St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-06

real Oi1oton and 065ec 81 1Mo aef1eul'
tural book or paper. That missloa y
not TO lay down Axed rule foe the
guidance Of farmers, but 70 enuneiate
principles which faraers can study
until they thoroughly understand
them, and then apply according to ~.
rying conditions and Circumstances.
In other words. Il u not the province
Of tho editor Of the paper or the On.
thor Of the book TO hitch and unhitch
farmers. NOR TO pour Information into
them - you would water into . buck.
OF. but 70 elucidste and explain the
general principles underlying the prac-
tice and constituting the science of
agriculture. In other words, not TO
tell the farmers how to do this or that.
but to show what II to be done, what
the end Is that should be gained, and
then let them make their own appli-
cation under the varying conditions
and circumstances Of the farm, the
country. and Of the season. No man
can afford to tell farmers in .
general way what to do or what not to
dc. The fact il. the farmers themselves
know more about II than does tho edi-
tor. even though he were spending all
his time on the farm. He might know
what to do on his farm md under his
circumstances, but would not neces-
ssrily know what WAS the right thing
to be done in the next state. in the next
county, or even on the farm I'd joining.
It Il in this light and with this object
In view that agricultural papers should
30 read; more for the purpose Of learn.
ing tho why and the how, more for the
purpose Of knowing the underlying
principle than the actual practice.
When you have explained fully the ma
ture Of the seed bed required. for i'm
stance, for . good crop Of wheat, the
conditions under which the wheat
should be sown. aud the kind of wheat
adapted to the particular locality. you
have done about al that can be done.
The farmer will know how to get that
kind Of seed bed and how 70 plant e
in that way better than any man Gan
tell him.
Books are al right In their place;
agricultural papers are invaluable and
essential to the highest success. but
they should b used - We use any
other implement, for tho purpose for
which they were intended, and not for
IN entirely different purpose. They
are mind Quickeners rather than train.
era. Their teachings should b taken
for substance Of doctrine. rather than
particular detail. They arc not guides
leading blind men around and show.
ing them the way, but rather every
day interests. suggestive rather than
exhaustive, teachers Of principles
rather than methodA Thus used they
are among the best investments that
can be made on any farm.-Walthaus
Farmer.
Advantages Of Dairyisg h sAs South.
From IN able address Of L. T. Nc.
Elroy. before the Georgia State Dairy
mems association, We extract the fol-
lowing excellent suggestions: 1t Is
conceded fact that cows do not do ~
we'll when subjected to extremes Of
cold or heat, but that . temperate eli.
mate or weather suits them hest,
hence better results in quality and
quantity may safely be expected. l
believe it 10 IN acknowledged fact that
we live on the garden spot Of the
earth for climate, temperature rarely
over % degrees or under 10 degrees.
Well. what else u necessary for the
dairy cow7 One very important thing,
the best dairymen tell ~. il plenty OF
pure, fresh water.
We have the old field sedgs grass Of
our fathers, which IL NO mean grass,
then We have the crab grass. These
two grow spontaneously. We eau
grow the famous Bermuda, the orchard
grass. the red top timothy and johnson
grasses and the different clovers, etc.
Then look ct our Aeld crops, corn.
peas, millet, sorghum cane. etc. All
~ good for ensilage - the world Of.
fords. Also We are ut the door Of the
c0ttouseed oil mills. whore we can
get cottonseed meal 1t the lowest
price. We SEQ from the dairy Stats.
tics 1t Warrington. d. C.. that IN ~.
erage from moro than 1000 tests last
year in Iowa gave only a7o butter
fat, which 10 1t least one per cent. less
than our average dairy COW, which
q large difference in the net income
per annum.
don't want to b understood @
meaning that We ara to abendon all
other pursuits Of IN Agricultural ma
ture for dairying alone. but to use
this - an auxiliary 70 or farms The
benefits are very apparent First, il
pays better profit on the investment
than anything ] know Of on the farm.
It puts money every month into the
hands Of the energetic farmer, and
last, but not least, We build up and inn
prove our farms % chat in . few years
they are really dou bled In intrinsic
snlu& which can b done only BY fer.
tilizing In this way. So long q PEG
pie are born with stomaehs and tastes,
there will be demand for milk, but
ter and cheese.-Colmans Rural
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