The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-10-10
COMMUNICATIVE.
THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
A revenue of Five Hundred Dollars per
annum would enable the Society to enlarge
essentially its sphere of operation. 1t is re-
sspectfully submitted for the consideration of
the Executive Committee, whether measures
ought not to be Immediately taken to increase
the funds of the institution. At present a
committee is appointed for this purpose in
each town in the county; but the duty has
been very generally neglected, and the APP
pointments have became perfectly nugatory.
1t is manifest that other expedients must be
resorted to, otherwise our resources will grad
ually diminish, and the society itself become
extinct. It is misfortune that an institution
having for its purpose the accomplishment oil
objects so desirable, should maintain Doubt
full and precarious existence, especially in a.
county so abundantly able to give it an un-
common share of strength and vigour. 1t is
believed that the real difficulty consists in not
bringing the subject home to the particular
attention of our farmers, upon whom every
Agricultural Society is chiefly dependent for
support; for if they were to consider the i'm
portance Of these institutions, in diffusing in
formation, and increating salutary spirit oil
competition, they could hardly withhold the
! trivial contributions which would constitute
in the aggregate a revenue sufheiently abund-
ant. The writer has heard it suggested by
seine Of the friends Of the society that the Ex-
ecutive Committee should, to remedy the evil
employ some competent agent to make a d.
direct appeal to our inhabitants in favour o
the institution. II the agent were to visit all thu
towns in the county, and call upon the respec
table farmers,we are pursuaded that an effort O
a few weeks would result in SO far augmentin,
the number of our members, as to furnish thu
necessary funds. The expense of an expert
ment of this kind, may, we think, b. Incurred
without hesitation. as the agent would ohtail
at least funds sufficient to pay the disburse
4, snents and probably a large addition To tn,
revenues ofthe society. It is not to be ex
pected that individuals should abandon thei
private affairs, and gratlIitously devote thei
li.9 and attention to this subject; and If
xEfe expected, the obligation would not res
Nn any one in particular, and the results Of x
perience prove that it would, in that case, b
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cial agent be appointed, and if the measur,
fails, which is not anticipated, we shall Mt leas
learn one fact. that The FARMERS of thu
{ County sciH not support an AGRICULTU
RAJ Society and then let the institution b.
abandoned forever. II however success at
tends the effort, and our expectations are re
allied in this particular. it will enable the SO
ciety1to patronize many objects which ar
now entirely neglected; to offer more yalua
BE rewards to successful competitors, an,
thus to. create that species ofexcitement whicl
\ always necessary to effect great public i'm
movements and to make oI anniyersarie
more attractive, by extending them to the pc
Ariod oftwo days, with Ploughing matches, {
i such other interesting exhibitions as are cal
culated to awaken public attention. In mos
I societies the Cattle Show and Fair occup,
The period above specified, and we have Ion
] sh0ight that it was unfortunate to limit on
shows III this county to a single day; the du
! ties which the committees are called upon t
( perform are extremely delicate, and not un
!. 5seqne ntly very difieitS the objects of com
petition possess various, and sonetinoes near