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TI1E ARATOR. 399 thus shown tho correctness of the position taken in our r. ;rt, t-at the h auccc 'tr! i; Locomotive Steam Plowing En lor of inventing the first ino" o belongs to Obcl Husscy, of Baltimore, Maryland, in tho U. S. of America. T. TILGILMAN, ; C. B. CALVERT, . V Committee. M. T. GOLDSBOROTGII, J HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE. BY L. DURAND. ; Betwixt the terms Horticulture and Agrlcul turc there is generally supposed to be a wide di vision of interest and meaning, and are invariably treated as separate sciences. This, in my opin- . ' . rri. i i ion, is uu egregiuua crrur. xnc iwu ivrma um ou intimately connected together that it is difficult to telUwhere one begins and the other leaves off. Many farmers seem to have an hhn fvt Agrieul- ture anu norticuiturc nave ro j ;;r::cmr.r or rj cial connection t ' ider. is ui.;U mistake on t! ! , fjr the two have a very spc cial and r1 : rc.t with each other. Agricul ture ;nj the iroprpvement and cultiva t: ihe oil, on the falta at large, in the van- .:?::!-? nf ornns rrrown. worthv of cultivation. . - O 7 ' ; J - : -- -- - J'orticulture may be called farming more refined j that is, garden culture, or the cultivation tf all classes of vegetables, fruits, flowers, fruit trees, &c. So that the farmer should not only learn to be a good farmer or agriculturist, but he should also aspire to be a good horticulturist by practice. AVhen the two are combined together with skill stand at the head of his profession. what an improved agriculturo and horticulture will have on the community at large m refinements and civilization. In fact, it .is one of the motive pow ' ers of progress towards refining and civilizing man, in which all may partake and 'be' benefitted.1 The improvement of the soil has a peculiar effect, or will have, on all who will engage in its cultivation. in the right spirit, to soften doWn the rough na ture of man, and make him a creature of patience, hope, and good works. True; this may not be the case, when the business is simply followed as a means to get a living and make money But when the mind and heart is.cngogcd with the hand labor to carry forward this business, then it is that the cultivator becomes a real improver of himself and hisjaccv For instance, whoever saw or heard of an improved agriculture or hoiticullcrc grov ing up and flourishing in a land of " Heathenism ; and .Idolatry ?" No one. What docs this (act prove then? It says, in plain words, thdt whero the cultivation of the soil is neglected, from gen eration to generation, that misrule, barbarUm and heathenism will take the place of civilization and the arts. " This fact can be abundantly proved by past ages, and, of course, the same rule and prac tice would again bring about the samo results in time. Agaiu the improvement of the soil brings with it all the various kinds of rural embellish ments of the day, which go to make up the hap piness of civilized society. In iact, it would bo difficult to name any special improvements of the ago which docs not havo its foundation from this source a3 a starting point. If these points aro true, then should not all feel an interest in pro-, moting these object j, which all are so intimately connected with ? Then, as wo have shown that not only f;:r:ncr3 rrl gardeners nro interested in ti ; u ;vclo :nont of the resources of the soil, but ti.e whole community at large arc orought in debt to this source, Of course wo expect that thoso directly interested in soil cultivation asi means of subject, than tho3C not directly in connection with it. But still there is a principle beyond the mere il dollar' idea and view of the subject which is worthy of attention and consideration. In this grasping ago we know the first question is, how much " money'' can wc bring out of it as a busi ness ? Our question now is, what is this business worth to us as an improver of morals, health, hap piness, long life, if'c? Let every individual an- Horticultural Review. IMPORTATION OF COTSWOLD SHEEP. Col. J. Wake, of Clarke Co. Vn., whose public spirited efforts to improve the Sheep Husbandry of .the country, have been 'eminently successful, has just received his annual importation of prize ani mals from the Show of the Royal Agricultural So- ClCiy Ol riilgiaim. mv uau uu vjvhumhj v otv ing this splendid lot as they passed through our city to the residence of Col. W., and can thus.speak of them from personal observation, as certainly unsurpassed, if equalled,' by any previous impor ttln nin-i ami Farmer. ' VV - The best rule of etiquette which wo ever read, is this : " All things wbatsoover yc would that men should do unto you, do yc even so unto them'
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