The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-30
AGRICULTURAL FAIRs-TmE SCIENCE OF FARM.

turlsls throughout TINS and the neighborng States
are preparing themselves for the great State agri-
cultural fair and cattle show, which will take
place on the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
days of September next, at Auburn, under the
direction of the State Agricultural Society. From
what we have learned in regard to these prepare
tons, we are disposed to think that the fair and
cattle show this year will be on a greater scale,
that more animals of improved breed, and more
OF the productions of the field, the garden, and
the orchard, will be exhibited for competition.
than in any former year. The amount of pre-
iniums TO be distributed among the successful
candidates, is greater, too, than ever before,
while the site selected for the occasion is probably
the best IN the State, not only on account of its
beng central, but also of its contiguity to the
Erie Canal and the Western railroads
This society and others of the same kind, though
on more limited scale, have been the means of
increasing the agricultural wealth of the State to
degree highly honorable to the reputation of our
State, and also of promoting knowledge and intel
Igence among farmers, who, some years ago,
were the most neglected class of our population
1t is delightful for man who has the science of
agriculture at heart, to keep record of the great
Improvements III every department OF it that have
been made within a comparatively short time,
through the influence of fairs, cattle shows, and
agricultural publications. Among these improve
nents we may mention the benefits arising from
subsoling-trom manuring properly, and saving
manure-from judciousy using lime, peat, &c.,
in the form of compost-from the rotation of
crops-irom sowing and feeding turnips and
carrots-and also the results of the spirit
OF competition that the distribution of pre-
NUNS has aroused, in making Improvements on
the old fashioned farming implements. Among
these we may mention churning machines, straw
cutters, cheese presses, harrows, ploughs, hay
rakes, rollers, fences, gates, threshing machines,
seli-ieedlng racks in fact, the results of this no
bic spirit OF emulation and competition are con-
splcuous IN every thing appertaining to the far
mers' and gardeners pursuits. The honor Of in
stgating and promoting this spirit of improvement
does not, however, exclusively attach to State
fairs.
Long before the establishment of agricultural
societies. some of our highest and most intelligent
men, devoted themselves to the acquisition of
agricultural knowledge, by study and practical
experiment. OF these, the first and greatest
was the late lamented Judge Buel, of Alba
ny, IA man who has conferred an infinite
amount of benefit on the farmers of this
State, by freely giving to the world the results
OF his researches, study, and experience. For
many years he was the editor and proprietor of
the Genesee Farmer, and when that paper became
Incorporated with the albany Cultipator, he still
continued its editor, until the time of his DEATH
which happened few years since. Mr.. Bueps
worldly circumstances were easy, and he pursued
agriculture as a science. He brought his power
full mind to bear subject which he thought
admitted of being developed to state then I'M
known, and commenced by purchasing, at a
mere nominal price, barren farm at Albany
Awaiting himself of his knowledge of chemistry,
he soon converted this unproductive piece OF
ground into garden of Eden, and made it sus-
ceptbe of producing the choicest and rarest
fruits. AT every step he took, he enlarged his
stock of knowledge, and freely communicated it
to his brethren throughout the State, in the
columns of his agricultural journal.
We could not well pass over an opportunity of
paying tribute to the memory Of this great man,
for to his dsinterested exertions in eevating the
farming classes to that proud stand which they now
occupy, and in promoting that enquiry after
knowledge which characterzes them at the
present day, do we owe the increased amount of
agricultural produce that is annually raised in the
State, and the consequent enhanced value of our
territory. Many OF our county agricultural
societies owe their formation to the laudabe
spirit of improvement which Mr.. Buel aroused,
and which has continued to the present day,
spreading peace, plenty, and comfort wherever it
has advanced.
FoURIERIsM AND CANT-FoLLY AND RANT
We perceive that there is a society of men
in petticoats, and women in pants, lately
banded together in London, with the avowed
purpose of working, by their pens, the reforma-
ton of the present social system, by means of
The publication Of magazine, specially devoted
to the preaching of reform doctrines.
We are always distrustful of that man who pro-
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