The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-27

cf the claims which bss upon oar cercful
feeraii.n and nttesteu Aud, beyond all doubt, Mr
President The agricuiprr ,he Ceu States has long
ego reached condoe IN which Dsfhirs less than i,
collected wdon o the whole country n required 10 de-
,ethe bet means Tor securing s fu,us~ prosperity AMI
welfare so far, indeed farming is concerned
40 10. as relates ony to tn, modcs aoa proceser by
Which The product ytncss OF the eoiI may 70 increased
and he so isef cayed from dcterioraon do not fee,
sure thai much IL to be accomplished by n tfonal
q aeu''n 'han oy sta'e or ocs,n'y eocNi~1. EVEN
III tlis view, hovefeT, wouls by
deyniue the importance OF an organization, by
which 50 wide comparison OF opinion and OF ez>
pentrte may be facilitated, and much Of COM
mehep.lvo information ohoine Bns~hat cannot but
think he peculiarly important provinces II national sg
rouiiua association l. 10 peseu 10 the on
"a the country and Of the farmers and of the statesmen
I" The county from time TO time accurate ana
adequate pous Of the condition ard of the wants
Of American agculiure 10 hold up the view Of the
people and of he just picture OF it, magn
ta1e 80 whole, 70 develcle and display the mutual
isions and dcfcnceuees Of it, different industrial and
geographical dcparDonts 10 unfo its relations TO other
1i's ana TO other countries; End above all 20 give
sonshie warning 81 any dangers either from overact
fcm unccraciion which may threaten the prosperity
and welfare of those who arc engaged In II.
many other nations are bestowing attention upon
agriculture in order TO prevent their population
~ starving our own attention to II thus far Is
more neeced-i might almost say, u only needcd--to
prevent the wasto ~ SOIL and the OF
sttnoe, and the waste Of our labor, producing
than We tan either cat on, give away. And
We nay do well to remember seasonapy the us- noni
lions Of the immortal dranatst, whom he tells that
trhsy MS tiek that surit with too much as ,n.y
that s;ar,e with nothing" The cuture of the Unit
ed statesl How much Is included in the full sgnhca.
ton and Import OF that phrase What gigantic harvcsts
What M aimy OF husbandmep WHAT a host OF house.
wives end bandmaiis' What swarms o animals, What
myiads ct supplemental What mt asureless breadth OF
scieel II ~ rot often that mere aihme,ical figures
pr'auce any IMPRESSION or sensaton Of sublimity.
int what can be graDder than OF tho items
10 the statistical tables which ret forth the agr,.
cultural agencies capacities ard crops cf the Cnited
stattss Why air two years ago there were estimated
70 to within cur limits more ihan twenty millions Of
horned CATTLE than twenty millions OF sheep and
more thhn thirty millions of swine. Ty the same re-
turns, there said 10 have been rased In single
year ohe hundred and six million bushels u po,atoes
or hundred ard ten million bushels OF wheat hun
dred aud sixty million buhis Of oats sixteen hundred
milton pounds of cotton fifteen mil ION tons OF hay and
six hundi cd iilon bushels ct Indian corn But theae
figures nre many ~ them far below the estimates OF the
present season have somev here wheat crop
of lst6 fci Gown at not less than l76 million
aze or lnoin corn at from 600to 600 million bu heis
What mighty aggregates are these, and how do they
speak to III ef the growing greatness and Importance Of
American seri ri;uurenct 10 ourselves only but
Aind at nigc How distinctly do they pon, our
How empha;ealy do they proclaim mission to pour
out the ioh gifts o our exuberant soil every land
- The mixed nations clothc
And be the tAhsusilese granary of q world.
Certainly, sr II ~ quite time for ationa asso-
chiffon some nation board Of agriculture 10 take
such figures and such facts under their especial charge
and To consder 10y what arrangements internal aud
external exchanResby what enlarged fciiie. OF inter-
communication or multiplied divisions Of labor-by
what additional supply OF mouths aud marketsthcse
enormous hnrvcsts may find adequate consumption
at temuneraiing price, tint plcuty may
necc1he dits land present picture
u the industrious hrDcr buried up beneath his own
znle'an heaps Foreign will not last forever
must. furoiean crops will not always he deficient.
ease ami plenty win oe their
and efrsing their priceless blessings the he
ipsIheTe ever this. All that Is temporary and
exceptional In the present demand for the products
og icu,ture will have passed away And then we shall
nie than feel the want of b. assurance Of
prcperhy for the than any which rests upon
Tie Evils and misfor;uncs other people. sr hail the
and sieody progress Q, this socie'y ssa ,sdge
,hs ,he Interests Of the great body Amercan f.rmes
Ic IA eher.h hfd fho
ccbsrl'aon ~ wise and experienced in all parts of
The Union and that our American crops hall hencefor
lie subject of careful sscertannen and OF
systenstic disposition and treatment
mighty mo:s but not without plan.
Amorg tho many welcome reflections which the
'sab!ishm,nt Of such association suggests to
us rome Is more welcome than that IL ia the full
ninent of one Of the most cherished wishes Of the
t,..,, a,hsr e. us country. mn great ana good and
nnhiest product which America has given TO
'he world ana whore aud fame grow brighter and
!'as-hsd few things warmly AZ heart than
The es'abi.hment Of precisely such @n institution
he Potomac night day other become your pcrma
n'nt headguarters, and your experimental farm The
m sron - a% "a "Spnns s, 70 'ng,
and would bc The last 10 interfere with any plan o
better halves. But by whcusccvcr II be purchased,
Mount Vernon must be consecrated u nothing less
than national usc, free from all seeciionaree from
all Iartzan tant. And what is there which
Tleiely fulfil all these requions, and which Is in
such perfect harmony with the career and the character
and the known wishe. of wa4hng,on, and with the
geIins of the place where his ashes rcpose, that
which ] have suggested nethinks your Direc-
tors would catch something Of fresh animation and
Iiratitn Cor the patriotic work which they have
dertsien IT they fathomed from time to time be-
meath that hallo~ed ROOF, AMI could hold their debern
tons around that old chimney piece covered With the
tmbIens OF agricultural industry. which yon have ap
prcpia,cy selected the illusra,ion for your official
letter paper There, at any rate Ia that venerae man
sion and IN the breast Of Tvs augus. proprietor 'he idea
your association originated inonc - those well re-
msmbstod letters OF his 10 Sir John sinclair who has
been called the fsther Of British ngr and the
isther d British satiscrin of those letters Of
which iac-simc edition Is the richest ornament ~
many ia mers libraries and Of which had the hspp
bic Arehseae"n of aSieses England on is late rIsi,
10 Amer caWasbington ssy-:'H will be- time,
ear before an agricultural society with
a,as will he he'd IN tbss country We must
walk, as Other un;fcs have done, before
smaller societies must rrerare the way for greater but
older notions have been" Wen, sir the smaller
eices have indeed prepared the way, AMI IL Is time Cor
II. greater ~ enter into their abors fou have called
up in connection with Of thsm "The Massachn.
ss,tr Society Tor the Promotion Of Agriculture of which
siient That rocieiy ioundoa in i7s2 ha. done much
ard Is s.il dorg much. its stock hardly second 10
any m your pens hi. day rs premiuns are at this
20 furnish with q better moving machine than
thofs which have already been the admiration and
wonecr oi the crystal palanss OF both England and
France. Ard ieieve shall have better. !
would Do tho last to rob this old ,ocicy Of any of
iis rishtfui laurels. Bat ] am AFRAID cannot, In.
els; on iis icing called the Oldest state society in
the ccruify. The first American society Of all
doubttdiy The ihladophia society 70 which you have
lust slluied, of which our own timothy pinkcrzg
the original secretary and II 10 most agreeable eonr
dsaeo that this earliest American aseociaton for tho
formation Of this greatest American interest hal the
same birthplace yith both tho ccaration ~ lniepsn-
dsncs spd the consi'utiIa of the United stAc~. This
sar city or covsty scciety. But In examining the
minutes u this uushonored Institution (ss printed In
1901, and kindly ssst to nae ny fhiladstAia frendb
fossa sne-hs. ansxpes.ediy, evidsnee t@. much
earlier ate society formed than thas of NAsachu
,sts Inc PnAdelphLA R,ord u Dec o, 1s5 se, forth
that hitter vas received fofn the Hon VIM Dr1yton
fsl Chairman u the Committee Of the ssth Carohna
ee'y of allure inolosins few epis ~ hcr 4ddress
and rrlsa and sohcitssx correspcnsa with th. socs
~" Tbs letter dated Nov. .. rs ami leaves
doubt therefore, hs, south Caroline had established
staie Agricultural scccty at leas. ye~rs before
Mssacbasets. IL In certainly striking clscun,AIFe
oat the a its establishment wss the very year In
which he hrs' hre bas~ Of eotssn sxyorted from
America we're entered At Liverpool and actually
gnis a, ihs Custom House t.li.ve, the ground