The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-02
FARMERS, INSTITUTE.

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what is known in political econo-
my as divisions of labor" or
the partition of all human activi-
ties into innumerable branches,
individuals who are best adapted
to certain kinds of work, either by
inherent talent or by training,
pursuing that labor to the exclu-
sion of everything else, even
though it's sphere be ever so cir
cumscribed. Acting upon this
idea, degree of proficiency is at
tanned which, were the individual
to attempt all kind OF operations,
would never be possible; and by
an exchange of the products of
their enterprise, each person Sc
cures the best work of all the 9TH
ers.
Accordingly we see, IN order
that each class may become as
proficient as possible in it's chosen
sphere, numbers of expedients de-
vised whose object is to show by
an exchange of experiences, the
manner in which to obtain the
best results for that class. We
have associations of artisans of all
kinds, scientific men, railroad
men, teachers, who have their
Teachers Institutes" and many
others. And now the farmers, in
order to keep pace with this new
and improved order Of things have
organized an association known as
the Farmers Institutes" whose
scope, we presume, is similar to
that of the Teachers Institutes. !"
AS we understand it, their object
is to demonstrate practically the
the best methods of farming.
We are uniformed as to whether
the farmers actually meet and ex-
change their experiences or wheth-
er their researches are conducted
through the medium of newspa-
pers and other publications; the
manner of procedure is a matter
of small Importance.
In this connection we would
state that the retirement of our
late Commissioner of Agriculture
and county man, the Hon. R. T.
Nesbitt, in our opinion, was q
great misfortune to the farmers Ct
our state. His ripe experience
and keen observing powers de-
rived from long practice, were,
through his Bulletins" in the
newspapers and elsewhere, fund
of valuable information for our
agriculturlsts. We do not mean
F, to disparage our present Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, but he is a
new man and will have to learn,
and the present condition of our
farming population will not admit
of delay in efforts to improve it.
A most valuable adjunct of the
Bureau of Agriculture is the
State Experiment Station neal
| Griffin, and it is largely through
this that the hest methods are OBJ
tanned. Away with the imbecile
plea of economy that would ban
ish all of these essential agencies
for the advancement of agricul-
ture, from the realm of the state s
protecting and fostering care.
| If the Farmers Institutes" dc
nothing more than to induce our
rural friends to desist from plant
ing all cotton, then indeed may
they be called blessed. With the
present ruinous price of that sta
pie, which will continue as long as
the present plan is pursued, unless
a crop should prove to be a fail
ure, there can be no prosperity
for our section. "Never put all
of your eggs in the same basket, y
is a trite saying, but one founded
in wisdom nevertheless. If cot.
ton in the south brings a low
price, then all departments of in
dustry anguish; but if wheat
corn, cattle, &C., are also raised
the failure or low price of any one
is not so acutely felt.
/ Success to the Farmers Insti.
| tutes."