The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-30
The PENNSYLVANIA State Fair.

! Our State Agricultural Exhibition and Cat
tie Show, which is to be held in Pittsburgh
on the 26th, 27th, 2Sth, 29th and 30th day:
of September next, should not be lost sight o
by the farmers, horticulturists, mechanics
manufacturers and artizans of Pennsylvania
The time is already at hand when exhibitor!
should be making these preparations which
they cannot in justice to themselves dispense
with, prior to bringing before the public gaze
those articles and animals which they wish
to enter in competition with the many COM
petitors on occasions of this kind. There is
however, plenty of time yet left to enable ev-
cry one who wishes to get up something for
the fair. The premium list, which is very
extensive, and which offers more and higher
premiums than was offered by Society last
year will soon be ready for publication.
Premiums will be ofIerered to competitors
without the State, and encoura cement given
by handsome rewards for price articles in all
branches of industry, with the hope that they
may Oe all repTeseHLeu.
Idesire to say to the farmers and others OF the
western counties of the State, to not hesitate
making preparations for competing at this ex-
hibiton because it is to be held IN their midst
1t is expected that those who are convenient
will have the most to exhibit. Do not think
that because it is State exhibition that
you, who have been in the habit of Com
peting in county fairs, will be outdone, and
that there is no chance for you to succeed
Let no farmer say-it will be no use for me
to come in as an exhibitor, and that the pri-
zes will all be borne off by those who come
from gtar. Let me say to you that the citl.
zens of Dauphin County, at the first exhibi-
ton, and the citizens of Lancaster county al
the second, fell into this error, and did not
contribute as they could have done. After
the fairs were over heard farmers of those
counties regret their want Of confidence in
what they had to exhibt-one said he could
have taken such premium, and another that
he could have beaten such production, and
another that he could have beaten such an
animal, # he had only known what was on
exhibition before he left home.
Let no one for moment suppose that he
or she cannot be benefited by preparing some
thing for the Fair, but conclude that it is the
aggregate zeal ofall, that gives lilei and en-
ergy, and spirit to the honorable and valuable
competition of an agricultural exhibition
There is no man in the cummunity, who de-
serves the name of farmer, and no woman
who esteems the important place she holds in
her husbands house, who does not, or may
not possess something of which she may be
justly proud; and even if they should be mis-
taken in this, they will at all events be enti-
tied to the credit of having afforded a good
example of thus testifying their appreciation
of an institution which they must be convin-
ced is calculated to spread abroad informa-
nation of the most valuable character, and
introduce Improvements of the highest value
to us all.
The only way that fair representation of
the products Of the farms of our country can be
had is, for each farmer on an occasion Of 4
State Fair like the present, to bring the best
he has got, and q part of every thing, for
there is no one so poor farmer but what can
excel in something. One of the best WAYS to
promote agriculture, is the frequent meeting
of the tlllers ofthe sofia frequent comparing
of notes, and social converse with one anoth-
er upon the different modes of farming, and
upon the results Of certain experiments as
tried by each other in different sections, and
upon different sOls-a bringing together OF
their yearly products IN competition, and an
exchange of seeds and breeds.
Should the opportunity of the coming ex-
hibtion be duly appreciated by the farmers
and others of our country, we may confident
ly expect to see together at that time, the lar
gest cOncourse of people ever assembled in
Pennsylvania. That the different branches
Of industry will be presented in almost end
less variety, no one can doubt, and that our
sister States will contribute largely and COM
pete strongly with us for our prizes, we may
confidently anticipate.
Every effort will be made by the Society,
to promote the interests of exhibitors, and to
encourage laudable competition in all the
industrial pursuits.
The Society anticipates that this, their
third annual exhibition, will be much larger
than either the first or second and situated
as it will be, where easy communication may
be had to it from the East and the West, that
it will possess every attraction and advan-
tare that contribute to the success of an Ag-
ricultural Exhibition.
ROBERT C.. WALKER,
Sec'y Penn'a. State Agricultural Society.
ELIzABETH, May 6, 1853.