The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-04

them, dare maintain them against any alliance
that Europe could form TO oppose us. So much
for English threats and bombast.
The State Agricultural Fair-Modern I'm.
prOvements In the Science OF Husbandry.
The regular annual fair of the New York State
Agricultural Society will commence to-day, in
Albany, and will close on Friday, at five o'clock
p M. From the preparations that have been made,
there is no doubt that this will be of the grand
and most imposing agricultural exhibitions that
has ever taken place in the State of New York.
The previous exhibitions were praiseworthy in
every point of view but we expect that the fair of
this year will far outstrp all others in this State,
that il would be unfair to institute comparison
between them. 1t was expected that Mllard Fill
more, President of the United States, would attend
this years exhibition, but perceive that he
not leave lis post in Washington TO be present
There is no doubt that these State fairs have, in
past years, tended greatly to promote the welfare
of the community. Any one who will take the
trouble of nquiring into the condition of agriculture
as it was twenty years ago, and compare it with
what il is now, cannot but perceive that vast i'm
provements have been made, that in fact the SCI
ence of husbandry-for il is a science as much
anything else-has been completely revolutonized
within that time. So apparent is this change, that
any farmer who ts his land according to the old
system cannot make living for himself, while
those who avail themselves of the improve ments
which have been developed within that time, make
money and wax fat and rich. Sir ohm Sinclair, Lie
big, Buel, and host of Others theoretical farmers,
and amateurs as they have been fooishly termed,
have done great deal for the benefit of agricultu
rists in this and other countries, by pointing out
TO farmers the means by which they can most pro-
fitably cultivate the land, and fertilize and
waite old soils which have been titled from genera
ton TO generation without manure. The great
truth has been manifested, that soil, like everything
else, must be supported, and that without such sup
port il will become impoverished and barren Ii
has been satisfactorily exhibited TO the Cd
pacity, that indiscriminate sowing and reapiLg,
without regard TO manuring, and rotation of crops,
will not do, if the agricuturist desires TO become
rich, but thatt is the best methed possible for ma
king both the uiler and the soil poor. In bringing
that truth home to our farmers, we are indebted in
very great measure TO the State Agricultural So
ciety of New York.
The improvement made within the period re-
feued TO in agricultural implements, has been fully
great as that which marksthe filling of the land.
In ploughs and harrows thereis as much difference
between those Of the present day and those Of
twenty years ago can be imagined, while
there is infinite number of new implements now
/ in use which were not then dreamed of. Compare
the plough or the harrow Of the present day with the
unwieldy instruments which went under those
names quarter OF century since, and il would
hardly be said that they intended for the same
purposes. The old ones require twice three times
a. much power 10 draw them do those Of the pre-
! sen, day. and impose as much additional labor on
the operator. The one is handy, compact, and COM
plete-the others are awkward, imperfect, and hard
y manageable. As TO the additional implements and
machines Of husbandry that have been invented
within comparatively few years, they are as nu-
merous as they are useful. They apply to agricu.
ture in all its ramihcauons--to the field as well as
To the dairy-to the barn as well as to the cider
mill, the cheese press, or the threshing machine.
We have not opace within " hich to refer to them
individually, but we can't help noticing the culti-
| va,or, the new reaping machine, and the new sub
! soil plough. The reaping machine is very modern;
/ and the want OF such an implement has been much
felt in the western States, where labor is high and
scarce, and where IL is not unusual TO field OF
I grain rot for want Of hands 10 harvest il. Three
thousand five hundred Of these machines, IL is said.
/ will be put in use next season, at the West. and
they are capable of doing the work Of seventeen
thousand five hundred men This alone is salts.
factory evidence ct the revolution which has cha
racierized agriculture in the United States within
few years. A similar revolution has been expe-
renced in stock. The best breeds Of hogs, SHEEP,
horned cattle and horses, have been imported. and
no farmer, except be belong 70 the old fashioned
/ and ignorant school, will have anything to do with
! the old stock.
li is expected that ;he State fair Of lsJ0 will be
better attended than the precedag ones, aud that
The benefits which Il will confer on the agricutu-
ral class Of our population viii De propsttonaby
greater. These fairs, and the New York State
Agricultural Society, ought to be encouraged by
our citizens as well as 81 the State. Il u not
enough nowadays TO make two blades o. grass
grow where but one grew before-We must make
,ie increase fifty instead ofone.