New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-28
Parmers' Festival.

Farmers' Festival.
The asperity which characterizes more than it
should DO party contests has been occasionally and
agrecaby interrupted and releTed during the last
months. by the 1rieutwci Fairs which came of at this
season, to bring all parties together more friendly il
not more wholesome rivalry once enl;veniny rural
life and Illustrating the progress of agricultural i'm
provement
Tho Edto. of the FARMERS LfBRAzY received, IT
seens early invitation TO deliver the Annual address.
at Worcester and a; Northampton, Massachusetts
and performed the task if we Judge by the united voice
Of the Press entire satisfaction Of al parties a.
both places OF his address at Northampton we find
the following complimentary notice in Northampton
Democrat.
We will only add and tina. with much satisfaction.
tina; the Agricultural Societies in different parts Of the
country following the good example of the AMERICAS
INSTITUTE coming the determination to distribute
agricultural kaou>dge in Books rather than Money udg
ing very properly tina; while the one aake,h itself
wings and hcth away" the other will stick not in the
pocket but in much better place in the minds of the
winner of the prize and in the minds Of hs soma max
ing them wiser and better in general and especial
" intelligent and efficient tlers of the soil
THE AGRICULTURAL ADDRESS AND REPoRTs-
Mr. JOIN s. SKINNER the Editor OF the Farmers Li5ra-
ry end Monthly Journal Of Agrictare, delivered on
Thursday last the usual annual Address before the Az
ricuural Society Of the Counties Of Hampden Hamp-
shire and Franklin AS literary, entertaining useful
and practical DISCOURSE il merits the highest and most
decided praise. We have had the pleasure OF
listening address Of the kind which struck US as
evincing much thorough knowledge of the subject
such familiarity with all the collateral topics relating 10
agriculture such felicity in displaying their connection
such unity in the arrangement OF mis- matter such elegance
of style and such force OF language. Without making
any pretensions those merericous arts Of decama
ton which often invest pompous noihings with fact.
tious importance his delivery easy and his accent.
uation such make himself distinctly understood
Absorbed, he has been for than twenty years
ia the study OF Agriculture he possesses acquaut-
with which is probably exceeded by that oil
any other person in the Union. He was in fact the ed
itor OF the first agricultural paper ever published in the
United Statcs-the baltimore Farmer, and has always
pursued his fgvorc science with that spirit OF cnui
and love. which renders adopts in art which
they pursue with 5uc unsrng perseverance and
less devotion.
Nj. SINNERS Address illustration of these
facts. and full OF profit TO that honorable and i'm
porant class for whom ii was designed. II was cacu-
lated give farmers correct iden Of their position,
character, importance and rights. II showed that the
Difference paid TO ministers lawyers. doctors-proics
sional men, called more thnn 10 farmers. was all
wrong unjust and absurd. AGRICULTURE, he said,
sion whose correct and profitable conduct demanded
sagacity learning, study, research. II was profession
that brought all the powers of the mind into play and
which exacted as large amount oil mental as physi
cal effort He depored that mistaken legislation which
had osered all other pursuits and sciences but that of
agriculture. The farmers owed it to themselves and 10
their children gather of the benefits OF legisn
ton well 10 lei them bc received exclusively by
others lie dwelt upon the necessity OF giving farmers
more extensive and more thorough education Ii wa.
the boast OF New England that its inhabitants almost
without exception, knew how to rcRd and write bat
he feared they too often contcned with this Read
ing, writing and ciphcring Were tho implements n
leRrnng-thc tools by which agricultural and other
knowledge iashipned and wrought out He ey-
planned the reasons why good farmers must be acquaint
ed with chemistry botany and other cola,eras 10 agi
cultural science He showed the vast improvements
and valuable discoveries farming which had this orr
GIN He spoke too, of farmers wives and daughters,
due and pointed the necessity oi their being, also
better and more extensively educated.
But il would be in vain for W. 10 attempt analysis
of this excellent and beautifully written address, rs
there nothing in it which would admit of eXpurea-
ton abridgement. Every sentence was so well d.
gcsted and appropriate that the integrity OF the pro
duction would suffer from the least abbrevaton. We
speak strongly, because were filed with admiration
the ability the scholarship the utility, and the en-
larged views displayed throughout the whole discourse
We IL will be published In order TO be duly
preciated il must be carefully read and we believe il
will be the OF awakening interest in the science
of agriculture and conviction OF the want OF more
thorough instruction for farmers than any thing which
has been said for many day. Mr. skinner deserves
The thanks OF the whole community for drawing /; mp
and every farmer should be possessed OF copy. We
cannot dismiss this subject without saying word OF the
Farmers Library and Journal monthly publication OF
which he is the editor 1t makes two very large octave
volumes in year and contains the most valuable farm
ing information elegant and costly engravngs and re
prints %, important agricultural works. II only -