The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-20
.qGRICULTJ-R.aL SOCIETY 0FMlENE.



Delivered b. JOHN DAVIS, ESQ. Of .4agVstr before
tie BLENDERS Of the Agricultural Society Of Maine, at
their .4nR1toL Meeting, October 81, 1921; tong
iHe day Of their Sbeio Of Cattle, &c. then held at
llaliowen
THE occupations Of the President of this Society,
slough they have assumed new shape, nave again
deprived us of the pleasure OF listening that Address
from him at our Annual Meeting, whicB the rules OF our
Society might otherwise lead us 10 expect. This ap-
pears however TO be tine only good once in favor,
which our President willing TO omit as is again
made manifest by his attendance among to preside
at an Annual Meeting, the second which las been held
at this place.
In consequence of the Of things here referred
o. the Committee of Publications has been second
time charged with the appointment a subcommittee,
10 prepare IN Annual Address TO this Society and
requested deIive- 70 this assembly that Of the
present year
As the Address delivered here tie last year de-
signed to demonstrate the Importance u 4gricuUN.c
70 State circumstancsG IKE hoiHc II is in proper
conncxon with that Address, that should notice on
the present occasion the various methods by rch zig
riciiturc best ePro1otsd Since that part OF our
subject however will be passed over, which is prciy
Agricultural; shall merely have TO consider some
OF the modes ofPrcparig our farmers for their npo.-
tani profession; and also the means by which they
best obtain assistance in their pursuit Of it.
First then farmers ought TO possess diligence,
economy, neatness, method, and love of carrying
things 70 their due point OF perfection together with
certain yell known principles OF morality 1t happens
fortunately for those intended for the occupation OF
farmers in this Country, that while young, they are
generally placed upon farms extensive, as to keep
families them distinct from each other, and con-
aecueutly within the reach of some control Here Il
Is then that The above habits and principles may
silly De enforced upon the young farmer and he Joined
10 domestic feelings and a Of religion upon
which pillars the Characters best capable OF solid
Co6uc may in be expected 10 be founded.
81. The next requisite for a farmer Is information.
,v Iyf We x IA NJ me-
from experience for every intelligent farmer when
settling II new neighbohuod ought at hTst 20 keep
his eve on the practice Of the Inhabitants who are
most successful IN the management Of their farms I'll
he has attained a local experience OF his For
merry, diligence and economy, made the Chief DEEPEN
lance q the husuandman but many secrets OF art y
nature are now laid open 10 view. aud many other
helps oAer themselves 10 him IN our day that il he
does not avail himself OF some Of these advantages
rivals will soon outstIip him.
Farmers however must in general be content With
practical knowledge. Their experiments should be
few and OF limited nature; and they must learn
much they can from the experiments of Others fol
these cost them nothing s--The Door especially
should be cautious for in poverty, as in the conduc
OF war; there is seldom room FOR a second grand mis-
take
But the worst difficulty respecting agricultural
knowledge Is that il is hard ob,ain it in short tim,
IN a form suited for immediate use.
81 5 ,me methods for obtaining and for circulating
knowledge shall therefore be mentioned.
First a liberal premium may be offered for the com
position Of short anu interesting treatise the prac
teal part of the Agriculture fitted for Maine an,
another premium for ike leatise, teaching the gen
0ra principles Of AgncultursAet. periodical plsj
hoafion may be set foot under the direction OF th
Committee Of publications and be confined agricutu
Ts subjects similar those journals now so fequen
,ee civilized world. IN the case Of other branche
knowledge; and this will serve as a channel for tn
communications OF Agrculturalists with each other
Ar~aan an arF1ru uralf ho.l,
readers and Tor writers on hUsbandrv.-The director
ofthe social libraries throughout the country should al
so be invited (where this is done aready) to MAKE
their purchases of Agricultural books rs extensive
their readers viii pernit-Lasy prize questions sucl
contemplated By the constitution OF our Society
subjects OF husbanjry, should be brought iorwau
FciiN ql=m tES@sas sli--la psT.cn'a eaatan.