Show OUR RURAL READERS SOMETHING HERE THAT WILL INTEREST THEM farmers should the study of ii now how to make a good firth earth scraper crate for produce theory arid al ce the man who prides himself on being a strictly practical farmer breeder or feeder with no theoretical or scientific non nonsense sLue about him way mily do considerable harm barin by the force of his example the fact that he carries on his operations intelligently and full biilly y Is evidence that lie carries them on scientifically lie he Is then although it lie he way may riot not know it a scientific farmer farni or and unconsciously understands and carries out the hie very principles which scientific men me aie trying to impress upon the minds of the lie ignorant ind at which ile he scoffs such me men d du harm when they sneer at the ide idea a that theoretical edical or scientific if ic knowledge Is unimportant it may be unimportant to the man whose practice agrees in the main with correct principles but to the man whose practice Is not correct and never will be until be understands the principles which underlie it such an idea Is disastrous it if all men could or would conduct their v work ork on r right ight lines it would matier matter little whether they understood der stood the principles or not cot but nil all will not do CIO this most 0 of f then them must know the principle first or they will not persevere in the practice some will not anyhow let us by all means encourage the study of the theories jhc thc arios and principles which are back of correct brae practice tice in agriculture Stock stockman nian |