. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. The x^GBictTLTUKAL Pkess.—One hun- dred years ago it was unknown, to-day it has no superior. .\nd as we enter upon our centennial year, it is with pride we refer to it. We mean when we say the agi-icultural press, those who write for the benefit of the tiller of the soil, and those papers published in the inter- est of the farmer. The farmer to-day has access to a literature as pure, as ele- vating and instructive for his calling, as any other profession. This i
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. The x^GBictTLTUKAL Pkess.—One hun- dred years ago it was unknown, to-day it has no superior. .\nd as we enter upon our centennial year, it is with pride we refer to it. We mean when we say the agi-icultural press, those who write for the benefit of the tiller of the soil, and those papers published in the inter- est of the farmer. The farmer to-day has access to a literature as pure, as ele- vating and instructive for his calling, as any other profession. This is the more wonderful, when we remember that fifty years ago, " book farmers," or sci- ence applied to agriculture, was sneered at by ninety-nine of every hundred far- mers in the land. Now "the farmer that has not one or more weekly papers on bistable, is going to the wall, "or ; It is a truism, he cannot grow nor sell and compete with the well read, well posted farmer. It is plain to us that in the future there is still greater achieve- ments for this press. The portals of science just begin to reveal the wonder- ful storehouse of nature to the tiUer of the soil. Chemistry just begins to shed its light on the first great occupation of man. Entomology, botany and other kindred sciences liave a storehouse of knowledge so full of interest to the tiller of the soil, that though the next centen- nial may seem a great way off, they will not have scarcely began to unfold their wonders, when our second centennial shall herald its coming with bells and cannon. See what has already been done in perfecting animals, fruits, flow- ers and vegetables! And yet no one can deny that we have but just entered this field of progress. It needs no prophetic vision to assure the farmer that his mis- sion is coming to the front, and that the agricultural press has but just begun its career. Onward to duty, is the watch- word.—^, a. Moss, Cltautauqua Farmer. Every Fab
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