The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-03-28
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D-lisesrd hy Sol. q. c. L.ilarr. before m
sPaf,aassafs asfieullural Society. Il lhsi
iAsi Anniversary.
Gsniiemsa:-In diseharging the duly
which by your request. ! am now ahon
20 undertake.. my acknowledgment 81 in
adequacy from The almost entire want o
experience in the modus operandi Of sgri
enliuTe. will serve Is q sufficient apolog,
for conining my remarks 10 the great d
iiliiy Of Agricultural Societies. in I'M
ion 10 strength" and be the contempla
ted accomplishment what il may, union
Of strength ensures sureess.
" rhe greater The force the greater the
impression" is q remark n extensive ia
is applicability - i physical nature il.
selE. Nor does The effect of force exhibit
itself in that which Is physical alone, but
is seen IN intellectual efforts also.
knowledge is not found To be selfex-
isieni, but is the result OF The exercise Of
talent, and lis increase is always in proper
ton 10 the amount Of talent exercised,
whether Il be that Of one man, or the con-
centra,ed talents Of many men. In most
instances. however. il is acknowledged,
that where theory must be endorsed By
practice before confidence will enlist,
much more can be effected by The many
10 = given time, Than by .ingle indisid-
ual. though he were 10 labor Cor period
equal To the aggregate time employed BY
the many. .---.-.. ....
The agricultural art is purely practical
from its very nature; therefore, the great
necessity Of concentrating the talents Of
many, in order to procure is rapid devel-
opment. For, b. experiments in agri-
culture, knowledge of the art is to be-
obtained. which viii always be IN pro.
portion 10 the number of well-direcied
experiments. But Of what avail would
be the strife afler knowledge in this or
any other practical subject. unless il be
communicated when obtainedi The OBJ.
jeciors 10 voluntary associations. would
perhaps say, that recourse IN the press
would answer every purpose. TO this
we would assent. il every one would AXE
every paper devoted 10 the agricultural in
ierest But who is THAT does! One man
brings 10 his aid the knowledge he de-
rives from one paper, while his neighbor
uses another, which, as Car as il goes. is
well enough. but would il not be much
better, and attended with more immedi-
ate benefit, If after community OF men
have been thus laudably engaged. each
in his own way 10 improve his knowledge
in ".hc great parent art" they would as
semble at least once year, and freely
communicate upon the subjects and sue
cess Of the experiments by each made!
H communities Of men would thus act to-
ge,her, the knowledge whichAnow exists,
but which is almost imperceptible by its
effects, owing 10 its partial dissemination,
or probably owing more 10 the distinctive
variety Of subjects composing the "one
art. which each man has informed him
self. but which is not commonly appropri-
ated, would be concentrated as to its force
and wider spread in its application, so
that each man could appropriate To his be-
ne6t The aggregate knowledge ofihe whole
community as easily as he now does that
which he may have obtained by his iso.
lated exeriions.
But how are men to avail themselves
Of The knowledge acquired by each other,
with greater facility than by social inter.
course, than by mutually interchanging
views, declaring the result and explaining
the mode Of operations by which that re.
suit was obtained! All will admit that il
is the most expeditions aud effective
means. From social intercourse, adyan.
tages ola much higher order may be gam
ell than new hooks can afford on the sub.
ice. Of agriculture. Suppose the inquiry
to be-" How shall we realize the great
est product Of corn from sgisen quantum
Of land and labor!'' 10 obtain this in
formation, ten farmers, from the number
of your society are selected. to make ex
periments; each one adopts the mode o
planting aud cultiva,ing. which, in hi
opinion, will succeed best, and at The
meeting Of the Society. land in the pres
ence Of the whole Societv,) each one O
the ten appointed for the purpose, exhib
us The result Of his labor, aud explains ,h'
plan pursued 10 obtain il. In this way
each member Of the Association obtains
IN one year. an amount Of practical infor
nation which would otherwise have cos
him the labor Of ten years.
To the growers Of stock, too, rnncl
good will result from Agricultural Socie
ties. A premium offered for the fines
domestic animal Of whatsoever kind, vii
induce farmers TO turn their attention i
the improvement Of their stock, not be
cause the premium iiselfis an inducemenl
but because by such tribute Of reward, Al