The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-11-14
AGRICULTURAL.

An Official Account of The Proceedings at the
SHrw OF Carrie. &c. which took place
Before the .9gricpl'nrd Society Of .Hoia.
~ HalowelI, on the e5'h day OF October
io tho presen, wear flseO y drawn M bv
the COMMITTEES Of Publications. Of The said
Society.
N was natural 70 expect when Tho inhabitants
Of Maine approached that degree of maturity
which entitled them 70 become IN ipd.pepdon,
State. that they would consider themselves also
As qualified 70 ADOPT an enlarged institution for
The advancement of agriculture, such as has now
become frequent through the Union A meas
ure Of this kind hs. accordingly taken place by
the incorporation of our own extensive society
n February, 1919. Bot Il was by no mean.
simple turn for imitation, which gave origin 10
the plan since it had i's foundation in long es-
tabli.bed impressions and habits in the great DO.
dy Of agriculturists in this State.
BY way of introduction 10 the account which
this Committee IL called upon 10 give of tho first
shew of cattle, SC. before our Society II appear.
a debt due to our citizens of past times and an
encouragement 10 those Of the present day ]:
briefly to record some nf the efforts which have
been made in favor of The agricultural interest.
of Maine.
In the year 1857, some respectable gentlemen
shelly belonging to the extensive waters Of the
Kennebec, formed themselves into Society for
promoting agriculture and smeng other good
works. they for two or three wears made direct
importatons Of considerable quantities of .eeds
from foreign parts, including the russian dcnin.
ions which were sold TO thems -syes and pe;,h
bors for cost and charges. This Society beconn
ing extinct fror, various causes another arose in
1900 in the same quarter and was incorporated
in 1901 as the Fepnebec Agricultural Society
Another incorporated Society appeared in Win
throp and others in the countie. of Oxford and
somerset the last Of them embracing sbews for
Cattle, &c. as part our own, and aided by the
exsrtions Of certain ,ndiridusl,, and nv the gen.
ersl energy of the eovsfry, have successfully ac-
somplshed several important objects. Valus BILE
seeds and'frut trees, with fine breeds Of animals.
~ also machines and tools have been imported :.
and tho advantage, Of some Of these have been
long fell even in our most remote settlements /;
some respectable horses have also reached as,
ene ofwhich was imported from Spain the plan.
ting of orchards which had been omitted hy ma.
n.y. forty or fifty years age. from idle doubts of
the favorable nature of or climate Ia. been
universally established. and the cider produced
from them has heen as universally approved /: in
the use Of Plaster OF Paris some Of MS early fol
lowed the example Of Ponnsylvanis Swedish
Turnips also have been cultivated here for TWEEN.
~ years. from seeds furnished by j. Il Hordley.
Tao. a respectable landed proprietor AMI writer
on bushandry NEARLY thirty years ago pupu
Of Mr. Evans OF Pennsylvania was sent for. 10
erect mills among US, which made excellent
fur and some of our grist mills Of more modern
construction. appear 10 he equally perfect with
any in the United statss, excepting only a. 10