The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-09-10
Agriculture.



log parsuiw bss no business being farm
~. He must have . rsiarsl sdsptshiiity
Tor his sarrcendinss Tho siit Of making
the nost cod best Of svesy.bius. A Usr
shoss besst does not thrill ss the sight Of
green ihirss ssovine." ~hoss hesr 10
no, touched vi,h lore and syupsthy tov
ard the dash brnses BY which be 10 eur
rounded. 90 dependent upon him. zee nsv
er cot cot Tor farmer.
10 TACT. tbe uos farmer bss the sonl OF .
poet He SEES beauty 10 The lint Of the
SAY. 10 the srsss VI the Geld. 10 The hlnsh
Of ibe rose.
There 10 melody Tor him 10 The songs Of
buds snd The chip OF insects. He hesfs
Gods whisper 10 The trees, His laughter
10 the brooks and rivnlets. He sees
strength and life 10 The trees Of The wood
and 10 The growing crops.
he scouts sweet fragrance in the freshly
opturred coil. 10 the soft. gentle breszss,
in the falling rsindrops. He tsstss OF Gods
bounty aud knows He 10 good. He feels
Godt glory every where. Such 10 the %,
oral sdspssblisy for country lie.
Yet II takes more thsn poet 10 make
good isrmeL A msp msy enjoy nature 10
10 The fullest sense. and yet II he's no. be-, .
trained and educated II will pfoHt bin III
tie.
No one would think OF becoming o.
preacher. Doctor. . lawyer, . tescher or
mechs iic without spendios m uoh time
10 preparation. spd the sooner the educs
ton is beg On the better. A child showing
. nstnrsi sdsptsbility, . iondness for the
the pursuits 90 the farm. love OF veeets
BILE End animsl life. should begin to be I'd
uosted Ut once. He should take . foil
course 10 nsture studies - soon - be
learns to read. lie should be taught
about crossing plants and the life and bab
its OF animated nature.
10 the advanced course OF The New Jsr
sey public schools 10 agricultural chsmis
try. which cer,sinly would be Hne thing
Tor the farmers boy. only II comes too lste
10 the curriculum. - the average farmers
boy. who only attends school three months
10 The year, rarely reaches the advanced
course. Agricultural chemistry, 10 easy
langusg should be taught 10 our public
schools ~ soon ~ the child Yesches the
third reader. II be Ia going to make
farmer.
No wonder there ere failures In farm
lie when so many people hsve IN ides
that any body can be fsrmsil
Some OF the mistakes would be lsughs
BILE 10 tho extreme il they we're not 60 pitt
fol. knew . man once who vas 90 ignor
ant that be planted bis potatoes without
plouehing the soil. / knew smother Who ]
sowed his corn. A farmers vile l knew
Who thought her hens wanted to cit, be
'suse they we're lousy and sst around dy
Jog. She went 90 far % 10 purchase eggs
md place under them. and concluded II
must be On unhsAlthy business for hens,
lor they died and not 90 egg hatohedi
have known people 10 try farming who :
we're 90 ignorant that they scarcely knew
~ apple from . ounce. peach from 90
'pricot. turnip from . carrot, and who
,sve killed their poultry BY giving them ii
tale pickle from the pork Tub. and their
wine BY feeding them on Inns besn pods. A
q fact. htvs witnessed several failures :
q farm lie simply from lack Of educstion I
o The right direction.
II IL true that Q subscription 10 good "a
aiming periodicals. has put new life into d,
many farmer and bis wife and saved
benz from falling, yet some previous edo
stion and experience 10 necessary. unless
be person 10 very bright indeed, and hss
uch . love for bis work that be meets
'ith no obstacles.
hsve known some farmers With very lit
10 book learning Who have made success
farming. but IL US beososs they bad 81
sys lived on farm, we're trsined 10 1t,
I'D proated BY example and experience.
After natural sdsptsbility snd education
,mes industry. for did you ever know .
~ farmer 10 succeed7 / never did. In
roverbs. Kill, 4. We read: 1.-THE soul Of
10 sluggsrd desiretb. and hath potbine;
at the soul Of the diligent sbsll be made
l." Again 10 Proverbs, xiii, IL: "Wesltb
,tten BY vanity shall be diminished; but his
, that sstberetb BY labor shall increase. y.
gsin in Proverbs. xii. II: "Hs that till
b bis land shall be satisfied With bread"
gain 10 Proverbs, xvi. IA: As the +;
,os turneth upon its hinges. 90 doth The I
olbiul turn upon bis bed" ri,