New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-08
An Ohio Fnir-Western Farming-IIints for
Reform.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
MADISON Like Co Ohio, sept % lS46.
Frrr.n GREELEY For the FIRST time in my
life attended an Agricultural Fair last Thursday
1t was got up by the Luke County Agricultural So
ciety, and held at gainesville: may tel the truth
right out and say it was complete failure. This
was the opinion Of all present. was told that 1t
WINS the most unfortunate attempt that this Society
has vet made at such exhibitions Some said it
would probably be the last. hope not. Surely it
need not he So for the interest manifested by the
people appeared grent. The town was filed with
vistors-many OF whom came from "a distance to
see what was 10 be seen, but oil appeared to have
forgotten to bring with them the curiositcs Of their
homesteads.
There were exhibited on Thursday: some cat
tie horses sheep, basket OF middng,si2ed APP
pies do. do. ounces. two bedquits, piece of car
pet and acr, old.fashioned bcdstead This is
about oil. The amusemcnts were: an Address by
Mr.. Smith. which contained nothing new and
very little good old, and few trials Oi skill by
some blackguard wrestlers. This latter appeared the
most attractive Of course. To certain empty headed
class A ring formed by an immense crowd OF
though,ess fellows who Kissed aud chcercd within
dictated There appeared no town officers stop such
disTacefu proceedings.
By the way, had almost forgotten 10 meution the
gainesville Band. 1t is composed of the young men Of
Lake County is small but contains some OF the best
fnrmcrs in the State though this Fair gave evidence
OF the fact As To the efficiency al The Society know
nothing but OF opinion thnt IL has done but little to
advance the interests OF Agriculture add TO the intel
.igcncc OF the people. expect much good 10 result
from the organization OF such Societies In fact their
importance Is properly appreciated Not only will
thew exert good influence by increasing the produc
tons OF the country and cssening the abors OF the hus
bar,dnnn, but they will be the means OF preparing men
for those social changes which are now da~nng upon
world This 10 feature IN these Societies not oh
served by leaders In agricultural reforms.
IL the purity that Is advocating the Freedom of
the So' with view To making home for the homeless
and deshtutc would eXpcnd their energies in dissent
mating n knowledge OF Agriculture, they would gain
their object with less difficulty The increased proiuc
tons of the soil would cheaper land that ten
would be easily obtained in the Eastern States
hundred and sixty the West though the latter be tree
and consider IL TACT OF easy demonstration that the
man who Gets about making living ten acres viii
find his burden less NScighty than he who hun
drod and sixty. There may be locations and circum
which make exceptions 10 this rule, but it is al
'Host universally true.
There are some curious facts well known to most
people In Europe thousands OF families main
tanned In all the necessares OF life by the produce OF
about TO each family The may be said
of this country family of five persons could not
in one year the produce of wcltilled acre
Now. II this be admitted, what need has family Of
than ten acres This amount would afford Am am
p,e supply OF necessarics and mNuries.
Has II never occurred TO those who make Agriculture
study something mysterious why ii is that with the
Immense amount OF labor bestowed upon large farm
the occupant accomplshes liilct 1t is easily com.
pretended Fst thercis the totally radically wrong
tom of cultivation; second. raising Improbable stock
third, building removing and repairing fences fourth
waste OF manure and consequent exhaustion of the soil
fifth. want OF arithuictcR calculations plans for iu
turc operations. These include Soms OF the principal
which tend 10 the ruin md bankruptcy of large
masses of farmers.
have heard estimated that in years one half of
the families that depend directly upon the soil of
Ohio for support will be compelled by necessity To sell
axA aNgh.