The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-02
Al RIG U IT U RAIL.
Agriculture and the Pre- IS

ASEECes1tWFC ae1Eu eaac A.Ec rs.
AS it has been reported that some resolu-
tons offered by MIR. Skinner, the senior
editor of the Plough, the Loom, and the
Anvil, at the quarterly meeting of the
Mary land Agricultural Society on We'd
ncsday last, were adopted, it may not be
amiss to state what they We're.
Mr.. S. said that he saw little hope for
any practical results from efforts to lnflu-
ence the Legislation of the country, in ia
vor OF the just and, paramount claims Of
agriculture, but by bringing the influence
cfMe general press to bear on public opin-
ion, and through it on public men. In all
the Eastern States, and in England, even
the weekly meetings OF agricultural. cla's
were regularly attended by reporters from
the leading journals, and their proceed
ings disseminated all over the country.
The greatest benefaction to Agriculture
would be the adoption of any means that
could hesct the sympathy and coop ra-
ton OF the prrpretors and conductors OF
the public papers in Mary land !: and as
tent and sufiiciencv of Accommodations, in
the Agri' uItural Hail, he submitted the
following, which was unanimously adopt
ed.
Rcso'reJ, That all proprietors OF public
Journals, who take an interest in the well
fare of agriculture, and desire to be nstr,-
mental in promoting its improvement in
Maryland, are hereby informed, that the
requisite facilities will always be afforded
them, for noting and reporting the pro-
ceedlngs and debates OF this Society and
they arr hereby respectfully invited to
make their journals the mediums of intor-
nation to the people of Maryland, Of the
questions discussed, and the measures pro-
posed and IN pr 'grrss, as far as this Soci-
ETY. is concerned. to advance the interests
OF the cultivators of the sol !, aud t. pro-
tcct them from the neglect and abuses to
which We believe, for want of concert and
a sound and active public opinion, they
have been hitherto subjected.
Mr.. s. then said there was a particular
and CRYING evil, to which he would again
through the agency of this Society, call
the attention Of the pnflic, I'D Of u,en in
legislative authnritv.-In OHIO, he said
the estimate was that the Stale sustained
an annual loss $4,000 an NJ Jr>ir"ci"m IF
sheep by morthi'w doe&. A gentleman
present had SAID that, in his county, it
was believed 1000 sheep bad been destroy
ed in that way within the past year
With a view to some incipient measure
for relief, against state OF things so per-
nicious and disgraceiul. he would move
the following:
| Resolved, That the Vicc-Presidents OF
this Society in each county in the State
be, and they are hereby requested to take
snch measures as they may deem most con-
venient and elI"ctual for estimating the
number of sheep destroyed by dogs, annu-
ally, in their counties respectively: also
OF The number OF dogs kept by the inhab-
itants thereof and that they return such
remedial measures, on the part OF the leg
islature, as may be deemed most eXpedient
and practicable.
MIR. s. said the loss to the State was not to
be computed by the number of sheep &C
tuallv destroyed, but by the lncurable de-
terioration, which always ensued after
such attacks, 10 NIL HE surrrors ofihe flock,
and the yet greater loss by preventing the
extension OF sheep husbandry in the State,
a highly interesting and protective branch
of industry. tor which every county pos
scsses resources far beyond the limited ex-
tent to which they are now brought into
action.