Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-14
THE CAUSE OF GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE'-TliE
aGRICuLTURAL FAIR AT ROCKVILLE, MAXI
LAND.

A-''' LAND.
r., me Edior Of lie Union:
S,s The spirit Of the age is shown "a distinctly VI
The progress Of Agriculture a. il is in any other lman p"f-
Whcn Adam Smith. in his celebrated work on "Ihe
wcoh o Nations attempted 10 show Thai The cultivation
,he rth ran mol rrp pace with the advance Of The me-
h;c mis- thai shrcwd cOtchman did display his usi.
al sacacity He could not have anticipated inc s!iucs
which il making in America Time was "hen ayr,
cnI,ure did avail Itself OF The lights Of chemistry CT
- ;s Great pursuit there is an ndssonblc connection be-
tween theory and paccc-beween the principes oa G
sonny and The processes of labor 'ut now new era i
J.rstsndng the elements Of the soil aud he eienen's
Of vegetables, and of supplying By composs me oJ
Ie,ns which the former may want 10 lhrnsh ioou
for the litter What is desirable now is TO muItllF
onr schools for teaching the principles of chemisty-o
vn,a portion OF the earth upon small scale 10 pracca'
rynernents on The best mannes and methods OF afhhs
~ employ guano the concentrated manure we possess
mon nopcr soils and in The best manner and at The same
i'm. 10 all the domestic resources o the farm yard so
,boI we may raise OF domestic snano Tor our 0" n
consumption The skill Of the farmer goes still further
"a must understand from the composition oil his soil how
f requires lime mur bonedust, other composts
in what manner and quantity to supply III what vegetable -
hcst adapted his soI what quality OF grain most sn'l-
be how best avoid the attacks Of insects how best 10
imnr0ye hs stocks and his orchards
Sin another branch of Improvement opens before hli.
Ou ancestors paid little attention 10 the form and dnen-
sjons o lonek but The prcscn, is boldly ensng
mechanics in The invention Improvement OF other aglcuI
tuu tools What the gin is TO cotton the corn shelters and
hrrshng machines 10 the Indian and The wheat
lhrrsing machine Is now introduced into Virginia which
n.s on forty bushels Of wheat 10 the hour and il wnnows
@ n, il into bags the same time; and il the further
Of lheshng the field itself 10 save The
rouLe of hauling the the barn In the same man
40 arc Indebted 10 the genius country for those
beanitu reapns machines which not only The wheat
bul The clover and which certainly have not YET attained
their ma xmum OF perfection is, indeed not two months
since we rakcr added 10 the reapng machine,
thus saving The labor Of the hand who Fits upon The boz
But who shall say, !hus far and no iuher! In coun-
Try where labor 10 SO precious who shall say that steam
engine to be invented which shall plough! and thes
D. and timber and thus perform many oil nose
Offices the farm which cost much labor 10 accouFs
Scarcely anything, in fact, - beyond The energies Of
free and en,rrprisinr and ingenious people like our own
All that is 10 desire thing earnestly IN order u
ca our attention 10 IL aud hall The work Is done AS an
English writer says desire generates thc capa
city," Aud who does not see in the signs OF these times
ho strongly the spirit Of agricultural Improvement ava
kcnea! Wno fail 10 see ia The tone oil conversation
sell huw much the attention Of our farmers ~ turned |"
snlno; aud mag not add, that the wishes OF me people
hnre already had The ccct Of prompting the
10 use The vigorous Efforts 10 reopen Inc nrs"o
with Peru order obtain her guano upon micn cheaper
ternsl Who does not see in the movement oil hhrytaho
another noble a OF The tmcsi Shehas had lie honor OF APP
pointing al agricultural chemist for The STATE; ana YOU"
readers have ,Ircady read the third report made cy him.
Mr. Higgns would advise them 10 obtain ILL., hs Wen ~
, Stocsharit's Chemical Field Lectures.
But is impossible for Ia shut our eyes ~ smother
proof the sagacous zeal OF our farmers '.f TO thr
agricultural fairs which becoming 50 ashiona5ie IN our
country They bnng together some ci me hhes pfonnt
ions OF the garden The farm yard the dairy, and me 40
nestle ars-besjcs the men, The high. minded ns VINO
constitute The "bulSafk OF The State They meet osetr
and discuss dcgis OF the profession 10 WHICH
they arc devoted They listen 10 some admirable addresses
On farming They aad their wives and their daughters cnl
new fuel 10 gyhc fame ard INCREASE the progressive
spirit the You can scarcely cast your eye over
newspaper without s2cng the zeal with "Erh icse asso
Citations mniipe auI the arior in which they me con
Quoted This very agricultural sir u heid ~
Hhetlnc Fairs announced (" take place IN DINER paris
Of Virginia. and especially tie large anl magnificent '"c
lict ! Ia he ran Richmond early H. November De
pend upc il the Ola dominion viii pour TORN oil nef chi'
ally upon lie oGcasio; aud advise you II you would see
hc in some Of her gcy visit Richmond in Tie msl 81
or.iIr huIs lgbIN ",
Duhiny ont mary directions Win 90 nrch energy :"
descend the Jamea and witness as have lately :onr
the gigantic strides wiacl her agriculture II making i" '
carer OF Improvement , !. :
mts oil the celebrated lair which she IS now getting up
Honor her Tor the cll1a she s naklG |" ADVANCE c'
own interests as well u, The glory Of hGT county,
These remarks drawn rl'n me, SIR, by Tie pleasure
which received lrm Witnessing the Agricultural Fair Of
Rrsyi.!r in Maryland on Thursday, the 9Th instant
was stranger 10 The hie character that lc 'o"n.T VI
Mont aumety hal won b. her attention |" farming was
AMONG her arInss that was nscA al M eaiiy 'o
Rockville me county town, uba" - OF ~ e ' ,h
Washington The cnuny bai"een Geofacto"n ana ' ~
village b autuI from The nhduiaohs oil lis ground Us 10
resi-, and iIs fields. When wc arrived "e io"hi ,'f-"
Company assembled in delightful grove h2E! '-a 'as'
200 persons present. emtesrd BY some {" the Ih'1! I!e
clmens OF Naurrs 'landiwos." We found Mr. i.'."h
nunop the President o tie Society Gi his post shedding
around him the kindness ana Of his polished lahae'
Stranger az wac. fortunate enough 10 una som" 'i
IrcteI 10 The pens where lie stocks Kept we "a"
:ome fine Devons, em'rg lleT some CT ar Dav - 'F
III
ne Shanghais and delighted 10 come nc" 4hi ,
ttauul specimens which had never seen some !'n9
fIs ana VI pea bns also exhibited besides some %,
rhs domestic a,ics Of the ladies. can coascenllousiY
answer for The richness Of The prize butter which was ann
ed round our table. II was capital Hn was rather hlsap
pointed meeting with The lady VINO famous 'o' Tue
thee B's-"Eread Butter and Bacon
Ia Mir Andrew, Stevenson Of Virginia. whJ had been a-
pointed The o The day, was unable % aehH ". ~.
nue enpactrnrn lie dischareiE2 al Springfield, hr'
Fancs p Blair appointed 10 deliver the address hn'
he loo unable 10 attend the meeting lf' lhIislosL
hu
er Blair presume, sir that il will be pnashcd ail
will then speak for itself II exhibited all me V,eo' o. MINI
and The beauty OF compassion 1i when us au''l u 81 '
ic,y distinguished II bralhed ill that love Tor me pro
lesson Of the farmer which his improved larm OF '1"s'
Suon go highly illustrate: Soon after M Ea liaa c"'t"
,hn address who should lah but Caleb Cushing hqr
The Attorney General Of the United States IL was ~"
noot an opportunity levy bright mail on me eleh pas
seng II Impossible Tor Mr. Gushing 10 sscait NC
imnHtuny OF the crowd and he was WIN an que o'os
installed npon regret my nabihJ % DO Jus
lie 10 his clcQicnce especially for want OF reporter
his able address is irreIrevaay los! 10 tie wotio ""s
noble dascan upon The bcasy OF our tree institutions ~.
blessings we enjoy improvement OF our agfchhfe !he
extension OF country and the asylum II opens ~ ~ Nv
onpressed natives Of the Old World. lie oWc'l VIM g'ca
enp,ss upon duty proect all our citizens 10 every
conet Of the carh and he alluded with some ioh ous
with much iacl, the recent at Smyrna -,
Dinner followed. uniG! tent, which Shs spread WIN
orn,iul board The very genius Of hospitality nsPlfrd
every one Al lie comes: request q! The w"rih5 anu ~,
veil koown 10 lame pIcsiel. He once distinguish
ed Officer in the army Of tie United states, espeGH'y @
led with the lying or isiefi he - ~" az
ns N The comfy Of Montgomery. happy to iiH''
hal agr had dnmel he faculties Of his h'a Dol e'
his tall and manly form nor taken anght from tS
mer al his manners tie OF his ine'Gehi ans
agreeable connenancn. Among the gntsS II" were p n
semi we had Judge Blair, r. Davis, date President, h
Cushing Mr. Co,c6fnn Of Washington, MI !sfl" h;ah
lev Mr. Many, (tEe MsyOi Of WashIngtonD I"hn"h'i
Junes Mr. HaIowe Of Alexandria (whGsn Eoncsl a'u ~
tel,eclul face for tie first Time, hnd whose
to agriculture sienazi by powerful address Mai'n
h. lely delivered in yiraina) We:had the other side
n The liable Judge Dunlop iir Jenrr, ionce mlnlSri ~
Vienna, and, what assure you wa5 very asietane +
10 me- Mr. Bowie and lr. Lyon hc Wing nna dehoeIas
candidates for govcrnorl who went in arl-hnhafm a, s
side BY side with all The courtesy oil true gthHcieh lSe
ser n,snY others whose haze escaprh NY P''
Wines ana toass ana sPeech succeeded aud anon ".i
subjects which were s'0hai!Gp nc app'opa'e I'p
OF ruan0 The discussion ufan It's merits occupied ~ e
an hour and Iol;. i evident That the presence o
member oil the cabinet impaired interest 10 me ,,'
Tho speaker who introduced il made diect appear y"
Mr. Cushing Invoking al oxrrrons 81 tie aii!s7
lrarion in its bc!ai The .!orney General asked VIA
The sneaker wished 10 IT, done "rn. sf, ="
your excellent minister Lima John Randolph IIay. IN
struct him in the strongest terms 10 reonen ihc
p,TuyilG Tell them mat Ndtuit hIT