Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-08
Farmers Conversation Meetings.

Ne.s Eci.-s. 10 i- sub .ct .5. rege, &, eyofysInk
ar ag-cgtarfs' @! Virginia lDa mere should few
aJ- tg mcals o' assoc ed effort sny other than nd
vtua 1nt isolated acuou trT extending agriculture. infor
nation. No where else has individual intelligence and
action done m1Te for agricultural improvement aud profit
taa can D. found 100 virginia snd no where has less been
effected BY any combined cHlIts u the agriculture. Class
any considerable portion thereof. 10 scarcely need
bs a-lcd, that the Government, the SAFE Il Virginia has
done nothing Whatever for inis ai.-mporani object.
There have tAstt in Wig numerous agricultural 20.
cioas. arc some - exist. some q these societies have
particular Juucures, ccCd and disseminated valuable
information. Bur much the number have done no.
e 90 such alci .,J-sr-c eIrci!ug and di.ils11 al
sgr.c-it.Tl knowledge The fadc-l defects OF cIn.u-
ou and PrJceed'e, VIA ch have produced such general IT,
efficiency, j. needless here p1.a: oHi, and would be
improper 20 Illustrate by citing examples. IL IS enough
iLa' tIu general -c lu1cnaby aud lmcutlbly true
c-I1J bs doubted ha great benefits would derived from
agricultural sr-'es properly ed aud properly work
Jag. Bl' DESC frg pi aay such b1i1g soon
cumme.c Dc ls y present dss gn Nicely pop0s. uucn
more humble aud unPfeenuiug, and YET more efficient
mca"s Toy ie-c@ Tie same desired ends Jseiu cJnye-
ueui and also cheap substitutes may be founl-c1nyeTa
ton meetings of farmers, be- he'd stacd times nni
places, but without much OF formal Organization. Ina,
such meeting extremely Interesting and attractive,
"t highly truc'Te, has been fully proved Practice
200 L1-aud aud in a-hIsets Those Boston were
held weekly during the session OF tie Legislature when
other business brought together there many OF
the best iarer from a parts Of the State. The meetings
had permanent or-auz1tOn The then able aeucuu-
ul surveyor che Reverend Henry Coman) presided az the
~ preserve 'T0e' ana tue 10 CeJItc
The meetnes open TO OIL, whether mere auditors
sla-or- the discussion, 20 elicit or furn, ln1r-
nation ~ the Close Of each session, subject FOR the
aF.ced upon, and o 10 published % that
every ncguo9InZ farmer had time attend who might ss-
| prc.ay desire 10 hc5l uat subject dsc1-ed. All that
would uc needed 90 complete tc operation of such meet
rss, begun Virginia, rud be the cost Of The cor.
wees u competent reporter uf the matter furnished in
the discus ard Of the printing OF such fopOrs Ia Boz
ton the publishers CseGll sreHt plpers tp1ca and
new paYers well Js Otacr ad for their own gain
both % report aud PRINT the d OF these meetings
Richmond, especially DUNG tle session OF be Lcgsl.
iuc, would De- The best r1c. f,r CONNIE such CONVEX
-luuu meeting. Bur tl,f. 5 not county 1r scarcely
H.' HTtuud, which such ura;i.E Isit MOI bs lac
t1 0fo.t llgantaRc. Hundreds az .-mcr. would IN th
manner freely and fully f, 'r experience and op mons
o. whom perhaps not ono could be- oyacd upon o. rri
them. And tlus, with txysnFe then necessary g.
i.Ne npta " and report tc p0e'cdiua, aud publ .f
proper selections. the results ui researches and exge
hence ci every farmer iu Vfr2.a might be open u h,
/ use aGi Instruct oi every ol.r
III 90 be- not prssumng f,o i1- Mesrs. Editors j a.l
OF sou aEd your city bT.ur.n ui aH rirs 'p aid Q.
scheme roo approved. b. sour recommended QUO and Ir1u
s1ce. Though, 90 n.s lime. uay Boz deemed alc-i1
ilr .uY newspaper Withhold much -l1ee from pol
ca. dIsCu.sO H a. wall admit coy trc.e ru azfrlur.,
nm c,uh..u that the paper which could obtain and wou
pub..h sIcu reports "i sgucuiIIo. dfcl.s.1ua w1ll
rriu provide lof Oh county rsadcrs at least mater NOR
! acceptable than of my other kind.
70 this p-u should find enough avor for support ei an
i've or sE ilfuef ffcris DI agricultural Improvement
VIM mcD' together 1uy hour boz richmond. appliu
unc aud rsfsAIE plrs iDf the fret meeting. md iuvit
generally 'o aurrd d. OF who m1y us inclined 'D a5 n t
abofs To m.s ESQ., euro o. beginning w.. tHe participation
.i,Il De secured by sp'ci1l aP1 cation. first mcoii.
might Boz Obtained within TO-. weeks after tie ,lbshe
D1Ic'. ard weekly tIefta.ior 10 d.s...d so o.f.1
A COuNTKYMAN