Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-23

State Board Of Agricutfure.-We were
pleased to find the following communication
| in late number of the Chattanooga Advertiser.
Thes uggestions are important, and cannot be toe
warmly urged upon the attention of the Legis-
lature. The time has come that requires great
improvement in Agriculture, and we know of
no better means to accomplish this grand OBJ
ject than the organization of Agricultural So
cieties. If the Legislature acts in this matter
and establishes State Board of Agriculture,
we would respectfully suggest the name Of
MARK R. CocKRILL, Esq, Of Davidson, as
President Read the folio wing:
Mr.. Edtor-Permit me through the medium
of your valuable journal, to suggest, for the the
favorable consideration of our State Legislature,
now in session, few thoughts on the subject of
creating. by legislative enactment, State Board
of Agriculture.
think, without doing violence to the State
pride, may start with the hypothesis, that in
almost ecerytlting connected with agricultural
industry, we are very far behind the improve
ments and intelligence of our sister States ma
nv of which are not as old by half a centuf T.
This certainly ought not, indeed, need nd be
so: with soil and climate adapted to the PRO
duction of not only the great staples of cotton
tobacco, wheat and corn, but also to the produc
ton, in greatest perfection, of rye, oats grass
fruits of every kind and variety, together with
every description ofroot crops in greatest album
dance and of Most superior quality. 1t can
scarcely be expected that all these crops sue
coed in greatest perfection, in the same locality
as, for instance, no intelligent cutivator
would think of planting cotton or corn on our
mountain tops, while these mountain tops pro-
duce, in far greater abundance and perfection,
Irish potatoes and all other root crops, together
with she various kinds of fruits, while, again,
rye, oats, wheat and the grasses are common 10
both, the mountains and tie lOYIandS
With these advantages of soil and climate, it
may well be asked, why are we so far behind
our less favored neighbors? | answer, our in
dustry, like that of sister States, needs a stimu-
liant, and the best the most efficient way to fur
nsh this stimulant is the formation Of Agricut-
t1yyay SocietieS-one of which should be organi-
zed in every county throughout the State, and
these brought into harmonious and efficient ac-
ton, by regulations presided by a STATE Board
Of agriculture. And the main object of this
communication is to suggest to the members OF
our present Legislature the proprlety OF estab-
lishing at once, such board. This done,
nucleus is formed, around which county organi-
cations will readily cluster, and from which
they should receive some fostering aid An
act once passed creating this department of our
government, placing at its disposal some five or
six thousond dollars, to be distributed in small
sums to county societies, when formed accor
ding to regulations prescribed by the State
board, and the balance expended in premiums
to be awarded at a State far-and all the du-
ties and details Of the matter would be very ca
silly arranged.
Ny hope, Mr. Editor, is that you will use
these crude hints IS sort of text or foundation
for such effective arguments as will arrest aSen-
ton of our Solons at Nashville, and induce
them to do something for the benefit our great
and growing agricultural interests. GRuNDr.