Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-16

scientific principles on which liz inhnr
y placed must rise In his nrofession
peihg forced up IA it were hy His dnii
anu ignorant compeers. II is generally
admitted that good education is a most
useful sequiremtnt In any other occupn-
n ,,.,I,, lehuering tue possessor, when he
utlliEes his talents Alright, mere useful.
contented and prosperous man.
IN all professions thorough training
Is necessary TO success. In architecture,
surveying, engineering and navigation,
uehulte Instructions lead the student on
10 safe knowledge of the art: vet fhr
TURNER'S are not supposed 10 have or to
require any idea of liked principles, many
Iesaru the whole business as entirely in
u,epeh9ent OF liked rules, not TO be
brought in subsection to order or rensou-
able certainty; but examination Of the
whole subject shows clearly it Is as ca
pable of being reduced to system and
order and being taught us other appli-
cations Of science.
This popular error arises from false
estimate Of the principles on which agri-
cultural knowledge Is based. For MI.
though the. uneducated farmers often re-
ceive ample requital In abundant har-
vests, IN order to secure continued sue
cess, the higcst order of talents culti.
waited by thorough education Is re-
CURED. The progressive farmer must
be educated in the principles which un-
derlie his practice. He must he an ac-
curhte observer. He must be able TO
nnalyZe and compare experiments. There
fore he requires u knowledge of ehumis-
try, geology, vegetable physiology, min
eralogy entomology and botany. At a
meeting Of the New York Agricultural
association. the president in Il speech
said: The world is getting to reglize
that knowledge In connection with agri.
cultural industries Is the true elevation
of the race; That it is the great prere-
quisite to success; that there can be no
more eNcelling in farming thnu in any
other department of life physical, intel
lectunl or moral without IT,, that no man
can be power in this more than in amy
other profession or calling, until he has
learned the relations of his vocation. We
have too long UNDECIDED the lesson which
history, sacred, und protane has been
rehenrsing TO us, namely, the pre-neces.
slty of knowledge In connection with
labor. to useful development. knowledge
il power, and it Is only by minds en-
lightened that earth and all its forces are
made largely available; nowhere do
creative taste yield creative power and 50
readily and surely ripen the conceptions
of the mind into utility and beauty Us
on the furm.'
chanlcal colleges, as are AZ present con
Quoted, institutions well adapted for the
purpose intended, namely, 10 educate and
ht young men for the business Of farming,
and to inspire their minds with the higher
views and better and brighter ideas of
the profession. At these colleges where
study and labor alternate. the student
is correctly instructed IN everything per
taining to agriculture. lie also receives
an excellent training in puuctunlity,
order, obedience, industry, habits of In
qniry aud dOcilty In the requirements
Of knowledge, which cannot fail to be
of great benefit in after life, II is said
that through the influence Of our ugri-
cultural colleges In the advancement Of
knowledge during the last few years the
status Of the Southern farmer has been
greatly improved.
And us the subject Of education now
commands attention the prospect bright
ems. The time * now approaching, when
as an agricultural country this country
viii be referred to as one of the most
progressive IN the world There H. how
ever, one error in our public school sys-
TEN In not teaching the rudimeuts of
agriculture, especially in the rural dis.
trcts, and we hope that public opinion
viii soon bring about change in this
respect Then the young men intended
for farming will be better prepared to re-
ceive instructions at the agricultural col
lcgCs, for the act of learning becomes
dstustelul to those whose early education
has been neglected. Their first attempts
Mt comprehension are painfully luborious
and they prefer 10 avoid the task and "a
enjoy those simple pleasures 10 which
they have become attached. Those hay
ing previous knowledge derive more
nenett from lectures explaining scienli
ic principles than those who know moth.
ing about it, since they can at once grasp
what is meant and more easily under
stand the principles involved.
Farm homes might be made more at.
tractlye than they generally are. But be
il observed, however, that true hOme.
attractions do not consist so much IN
large, expensive houses with elaborate
furnishings aud extensive pleasure
grounds, as IN cheerful aud tasteful ar,
rangement and tidincss. The lack OF
social enjoyment is some times the cause
of much discomfort at farm homes. II
is very evident folly for parents to give
their children the advantage OF liberal
education, without recognizing the fact
that these very advantages call into life
Il now set of wants, which II not prOvid'
ed for at home will certainly be sought
for elsewhere. Therefore, II becomes The
duty Of parents not only 10 encourage
hut TO make provision for the social EN-
joyment of their sons and daughters.
The agricultural classes do not have
Il fur share of representation in our legls'
latures. This doubtless Is due in n great
measure to their want of education, fol
which the farmers themselves are large,
w 10 blame. Before they can be raised
to the position they should occupy pOliti'
cally, they must be raised intellectually
and socially. The men who produce tile
wealth of u nation are the best judges
of its worth and are best qualified IL
watch over that which has cost them SC
much.
THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE.
In the whole range of human eGor;
there Is no more inviting field than agri'
culture, yet no field OF anything like the
same Importance has been neglected, mol
is there any field that affords such ample
grounds for improvement, with so many
points and objects OF special Importance
that may be taken up and worked out
There is a bright prospect for agriculture
In the United States. We are progress
ing. year by year we are coming nearer
10 that system Of farming, which prevails
among the tenant farmers OF England
and Scotland, where agriculture is thu
most aristOcratic of all pursuits. IL Is
moi brobnble that here, where every
farmer may he lord Of his own land il
will soon become the most respected OF
all calings.
our climate is well calculated for thu
breeding and rearing of live stock for
which the demand is constantly inereas-
ing Our annual exhibitions Of livestock
We think compare fayorably with any
Of the Kind In any other country Our
dairy products are becoming more per