New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-01
Uonor tbe Former, Of Ohio.

Those Ia some States who associate IN the name
Of Agriculture remind one Of the daughters Of the horse
,sechiheir eeEna cry upon the state Is g'regre-gs.
There Is say they no hsh dnieresed public spirit that
will prompt tie Farmer hit the hope of hWe money
We can % nothing without money! money money! Hear
VITA, Governor Tnmbe the talented and patriotic Pres
dent Of the Board OF Agriculture In Ohio says Of that
young sister With natural pride and patriot
ism be proelaims in his last report:
The State Board msy be by reference to the hs
tory Of their proseedngs Of the adopted eso
luton su'horzug district fairs 10 be he'd In csssuaeu
districts. on the application Of three dreeo Inc m-s
sure considered Of doubtful utility aud OF more uo
fol success 10 district only was the oSpelh-n'
made Late in the season notice as gwen iof nS'ans
TAI. in the southwest district Wilmington, the eoan-
Is Of Clinton the 2Oth OF Ostober. Although me TIM
for preparation limited, the exhibition Of lnp
ment. Of husbsndry, farm products, ana paIleusy u
hne stock was such excite the surprise and sGnit
ton % those present aud IVES highly credtsois 10 he
sud mechanics or the district VINO podueeo VI
manufactured the articles exhibited -. -, -
Here apparent too that men may act from otne
motive. and be governed ~ uooer impulses rnsh ESQ
.prng from the of dollars sud cents The com
petition on this earnest and spirited as n
the premiums twhifh were merely nominal ESQ oeeh
lsrge enough 20 temot the ksensst svsrice -
II the pertinent had not been suece'suly made tna
agricultural societies could be got up spd sustained ~
force OF enlightened public sentiment and by associated
effort renderd highly useful without the AID OF mouey ire
eardsd BIS any As the only and propeller Of
human acton in enterprises of this kind Ohio might claim
the honor Of making the discovery bnt the w.
solved long since in Nee-Enssnd. From me Dreamy ,
Journal Of Agriculture learn, that the first greutuTal
Society formed in the State Of Ms-ssehu'eu was lncoi
poratrd By Of the Legislature ia I9l and hst unds
Appropriated for its support by the sete unti e -
During those twenty the Society Instituted lt
Journal (which continued for more thsn thirty year.
established County Societies, erected en- Agricultural nan
and conr outed the -ssbshment Of the Proessorshp
Of Natural History and ,he Botanical Gagden st Cet'
brrge.
The citizens Of York followed the lesd Of Ms'sa'
chu.ss snd in 1875 their historian informs Us niVne
turned their swords into pDwhsres. and their spears
into pruuing hooks applied for ana obtained rom the
Lesisatur. An Act for the Promotion OF Agriculture
Arts ard Mnnufscture This act made no APPROPRIATION
from the Treasury and not until S4l-nen Dali aeon
tury-was direct aid given by this Empire STATE out
Of II. Treasury. 10 her Agricultural Society.
on the I2h Of March, 1893 iu.t 81 years since, the
Agricultural Society of the State Of NewYork was incOr-
porate under the OF the Society the promotion
Of AGEIcuLrrRE ARTS, AND MANUFACTURES" No mo-
ney was asked Of the state anything but simple act
Of incorporation which authorized them TO acquire and hold
real and personal property provided the clear yearly value
Of It should not exceed eg hundred pounds The annual
contribution In money, By the members, WAS nxsd ~ oo
cents and yet It may well be questioned whether at an
epoch in the existence OF this STATE powerful and en-
daring stimulus has been given 10 agricultural Improve
mens as was done without AID or motive al ina
period by the noble aud elevated zeal OF Mitchell HON
medleu Havens Rutherford. DE Witt, Robert X Living
slon Bizarre Col John smith, John Stevens OF Hoboken
Muhlenburgh, Kent, Hobart, McComb, McKe'son and
Others VIII some whose recollection or means OF III
formation 20 back to that Of high and noble puolC
spirit compare average crops Of that period Win th'
official report Of the averages OF le45, 10 wit