The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-12-31

lress 10 The people of the Township and vicini-
~ was read aud adopted, and on motion Of VIM.
E. Lucans, was directed 10 be signed by the Pre-
sident and Secretary. and offered to the county
papers for publications:
ADDRESS.
FelIow Citizens:
Having full confidence in the vast superiority
of associated over iRdiUidual effort; we have or
ganized ourselves into an Agricultural Society
in this Township. 1t therefore becomes US as
citizens wishing to promote the interests of all,
and particularly of the farmer. to state to you
and to the world our objects and intentions.
You as well as we are aware that the agricul-
ture of our Township is at a low ebb; and we
presume that you will unite with us that it is
time something was being done to increase our
productions, and to elevate our interests. As
proof of the value of Agricultural Societies, we
would recur TO the fact that in those districts of
our country where such societies have existed,
the farms are highly cultivated, and produce a.
bundan: crops, and order, neatneSs and economy
prevail.
In the State ofNew York great advancement
has been made in agriculture, within the last 10
or IL years, since the organization of the socle-
ties there. In many districts, we doubt not but
the products of the soil have been doubled whilst
in some of the Eastern States, where such socie-
ties have been longer in existence, more benefi-
cal results are said to have been realized.
In our own State an Agricultural Convention
has been held, and State Board of Agriculture
formed--and numerous county and local socie-
ties are organizing around us. Why should we
be behnd2 Are the farmers Of this fertile Town
ship, or of Harrison County, willing TO admit
that they are unequal in intelligence and enter
prize 10 those in other parts of the state? If not
then let us assist in the promotion of agriculture
according to the recommendations of the State
Convention. Let us petition the legislature for
an act 10 promote agriculture, also for tax on
dogs 10 lessen their number and TO be a source OF
revenue 10 the state. We have framed society
here, and we hope soon TO see "a numcrously
signed call for county convention on the sub.
liect.
In order properly TO remedy the defects in our
practice it becomes us 10 examine their causes
To make thorough exploitation thereof wouIc
be foreign to the present essay-and besides il
would be doing great part OF the work at once
that we propose to do by careful investigation
But we will briefly allude to some of the genera
causes which have tended to produce the presen
state Of things.
! Nature had originally blessed our land with
HAPPY fertility, When our fathers came here
I they had but to clear off the timber and put ii
their grain, TO have luxurant crops and abundan
harvesls, Hence they got into the habit of put
1 ting their crops in careessly, and paying itllc
attention to saving manure or alternating crops
franklin Justly has said that Gas the old cocl
crows the young one learns" hence we havin!
continued the work as they began have impover
ished our land, and reduced the average product
at least 25 per cent. from what they original
were. This has in great measure been com
mon and natural practice on all new aud prof
RI lands. Ii This is not correct why is it that WI
IeXpect greater crops from newly cleared lands
than from those that have been under Ulage
great many years? And if this is correct, shouI
t not warn US Of The great importance of hns
banding our manures and applying them scienti
(, fcay TO the soil. In this respect we may lear
much from farmers in those sections where tn
soil was originally poor-where necessity com
PEELED them to attend to this ubjeot or raise nj
crops.
Let us allude to the wheat crop as an example
1t has undoubtedly decreased for some year
> past, and why? You will respond, it is owing t
anpropitous seasons (which is in measur
true--bu suppose we had manured our LAM
lwcl and put in all of our wheat in the best pos
sble manner, would we not have realized ia
greater return. And is not worthy of conside
ration, whether we need any more expect GOO
crops, even in the most favorable seasons, Of
of such land as we have exhausted by our pars
mOnous manner offarming.
The wheat crop is so poor here now that farm
ers count their crops by the number of bushel
they SOW instead of the bushels they reap. HOY
seldom do we hear farmer state the number q
bushels of wheat he has cut in connection wit
the number Of acres.
Such is the low state of agriculture here tha
we suppose if the facts could be obtained tb
average crop for few of the past years woul,
not exceed 10 or II bushels per acre. Now cal
we not, by adopting thorough ystem of reform
by putting IN our crops in the best manner
reasonably expect TO double this crop in 10 year
umet We doubt notbut we can. lf so, the sam
may as easily be done with other crops.
1t by associated effort we have reasonable
prospect o doubling our crops in 10 years time
is not such consideration sufficient TO call on
attention TO the subjectP But we hope to stmu
late to improvement in all respocts--to improv
the mind and the soil simultaneously.
"Land and labor arc the chief sources Of pull
/ lie and private wealth, the more fertility we oa
/ lmpart to the one, and the more intelligence W
cda niuse INTO the other, the greater will be til
return they make--and the greater our mean
of happiness; for it is wealth rightly employed
that enables us to multiply not only our own,bu
the comforts of those around lis. 1t is the &c
neral diffusion, among the whole people--amon
the rank and file of society, of property an
knowledge, and the industry, enterprise and in
telligence they begel, that renders a state trul
respectable and great"
\ Under our present lmpoverishing system
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