270 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
This paper is worthy a careful, thoughtful perusal by all, but 
more especially by the agricultural student who desires to know 
why his work should be conducted in a certain manner to insure 
success; by those who desire to know the principles which un¬ 
derlie their calling and to farm scientifically and profitably. 
Mr. Tubbs said that he was glad the Professor had given us 
such an able paper. He believed that better mental culture was- 
of the most vital importance to the farmers of Wisconsin, and 
that if the advice given in this paper was heeded the most bene¬ 
ficial and happy results would follow. He believed in muscle 
culture also, as well as mental. 
Mr. Robbins did not fully agree with the Professor relative to 
labor and study. Thought physical development and mental cul¬ 
ture could go hand in hand; that the boy could labor daily a cer¬ 
tain number of hours, and apply himself to study a given time 
daily also, with more rapid development of the physical and 
mental powers than if each were trained separately. Said that 
the principles taught could often be reduced to practice when- 
fresh in the mind of -the student, by labor and application, and 
thus the perfect man and woman be developed. 
Mr. Anderson said facts showed that students could study and 
work alternately a certain number of hours each day with the 
best results. He believed the brain and hand should be educated 
at the same time when practicable. 
Prof. Carpenter said that the whole attention of the student 
must be given to one subject at a time if the highest progress was 
to be attained. He had followed the plow, and 'performed gen¬ 
eral farm work, and considered himself privileged te speak upon 
agricultural subjects from actual experience in the business. 
Mr. Williams thought farming should be regarded a profession 
as well as law or physics, and that young men should be educa¬ 
ted with a view to its pursuit the same as for other avocations; 
that the idea entertained that anybody could be a farmer, however 
uneducated or stupid he might be, was very erroneous, and that 
the sooner this idea was exploded, and farmers learned that edu¬ 
cated brains were necessary to success in their calling as in others,- 
the sooner would true progress and advancement be seen in agri¬ 
cultural pursuits. 
