Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-09-15
GWHOLE NUMBER 7zS.

''ti- MS f's.1eHcn al Kingston he held, lur
srrcrd years, Ihs ofi-- Of Judge in the Ulsler
cong,y ccgu. 10 1903, having become ravora.
b'y Nown as an editor, b. was induced. through
,h~ influence Of Judge Spencer, To remove 10
Aib,uy. Here he established the "Albanv Az
gus aud the next year, 1914. was appointed
state priuter. which uf - he held Iill 1920, hen
hi s'ld ouI the Argus. aud retired from the prin-
lhg business. Through all this period. his ia.
uIAry' application and study, were unr.mitiiug.
1T Is worthy Of remark" saws Prof. Deem.
THAT ~hlle engaged in this business. he always
P,rornrd, himself, the labor essential To ia
successful prosecution. He was always the set.
Ter OF MS own types. and until he came to Alba
ny: the worker Of his own press"
bl'u was an agriruIlursl, aud by his efor,s
10 Improve the condition Of the agricultural IN.
IeresI Of the country, that Judge Buel became
pre'olAnendy uieiJ. IL very early in III.
ra1nhesieia 3eePiheresJ inrural pursuits, ,&while
editor OF the Piebian at Kingslon. and Of the
Argus al Albany. frequently devoted a Column
or lwo OF those papers to agricultural and hor.
tcuHGr1l affurs; and on hls retirement from the
laller paper in 1920, he determined 10 devote
himself q those pursuits. That he nigh, the
O'ler exhibit The ciIscls Of intelligence in the
Improvement Of the soil. he purchased, in the Vi
clnuy OF this ciy, most fnrbidIng tract Of
land lrnm which to make a farm. Il was a
Pnn of what was known as the "sandy bsrrens."
lying between Albany and Schenectady. and has
ocrn described az ian open common. covered
with buShesi and appearing as il doomed TO
everlasting sInriiy."
ia lgs BueI, however, being satisfied thai this
unpromising soil was capable Of being render.
ell productive and profitable, Immediately pro.
ceeded with the intelligence and judgmenlwhich
ne brought to bear OF all his pursuits, TO improve
II by icncing. clearing off the brush, draining.
monurlng, &c, lie erected buildings, aud es.
mbsted his residence here. In the course of
few years, the place, from having been posi-
lively repu'siye. from its barriness, became no.
ted for It's general fertility, aud especially for us
very fine orchard of various fruls. and an ex.
IensIve and well managed nursery. While en-
gagged IN these Improvements. he devoted his lel-
sure hours TO the advancement Of his favorire
pursuit. lie ofliciaIed fortwo years as Secreta.
ry Of The old Board Of Agriculture. and the asl
two volumes Of It's Memoirs" were prepared
10y him. II. also republished from the columns
Of the Argus Treatise on Agriculture, which
had been wrlIcn at his request, for that paper.
while edited by him, by his friend Gen. Arm
strong OF Duchess. As another means of ad.
vanclng the improvement Of his favorite pur-
suit, he issued number Of Agricultural Tracts.
lie wasalsO frequent contributor to the old a.
merlcan Farmer" the New England Farmer"
and the New York Farmer" the only agricul.
rura papers published in this country previous
10 1890. Ga the establishment Of the old Gen.
esee Farmer" by the present proprietor Of
THE Cultivator," Judge B. became one of its
warmest friends, aud lor nearly two years, pre-.
vious 10 the establishment of The Cutivator,"
was weekly contributor to the editorial depart.
ment Of that paper. These papers, however
al tina, day, had but limiled circulation; and
he wished 10 adopt some mode by which the
b5nei:s they afforded might be enjoyed by a
much larger number Of our farmers. After con.
sulIatlon with the few who then took an interest
in the subject, the plan of THE Cultivator"
was determined upon-a plan which has resul.
ted in immeasurabe good 10 the country,
"The Cullivator," as many of our readers
are aware, was commenced under The auspices
of The New York State Agricultural Society, at
The low price Of 25 cents per year, Judge Buc
hrvlng volunteered 10 edil il without charge for
his services. and the late Palroon, the Hon. Ste.
phen Van Rensselaer,, and The late james Wads.
worth, Esq, of Genesee, having pledged them
selves To pay whatever expenses might be in
Cured in the publication, over its receipts. for
one year; for no one anticipated that the sales of
the paper would pay the expense of The pubIi-
cation. But so nearly were the accounts balan-
ced at the end Of the year, that Judge Buel, al
The request Of the Society, paid the bills and
took the establishment into his own hands, and
gradually enlarged the paper, AMI increased the
price 10 81 year. He continued to conduct
it. with increasing usefulness 10 the public and
honor TO himself, ill his death, which occurred
suddenly on the 9Th Of October, 1889, at Dan.
bury, Conn., while on his way to New Haven,
10 deliver an Address before the Agricultural So,
cie'y of that county.
! In addition TO the works Already enumerated,
| Judge Bue was the author of the Farmers
Companion, work written at The request of The
! Massachusetts Board of Education for The Dis
lrcI School Libraries of that State, and the
Farmers Instructor, Q vols, prepared for lies.
srs. Harper's series Of books for the District
School Libraries Of this State. The produc-
lions Of his pen secured him wide reputation
at home and abroad, and he was elected an
honorary member of many distinguished socie-
ties in this country and Europe.
Judge Buel adopted as motto for "The Cul-
ti3alor"-'To improve the soil and the mind
and while he was interchangeable in his exenions
to carry out the first object suggested, he never
for a moment lost sighI of the latter. lie was
an earnest advocate for seIE.instruction, noble
example Of which was presented in his own at
tainments. In Obtaining the large fund of knowl-
edge which he possessed, he was not even aided
by the advantages of a common school educa-
lion, having never attended shool butsIx months.
His views in regard to the Improvement of the
mind, through the mediums Of publications, are
expressed in the following extract from the first
number Of The Cullivator.'
ITO Young Men We would especially appeal.
You are destined soon to occupy the stage Of
!