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T h u r s d a y an d F r i d a y w e r e tw o a a lo v e l y a n d p l e a s a n t d a y s a s th e m o s t a n x i o u s frien d o f th e S o c i e t y c o u l d d e s ir e . W e a r r iv e d o n th e g r o u n d a b o u t n o o n o f ' T h u r s d a y , a n d w e r e a g r e e a b ly d isa p p o i n t e d in behold.- in g th e la r g e n u m b e r th a t h a d a l r e a d y c o n g r e g a t e d . T h e fie ld s , o r c h a r d s a n d r o a d - s i d e , w e r e cr o w d e d w ith h o r s e s a n d v e h i c l e s o f a ll d e s c r ip t i o n s , from th e le v i a t h a n o m n ib u s d o w n to t h e lit . tie g i g . W ith i n th e e n c lo s u r e s w e r e a la r g e n u m b e r o f h o r s e s a n d c a t t l e a s fin e a n d s l e e k lo o k i n g a s a n y o n e n e e d to b e h o l d . In d e e d , w e d o n o t rem e m b e r o f s e e i n g a t a n y S t a t e F a i r a la r g e r n u m b e r o f b e t t e r lo o k i n g c a t t l e th a n w a s to b e se e n a t th i s F a i r . T h e r e w e r e n o t a s m a n y h o r s e s p r e s e n t a s w e e x p e c t e d , b u t so m e o f th o s e th a t w e r e th e r e w e r e o f a su p e r i o r k in d , o f w h ic h w e sh a l l s a y m o r e b y a n d b y , To the Ladies of Winfield, the Socie ty is indebted for much o f the attrac tions of the Fair. T h e y , turned out Tnassa—not in a superfiuous abundance o f ,o u t w a r d a d o r n i n g o f srik s , c o l l a r s , ru M e s , g o l d r in g s , p in s an d other jew e l ry ! but in plain neat and tidy dresses — such as best becomes farmers* wives and daughters— and by their taste and ekill the domestic articles were arranged in perfect order. W e prom ised to sp e a k again o f th e H o r ses— though, fe w in num b e r, w e be lie v e th e y w e r e ju s tly adm ired b y a l l w h o W itnessed, them . Our w o r thy Sheriff, L . C a R u v n , E s^ .,w h o ta k e s a l i v e l y in t e r e s t in A g r icu ltu r e , as w e l l as every th in g e lse th a t per tain s to th e best interest o f th e C o u n ty, •was th e r e w ith his span o f ^ e a u tiful greys. T h e y attracted th e atten tion o f an adm ir in g m u ltitude. J u d g e J . M A n g E u p , o f M a n h e im , w a s th e r e and took t h e P r e m iun as h a v in g th e b e s t s i n g l e C a r r iage H o r se on the ground. To M r . E . M organ , o f W in f ield , was aw a r d e t h e F irst P r e m iun, as ow n e r o f th e b e s t four year old C o lt , nam e d “ M a z e p p a M o r g a n .” A la r g e crow d gathered a round th is n o b le anim a l as s o o n as h e w a s le d on to th e parade ground. W e h e a r d it fre q u e n t ly rem a r k e d th a t h e w a s t h e best four y e a r old C o lt in th e S t a t e . H is e v e f y m o v e m e n t w a s p e r f e c t . A n d h e cam e as n e a r our “ beau ideal*’ o f w h a t should ^ n s t U u l e g n o b le and perfect horse, as a n y w e h a v e seen . W e w e r e so m u ch ta k e n up w i t h him th a t w e ventured to in - q^uire h is p e d igree and w e r e informed- th a t h e w a s sired by M o r g a n M ess>nger,w h o w a s sired b y o l d M o r g a n M e s s in g e r from Y e r - p jont— ^Morgan M e s s in g e r 's dam w a s K e n tu c k y H u n t e r — M aatzeppa M o r g a n ’s* dam •was sired b y th e old A m e r ica n E c lip s e o f L o n g Islan d . H e w e ig h s 1120 pounds. A large. Tent, w a s erected and Sm ith’s B a n d from IJtica en g a g e d to furnish th e m u s ic for-all-w h o w ish e d to tread th e *‘l ig h t fan t a s t ic t o e ,” a n d th e S o c iety w i l l rea li z e a handsome amount from this soijice. O n F r id a y ab o u t n o o n , a procession w a s form e d and proceeded to th e P r e s b y teran ch u r c h , w h e r e appropriate m u sic w a s djsr coursed b y t h e B a n d — P r a y e r w a s offeted b y R e v . M r . L u o a r r s , and th e n th e R e v , P . S . P r a t t , o f W in f i e ld , d e liv e r e d t h e fo l l o w i n g A d d r e s s , p r e c e e d e d b y a f e w re m a r k s reg r e t tin g th a t h e bad n o t bad m o r e , t i m e to prepare ope b e tter adapted to th e occasion , b u t w e th in k no a p o lo g y w a s n e c e s s a r y , as th e A d d r e s s w a s in terest in g , in s tru c tive and appropriate. ' A D D R E S S . . That is an interesting and important view o f human society, which contemplates the different classes of mankind and the various occupations to which they are devoted, in their respective relations to the different doparlments o f God's;, universal creation. Qod who made the universe made man also,, and he h^s ^d^pted the former field of study, enterprise and in 'iCi <J‘'* « fd - i ’ T T l ' j ; ; ' 'i.q \ ~ T ~ . . ' 4 . : ri',ij. iV - r ^ h r - A i ^ W r ■- ' j U i I j '*., u J fr -» i,!!o vj XC [ : :tv. o L V i T;i 1 ' ..‘i ' c j '.du ,Uv2- '.■'•V ii> ':v.vAh'ji u’k r i 'jS 'i uuC.-> n-:. ..f.': tf. T E f i M s - ^ | a ^ A ' y ; | : A ! R . ■ m M : A D y A M t J | ! and produce u t^ s ilsau ^ tuiuehahled toiasm o n „ J^variejty o f apparatus, rea, for the convenience, comfort o f the world.' ‘Thfe inefcaintilfi imissioned to estimate, m id eomr-f 16 . a n inff ni linesn I great field o f study, enterprise ap i provement, to the condition and DapaGities the latter, as being the m ost honored and sponsible part of His creation. T h e various pr ivincrs of the great realm qf nature seem also by design to have been committed for care and cultivation to as many dififerUnt idasseS o f human inhabitants. For the Creator Ji^s brought nothing Intq existei— tiohi? c tiing into existence whisk la 4 0 - p investigation ^aad age o f his ro-, res There is ho objept which, can f omC under the notice of man, which, i f proner- Ij ntiderstnod, will not discover marks o f wig- cYeatures __ will not afford manifest proofs o f the goc np-<s o f the 8unrerae Ruler.\ It is the businesi rtf man in hi«« b rief residence irt this world, t< d;-cover c -r^neies investigate, .illustrate and imprbv^j _ for the moral natqre o f man— in. his judicious and conscientioim treatment o f the religions seiisibilitiep and purposesj apd in the cultivation o f the public morals, virtue and piety, The seaman has . Ms appointment to traverse ione o f naturesls most vast and sublime provinces —the grand old ocean, and its .Connected ■waters. For “ they that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great Waters ; there see the works o f the Lord,- and h is i^onders in the deep.” 'While the a'stronomer explores the distant'heav ens, revealing their mysteries and glories to oUf wondering minds, and preparing for our u se,ex- I; the geologist and the mirier inetrate the mysteries o f tfie Earth’s logical character aAd I’s cl ses and < seek to p interibr, to explain its geologic! history, and;to bring forth its liidden treasure| for the service o f man. • The agriculturist has assigried-to him; a no less interesting and privileged field o f G?eation, for the employment of his mental and phystcal is. tm o that the land,feijs itself, n imploymi „ , ergies. T o him God hlis given the Care o f Iand~he is the responsible olEcer to whoi tted the treasures of the soil—^he is c tied as the Viceroy o f the vegetable ki' And i f w e employ the texm _ yiarMrc in tnn andnd poeticoet veiy commo a p visible surface Of the earth, v and animal production, the f may Be mate relation to the sphere o f effort, honored by the dignified title o f the Guardian o f Nature, This sphere ©faction is one which is not SO firo^ Its containing the derived the life, and .< greatly useful, but also highly hondrable. go ftom its containing t resourcess whence is derived the necessary subsistence o f 4ll hm almost all animal life. It is dead matter, curious pro o f life,°\a. yariduS ibrms. E v e r y ' plant, even the smallest is endowed With tM sM ghest o f physical qualities— every tree rismg,majesti?ally before hig admiring eyes, is a livifig thmg—^and every gult|vated field is IS a hvifig thing—^and rvaded with a real and growing and fruit-hearing frihctiDiis, to, the in struction arid pleasure o f the intelligent obser ver Writers on physical geography, tell ua that the earth’s surface, taken as a whole, has also a life peculidf to itself—they call it i‘thB Me the veins and drteriCtr and water on the ffce o f the earth, ^re expres sive and intelligible features o f this living exis tence, and their varied forms, as noticed in the shape o f Gontihbnts’ahd Islands, o f Oceans and Seas,tr-in the profiled o f M ountains, Y a ileys and, Plains, are fashioned by aSMlIful hand, w ith reference to the nature and demands o f this wonderful life. The m oviiigwinds and all per vading air. bears the saihe'geherai'telatioirto'the life o f tlje earth, that the hreath o f the InUgs does to the human body— and the perpetual flow o f the earth’s waters jn. their ac.OQStomed chan nel, IS a no less vital function, than ie fhe cour sing o f our hlood, tV o u o f the< human constitution. , Every map’s farm constitutes general organized beings—and develops i n part the functions of this general life—the life o f the Tf - the farmer is anything o f a philoso- -------- \’-om thisis tecial ^jpier ip .the contemplation. . 5 Guardi! N ^ u r e inbotl dom. A s soon as tl lan’s residence and ere placed, not in a cit inl a phlace, bUt in a Paradise— thus commissioned. ----- fish of t^aea, 4 nd oyer the fow} o f the air,and over every living tning •which moveth uponthO thO earth.’’ ' Moreover 1his ancient document reads, “ Behold I have given i you every hferh bearing seeiJ, which is updh the free o f all the earC ' - - - - globe. I f - the farmer js anything o f _ ^ -------- pher, or a lover of- nature, he may from th point o f v iew survey his lands w ith a- interest, and bepomo wispr and a which le- uardian o f e animal and vegetable 3 this -world w as prepar< ;nd occupancy, .the first •t in a city, but in a garden—mot inn a Par and entering h^-' a palace, but i a a agricultural labors -were thus com m riaye dominion ovpr the ,fish o f th© sen, and th e fow l o f the air,and over every living th upon earth.’’ Moreover t lent reads, “ Behold I have g b bearing seeiJ, which is updh thp lace Of air th e earth, an d every free in Which is the free y ielding seed, and to y ou if 'shall be for meat.” In being located upon the beautiful and fertile domain o f Eden, they werep^tmeW d dress if and to keep if.” itifaland cted “ to The charter given by the ^odL o f nature to the cognized guardians o f nature, i s virtually rc- ritten upon -irth— upon o f the hamhnmind— and ■ y sical n e ^ s s ities of man, rest cipacities and adapta- dy and mind for the em=- alter, repeats the diyine GomuHssion, Arise, enter upon the land $nd pos sess it— plough, sow and reap, and pat your bread with honest hands and thapkful hearts. Thus, man, though not the Parent of nature, nor the absolute and original owner o f tfie vege table domains nor the highest KulOr.of the earth. Is yet the responsible guardian, by mlear anddh root commission—is the honored steward, the ■of this hiide viceroy and governor o rtiful realm o f nature. tnod, -will not discover marks' Jom, and which if its designed use bo discover- eJ will not afford raanif^t proofs o f the ^od? > and make known the-wonders and eV-' '’f the divine w orks, and to secure from fhfm those pre<vcnt and lasting benefits Which, shall prqmoto the great end of his bring > Thjs grri;t buGinrs-^f of mankind is most perfectly accomplished through that .divisidi} of i.ffice and Ubor of which we now speak. Thus nature In the esseniiar jproperti^s o f mtUer !ut, it will be remarked that every guardj^^l o®ce has its peculiar responsibilities ; aqdjfhtsp icessariiy attach, also, to the office o f nature’s [aididhship. And i f the sensible ..grid infeHi- ^ nt farmers o f . HerkiriferTlounl^ a're.pre|jared to regard and treat their luhd im £S thing n f fife, o f Inherent value apd fi^pelknqe ip, itself, ip'q- specllye of the pecuniary serviceablentess to” the pultivator, they-wHl bn ready terberrerainded pf theirmatural duties inthiQ.rMation- - Naturell! certain rights, so to speak, vvMph should becoi ceded andi^otected by thosfe who have the char| of the veg e ^ y p kingdom. TJjo recognition i these rights, and tfie discharge of tfie corre ponding obligations, should cbme^ in witfi tho: religious duties which ^every- hum,^n being pq-' predly owes to his God, and to hig fellowimen. And though thd latter classes o f duties dre ' “ turn should* bat Sacfcdly- phseriredT dioth m i hs- because nature is a most important medium of intercourse- betw€eiMmr*souls tmdrtlurBpiritg of i h S s f dutle^ w h iph‘a feriffer owes: to his farm, it is plain that-feuithbfe ^ d cessiiies, i ,r< . ..‘A I* A living, growing or fruit ---------- off thydp'bt ______ iaLr£thttifediJt6;thB- . _____ , Such was the paseduringrthplgn^'poripdiqfrtbg «eaiion p fn |an The successive gro jvths ot herbs and frees, o f bedSfs,%1rdhhPd'fisBes-, made fedhstant inefeasd ofitib frfay reached a n hlm sst indfediblfe §UchgS thp c^se w ith o u raocienf fq^sfr ana[ un- pultivuted j » r ^ e ^ o a n d j, wMoh fee pio. n§er hushanqman, ar virgin sou enriched by the accumulations o f cenfifflea,^ V ' - - V * * But whdn f e e land'id pUFti'nder M bhfe irf or der t6 miniSfer*lofee w!tnts8f mah,%ifpfbd&pW are usually t’akea a w a y f i ^ n x ^ e pJacfeKiLproi duption, and applje^ t'o^ other f>urp<^B;lh?n4l^e direct feddihg'again, o f mpther-earth, ^ e strength o f the'sdil anufially takeU dwaj^hy the cultivator,!and tMeneddful-iiourisbmehf muat h^ supplied iu dome way, n r fee land , becomes ss. - Wh^n nptqre becomes? f e e s pours, all her treasures frito hg man she ha's a just,claim to he leddgairt by man. And as the expdriehced dairymen ;WiIt tell you»that accorjing^ter the measure ofm efeantlnourisM n g food yfeioh y ou mete out to your mi* king cows, so shall be meas ured to you again froih your cheese pressj in the same manner m a y y ou estimate from your more or less liberal treatment Of ybnz land,the probable returns yOu wjil receive, from it. ^ , O f the various matefials which are required recruit the strength and enrich fee quality o f i soil, you will find an abundant supply in fee va rious storehouses ‘o f nature.' > The vegetable, animal and mineral kingdoms all contrihute n great variety of manures, which if dilieehtly sought and wipefy applied, will give to an§ fhnn h good degree o f strength and fertility. Clover, buckwheat, com stalks and straw, -vrill prove.m o re beneficial to the agricnUurisfe i f ploughed into the land on, which it grQWjs,. or better frill upon some other field or farm, than i f fed tb his anlhial stock. Our ddmestic Animals which themselves- gain their subsistence from fee soil, may be made to restore nutriment to the fields from which they are nourished.— \While living they yield the -Very rich and valua ble stock ofhamyard manure v ^ c h every farm er esteems of highest consequence, and when dead, their bones, hair,-i(kthers, and even their whole oarcasses -may b e successfully cmplt^ed to ferrillze fee earth. It w as remarked by a dis- tinguishgd agrf ulturist o f the eoufe, “ feafc a jguish ^ agri dead mule was ,almost-as living one..” w a s . valuable to h im, ap a I The mineral k in ^ o m moreover it abundance the elements which hiarFgyps > plant obnld live, ^ ........ , i - . .ae be removed and m ixed •with a fruggish soil, fee new composition becomes qu|akened w ife a lieW life, manifest irt lUOA.UaU&UUit; and Salt,* at© laid up wht and ^ t , i^pprtiq n e o f fee soil w h ich he a ttem p ts to workv -question i t s in ward appetites, and n otice its particular hunger- ings and deficiencies. A chemical analysis o f the . soil iviU did veiy Essentially a-fe\-' knowledge o f the material under h is banc careful experiment and a judi his aevera} orOpg t o ; theffiSe his various fields, -wiill pieypnt a premature ex haustion o f his farm, or a wearing oqt p f Again, fee wants o f f e e land -with respect to a due-supply o f moisture, demand the careful attention o f fee wise ise ( * ’ thorough idsjwfaile IU3 adaptation o f [erent? ^fonaition© o f fater can h e guardi y o f the ■ b^st fai to dshing bpen reclaimed marshes. Hut a too i lands is an evil fer, and it is a very serious ! cultivator.. A h f^ess of ded; against by draining. Ma- irms o f our countiy have by ilaimed from the swamps and fer, and it is a ve iy sei .............. tion with us, how this evil shall T h e vegetable kingdom has s ingly froin thirst, the present season,, and our parched fields, short Iped, and scanty crops tes- it lack o f moisture in then fhioh our farms often io n s and d exce< parched fields, short Iped, and scanty crops tes- ^ y tq fee mischiefs o f a general and protracted The occasional summer rains -wMch w e have had, hhve indeed brought al refreshing and bless ing to maq, b q t, they have penetrated fee soil but slightly, find the roots o f vegetation have re- lainCd n s ffiy as before. T h e 'fiiqtient recur- 1 , o f late years, suggest for moisture which m ust exist in f e e i ' D a tu r e ’s repository, be appropha skillful management fer the benefit-of«ultivating lots o f vegetation have re- re. T h e ' firequent rec renep o f ^ geasons, o f late yearfi, suggest our confrd'eration whether effectual means n: not be adopted for protecUhg Qffr soil and crops from fee injurious effects o f dtQughfr Alight not the waters o f the numerous sprmgs and brooks of our hilly county,, and' f e e afeAt amount o f ; places ■ c . ^ moods 1 Different systems o f irrigation have been re sorted t o in eastern eountries, both anciently and in m odem times, and by this means alone, m some countries, the laind saved‘from total steril ity. Egypt-ia known as fee land o f fee Nile,” and owes all its productive soil to that river,and other nations o f the E a st are more or less in debted to their ptreqms for their eugeese ip ng? ritfoltUral pursuits. W ill not the tim e coine when fee farms of N, York and New England, though not wholly dependent upon our springs and stre: ventage from these well adapted and e ifrungfero terns of irr in Us fa- . , 1 Us inst fee insectk [ght. And fee theory oflly very strong philosophical reasons in it Yor, but fee yet more convincing proofs of ceesfill experiment, ' • Again) the land hqs a just claim, guarilmn for protection and defence a; rafages o f unruly beasts ’ and raiva^i and worms. E vfry good seed |hat-i& p ianiea should, i f possible, be defended and permitted to develop A'-fifll-groWn and perfect plant. And w e should,h***^ tissume the ownership of more, ground’than w e can surround by high a n d frrong fonCesCUnd walls, effectUally.to protect f e e Weak plpnt against fee sfrpng nnimah and to teach the latter a “ A,w-abiffing”\imirit aiiff practice. , T h e s o il dcfliands hlEOoffe&faUhMhhPhand- mqn. that he feould «epurp^ fej fr q,fae^lhtfiil ex-> erCise— a stirring o f its jparticles, feat fee air may circulat6T;hrough'Us cavUies'and^he yqqts o f the growing plant find feerein'itsstfottg hold upon .fee earthy and, receive their :ne,cdful nutri ment.' According *io the thoroughness or the slackHUSis w ife wmchotilr Ififiditare p loughed and sowed,* so wUl be thejr b c flfe ,and vigor,,: Tb& oriental plough whiph barely scratches fep earth, aixinch tw 4 in depth, ip 4 tes> it a fCebJO, iiekly- creature. Our m o d e m American ploughs con- m, fee px«mfr«)n.offis4QbuGth . o f fee plowmqnhiojJielf enjoys,, ■ ,, tij- Another)tber unhortantnhvrtant dutyuty Ineumhentneumheni t u d I upon na^ guardians, is to cqre for ifs h^comfegAp*’ ice aud-atfractivo beauty. ----- - — . _ is po beauty like nq.turo’c-re»fe 8$ fee IgreehfieldEf of'fee Spring season, fee graceful. natpfA oft! for — „ - - ..... - ley may.hritag --------------------- elements hffefrbeauty*'anffat- tractiveneks ofwliichwc-'sp*^- ~’It is nples^def- frupding crops should appdatfrefi f o m f e e nox- ioqa^, and repiflEiive j w eed and thistl?, apd that look, and lo ! it is all grovyh oyerwith th^^ s and nettlqb have . covered feu. face thereof, and fee stoneA\frU fherefif is brqkfea down.’ It has beenpleasantito ohsferve, s o . ^ i ^ my obse extends that comparativeTy o f t farms ■caimbtffailto engage _____ the traveller upon the public highway.ighway. I recollectecollect someome threehree orr fourour Very many o f our thetidmiration o f t h I r s t o f yea since, noticing one such estate, while^ riding through an affjoining town,nhd being struck with the general tidiness, and apparen{ly;excellent c’lmditionc’lmdition o ff thehe fields,ields, barns,arns, dfey-housefrry-house andnd o t f h d a family dwelling. • ' ' 1 A n d if there is any forcean fee fanciful 3co“. mark o f a distiuguighed Speaker and phU^Ut feropist o f this age, thatfee c h ief use o f a farm, f WOff selected and o f a . p ropte'eofedu to lie. farm could ^ot be wholly, qse- moadow itie- d o ^ upon, lefes, fdr I s that farm could n< aW a pair o f oxen reposing lofcQfc green paipst of the ■ lus enough foi ease upon the A gn sod, a couch luxurioi = man at leisure and seeking tft repruit him self by a^uixuner v a cation.. .But m y ' estimatioaHof the said farm have reeei and energy pecuniary incomi received Socic premium, had they only judged from * ward appearance,”j,(aa the Vegetable: nay properly be judg< ............................. ieempalso fq hfife he< warding a “ fee out- f figures, which d W e assume feat a 1 sgetabluKih^Jum “h their decision by a statement . . ....... - ^ __thf 0 ligiilieg-' _ , _ feo IMr face o f nature and marg f e e [ijiai beauty o f the vegetable kingdoiu—rur > in fee necessary infroduction o f blrildingp, j enclosures npd other n eedffe aitaijgejnentii. iconomy anff convenience, has no regard for fee great eiFept o f beauty and propriety made upon fee eye o f fee observer,\ Nay, jf Is h dut ill marrying nature to industry and art, I united pairiin a garb, and arrange t atiYp position that shall prove becoming to each and to both,, that they may appear w ell- matched, made for each other, Aiid p erfectly har monious in general spirit and aims. I would zeepmmend to every farmer’s daugh- a maiden’s love for trees; r e e s ; omamen- ter who has a tai trees about fee dwelling, the cattle in the pasture or overhanging fee brook, if she can sing and play w ell, tr ■ x often in her and hei^utlfuj omamen- Bhade frees for w ell, to re_ lods, feat familiar iqn'spare feat'tree,” i important duty o f feb ' fatthfir it shall he made fe attain fee Again, it to his farm that highest degree oIf f present and In fee future. Though not a moral and .responsible creafert and as the land -was endowed -with ung be secured. H e should rais^ only those crops which h e is satisfied w illh e beneficiafto the Oom usefulness possible in fee e future. Though the earth Is abilities iges the h^sfr les^ b u t be should give it to fee next-gene-, ration in a stete greatly improved from'wKat he received it. As our father’s in *their severe- and m the thorough and lasting improvement., o f the land, la y our childreh unaef 4 tefivy^ debt o f gratitude and? love to f e e i ^ f a f e ^ pf ’ is generation. ' * ' . ' ' Upon yuu, then, .the men and Wbhien o f f e e agricultural class, regts fee high re^ousl^ifttip^ .arid duties, We have mentioned. You are com- m issionfi^to gaperintend f e o g o iwfinderfiil pro cesses of vegetative life, through which is-pro 7 < duced fdtfd for man and for beast, y ou fire'id cultivate and a d o fe thfe land, o feenrisa w ild aftd desolate, until, the wilderness shullhecomeafruit- fnl field, and tile dfiserl Upon your p'ro-videncer depends thn; feeding Cof and associations have their liberalizing fee hungry minio.np^p^i fep pre.eentgenm tion,- pfici4leffepts;>:id’stijl frftPfeaiipPfr and also o f bequeathing to posterity a rich, fruit- fe^ w|§er, tho^bet^j, e - b e ^ j, t|ie. hapgjey,‘^nd Iee.m fill and v/elhTegulateA.domaiii? ofA o il. Whidh shall increase in fertility and m ultiply ite annual gainsj so long afr the World\ shall stohd. - * Upon the A g rieulturdlrafeet tbafrnay >ufeut class, chiefly devolves thisyesponfrb4ity|. the actual worker dn the soil . S J l . o W h e f q f p l^ I to iiatpie tpoly n?eftjl hpad©hcf?lfM itecflfid, for,the occupancy o f a sixty .^. tree or shruhi anh the prpydpd |8®atfiA o f the ? frply w e tu i tp mdn. Tfidrlattei^ fee hpa?h , for,th e occupancy o f - p u 4 l | o f B p S w rlftefiP h lm m S q n w itK ^ hefiUh-^vingliid gUBl-inspiring gedph^Af iriifnl S a g ? h u t> i% 2 } s a r i^ - . ......................................... .. inhabitahts rit feiififedir ©xtiem&desfttution 4 daib . ................................. and soul orably associated off such conditions, v fairly earn ______ to.............. thh-naferal ■sources o ff food and istence’, ii , _____ i p o f o k none are so sure o f obtaining the necessaries o f life, as is thufungPri “The ImshfindPifill thfr laboreth tnust be first oartaker o f f e e fruits.”— in a in for his. services -Whfeir-hefeas no.sU tplus grains to spare, ^ h e a rtpaq’a-w s r e g 'rill AOt always sell in a time o f general adverstty— and the ihenwhd rely d n feeir tonghe or ffen f o i living nften-find it fefficult tohavlhr-gohd advi or finished composUion fqrh??fi4“v-wten this in specifr demand—bukhe u t ” * and trans have husi reason o f plenty, hut fee'form e r h a sidn for M s services -Whfeir -hefeas or nnisaea composuion iqrprfau—f-wjren im s as in specifr demand— b y b o has the'bre^ in Ms own hands as feh-driginal producer, w ill be lasj; to .starve,, e v e n .rf fam ine deM a tes fee A The poorest seasop rayely fails to. multi fee seed sower, five,' ten, tw e n ty i f not fifty fi hundred fold, and' feu cultivator has not only seed'againfor dnothfl? ydaY^JxPt sSmething over to Bufrain his fifof Proriaence gives a better year. - , . But, h e that isafccoBlomed to feel f e e pangs of unsatisfied huuger-; 7 he has often o c ^ - sion to doubt whether the.v^res^he brings iif- to fee market are lik e l y ^ &V demanded by existing fasMons, tastes or necessities o f the pub|ic«-nay,.the wealthy residents,o f thq efty w h o never fock m o n e y when resorting to fee meat or fruit markets, and w W y e t M d ft-so difogult .tp procure fresh and. healthful provis- lions, who are often tried w ife tough or tainted meat, with unrrpe or rotten Tfelti apd'whose foeble children are-fed with milk composed in ■ \ ......................... ’ iwsonOus lithe eartlilyheneficiaries o f Divine Providence. Auptlmr invaluable benefit usually attained by he faithful cultivator o f the soil is the posses- ’ a pleasant and peVmaheftt Hoftis. I goeA-home -we do not mean simply a )f gtatgd Tpsojt fpr fee. tatihg fff oifo’a for lodgement during the hours o f sleep, and for generm protection against f e e storms and inclemencies o f fee weafeer- Nor is Qur ideal o f a.good home met by a n y description o f a newly bui|t mfinrion or cottager though con structed in- the besl style o f ' architecture, Well- arranged, well-fumished, and w ife desirable pre m ises attafeed, find. ye.£ but recefitly ecCupieahy a family r or which, w ife all its cohveinencpS| is still hut “ a hired hoqse.” A fm se is 'not a home ui its most interesting, and impCrfant sense, until it'has been consecra ted as such by the long residence by its -being fee anticipated, j remainder o f life, o f a porfion -nr domestic circle'. A home is made suph,' in gpcd medsurp, hy -fts fee chbseit scene o f fee every-day life and I feorf o f f e e leading members o f the ancient fom ily.i It becomofi ih a little time, a place o f fam^iar -objects, n f-instructive memories') o f suggestive agsociatioris. It is fee one place on f e e =eakh iij which - one’s feoilghts and emotions flow most fredy irt feeiraccustom- ed channels, where ope ig mo§fc perfectly himkelf and at ^ase, and where f e e work and d u ty o f Jjfe lufinces mP feeir hiSjnq? sr l 8 tejr.rg 5 idenp.e?i. Ahd.iwe.aro never more interested in their great n ames, than when iciated w|fe the. ffivpred scenes of feeir. ijo- ofM t. field, and of Jackson as the retired fovro o f the But ^eXi fe private life are done the less men for that cifcufnstfriefr.; fiicn'of character, o f life and. fiefivity, men .of feeling, a M they are strong ly influenced by the circumstances o f their rcri* isolate, untft. the wilderness s h feheoqpie a fm it- dence undjelatipnfeo.feq p h y sical world, ^ d I field, and the dfisert shallhlossom 'as fee rose.,, while travel arid'oceasiohal change of*scenery ur p'ro-videncer depends tho; feedin g rdf j and associations have their ® d ralizin g and ben- ici^l effectsiltl’ p f still flilPAhohfeo^ hmh -Are O w iser, fe t|ie. heppjer,-siid f p fp ; lefiili for having one spot o f phosen resort, fif. .._gt and o f contemplation j whefe they can em- plby d-gbodahare of feeiiriim e, arid WMch feey cafecalLand f c e l f e feuthfifr f e t t l p d d t o m e # - ^ The former Sfiem tfebh^ctfefirlyfeyofed, l u ; f e i fecreqfie'fe t^e ■ s, odds to fee* !fofely,dhecora-C ..................... .. c'm li»,hn # .tlm p tfefousnessfof per up their fruitg,on fefit ope spot o f fruftM' industry heMnd. The fafeieris-fem ils have no fekSr to riatnrai adaptations or real.comfort: and as hifi ■wealthindreases,-h§ does, iidtfeiin-to^im^ prove his ptesfintioeation, SO much fis to mOve ‘Iup!tdwin” 'aiid As-•he'grdwi richer^hd'kdepH n io v i^ o v e r y five or-ten years until death pUts_ an eg A f e h is gaina and Ml'moveh together.. . ..'IhepM e p fv^a .ptofessionfe man’fi,r#tdeno depends very much upon fee changing and un certem moods Of 'the popular feeliri'gfitid voice. T h ^ s t a |: here,or go-there according to fee s’fal© o f public opinion and choices and' other circufn- is.farjh Is'always a ’sphere hro. all his .'industrial energies, and- it will always yield t o hihi i n one w a y’or another, a sufBcrency ofhread find a hqppy pompatence, . Another very important advantage enjoyed by the farmer in fils guardiansinp d f nature, is ito be noticed in fee fovorableinfiuericea received from nature m th e fonqatioA p f. habits, o f life—his modes o f thought auji fpeling-r-his tgapners o f intercourse wife m |n,. , • ; W e wiirriot attempt, qs we. have Pflt escribe the artificial life wMch is le d . W e n fed cihilfefe society. know ing, the usuarhfiMts exercise and refr, fee conVeritiO govern n il doniestic and sopial I fee false standards ■of,prQpriptyriiespeptqbility and reputation, are deplorably perversions of the laws o f nature, o f health, o f honesty.*and of a good physical, iriteftectual and moral character. It is exceedingly desirable that all tMs artificiat- ness of life fequifi be hrfikpn up where it exists, and avoided where it does not jfet prevail.’ . . TheAg^cultural class may be specialiy’guard- ed agmnst influences o f . this pernicious charac ter. The farmer has more fiequent and intimate dealings •Wife nafere,'feari with foim, f e ^ may have ins life and character molded accordingly. H e is accustomed to breathe the pure air o f heav en, and not the-noxioria gases Of the haUs and streets in which fee crowds seek artificial stimu lus and mental excifergeut. The farpier 'wofes by daylight, hfeoldlng the rich glories -of the fe n rising, and retfring to his home and rest |with the evening twilight. He therefore enjoys better health feari the sipkly breathers o f night air, who see more ofriudnight thari* o f noon. Nature doeg pot fovof fee forming o f aristo cratic habits in ih© former. H e W o ^ side by frde -With the \poorest hired laborer, fed | f fee iverv the quiet hourstifeven-J jr Shades o f Sombre night — * choristers pour forth delightsfrinOtsotes, as fee rriaster dictate o f 'impursive' gfocfhejgq— dotvif ;'W fe fill def fee benei i to, and vrifh fi just \appre- s. o f collegiate instruction. considered,'in some respects, the two. - The female portion o f our dgricultoral com munities', i f they aro foithfiil co-workers with their husbands and fathers— i f they are careful ardians of nature, and willing r-'ceivers o f her isons and influences may escape the -v|ceg of ectatloh; vanity, mental dissipation and sui ficialnegs o f |i”’‘ - * tention is give) o f the heart, <ur and char )fe e education o f fee iriind and o daughters will not lack true refinement o f manners, social cultfratiop anff fee qualities which attract and pleasp, and yet they will not be ashamed to be useful fis Well as pret ty, and will sqek to be esteemed fis w e ll as ad mired. Thus w e believe not only that the cultivation o f the soil is absolutely necessary to fee subsist ence of our race, and its diligent and skillful cul tivation a direct means of increasing fee Wealth d pecuniary prosperity, but also, feat the right Dsecution o f fee former’s PmpfoyiriPpti piani- itly tends to the encouragement of natural alfeful habits bealt! mest andfrufefui tMs earthly stage o f existence. A n d i f h is reli giousaffections receive ©proper tendency, he will look up throngfc nature to nalure’s God, w ife fee spirit o f piety f e d praisp, and ferogd through nyfere upon riafete’s beneficiary iparif with the Spirit ofhenevolence and generous phi lanthropy. \While he lives he w 5 l hol.d daily converse w ith nature, and find himsejf op tprms of intimate friendship with her—dispharginghis duties to her, she w ill confer o n him her richest gifts and most benign influenpes. jje will be instrupted, pomforted, cheered and invigorated by her influence. For, “ To him who in fee love o f nature holds , Communion yrife her visible forms, ?he feeaks A various language ; for Ms hours She has a voice o f .gladfiess find a sm ile, , And eloquence <df beauty', Egid, ahe glides jntp his ’darker m u sihgs with 4 mi|d And healing sympathy, that steals, away Their feaipnegp ere he is aware.” And when fee farmer dips, h is 'body finds its isting place in her hosqm, . H is remains are not cast into f e e sea, ogthe surfopepf whose waters no permanent anff visible monument can he erected-^T-nor are they cast into a heap, in com mon wife-thousands o f the unknown;and un cared for, o f his fellow-men—hut h o is-buried in the. quiet, but frequented' cluKch-yardi ft? f e e rqral cemetery, whprp pyery gfoye w fe berecog- ^ d | y w h o ^ a l l continue to, ly life. A s he lies thus b^acefally in an honor able grisve,“to w M cbBelm s gOriridQwnm agood old a ge, h i g ^ ”findp ahd npighbors wilt, w lfesiri- : ^ 'Worim^i^frifiwahb Mm,tefeb3rygfin '' . r i ------ , .A t t iiq c lo s f iio lt h e h b o V ifi ’th e g f e h a family hap » o reason to fee me- |n fe e fo l f e i f i n g le f e a r lr r ; * so ift] I airi,-nevertheless, deeply thank Educated a farrber; f e a t my Alma Alater was Nature, aS ’sheinstruefs ht the varied find beau tiful pfopesses perpefeally going on under th© foririerysupfevisioriarid cate. A p p o sition in society, as a teUgioufi in®^x’e?fori might say to- you, educate f e u / chilfeen for the minisfry, but let me add, educate them first fis ifixinprp - Tfils- is the langufee pf experience^fofmers first. It is an easy matter to make'a'preacher’afterivards. I have associated faririirigWith my. profession,, (dri a small scale,'to be sure,) as a refigiotisriutyif as well as because o f its high--wrought pleasures, arid feus bfought -a weakly* cdtislitution and slender frame, to this h o u r . and this occasion.—i T h e former, like other. meri;‘has a love for fee dsllar, anfetao often, when you put you ear to theiriacketpoeketypufo.pcy.no other notes to their hepting heart fe^n, cent per cent^cent per ' ~ -m is cleared of fopcj .. .................. nil 1 , . cent, the first dojlar qfter Jhp form is cleared o f incumbrances must, usually, b pput p.ut at seveii- centent interest,nterest, feefeeefe iss fechjich magicagic in the' per c i f i § m : paragraph “ he has 'mmipy fit interest;” i f it were, paid tq fee fohorer fdr hh’der-drfilnihg, for fher purchasing o f mfinurefi, for fences, and suita- ring. unr dprhis fostering charge,, fee wffdemess bud and blossomlikri,fee rose.. . - ^ Mr* madfl a few* pertinent refearks. H e had h e e n h ig h ly interested, |n fe e prpsentFajr-—esp e c ia lly in t h e stdplc —ihe ffioTjght th e r e , w e r e but f e w Gountiep in t h e S tate thht c o u ld e x c e l th is in s t o c k / arid closed by ImpffeSfiirig upon th e youth fe e im p o r tance o f fo l l o w i n g agricultural pursuits, .......... T h e P r e s id e n t M r. A . L . F is h , w a s th e n ca lled upon, and 'responded, s u b s tantially as follows: ’ ' ‘ I am not practiced in public speaking. I f |- ere, it would be vain in me to expect to inte rest you much w ife whfit 1 might say, after so much h ^ been go well Saifo B«t still, I feel a~ disposition to respond to earnest inquiry, espe cially on this occasion, when w e have gsseinbled together for f e e purpose of inaking a general in quiry of each other. • I-hold-that it is a duiy,w 0 , owe to ourselves, and each other,, to answer that Inqdiry as for as ^rfictipable, in relatipn to ipat- ter§ feat pertaig to.pur weU dpmg and w e ll he- : ing It is a principle, upon which our society is ’ based. W e o& r to award_premiums* in money^, for the purpose‘of 4tim u latigg a ri-vahy tg ma- * king pubTiply known fee' best inefins of promo ting our general good. Aiid in my view, the ef fort is laudable afid profitable, i f directed with proper aim. ■ I f feel6*i» a specific rule to be observed in the doings Of fee Society, it is, that each of n s use our-best endeavors to reciprocate . fee Information w e receive and fee blessings we pnjoy through the instrumentality o f others.— Arid I heUeve f e e closer we adhere to the rule, and.the more universally we gdopt its practice^-? fee g ieatergood vrill grow ou| of f e e institution, i am aware o f a,difficulty in making a, general fipplipat|qn pfth e riifo, for foie plain and simple , reason, wMch is,'tQp mfihy Uf. ris qrp apt tP ®ae fee ready dollar (offered as qprpmiuinj) a little quicker than'we do'other objects of greater m a g -. flitude or intrinsic vhfoe. It often fphpses from *' our proper view, greater and nobler-objects. Ifw e r iould arouSea general and gerierous im pulse, that would bring.us together once in.eaclvJ year w ife rifl flfeer motive than to contribute-tp- ward fee areatppt good -fe fep greatest number, uld be sure 3 are but few, i f unto us, 3 influence as a ¥ mrk an extensi :iety, feat wou md lasting bei I Im^t feat-there are but few, i f finy among ps at fee present d ay, who repudiate the idea.of improvemprit, in a physipa}, socia>, moral/ me-' chanipal or agricultural. sphere j and how to make the requisite improvement in all or \either pf feesp spheres, should be the grand object o f yg to-day, and on all similar ncca- irinciple not based ^ Igher and As Ififo a pfacti ticipated |n m y XS§J>onse. pfactica! former, you may have.*ar- elaborate detail o f practical farming, ose. - But time will not - admit if, .k. Were Pfppared- I hope toget fopeft dfthaf kind of infojgia-riQn fo place hefofe you,'i?i reports from the pverfij .find their .value, i s .appreciated at home and T h e State Sop\ety in publ|sfaing a late re you,'ip’ reports from tli limnitteps. i f potmpetiroYS p'ould be induced, |o give a spheral efek p a tion fif fee causes fea F produce the effects wbiph-feey pxhibit for exam ination ntriur foirs, it would-he q f great value’to fee Society, in epreadingth© right kmd o f infor mation. That is the element we need to make ou'r Society useful. ■ • ■ ■ ’ • I regret to say, feat there has been a bfick- wardness in getting uh reports by tlie Several pQpiaittppB,_ fqT -pqbRpatibn.' W e have bepn able to obtain h &W, and have puhlished thepir; find their .value abroad. T h e St,.,, Volume o f feeir Traggat abftsd. When feey havn'coflfidfiftpeinthelliselvfis to speak out ittviiifopatiQri.of feefoow n liabiis and pjfictice. . .-f a m g la u t e s e theanembears o f tins SStiCiety, and.rit[eterminatiaq to keep uptodfeprove iteoiggnizatm n :; Jbave ever been firm in the belief that g,n Agricultural Society ip tips c ountywoiffd he sustained, and ..................... ....... TUfihgOod. ’fwbU f fpif changing that opip- - ' nifested*y;the ^ - evidence to mefeat*feq- light o f Agriculferjff science spread over foeiy
