The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-07-06
Agricultural Pramiums.

cone Woeks Aso We Putnsneo lhe hss VI
Premiums to be awarded by the Harrison
County Agricultural Society at the next
Annual Fair. BY reference to that list il
will be found that about SIXTY copies of
the "0hio Farmer" are TO be awarded as
premiums. The Farmer" is published in
Cleveland, Ohio. and is not exclusively an
Agricultural paper. Until recently it and
the "True Democrat" have been published
by the same gentlem&n-holh are nowpub-
lished in the same Office. and at least one
half the matter contained in the "Farmer"
6rst appears in the "True Democrat
About one page of the paper is devoted ex-
elusively to Agriculture, the balance TO
news and miscellany. Itisin reality news
paper, not an Agricultural paper. If it
we're devoted exclusively to Agriculture we
should not complain Of the course the Ag-
ricultural Society of this county has thought
proper to adopt. Through the influence of
the Society sixty copies Of Cleveland
newspaper is to be forced upon those to
whom premiums may be awarded At the
coming Fair. All the two dollar premi-
ums are to be paid with this Cleveland pa
per. The inAuenee of the Society has been
brought to bear in its favor. and it is to be
forced into circulation to the injury Of the
papers published in the county, which have
heretofore published all the notices of the
Society gratiously, and have done their job
work at about ,one-hakf the customary pri-
ces. The "Ohio Farmer" is very good
paper of the kind, and we are perfectly
willing that it shall obtain a circulation, in
this county. as other papers do, but we OBJ
ject to its being forced into circulation by
the Agricultural Society.
In order ~ become member of the
Society it is necessary to pay certain a.
mount in money. Let the premiums also
be paid in money, and those who are for
tunate enough to obtain them can dispose
of it as suits them best. If they desire the
"Ohio Farmer" they can obtain it, and ii
they should prefer another paper to that
they will have the privileges of making their
own selection. Such course, on the part
Of the Society, wonld, no doubt, be more
satisfactory TO all conderred, and would do
injustice to no one. Even our estee med
friend, the publisher of the "Farmer, I"
could not take exceptions to it; and such
members Of the Society as are disposed to
foster the papers published in their own
county would not be chargable with an at.
tempt to break them down. If there be
men in the Society who desi'e to PROSTATE
the papers published in this county, let them
act in their individual capacity. With one
or two exceptions, those who compose the
Society are not so disposed, and we trust
the one or twa will deem it expedient. here.
after, to pursue different course. We are
willing to meet individual opposition, but
we do not want the influence of the Harri-
son County Agricultural Society brought
to bear against us by one or two OF its
members.
We understand that the Society, in this
county, was requested by the publisher of
the "Ohio Farmer" to offer his paper as
premiums. A similar proposition was, no
doubt made to all the Societies in the State,
and we are happy to inform our Society that
10 other, so far as we have seen, has acce-
ded to the request. t.-Republican.
ETAlthough we do not agree with our
neighbor in every thing he writes, especial
ly on political subjects. yet our views
could not have been expressed better on the
action of some Of the members of the Har-
rison County Agricultural Society, if we
had written the article ourself. We fully
and freely endorse every word said in the
above, and only regret that our neighbor
did not give those two or three members of
the Society more of what they so richly de-
serve.
Harrison county can boast of what no
other county in the State can; aud that is,
that the President of the Agricultural soce-
ty is not subscriber to either of the papers
published in the county; and yet he pretends
to be q great friend of the county, and
would like to make the people believe. that
he wishes to see it prosper. O, humbug-
gerry
CRoPs IN WESTERN New YoRK.-The
Rochester American Of Saturday says