Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-04-15
hfom hs Southern 5~portsmav.
LsaiSLAIIVE DUTIES IN REGARD
To AGHtCULTUHE.

ms most Important branch Of judlafrv in
ne hfpafttHsht Of Agriculture. TIE wealth
~ "'I'nhf springs ffebi The ground. Tie nj.
,t % ne FOIL ~ The ~tiastHr Bplfit o. ali rro.
hhctlVsd wealth Every depsrtmsnt n Ia
dusfry but agriculture IL 81 eet,raesd bv ts.n.
made Tor thor particular benefit, TIbs layst
Tor - mechanical and scientific stts r. ,n-
watdeA, hls rights ara protected, and t1a Ma.
ton provides plness for lbs sxhibitia. ~ nj.
Improvement Yet Aerieptfu,s has m h1sfs
N The Patent Offica@1p daarfarn ,gsfa ,tfo,
nation h'5y be obfaibed. IT, saftfnItntie,
F4e9 On perhaps by superior Intelligence in
aaY'hfe 81 big heibhbdfs, and tnoat ftsatenily
~labaFihg Under difficulties which . ittls n.
''ftaa'loh ron sbr"ad You'd enabto him to
iiofial Agricultural 9nti6fy, COMPRISED If man.
bsfs tr7tn every portion of mir Union, hs ono
car dotbt@~a society efficiently esesbiasd 90
f'tbly endowed, so perfect IN I'll is parts. that
would be worthy of he teor'e Interested Il,
tts sliefsss. Why should We have spinning
lafnisT. PIN niaehtnss, rofn crackers. sTd every
o'hsr mechanical invention, from II nssdie IN
70 = man NJ war, arranged by Goysrprusni In
magnificent halls, kept by hbta officers. and
ths improvements in anrieulturq, Tho callne.
ions nf seeds, The ~iDefeaph If ftntts. tI,s al.
vhntaRss ~ peculiar soils. and all The ihf1r.
nation advantageous 10 the farmer and plantsr
have no National Depaftmhnf, no head anar.
tsrs, no governmental announcement
We tAhto' expect atI this NJ PRESENT nnr
Legislators At Washington kn6tg ise littis Of
Inc farmers hFt 10 appreciate iis impsFta6es
eoflf'9n'ly 10 occupy their tine from the
FftAmb'e for offifs IN passing laws fur lin ON.
enlargement But to The Legislators If o,r
Stste Ne ought IL look with c9nfdsuea. il os
cannot 70 the General G~overpuent, The h.
9~islatafs IT q State knows tts wanna, and has
the power to assiBi every enterprises etrripd
OF wf'ltn lis jurisdiction, II rhpta with IL In
encourage agricultural eHfGrpfifs, aud 10 or
9ahiae such societies and provide stleI. r6eaps
Sc are necessary most sfsctuAlty 10 rarry f,f
he ob1Trts Jrstfsd. We Whuid add In tbs
stats GoVerfmenf an Agricultural Depart.
tHef' We would fatm IL Of mon frdm eysry
county ~ The n ~ats~rBen chosen for ihstf ah~
tsfPfjse HHd practical KNOWLEDGE. We would
have i The business If these persons In
gafhef information relative 10 he praduffH Of
fts Stale, what articles thrive best and afs
most profitable. We would raake II their
10 find onf If he articles most cult
waited could not be changed, 6r lsgs afaaff.
tIss grown with advantage. We would AZ
tach to this department d Board 81 GaoIogi.
eai Survey, and keep 1t constantly at work,
It Of 10 much Importance ~ tie aoy~
srhthsot as tfs engineering department : ~
organized. and an elaborate in tss
reports. We would give the Agricultural
sts halls wherein conid bo dapas-
'teisd for tho public good The choicest seeds,
ths best fruits, facts connected with the m
Of any agricultural product. Lot
there be books kept 10 record The productions
Of each particular portion Of our State, The
rk,il Ht La .A.s H.. 60 LG
n its production, Then comparisons could
be made, and facts obtained that would by
heir utility increase Tho wealth Of the Sale
more than al lis other enterprises put To-
tst II be- In the power Of this Arrl@
cultural Department 10 give rewards for dis
;o9hrtea made, and thus foster the spirit Of
suterpriss among the industrious, and make
t an object 10 The rich and poor alike 10 odd
o that knowledge which, more than any
'tber, mikes a nation independent, h6ueat
md haPpy--ihe Department Of Agriculture.