Show x ia what constitutes Const mites a farmer wj u I 1 fl r i U 1101 IP tl from the contains I 1 some very excellent I 1 stig slig suggestion si I 1 i in n rel rei relation atlon to the science of 0 agi agriculture f culter the science of agriculture is made up ofa whole group of science sy whose theory and applications the farmer must understand and practice if he would be toaster of bf his profession fes res sion slon r he must know something of chemistry to understand the treatment of the soil and the composing and use of manures he must understand botany to ta manage all the vegetables grains and fruits which he grows mr brows aws ile he needs physiology and medicine to 0 treat his animals well in health and sickness if lie he has a thrashing machine or mower he needs some acquaint acquaintance ince with the principles of motive power in the construction of bf drains he must apply the princ prine ples pies of hydrostatics 3 and to some extent of hydraulics too we give these facts as is illustrations of our meaning not by any means moans as exhaust exhausts exhausting i what mi might lit properly be e said on this matter the ile is the farmar farmer needs to b be a e f a genius in almost everything if be he would stand at the head olms it wa kasnot snot our purpose however hb wever when we penned the headin heading of tei micle article to sav much on these grave themes the rutes rufes it was an humbler to topic pic pir that tempted our pen we wish to exhort our reader readers to beco become m e well skilled in all the minor operations which eh the management of the farm and garden involves what we mean two examples will show 1 mr A is a farmer and bothin nothing else if A a strap breaks in a harness he sends bends ims two miles to bave have it mended if a horses leg is bruise he will not treat it himself but bat sends fone font for fora farrier his beehives need repair repairing inz and andee he hires a carpenter to do what a ver very y little skill would enable him to do for fot himself he cannot r ot even mend an old sled or repair a broken backed rake without foreign aid he is a good farmer he keeps his hii implements in good condition too but it is at great expense mr B is another sort of a man lie he is as good a farmer as mr A but bub lie he is limber ali all and elastic too all the little jobs about the does himself or teaches his boys to do he can roof a house he can hoop a barrel or he can dig and wall a well he can build a sled put a apoe into a wagon wheel graft or bud a fruit tree or make a new harness out of an old one with an awl a waxed end and a bit of leather if he attends a fair he sees the point in the improvements that are on exhibition and he be can apply many mandof of them to his own work without any futher aid we wil wll will I 1 0 go o but little further oar readers see what we are at t we hope they will themselves be and bring brinz 21 up their sons to be men who will have some skill in everything here are some reasons for this tion which we will give at the risk of making his article a little longer 1 almost albot every farmer will need this kind of skill not conein a thousand and will live so near a village there are skilled mec mechanics harV a as s to be able to use their aid at a all ail I 1 times sewer e av e r still aill will 1 farin farm on so so large a scale as to emd emt drace frace all the these se trad trades 8 ia in the force employed on the their 1 ir own grounds gronn 1 ha H will need some sonae skill himself 2 such sach skill renders i its possessor mare more independent the s sense ense of such sueh independence ap iy a great preat comfort comfor t its exercise is sometimes a great advantage 3 it saves a great amount of time and money we knew a man kholost who jost josi lost a whole days time and in money oney in ln te following 0 way A apart art of the hati harl barrners barriers leps was taken a away w ak he iid eid had mot enough tact and skill to repair it with a at alpe piece ofa rein or halter baiter 4 it will develop talent in m many aily ally perso persons ps where it now slumbers useless and powerless the exercise in mechanical skill furnished by the farm has awakened the mind of many mady a routh who has dipene d into a noble and lind mav skillful 1 ils lis artist but we hae said sald elou enough b give we the boys and girls a go good od chance e to cultivate their powe powers rs in a practical way you can hannever never pred predict ct what treasures you will find nind |