The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-11-25
SPLENDID ADDRESS
Treats Of Practical vs. Theoretical and Scientific Farm
ing Delivered By DR.. c. U Gravatt Before Farmers
Club al Port Royal, Caroline County.
OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS EVERYWHERE

A., ,, tins of the Farmers club OF Port Royal county
which nr Cir,,att i. the president and Mr. A. Turner secretary
un strong paper prepared by Dr. Gryat president read by him
the much prasun uha fine subject an"
presented such interesting style that we reproduce for th" benefit o"
PRACTICAL vs. THEORETICAL AND SCIENTIFIC FARMING
So m" IN % . "J TO M & "' ] iS Is SCI ,r al" s si q"
t 10 M f Ii i or 'ntnl To- he ehtrI- thought
S H tine dne , ~ @ M ~ @ r @ To- tlr oe in the hope that with
rr thai prs~ Which and greatly needed for
mptng such definition difficulty @9natToa % r at the l ai n ,
spoken poor farmer ana ano 1 SiH @
by the results the" obtain 'Tlt, ,lY. t |I9 many g h n"i and htiic
tween os following from o who adopt new and
many appear the OF our remarks yet moreH"F
and scientific at once excite & Ss'r'yoo1t & at opggon P%
theories practices good whereas there are probably NOR lgl
practice something would not do himself NotHl-tanins the
common theory arr all more or less un? brett IL l'" @ & 90 & M
ami such follow. This theory and smr. gentleman {" my
afy T birzrrs UPON by himself which venture
to eI Say df' 5 % not o ' % 1 ~ T % "o ' ] @rr-
d@ 5119' IN to l lt n % %. 1it see, a ut rn@~i
F1irnorc theory SO greatly promotes oer eutTiTs why should %
baue 10 auan Mn 80 },f og @ @ in 10 nrs the required time
nser' that ,,ealrt % |o1. T , % % a- nls5r yet the journey
might talk Win ehaeo oyg, M & & GapI-h - mnin might be- held
n]t ] the The 1', the ri & mo j si visionary 1ano word practical
ilrner delights 10 i- w., pI IEJ m ] trapiy
g theory on scant t s'd to ,% %ia
farmers difference -rI sh9ud9tsoE & by .ir"in' @ i @ Sd
practice established and those so using TINS kno@eg are Pa%a %
q.
In Ike manner there
farmers working experiment. stations Tor the benefit OF m acqu,ts ana
should mo- antagonsm but
understanding they the only farmers VINO are e''
Now having found them to be not iug"ar-
the advancement Oh
between te Paa ""' T'
Practical men in all occupations divided naturally divide themselves
the klu lnlhH eo'l, u
on perform
result perhaps forgetu OF his anatomy making
unS
because pacng the same art Ot"oa
ma his workmanship thal ms Dus
skill lt VIII 7l lie
engineers and mechanics oi all Kinds
wo the any hH, ora
LOLA foot on ADJUSTING
them securely and trimming the hc
durable the first
Would he finding aie passing from m DE oDigl 10 P'
ore o sklhul work himself r,.. +t ,,J,iro
note the
moor methods performing work fail fail apply technical knoW
edge fellows and belong to that class ol surgeons
who while Others operating
rareh1ly atiay skiIfuIy
ulan difference discussing o degree
which such knowledge and ski are applied
follows that all practical
Farmers saresli in kX Sta Buletn)
O mechanics
ms.enf, one winter expresses H. III t
teachings Ofagculun science VIII be @ be-
g
Il
prefer to Notwithstanding ec changed
whatever good ana
accommodating themselves toan altered
of to results thoughts
the LnOh pal unl"IN u" s'
in the Oltl