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The anniversary dinner of the Royal South Buckingham-
shire Agricultural Association was held at the Windmill
Hotel, Salthill, near Slough, yesterday afternoon, under
the presidency of the Right lion. Benjamin Disraeli, 111. P .
The customary loyal toasts having been given from the
Chair, and duly responded to,
The toast of " The County Members" was then drunk
amid loud applause.
Mr DISRAELI, on rising, was received with prolonged
cheering. He said—Gentlemen, lam very grateful to you
for the honour you have done to your county members, for
ou this occasion I will not only speak for myself, but also
for my absent colleagues. I received a letter three days ago
from Mr. D upre, who is in Germany, expressing his regret
that he could not attend this meeting, and wishing me to
convey that regret to those now present. He is detained in
Germany by domestic circumstances connected with health,
and I am sure you will not only pardon him for his absence,
but sympathise with him for its cause. (Hear.) lam not
aware of the particular reason which has prevented Mr.
Cavendish from appearing among us—(a laugh)—but lam
quite sure that reason is sufficient, and that ho is sorry he
has not the pleasure which I am experiencing to-day. For
myself, gentlemen, I may say my greatest ambition from an
early period of life was to be member for the county of Buck-
ingham. It is still my greatest ambition, and I can assure
you it shall be my earnest endeavour to retain the high hon-
our which your kindness has conferred upon me. Mr.
Tramper has alluded to my absence on some occasions from
these gatherings ; but you will permit me to say that your
meetings having hitherto been always fixed for the same day
on which an older and kindred society in this county, of
which I was one of the founders, celebrated its anniversaries,
it was impossible for me, even in this age of rapid locomotion,
to be present in two places at the same time. (A laugh.) Gen-
tlemen, as your chairman, I shall now as rigidly observe
that rule which forbids allusion to political topics as I shall
freely avail myself of its absence when this society shall be
pleased to put an end to it. But I may say that although in
this room the Road Bill is doubtless a subject of considerable
interest, yet I cannot be accused of having supported that
measure, inasmuch as I did everything in my power to op-
pose it, and that successfully. (Hear, hear.) With regard
to another question referred to by my excellent friend—
namely, the French Treaty, and the stimulus that may be
given to the consumption of claret, and not to malt, all I
can say is that I opposed the treaty, and when I had the
opportunity, as a Minister of the Crown, I also proposed a
great reduction of the malt tax. (Cheers.) I trust, there-
fore, that, without entering into any political subject, I
have entirely vindicated myself from any charge on the
heads which have been touched upon. But as lam now, in
rhetorical phrase, upon my legs, I would for a few minutes
ask your attention to a matter of greater importance than
the feelings and conduct of your representative, and that is
the state of the society which has now assembled us together.
After 27 years' experience we are celebrating the anniver-
sary of this association, and I think it is now in our power
to form a clear estimate of the result of our exertions. We
may say, without exaggeration, that we have successfully,
and even completely, realised the object for which this
society was originally established. That object was to on •
courage and reward the agricultural labourer and servant.
I think we have in this respect attained the end wo contem-
plated. I believe all will agree that the tone of feeling
among all classes engaged in the cultivation of the soil has
been improved by societies of this character—that there is
no one connected with rural labour who does not perform
his duties more satisfactorily and more efficiently from the
conviction that the community in which he lives have not
only their eye but their heart upon him, and are ready to
observe and appreciate his conduct and exertions. The
operations of these associations having, then, improved the
skill and elevated the feelings of all who occupy the vari-
ous spheres of rural life, I think we may receive the reward
which always attends well-directed efforts in the con-
sciousness that we had benefitted the classes whose fortunes
we have sought to influence. But it is impossible to conceal
from ourselves that we live in a time which, especially as
regards agriculture, is ono of rapid progress, and that there
is a very general feeling tliat the area of operations for
societies of this kind should be extended. It is, I think,
advisable to advert to this topic on an occasion like this,
because it is at these anniversaries that we can arrive at
general conclusions calculated to guide and regulate our
action in succeeding years. Some time after the formation
of this society his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, our
illustrious patron, offered a splendid prize to those cultiva-
tors of the soil who, upon certain conditions then men-
tioned, should produce, on no inconsiderable extent of
ground, a crop of the best roots. That was a proposition
made by one who never interferes in affairs of this kind
except with a view to improvement ; but it undoubtedly
travelled beyond the highly laudable but limited object at
first contemplated by this association. And in this county,
where many societies of this description are springing up,
there has of late been a considerable inclination evinced in
favour of enlarging their scope, so that every class con-
nected with agriculture should be acted upon by the same
incentives to exertion and improvement. You are aware
that an amalgamation has taken place between the Royal
Bucks Agricultural Association, and an institution as old
as the present, and one of a very novel and ambitious cha-
racter—viz., the Central Bucks Agricultural Association;
and that among their avowed and principal objects is the
exhibition of stock, as well as of all those remarkable die-
coveries in machinery, and those new implements of tillage,
which are the leading characteristics of our age. Again, a
1 society has been formed in the extreme north of this county,
in that district in which the town of Buckingham may bo
termed the capital, who, not neglecting the objects which
all these associations have proposed for themselves in re-
spect to the condition of the labourer, have adopted the
broadest basis, and have offered, with very great success,
prizes which are intended to awaken the emulation
of landed proprietors, farmers, and all connected with the
cultivation of the soil. lam not now giving you any de-
cided recommendations, but in my present position it is my
duty to throw out these suggestions for your consideration,
that we may not be left behind in the race, and that, if we
do not follow in the same course as ourneighbours, we may
at least have sufficient reasons in our minds for adhering
to a different one. In the town of Buckingham a result
has been already attained in this manner of which all con-
cerned may well be proud ; and I am informed that an as-
sociation has also been established for the town of Tring,
which though not lying exactly within this county, is still
greatly dependent on its skill and enterprise; and that
society deems it necessary, in harmony with the spirit of
the age, to appeal to the emulation of all classes whose in-
terests are bound up with agriculture. Gentlemen, I there-
fore, think the time has come when you ought calmly and
carefully to review your position. The prize which has been
proposed by the Prince Consort, and which has been corn-
peted for by men of considerable skill, whose exertions d•
N ery great honour to this county, addresses itself to the
energy and emulation of those who are not mere labourers
upon the land. You have to a certain degree, through the
patronage and interposition of the Prince Consort—even
though it may have been at the moment unintentional.—
travelled somewhat beyond the bounds of your original
constitution. You may now consider whether you cannot
make a still further advance. Permit me to say, without
offence, that you bear a very ambitious title—a title not
confined to the particular district in which we are.assembled
but including the whole of South Bucks, a very extensive
field. We have always held South Bucks to be limited
only by the Chiltern Hills. When we speak of an exhibi-
tion of stock, I know that, to use a vile pun, the stock ob-
jections may be urged. (A laugh.) But we live in an
age of progress, and the objections which applied 25 years
ago are now out of date. In South Bucks the whole of our
hill farms are comprised; and we are not prepared to allow
that those farms cannot produce stock which may challenge
the rivalry of the most advanced agricultural communities.
(Cheers.) And, although this may be a moot-point, it is of
great importance, to inquire whether, when the application
of science to the cultivation of the soil is filling men's minds,
there ought not to be occasions on which, in every district
of the county, we should have periodically an opportunity
of testing the success of our chief cultivators, of ascertain-
fog whether they are men who invest their capital and exert
all their skill in their pursuit, and also of witnessing those
great improvements in machinery and implements which
are now talked about and thought of by so many persons.
1 confess myself that I should not have been sorry to-day,
when the ploughing matches took place—which, as far as I
could judge, were conducted in a highly creditable manner
--if there had been shown to the people of this district ii-
lust rations of that application of steam to the processes of
agriculture by which such great results have been attained.
I can' t forget, at a moment when all England is
(Hear.)
thinking and talking of the steam-plough, that two Buck-
inedramshire men have taken a very leading part in the ap-
plication of that power to the land. Mr. Smith, of Wool-
ston, is one instance, and Mr. Beard,, of Stowe, another.
(Cheers.) Mr. Beard's plan differs much from Smith's, and
I should have liked to see a competition between them. . I
have several times witnessed the
efforts of Mr. Smith, who
is a man of genius ; and although he has all flail fervour
without which no great end can be achieved, and which
sometimes provokes the criticism of those who do not sym-
pathise with such ardour of mind, it is still a great credit
position which he
to the county that he has essUmed the

occupies. For myself, I watch the progress of his invention
with great interest. (Hear.) You have among you, gentle-
men, men not inferior to any in this county as cultivators of
the soil, whether you consider the manner in which they
treat the land they hold, or their social character and
ability ; and they are most competent to decide on the
course which your association ought to take. We were told
recently by a high authority that agriculture is a "bore"
as far as after-dinner speeches are concerned. (A laugh.)
I will not presume to give my opinion on such subjects. I
am quite sure my friend ➢lr. Truniper, or Mr. Central,
would soon throw me on my beam-ends if I were to make
any such attempt. (A laugh.) But, layman, as it were,
in such matter though I am, I cannot shut my eyes to what
is passing around us. I cannot help arriving at general
conclusions, and my general conclusion is that the agricul-
ture in this county, and especially in South Bucks, has
during the last quarter of a century made very considerable
progress. We can show in the extreme south fields treated
in a very masterly manner, and which have gained even
from great critics not interested in this locality the tribute
of the highest admiration. I believe such crops are
gathered in this district as could only be gathered by
considerable capital and great vigilance, industry and skill.
We may appeal to these facts with pride. With regard to
our hill farms in that other great district of South Bucks
where I myself live I can speak with some confidence. I
say it is impossible for the stranger who cones into our
county for the first time, and goes through the Chiltern
farms, to gather oven a faint impression of their rapid pro-
gress. You find excellent crops, and not only flocks but
numerous flocks, where they were not long ago unknown.
You also see a greater number of new cottages for the work-
ing classes, which I believe can hardly be equalled in any
other part of England—(hear, hear) —and in a portion of the
country where the hovel was once the normal residence of
the poor a thatched cottage is now the exception instead of
being the rule. Then, I say, South Bucks has no reason to
fear any competition, and it may take a very proud place in
that agricultural race which, I believe, will every year be-
come more rapid, as every year the position of the active
cultivator of the soil will become more important. The
English farmer has a great future, and I for one wish to
see him equal to it. I have full confidence that he will be
so, but the question is one the importance of which cannot
be exaggerated. It may be said that it is impossible to have
a variety of local agricultural associations throughout the
county, together with those exhibitions of skill and pro-
duction to which I have adverted. I confess there is a good
deal in that objection. As far as the locality is concerned,
nothing can be more complete in their operation than these
societies with respect to the elevation of the condition of
the labourer. No central association can do that ; it re-
quires local knowledge and local feeling. Therefore, I
think you can't have too many local societies with the dis-
tinct and avowed object of the South Bucks Association.
But you have to consider whether you could not combine
with them some means by which all these local societies
should hold communication with a central body, by which
on at least one day in the year the whole of the enterprise
and skill of this county could be brought together, so that
we may know what is the general progress of Buckingham-
shire, whether we are up to the mark, whether there is that
readiness either to adopt new inventions for the improve-
ment of the soil or to create those inventions ourselves,
which is highly desirable, and whether all those various
divisions of labour for which this county is eminent, can-
not produce those specimens and make that show which
may at once maintain its reputation, and stimulate its skill
and enterprise to new developments. (Hear, hear.) Ido
not see why some federal constitution—if I may use the
phrase—may not be devised for these societies, by which
the dairyman of the extreme North, the grazier of our rich
vale, our stock farmer in the hills, and those who produce
the admirable crops in the fields about us, may not meet
together, and compare notes, implements, machinery, and
stock, thereby becoming acquainted with each other's
different degrees of industry and skill. By some such
means a more general sympathy might be engendered in
respect to the great occupation of all of us than I candidly
believe now exists. Gentlemen, it is a groat mistake to
suppose that the importance of a community depends upon
the extent of the population; otherwise what would Eng-
land be in comparison with the empire of China ? (A.
laugh.) There are counties in England• much more ex-
tensive and more populous than this, but fewer to which
she is so much indebted on many accounts. Nobody in
this room can forget that the British Constitution was
devised in the Chiltern Hills. I would have you not only
uphold but increase that reputation. The career now open
to a great agricultural county is no mean one. To feed
every year, and to feed hotter, a great and th riving com-
munity like ours, which takes the lead in human affairs,
and is steadily rising higher and higher in the opinion
not only of Europe but of the New World, is a
very great office, and it will demand the utmost exertion of
yaur intelligence and the application of all the resources
which an active science is placing at your disposal. And
let me impress upon you again that it is not by the amount
of its population, but by its intelligence and public spirit,
that the importance of a county is tobe estimated. (Cheers.)
In that intelligence and public spirit, as far its Bucking-
hamshire is concerned, I have always had the utmost con-
fidence, and because I think that societies like the present
have greatly tended to develops and foster those high qua-
lities, I have now to propose to you " Prosperity to the
Royal South Bucks Agricultural Association." (Loud
cheers.)
After some other complimentary toasts the company
iarated.