ard Il way to teach it y
| you'd ct iniEo!uce it a. ,he entire
.xa usina If any oEhfr 'ubj*c', neither
| 80, d add another burden to ths teacher,
/ bo1h OF thsse can be sv,i'ed
| Prot Il ,5rftscu called my it;erti0u a
vea- ago t. textbook wblci leaves ous 3
l,ge part # the mater Usually taken up
! b7 ari,nmetics and earnestly advocated the
| importance Of spending lees tim upon the
So 4ct aid using wiser methods of IL
sr4ct o..
r Gently Sup. Adrich OF Mass, pre-
| scented the ssrle IDEAS. Business men and
| live educators everywhere will agree that a
/ large part # tt tine now spent on this 50 D.
, isct ia lost except What discipline to the
miud is gsire3. which I woa By no mea 5
uodervalus, bl. believe as much can be OBJ
| tain d by s.ujyiug the composition OF the
soil, the elements which build up the p!snt.
| xhich of these ate contained by the soil in
| an available form and which must be sup
! piled ~ tie farmer, what feet cultivssins
the soil will have in masking plsnt food
available aud what efec, i. Will
have upon the growth Of the pls1t. The
| stu IS of these ard many other kindred
! questioas will do a. much toEsris develop
4 iug The miai as Euzzling over the double
iuie of ihtee.
| Some object to changing Al arithmetic
| tina: elntsins 40 much for o1e that couta' n
| lees, but we shonsd bear in mind that the
mountsin Of knowledge which looms up
before III, youth is constantly growing
| broader sni higher and whoever would
! sc.ls the top must DIVES. themselves OF
! every unnecessary weight.
TIE sooner the people understand that
agriculture is science as much
as suy Of the others and combines the gran
| duer Of ,hem all the better IL will ba for
every consumer of food and wearer Of
clothing.