The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-14

ference to more than one or two in my
reading of agricultural papers.
"Noviee."
There are a great many books in ex-
istence that treat of the various rural
TOPICS some few rather elaborate and COW
ering nearly all the subjects that are re-
lated to farm work and life, but by far the
greater number are by northen writer's
There is a vast number of books, large
and small, that treat of special subjects,
monographs, so to speak, and the most
of these are interesting and instructive.
A complete agricultural library now
would enhance many thousands of finely
made books, inside and outside, ranging
in size from that of Webster's Unabridged
down to the little 'Vade Mecum' of the
'Biddle' library.
We cannot name any work that i'm
one volume or in two that covers the whole
ground Of rural employment. The most
elaborate that we know or know of are
Londons Encyclopedia of Agriculture;
Flint's American Farmer: Aliens New
American Farm Book; Todds Young
Farmers Manual and Robinson's Facts
for Farmers. These are entertaining and
instructive, but cannot be esteemed as
especially helpful to southern novice who
is in need of plain, practical instruction
In fact, the most valuableshelp that novice
would find would be that TO be obtained
from current periodical literature in the
form of monthly or weekly journals that
are much closer to the farmer and his
every day work than such publications as
we have named. If farmer, as he starts
out in his work and decides that farm
ing is to be the work of his life. can af-
ford to avail himself of both periodical
and standard help and instruction. by ali
means let him do So 1t will not be money
spent unwisely while self experience must
be his great teacher still the experiences
of others can be made use of to very great
advantage.
There is hardly a subject relating 10 a
farmers possible work that has not been
dignified by some one north, south. east or
west in the shape of a special treatise. For
ty years ago the literature of American
agriculture was simply nought compared
to what il is to-day. Now the young man.
or young woman either, starting out in
life can make all due preparation for TAX
ing up the employment of a farmer Just as
would be the case in respect to law or med
icine. In all, experience is to round off
all acquirable instruction, anyway
If we were called upon to enumerate one
dozen books Of probable great value to the
young person entering upon the life Of a
farmer-in Southern Georgia say-we
should name the following: Johnson
How Crops Grow" How Crops Feed -
Whites Gardening for the South"
Fuller's Small Fruit Culturist," Oemler' $
Truck Farming" Harris ION the Pig
Flint's Grasses and Forage Plantsp AL
lens american Cattle" Warnings Book
of the Farm" Thomas Farm Imple-
ments," De Candolis "Origin Of Guilt
waited Plants" Stewards Feeding Ami
mails" These twelve books constitute a
small library of great excellence and an
intelligent study Of them will fit any young
man for following a successful system of
| farming.
AS we have said, though, the best help
for the least money is to be found in our
periodical journals conducted in the inter-
est Of farmers. They are more in touch
with the farmer and his current work. But
| IL must be borne In mind that after all no
man need expect to make the highest sue
cess in his calling, whatever IT may be, I'M
Gil he has had the benefit OF the greater
| neutrality-suspicious.