The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-27
Talks With Farmers.

Hoard's Dairyman says that one man
gave as a reason for not taking the paper
that ne knew all about dairying already
and that the paper could teach him
nothing. The editor says that such a
man, one who knows all about dairy
ing should be an invaluable man on the
editorial staff. There are thousands Of
these 'know-it-all" men all over the
land. We would like to see a farm paper
run by this class of farmers. 1t would
be equal to Puck in the way of amuse,
ment. Why do not some of these men
who know it all tell some of us poor
fellows, who admit that we have a great
deal yet to learn, how to farm and raise
cattle for dairying? Why do they hide
their light under busheI? 1t reminds
us of a college professor who once asked
student to define life. The student
thought awhile and then said, 81 did
know, sir, but really l have forgotten"
How sad" said the professor, 1.-The only
man who ever knew what life is has for
gotten it, And the fact is that the men
who think they know all about farming
that can be learned, have probably for
gotten or never knew as much as the
rest of us. Human knowledge is not yet
complete in any line of study, and this
is particularly true of a business that
deals with nature, as that of the farmer
does. She lets her secrets out little by
little and only to the earnest student
and observer, and hides them from the
man who thinks he has discovered them
ALL The fact is that the most unsuc-
cessful farmers, as a rule, are these men
who know all about it, and the men
who are making the greatest success in
farming are the men who read and OBJ
serve most closely, and who realize that
there will always be q great deal more to
learn. Brains in agriculture Will always
beat conceit and ignorance.
1t costs too much to allow the people
OF this country to get valuable ANIMALS
and other periodicals at reasonable post
age rates; the express companies have
too much influence to let US have a par
GELS post through the mails, and yet all
the time the plunderers were getting
their millions out OF the Postofflce De-
partment, while its inefficient head knew
nothing about it, and said that the rob
berry was all hot air. NOW that the
report of the Investigations OF frauds III
the department takes millions OF words
merely to tell OF it, and it is claimed
that the Investigations are complete tho
American Review of Reviews says th'-t
we have outlined the main shores Of
this sea of corruption, and they are we'll
aware that there may yet prove to De
some UNEMPLOYED bays and inlets. The,
are also aware that they have not alto
cether sounded the depths of the sea-"
Now let the punishment OF the wrong
doors be swift and thorough, and the
people will believe in the sincerity of the
investigation. 1t is evident that there
has been enough stolen to have more
than given the public all they need IN
the way of postal facilities. People in
foreign lands can send parcels and have
them delivered here by mail at a small
part of the cost that a citizen OF this
country would have to pay for the same
service 1t is time that the people We're
served instead of the express companies.
Let us have parcels post, and let the
farmers tell their congressman that they
want it, and want the cheap postage on
printed matter that they are entitled 70.
Parcels post is not an experiment, but
has been demonstrated to be 2 success.
Only the opposition of the express com
panies and the Indifference of Congress
prevent its adoption in the United
States