Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-09-29
The late Governor, Callays, of Pensacola
has arrived at Washington.
IcommuNrcArEp.1

ICoMMUNICATED.1
The propriety OF Insulating an Agricultus
raj Society in this section Of Virginia, has
already been suggested to the public, and
some measures sdoposd for carrying the pro,
posal into execution. The indifference gene.
rally manifested on subject so intimately
conHected with the interests Of an important
portion of the community, can be attributed,
only TO ignorance of the benefits resulting
from an association of the kind proposed
IS difficulty may be obviated by stating
he of it. principal objects and advantages.
Agricultural Societies were originally de.
signed merely as repositories Of agricultural
information. Ii every one who devotes his
attention to this art were limited in his ope-
rations to the results of his own experience,
considerable part of his life might be occu.
pied 10 devising the best method of employs
ing the remainder;-andw while he Is engaged
in accommodating valuable facts, the opportu-
nifty OF making practical application of his
knowledge would be lost, But q Society
whose profe.sed object is to collect from va !.
riou, sources, useful materials for the benefit
of the Farmer, would greatly accelerate the
progress of discovery and combine the results
of individual experience with the limited OBJ.
servations Of a large class of the community.
remained stationary, or without any percep.
ti6le advancement, may be ascribed to the
fact that even those who are enthusiastic in
the advancement of the art, aim rather at
perfectius the whole system ian object which
no individual can accompiish) than at intro
ducing improvements into any particular
branch. The only measure which viii e fec.
tually prevent this diffusion Of effort, is The
formation of a society which will establish
identity of interests among this c,as. of
the community and 80 fer facilitate the means
of communication among them as 10 render
the discoveries OF each profitable to the whole.
A scientific sgticulturaiist viii hardly ne in
duced to neglect the geperai interests Of his
farm. TO prosecute a taburious course of exps-
rims mt to prove the eiiicscy Of certain sgsats
on particular soils, aud thus 10 add 10 he
store of useful knowledge, unless he is as
sured that while he i occupied in promoting
improvements IN one branch OF agriculture his
Deighbors are engaged in prosecuting the 10
terests of other branches, and that hs may oar
take OF the benefits OF their di coveries.-
But society of the description we propose
by distributing the whole art of agriculture
into appropriate divisions, and by assigning
so adequate reward for the advancement
OF oh, would excite Iaudabie spirit of emu
iaton. and concentrate in some particular
branch Of agriculture, those exertious, by
which, when extended indiscriminasely to ali.
so ittle ha' been hitherto accomplished
1t other arguments were required 10 prove
Che beneficial effects of such an institution.
we might resort TO The evidence of actual ex.
pertinent. In many OF thr nriglbofing states
the influence OF agricultural societies have
been sen.ibly felt, and acknowledged; and we
expose ourselves to the charge Of cuipab'e IN
difference to the interests of our country and
our own, when we neglect to follow 80 lau,
dl5le and 30 successful an example.
In obedence to public mobilization. a
few weeks since, number of the friends Of
Agriculture assembled in Winchester, and a
gentleman fully Competent to the talk wa
nominated, to prescribe proper regulations
for the future government of the society.
A meeting will be held at Capt McGuire's
Hotel, on Monday ,he first Day of October,
(being+be first day of the Distric, Court, for
the purpose Of organizing a Society of a.
dopting the regulations which may be pre-
scented and of eiectipg officers to whom its
interests may be entrusted. All those devoted
TO Agriculture OF who are disposed TO patron
re such an institution are requested to at-
lend. A MEMBER.