Year: 1870

ningI one or two Of these who usually at
tehd were absent, but quite number Of
new faces were seen.


EssAY--by G. F. Small, Esq.
What can we do to make the business of


farming more attractive and popular,


In order to have more of our cntcrpris-


ing young rien engage in it as an occu.


patton, from choice


First, We must commence with the
boy at an early age and Inspire his mind
with the desire to cultivate the soil, and
become successful farmer. The parents
can do very much to bend his mind in
this direction, they can place before him
inducements sure to attract his attention,
such as giving him piece of ground to
cultivate and allowing him to dispose CT
the proceeds as he phases, and trying to
have him excel in doing it.


Don't say to him, you do not need an
education to be farmer, but say: We
want you to get good thorough knowledge
of all useful branches, not that you may
be lawyer, doctor or minister, but that
you may be the better fitted to make a
good farmer il your mind leads you in
that direction


A man needs greater knowledge of
the sciences to fit him for first rate prac-
tica farmer than for most Of the profess
sions.


would not say one word in disparagc-
mcnt of any other occupation for we need
them all. But the farming interest is Of
Tar greater Importance than any cther,--
as it is from the soil that all Of our real
wealth proceeds, and farmers and mcchan-
les are the only producing classes; this
being the case we should throw around
these pursuits every possible attraction to
lead our live young men to engage in them
as a matter of choice, rather than Of nee
cssity.


The farmer has been regarded in time
past as the man of all work and little
brain power. we'll remember my early
impressions of him when looking at the
pictures in the old Spelling Book where
he is represented as dressed in an old
slouched hat, heavy boots, patched shirt
and uncouth pants, and with his whole
bearing as awkwar as possible.
This has been the idea which has been
given OF him. and is it strange that boys
should dislike the idea of becoming farm
ers?


Second. Many men now, and more for.
merly put off on the boys all the old,
clumsy tools about the farm-"anylhing
is good enough for boy" was their motto
and be went from his work in disgust
when it was done. Some arc beginning
to look at this in better light now, and
furnish good tools for their sons to work
with, to their great improvement.


Forty years ago if a boy was attending
higher grade Of schools than common it
was considered as matter Of course that
he was fitting for a profession, bu now
we have Agricultural Colleges and schools
whose business it is to fit men for farmers,
and | hope before long we may have
at least one such school in
every county in the State where our son,
may make themselves scientific farmers,
and also be made capable Of filling the
highest offices in the country,


Then more of our young men would
stop at home and make our own State
richer by their enterprise.


Mothers may do much to make farmers
by teaching their daughters not to dcspise
their attentions but to strive to make them.
selves capable of filling their places in a
farmers household and as farmers wife


In conclusion, let us have our boys at
tend aud become interested in our Farm.
ers' Club.


Diecussion--Topic How to manage the


Dairy-Sec. 2nd and 3rd.


II. D. Bryant. passed last evening
with a man who makes and deals in what
is called "gilt edged butter, and also
deals in what are called "common daires.
The first brought from 4S to "a cents
the other from 80 to 81, last week. One
great point, he said, in the first, was the
milk was always skinned before it com
menced to thcken, and churDed once il
two days.


A. Il. Bailey. Cows get into dairie'
sometimes that if they do not ruin the
dairy will the dairyman in a very shor
time. The starting point in paying but
ter-making is good cotos. | prefer turn
ing COWS at night into the same pasture
occupied ia the day to keeping in barn
barnyard or small yard for the purpose


1t is more cleauly, and, what is grea
point. returns the manure to the soil from
which the feed was taken. No COW shoul'
be whipped or doggcd in the least, as i
is very injurious to the quality of th'
milk. | put all my milk into large cal
and stir it up so as to make all the cream
rise alike The milk room should b.
large and airy, and situated on the nortI
side of the buildings where it will be coo
and shady. The milk room should b
ventilated at the top. Every milk room
should have good thermometer, aud
should be used, too; 55o , is the prope
temperature in warm and 62 in COLI
weather for cream to rise in the larges
quantity and least time. All milk shoul'
be SKINNED just before souring, and shonl
stand at least "a hours bef re churning
leo should never be put into cream
buttor. but used to cool the water to COG
the cream and butter. !,


claim no person ever made striotl
6rs, ass article of butter and worked