The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-05
Farm Liternture.


In our last issue we made mention of
the latest bulletin of the Georgia expert
ment station, No. 80, devoted exclusively
to cotton.
During the past week several other
southern stations have sent out bulletins
possessing more OF less value to southern
farmers. gardeners and fruit growers.
Intelligent farmers should avail them
selves Of these substantial helps to their
work for most of them are helpful, at any
rate are interesting and suggestive.
Never before in the history of the world
has that class of literature helpful to ru-
raj life been SO abundant and OF such
practical character as it is to-day. And If
may be said with truth that it must be a
very poor and trifiing topic that has not
It's quarto Of type matter devoted to 1t
and readily accessible to the inquirer who
seeks tc begin with the knowledge that
accumulated experience of others has rem
dered it possible to do. One in starting a
new venture in farming or horticulture
needs only to make a simple inquiry and
he can get the benefit of instruction from
practical men who have gone before The
man who decries OF ridicules book learn
ing IS much IL error and much behind the
times.
There is very little theorizing in farm lit
erature now. 1t deals mostly with fact.
Our experiment stations have accomplish
ed much in olevating the character OF ag-
ricultnlal literature, in giving to it that
tone of 'practicality' and positiveness
that naturally induces a profounder res
pect thar such literature had possessed
previously There was too much loose
writing by amateurs, little qualified for
giving positive instruction in farm mat
Of ha oil
editor to disseminate useful knowledge
Tor those engaged in filling the soil, and
now he looks to the experiment stations
to provide him with that correct infor-
nation worthy of being disseminated. AS
time elapses, the teachings of the expert
ment stations must of necessity, prove of
great value to the young farmer who is
intelligent enough to avail himself of such
help. And 1t is only the intelligent reading
farmer who will stand anything like fair
chance in fighting the elements of nature
for the purpose of winning her valuable
fruits.
The latest bulletin of the Arkansas sta
ton is No "A. Its As pages are devoted to
vegetable Gardening" Brief directions
for growing the different vegetables are
given ana the best varieties named. In the
absence of more elaborate directions the
young gardener who has had no experience
can get considerable help from this bulle-
tin.
The Alabama station since the first of
January has issued bulletin Nos 76, q and
rs, No rs, % pages, treats of Experiments
With Cotton
No. n, 8 pages, is entitled THE San Jose
Scale. A warning to the fruit growers of
Alabama. The tomato worm; grape leaf
hoppers; cabbage worms" No. Is sets
forth Cooperative Fertilizer Expert
ments With Cotton in 1896"
The Florida experiment station has is
sued recently bulletins No. 81 and IS. One
treats of the cultivation of the pineapple
at Myers and the other is devoted to to-
bacco growing.
Any interested reader of the News who
wishes a bulletin referred to here, can Sc
cure it by making application to the direc-
tor of the station that issues it.