The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-02-22
What Shall the Farmer Read.

where hundreds Of thousands Of
printing presses are reeling Off page
after page Of printed matter; when
fortunes that would rival the
wealth Of the Caesars are made
and lost In q day; when great
waterways are being opened, and
underground railways undermine
continents, and change the destinSs
OF nations; when the Atlantic and
Pacific are narrowed into mere
straits and channels, and the pulse
of Lombard Street, London, is felt
not only on Wall ST., but in every
hamlet In this great nation OF ours;
when the greatness of mankind
are eagerly waging the battle of
life, each striving for portion of
the Immense wealth being created; /;
when every moment is counted as
golden and each function OF life
has its appointed time, then done
realize to our reading, the great
link that connects US in this great
chain of progress, must we give
great thought and attention. Not
only must we carefully guard our
time but we must use judgement
in our selection. We read to fit us
for our business to keep in touch
with the progress of the world, to
fit US for the free enjoyment of life,
and to fill our place in the moral
and social regeneration of the
world. Life has such deep sig
nificance in these days. We are
making history very fast. The
deeds Of today are lasting mighty
influence for all time. Our civili-
cation is 30 complex, so sointerrelated
that one life influences the living
of every human being. To keep in
touch with this ever changing, ever
shifting, but constantly advancing
civilization, the one great agency
offered US is the newspapers. Those
OF us who live at a considerable
distance from the office can not
make use Of the dailies. But an
excellent substitute is offered us in
weekly paper, Public Opinion.
This Sits the wheat from the chaff
and gives widely varying views on
nearly all important political, Soc
ial, religious, scientific and foreign
questions of the day. Certainly
the busy farmer, who is anxious to
be we'll Informed cannot well do
without it. 1t is the best paper Of
Its kind / know of.
The farmer has to deal with
many sciences, and to farm econ
omically, he must keep pace with
scientific relations. For the scien-
tific way Is natures way, and that,
Of necessity, is the right way. The
progressive farmer will read not
one only but several farm papers.
We each have our favorites but
there is one that no farmer, who
keeps a COW, sheep or horse, can
afford to do without, the Breeders
Gazette. In 1t, week after week,
are pictures of ideal types of all
breeds. BY CO instantly keeping 10
his minds eye, the ideal type, the
farmer will constantly strive to
bring his own stock up to that
standard. His eye will be trained
to note the defects and excelIencies
of each animal, and he will be en-
abled to weed out from his herd or
mock the Improbable scrub. The
tastes of our moneyed classes are
educated to such an extent that
they will not be satisfied with
scrub beef, mutton or pork. They
demand the rich, juicy cuts, and
they are the ones who have the
money ospend freely,and to whose
trade 1t is our interest to cater.
Not only must we keep the best
kind of stock, but we must know
how to feed it, economically y science
has thrown much light on this.
Prof. Henry has written a splendid
book, Feeds and Feeding, that is at
once comprehensive, scientific and
adapted to the most practical farm
ing. Armsby and Stewart also
have good works on this subject
but are not so complete or modern
as Henry. l feel confident that no
farmer OF Hooking County will join
In the disgusting cry against scien-
titic nomenclature. We haweaters
will not confess to 80 much stupid
ity and ignorance as to be unable
to grasp a few technical terms.
Terms that convey always the
same idea; that are absolute and
unvarying, and when once acquir-
ed will enable one to read intelli-
gently the best writer's. The most
able and reliable writer's use these
terms to convey their meaning be-
cause none other will do it so ac-
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