Springfield Springfield Leader in Springfield, Missouri

Improved Farming and the Mind as Guide to Agriculture

The article argues that farming has entered an era of mental, methodical improvement with English reforms and American adoption. It urges farmers to become experimenters, adopt labor-saving machinery, and pursue soil enrichment, irrigation, underdraining, and better stock and crops, foreseeing farming as a respected, educated profession. It also includes notes on weed valor, cow feeding, grape preparation, and poultry breed recommendations.