New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-16
Practical Organization OF Association.

j., a. we stated two thousand, or about three hun
dred families practical tiiai cou'd be made on a
reduced scale with four huadred persons. For .
large Associatien six thousand acres of land will be-
necessary; for ,mal one fifteen hundred would b.
sufficient.
The first Association should bee located near
arge CITY; if II were established in the Far West.
or in thinly inhabited region. j, would have to
raise wheat corn. cotton, hemp OF such product,
could be transported to d.tsuce.-the cul-
tiyation Of which is pot easy and attractive az J.
the case with fruits, vegetables, flowers. grape
vines, &c. and which can only be rendered al
tractive when a region Of country Is covered with
Associations. and proper emslstion and strong in
centives can be applied 10 Industry. The great
object is 10 render Industry aftractirs and as
the cultivation of fruits, flower, aud vegetable,
and the care Of domestic animals are in them,elyc,
pleasing and attractive they should occupy in the
frs, Association the principal part of tho time
which the member. devote TO Industry and for
this purpose a good market mus, be had, which
render, the vicinity of a large city necessary
Several branches of Manufacture, and Mechanics
must be established "a to give occupation during
rainy days and the winter months; but as they are
not attractive Agricultural pursuits, they would
| occupy much less time
The tract Of land necessary for an Association,
and which would form its Domain, should lie in
body. TIN. Domain would be to the Association
what little farm now is to an isolated family.
The Association would not build three hundred
Lighthouses, cottages or novels at different points
on It's Domain, IN which they would hive isolatedly,
according to the present system they would erect
in the centre a commodisus and elegant Ediice
which could be made to combine the greatest
economies with convenience, and airine,s and arch-
tectural beauty,-all Of which are wanting in our
little, isolated tenements Thi, Edfcc would be-
the ManorHouse of the Domain, or the Residence
of the Association.
The Association, cultiyatine its Domain as if il
were the property of a single individual would
bring to bear in th. important work all the Skill,
Science and practical knowledge of its most ex-
Pericnced members they would form an Agricui
tural Couscil, who would advise as to the general
management of the Domain. They would ascer-
tain the different varieties Of soils the best uses to
which they could be applied, the proper changes
Of crops, and every other detail relating to
scientific prosecution Of Agriculture.
An Association, being well supplied with sbun'
dant Capital the best of Implements, Machinery,
Teams, races Of Animals, and other advantages,
could cultivate its Domain IN the most thorough
and beautiful manner. 1t would lay out its lands
in gardens, fields fruit-orchards vineyards, lawn.
and woodlands, and could embelli.h the whole as
highly and arrange it tastefully the parks
and gardens of the Noblemen of England. \
whole country covered with Associations would
offer the most beautiful spectacle that can be con-
ceivcd "a, beautiful and diversified it is now
in general dreary and monotonous.
What II contrast between such "a system of Agri-
culture and the present mode of farming HAT
perfect system that unity of action and Interests
which would exist in Association, are entirely
banishcd from our Societies. Three hundred
Farmers cultivate separately three hundred little
farms. which are surrounded with, and cut up by.
an innumerable number of fences, which are a.
expensive and ugly As they would in Association
be unnecessary; they live isoatedly and lonely IN
three hundred separate little tcnemeut', which are
in every way unfit residences for Man; they have
to contend witL the greatest disadvantages they
are almost deprived OF Capital, while Commerce,
which makes ia profits by buying from and selling
to them. is supplied with millions; they have poor
Implements, inferior Teams. Flock &c. and
scarcely any economical Machinery. They should
be the FIRST to advocate Association, which would
elevate them-thc cutyator> and crbellisher, OF
the Globe. the source of national Prosperity and
W callh-to the first rank in Society, whereas AZ
preseu, they are below the Merchant, the Lawyer
the Stakeholder, the Politician, and the whole
elias. of NorProduccrs. VINO live upon their Labor
and that of other Producing Cla,ses.
III compare, in imagination observes Feurisr
the cultivation OF a Domain IN Association, oVerseen
LIKE single with the extent OF country cut up
little aud subjected TO the caprice of three nun
bred families the parallel Will be found most saung.-
Mere makes, meadow of soping piece of land, when
Nature destined to the vine another wheat where
grass should grow hrd 90 avoid buy IN. gram clears
deciyy which the viii strip OF it' soil the so~ng
year; while fourth and klh mi'apply The SOL ~ somr
other way. The three hundred iam - lose Their time MA
money barcadnS themselves each other and j.
lawsuits about Boundary line, and petty ibcs' they all
avoid works Of general utility Which might be of advantage
To .a-reeabls neehbor>, and individual lnicre'i every
where brought IN conflict With public good.
The civilized world talks 90 economy and system What
system does in tins industrial incoherezoe ms anti
social confusion, How has i happened, that Tor thirty cen
iures Il has not been discovered that A0c. u, AMI not
cultivation carrier by isolated families, The destiny
ct Man, aud that long he ignorant OF The theory OF
domestic Association, be la, attained his desusy
ToarcciSte this prime pie fully, We have only I" reject
moment on the extent OF knowledge which Agriculture
requires add the spo>sibiy the part 81 the IA mer OF
uutng twentieth part OF the necessary 10 make
Ttfe agrIcuiurt To large capital be- should add Iha
.uo~ledge scattered among hundred scientific and prdc
teal men, and tlen, he without
so OF equal talent what BE- had done would 20 decay
aud bis domain rapidly decline.
IL sonly in Association that combination Of capital ant
talent Al, above supposed possible; Assoc