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asked of inanimate wee that he may himself become in some 
uth, 
Strange as the assertion may seem, there is many a “modern” 
scientist who dares not ehuncinte’} some of tligse simple truths. 
“The art of Agriculture consists in certain practices and esther’ which have 
gradually grown out of an observation and imitation of the bes — of nat 
or have been hit upon acolidants lly. The science of agriculture 2 thi Tati 
“Strictly considered, the art and science f agriculture are of equal age, and 
have grown together from the earliest nee Those who first ait ted win soll 
by digging, planting, manuring and irrigating, had their sufficient reason for every 
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has a theory upon which his practice is planned. No farm P ae ever conducted 
without physiology, chemistry and physics, a any more than an aqueduct ora rail 
Way was ever built without mr de and mechanics, Every successful farmer 
is, to some extent a scientific man. Le hrow away the knowledge o 
nd t edge of principles which constitute his science, “and he has lost the 
elements of his su: arm ut his reasons, his theory, his science, cal 
vi ; and these — agriculture would = —— failure with 
as d cope = oe destitu 
executive skill ” p is the b rate a mn p whoaffectto glory 
the sufficien cy i that the pclae is based upon 
of practi 
Foe ge nae which is the only safe guide. But this is a one-sided view of the matter. The 
ory is also based upon experience, if it be truly scientific. izi 
i is not i 
nm admits. 
the Has oa gt facts Atak when submitted to a fertile imagi ation and well 
ced judgme of A scientific theory is intended for the nearest possible ~~ 
proach to the truth. Theory is confessedly imperfect, becanse our knowledge @ 
fiteseitin 
«'Seletice vaca in effecting its progress, essentially the same meth 
are used by merely practical men. Its success is co commonly more rapid 
liant, because its instruments of observation are finer and more apis handled; 
because it operas More industriously and bene peter 
wider and more fruitfal experience, because it usually brings a more cw 
te and compat 
and so to See bend discuss the methods 
as far all 
investigation that the conclusions given shall any individual authority, 
but that the student may be able to judge tial of th their validity and impor 
many cases fulness of detail has been employed, from a convictio® 
ce. In 
wat an acquaintance with the sources of information and with. the processes DT 
ived at, isa 
