Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-05-17

plements; compare, results Of improve. Il
ments in rcgarl to sfsrtilizisg the soil,
and the production Of crops feeding ami.
ma!s, ditching. fencing, &c If you have
better and more productive sorts of grain
anil stock up here than we have down in
Rome and Union, we wish to know the
fact.-And IL we excel in fine fruits or
vegetables you no doubt would like to
know il, tina, all may be benefited from
a knowledge Of the facts, .....
In order to render agricultural exhibi.
ton profitable and interesting, great care
should he observed that no cause for jeal.
ousy be given. The executive committee
should so arrange the scale of premiums
as to give every competitor fail anil c.
quail chance agreeably to the merits o!
his article, and with view TO give equal
cncoura ,cmcntio all 81: sse: of prolu
GERS. The premiums AWARDED atthe 3rl
State Fair on animals amount 10 about
So 900 and on grains of all descriptions
,ss than 5000.
Now the question is whether this is in
proportion 10 the capital ana labor en-
ployel in those branches Of husbanlry?
IL not we holi that the board is doing
great injustice 10 the farmers Of Ohio
/. If as we have no doubt, facts will show
+ there is ten times as much capital and
| labor employed in tie production of
, grains in the State, as there is in the pro-
9 ~ lion OF animals, AMI the amount Of
e premiums awarded TO the latter arc ten
$ times as great as those awarded 10 the
c former we are compelled to conclulc
that something is wrong.
+. Another, cause OF complaint is that no
g less than aces Of wheat or corn can be
r entered for premiums. This at once cy
e clulcs all our mililins or lower classes
/. Of farm RS. as none but those vino have
Z llrgc farms and large her is of stock can
5 make enou. h manure to enrich acres
c sufficiently TO tive any hopes of compe'
s ting successfully with those great STOCK
e raisers of the Scio,o and Miami Valleys
e We met with |, embcr OF the State
3 Boarl Of Agriculture whilr in Columbus
ii Two years ago anI explained to him the
y improrricty Of awarding grain premiums
r. on no less than or 10 acres, as 1t cX'
lc clues large majority of our most in
Is Iustrious AMI skilIiul farmt $, who were
lc unable to procure sufficient quaint!
ic Of lerlilizng material to put SO large al
ld amount of land in the his hest possi sibl'
IS ST tc of fertility, without which there
n, could be no possible hopes OF successful
competition. In answer To which w
Is were gfavely informed tha. j. was nIt III
IN object Of hc Board to encourage hlg
3: manurin bu; t, uncauragc skill.
q. Now, s,rs, VIC would like to know hos
" in the name of comon seasc, ami tn
3. nature Of things, the most skiillul aerl
er culturist could compete succ esslully OF
5 or 10 acres Of poor hill lands wlhou
IN manure, against a Gell of equal size
3. the Sco,o bottoms that ha been use
10. exclusively as stock yard fo' man
bv years, and literally covered AMI satura
rs tel with manure and urine. Why ne
ITS instead of awar ling $40 TO the best
acres of corn, $40 to the second best
Ls acres, award $40 to the best one acr
res ana s. to the 2nl best one acre; $40
the best one half acre, AMI the san
al with wheat and other gains. BY tn
,ut means every farmer in the State woul
af. have chance; as it is now none but 1t
ty, wealthy can win dime.
ok Another great cause Of complaint
the unequall distribution Of agriculture
bv reports. Tho State Boarl expend lar
sums Of money every year in prlnlir
all and distributing circulars through eve
re. county, and in publishing reports. The
the reports are valuable AMI interesting ar
q should be distributed equally through Il
- State, or at least they should fnl the
20 way into every agricultural townsh
100 and nei-hborhooI. This, however,
ian the fault of the General Assembly whit
sh. orders the printing and pfetcnls to pr
vile for the distribution of the repor
lat, Each member is entitled to his quo
to and it is his duty to distribute them
sh. mong his constituents; some OF the mel
bets attend TO it AMI others neglect It,.
ing While in Columbus we Observed trl
ian less than a corl Of these reports al
q le other public documents lying there tn
hat belonged to this county. The fault, ho
f Of ever, that year (tho' really in the Gen'
ler al Assembly, was apparently in the pr
hat ter as he did not print tho reports un
ices several months after the Assembly h
of adjourned aul tho members hal 60
ger home. 1t was the duty Of that boly
un. see t., that matter. and havc the print
rty, done for the distribution Of those repo
ut. before the Legislature adjourned.
will We merely call your attention TO Il
, Of subject, and trust ana hope that, as
ave State Boarl Of Agriculture, aud the pr
ent ting AMI distributing of agricultural
ack ports are all under the control OF
=. General Assembly, something will
lral done to correct those evils. If we p
Iher our money for the dissemination OF use
| OF knowledge we want the benefit oft.
and II we are unable to attend the ST
nan Fair in remote corner Of the State
lher arc anxious to see reports OF commtte
yen. that we may have some idea what
rue. provements are going on in other p
uch lions of the State.
us Wehave few rem arks to mako in
G, gard TO the resources and advantages
.ov. Lawrence and adjoining counties, ard
ex. relation 10 the induc cemcnts to imprt
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