Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-03-30
For the Port Tobacco Times.

For the Port Tobacco Times.
Mr.. EDITOR have just received let
ter from w. VEIRs BOWIE, Esq, Secretary
of the Montgomery Agricultural Society, in
closing certain resolutions which were adop-
ted by that society, at meeting held in
Rockville on the 9TH inst. As these resolu-
tons are congratulatory upon the establish
nent of similar society in our own coun-
ty, and breathe spirit of fellowship and
heartfelt desire for the success of our I'M
dertaking, you will please give them place
in your columns. ! take this opportunity
Of saying 10 our Agricultural friends of
Montgomery, that it will afford US great
qualification, at all times, to communicate
with them freely upon an interest in which
we are mutually engaged in fostering and
advancing. The science of Agriculture,
though the most imporlan, to man, has been
(strange to say more neglected than any
other in this portion Of our country. Ma
ture has blessed US with a soil capable of
the highest improvement, climate genial,
and resources sufficient, if developed, to
make US prosperous agricultural people.
Yet we have sadly neglected these muniG-
cent blessings and have looked upon mother
Earth as inexhaustible, and not requiring
the adventurous aids of art and science.
am glad, however, to say, that the spirit of
Improvement has gone abroad, and is now
working much good for the agricultural
interest. Our farmers are warned by their
barren fields and yellow knobs that nature
alone, unassisted, canno, ELL their barnes and
their granaries. They have become arous-
ed from state of inaction and Indifference
and are now zealously engaged in turning
to the best advantage those blessings with
which they have been so kindly endowed
In few years we may hope to see the face
of nature, now so disfgured with pale and
yellow spots, beauiifed and rendered lovely
by the deep green of luxurient vegetation.
We have every reason to indulge in such
hopes. In almost every county of the State
an Agricultural Society has been or is about
to be organized. The farmers are taking a
deep interest in this subec, and it must sue
coed. The Charles County Agricultural
Society has been recently established. From
the character of its members (sterling Farm
ers as they are we have the surest guaran-
ty that it will succeed and prosper. As
the corresponding secretary of this society
shall be happy at all times to interchange
views with our friends abroad upon a sub
ject that is now exciting so deep an interest.
JAS: FERGUSON,
Cor. Sec'y Chs Co. A. S.
Ertract from the Proceedings Of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society.
"WHEREAs, since thelast Quarterly Meet
ing of this Society, a portion of the citizens
of our sister County of Charles, respectable
alike for their numbers and personal worth,
have for the improvement of their agricul-
ture, formed themselves into an association
similar to our own; and have paid us the
high compliment of making our Cons,itu-
ton the basis of theirs; therefore,
"Resozred, That We hail, with great salts
faction, the advent of our brethren of the
Plough in Charles into the field of regular
and systematic improvement; that we high
ly appreciate the compliment they have paid
US, in thus making our Constitution the ba-
sis of theirs; and tina. we most cordially
tender to them the light hand of fellowship
"Resozved, That the Corresponding Secre-
tary oflhis Society do transmitto the Charles
County Agricultural Society, from time to
time, copy of the proceedings of this So
ciety; and respectfully ask of that Society
a reciprocity of communications.
"Resozred, That the Secretary, cause
copy of these proceedings to be published
in the papers of this place and in the A
merican Farmer; and that the Society do
now adjourn to the first Monday in June
next, at which time there will be an cleo
ton of officers for one year"
TO THE WHIGS OF CHARLES
COUNTY.