Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-04-09

ny EiSlRfs pf9PaIHitifs, -C 4HiuyHfit1H The NJ
]teufioh of a nltion for conturroa, ttlsn deraY
tnE and taking root in roine retnots co1tnfrv
and for Fenefatlpug giving comfort, I7pptnrai
aud riches Ia the patffhcial bye, aud ilIjnf
tie nranerjes Of Egypt wlh Abundance: Atjt
onw8fd, overcoming obstacles, and by tttIs
and little, advancing -il0Irjeping IN fa51ds4
b~Iaziur forth IN Fhrnicia. al the time IT la
vti anl sio1atn1r, eHprnaAlnr and rolling. on
ward Until it. burst, hand in hand with civil
cation, on tic f~iafkn6as 81 ~FuropcS
Tie eEtgbIisbncrt Of a National Agricuitu.
RAJ Society ~14 M era IN lrb1ndff, The
utility of srch an iaHtffutton had been fosniea
ont q century before it WaH ofghnrzed, bf
lioftleb and lord kJlneg but 1t waa Iott IL
Sir John Sinclair to execute their yicHf
How much gratitude do tho public o"e those
eminent men, whose high gifts wrre devoted
to such n noble obinet3 at made farmers re-
tsldinR in different parts Of tho kih4dorn ar-
d@lainied @itt one another, AVID caused q rapid
dissemination Of kro~l Ige afnoug the whole
profession old PRACTICES werc amended, f8w
ones introduced, atS' - darrce Ct e~xertioa
called forth herefosJfe uneE1rurlel atneng
agricnilufalists."
Now let ua look nj The important raal II
produced By tho labofs Of that agriculture 70
alaty, 80 beneficial, not only 10 Ll.iald, bet
every civilized nation There te "a apafogla
related t1at illustrates the importance of Ito
rough tlllare. a vine dreancr had two dauTb-
lcfs and 4 vineyard: when he eldest was mar
RED he gave bef a bird ofsills vineyard for .
portion. not" jthstlhdIng which he had tic
aam0 quantity offrIit IN torment. When rs
Youngest daughter W8s martitd he gave her
h1lf Of shat remained still the ~produrs oI
his vineyard WIS undimjniahci. Jhi- reBult
was The consequence Of lis bestowing Us much
labor on tho third part, after his daughters
bad received their p%nrttone, ~ he had been
accustomed 10 give the whole yiucyard.7
England, IN ancient titpos, with her rude
population, could not obtain u sufficient sup
ply Of The commenced ucccenuies Of life, from
her fertile soil. But now by bringing chem
istry and geology to The aid ofarricuItnrr, she
feeds . dense population from the produce Of
lands which have tocn IN cultivation several
thousand yeare. Those lands, laid waste
50 fronuentjyby foreign e]ncnlea, and deluged
with blood IN civil warg, are at thie day tCeut-
ING with h~arvrsle annually. This haa been
effected by the attention Of Government and
individuals to agriculture, "a the true source
Of national prosperity agricultural societies
have done more towards bringing about thoec
great improvements tbon any other lucaHa
tl'2' could have been devised by human 1ngf-
llaI,y. lNo''lae te2GneR 'ne u,lI'y 0, ,t'ofe
81. .ae1 Ii',e" ,,'' '1te,o,y .1"a 13" '"'sps'a@
g,r,y' on 'I ti,o w ~ '' np' J,a ,,,Js 9 ~ Groaf nr r, ,
at thfa dav, compared with tho efafc Of her 90.
r~ienltnre before the institution If agricultural
societies. Wien We consider the inconcefva.
bic quantity Of produce obtained from her soil,
wo are forced to acknowledge her agriculture
the greatest th'ng in The World; II Is SAD
ans tI0p q ,"..fs Et tt' rt )" WIZ" %a0t' 70
cd9tnehirc (ens annnort = trsdo IN ,seesa eartal
TO her trade with Denmark, md that the i've
stock on n single farm frequently amounts tc
fifty thousand dollars.
hgricn.tnfe begun to flourish IN Franc"
cary III we laIn teIsary' ~ .he I'Ign ~ flsh'
~ , ; "..n ii W." .as ,np,,t"e" ~ 'n"' i ~
there were thirtcen aericnItur.l societies. and
! nineteen AUXILIARY societies. in that KINGDOM
Several Of those societies, Paria, Arn-iuS, and
Bordeaux, have greatly distinguished them
selves by their memoirs. Thc study Of ag-l-
culture became fashionable and 'n"ny eminent
~r.tefs contributed tonne 1ayance".n1 o nps-
u ,.ho"a non.'on,,u's 81 4"| rn Do,," .nat'n .ap "a ~, ID
9rasn,d aver n'je~t that co,IJ aid To n,
glory Of France, established agricultural soci.
cites, and profeysorship~, botanical and eco
nonical gardens, for the exhibition Of differ
ent modes OF culture and the Dissemination
o, plants mus eieyattls tnc caafactef o.
,u . "'a $500 ond | TO- IS Tho,