Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-02
Agricultural Snsietie,.

We see from number o our State exchanges that
steps have been taken in several counties for The
& ganization OF County Agricultural Societies. Such
organizations already in successful operation
~ few counties. Some of the Agricultural Societies
formed IN years past have been re>organiZed of late
and started AGAIN with fresh impulse 1t is crafty
- ing to see this degree of interest that has been
IL awakened IN the subject of agricultural mpro, c.
Il ment.
Buch OF the credit Of this is due to the efforts Of
Your Snte Agrcu'turalSocietyi and may be attributed
IN high degree 20 the great attending
their late exhibition \ new impetus was given to
~ the cause on that occison and its happy influences
arenow apparent throughout the State. The large
10 number OF intelligent farmers assembled at the late
State Agricultural Fair carried with lasu 20 distant
parts of the State the comrncndablc spirit man-
ffested during the session OF the State Agricultural
Society, and we it Exhibited in the formation
cl Agricultural Societies for their respective counties
Sc move which cannot fail "a be productive of much
% the agricultural inter, the State We have
- redlabe Show farmers make at
gives assurance that to a poppr
1gLlsspoA ssSs;D can do credit TO themselves and
in County Fairs The I,rf1, we
ss'naVe no doubt will be followed by results ,,iI I
. 70 'hose attending thei exhibition of the Stale
agricultural Society. We hope ere lone ~ s
huch Societies formed and kept up in every Count, r
The State, and that for each successive yo NO. ~
e ao'e 70 BOAST OF so grand an exhibition Of tbc a.,
eunurai industry oil Virginia as that of last No
yember ~ -
"e pu''ltageS mat will accrue o he State from,
proper appreciation Of her agricultural interests A.,
GOO numerous to recount in brief notice Of tl,e .p
Ject The increased value of Virginia I,,
weghty consideration. The achievement M ,i ,.f /
Ject VIII surely follow the awakening of addition .
terest in the cause of gricultnrc. In many parts coll
State where this spirit of improvement has mamie.
ted itse, The value Of every acre of laad has Lec,
greatly enhanced. The landed wca III, the State b,
m many instances been more than doubled while the
y'eu thererom, has been increased TO extent hat
more '"ai compensaies Tor The expenses of improve
q nent The wealth Of The farmer has at the same
PC been promoted just much to all practical pr,[
PCS as though 80 many dollars had bes> nut
nus pocket His improved land wiI/6rinr two
'S LOT one before II was improved should he see
.>ss'dspose Of it--furnish him with safe in
estment for his capital, and yield, perhaps, hnrdrel
Per cent over what it did in an unimproved state.
nc additional capacity of these lands TO sustain
;3tsson rs consequence that must also greatly |
the interests of the State at large. In place
kens migrating TO the extent they have
Snars, they will be induced to devote
TO the Improvement of their ma
hitherto added much in build
p, the mistaken notion that
E III ~ W 3tin TO remain in her lin
E57fS7' hope ~ 80 living, or ut all events
De But as ~ bcfdFe had occasion to
y, it is becoming apparent % Yrginians that it
Just as cheap and eaorly as profitable to i'm
E1qe the lands theyJnye TO open out others in
- - ~ country.
80 Whatever may have been the opinion in former
'sSs which induced the citizens Of Virginia 10 aban.
~ bn therow tate for more inviting fields in the far
Vet, they can no longer have the same force The
means are now within their power for making their
# y present homes comfortable, as attractive and as
8 IpE9luctsc any TO be found elsewhere. The ad.
dtona frclidcs for enrcbng their lands by the use
Of newly discovered manures the saving of labor by
;A Intervention Of improved agricultural Instruments
- aud the public works under construction from
which the products Of the State can be conveyed
eapcr and more readily to market afford TO agricu
sfslIsts advantages that being properly ap-
~ ,-<sl by the people throughout tho State
~ "a 3D. Jpf. Y, Mason American Minister 10