Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-12


Vi, that owing to the difficulty Of trarTor,
,rsrv. bot small section Of the STATE could
D., benefited BY them. They therefore
cas,I. and il was concluded by the friends
or Agricultural improvements, that this 80
ei,ty bad better discontinue action, and
county show, b, adopted in IT, stead.
InlSlS. several citizens Of winthrop, lcl
ON by thc Mc,sr.. Wool, formed the "Win'
,hrop Agricultural Society This became
A vry active and efficient association. 1t
soon srr,ad into aloinins towns, held an
nual shows, assigned "fa'is' - TO its mcm'
hrrs. held meetings forliscusiou, and mad,
a-uv'rr, rvGl in every way.
Wear, s1rryt, s,e this circumstance laid
ho'I Of hv ,hc clitor Of one cur newspapers,
nr %, evident purpose Of bringing suspir.
ian ON our rrs-sut state society in the minds
af farmers. aal hiulcrins their succyss.
That ,Jit1r has once or twice stated, tha'
thi, society died, h,,au,, none but fancy
farmer, c1rduct,l 10, and that tie prlctic'.
farmer, had no hand IN 10. That mau must
hay. s,ranr, notion Of what constitutes a
practical farmer, or De- j. thoroughly i,uor.
ant rr what bc j. writing about. Docs any
one rr-.umc o. call thr late M..sr.. Wru-
,at ofIla,lawe'l. anl Woods 1g Winthrop,
E,rry arm.rs' II they jo, We would likg
p kr.v vlrr, the practical farmers are,
and who. We have 90, very h5st authority
Er ayia-. tlat tbc old State society closed
s-u1 other rrls1u than tLat stated in tag
,ey'.
The task, urr, ,a.c,a71 ur them to iis.
.s.s 900 til l,aI-2. when at one ol itsmrgt,
in-. q, ya. r-.1lycI. th,, they bad hsttrr
-.tur a county society, msr,, themsolys'
p,, O., arl petition thc legislature !or O
charter aul Ir fund, \ committee wa'
chosen of which Mai. Elijah Wo'd was
chairman ana chief actuary. Accordingly,
Flru thc I. -rs'aturo assembled, a, D., u-r.i
tp ay. "hr took lodgings in augusta Will
,.r f.r minl,,.u o. worry thrn into som.
.rU,u4I action i.r thc promotion and au
rar.ugu, uI a.ri-ulwr. ia Maine" W
arr assar-l. tHa, tar incident. ct this cam,
ra.-n vuull mas. qait, an amusing CHAP
% iu o.. history 90, agricultural ,frrt.
Nr. VOL urr,I 600 Do, mission with q
al rrnutu. the Importance of the ,al
-.r-ht ll,va, inl.ati,,Il, n fighting
rrr opposition, in-.ui1u. iu answering oh-
.eruu. auI uu,.r.u, iu Efforts 9, STIR the
v.r-II.rr-rl llt uuint.re.t.i. lIi. hari.
.,, opponents ha a'vay, declared were thr
am.-, themselves. declaration, We arr
-.rry Co say, s., equally true a; thc Tr,sru;
Iar. At.r various consultations Nul MOD,
i0au.n o' plans, the law Of l,a2 wa
framed AMI passed.
From thi. sketch o' ,hr history OF as1.
rlt.l ,T.rt ir thc promotion ofa-r.culiu.
al improvements, twill p, ,'eu, nothing
v.. ....ur,sl iu tht. way beyond Eeun.,
r.........,..r r.,. ,r..ahr,r Et,r. II.r.v4.
a.. ...-. .r interest nuI ,.f,rt rr.,r 3.
r... r.....r-,.,, o., ...r-, I,...r,,i,.
..f.r..,.f,ri. cans. .,.m. q, hq,.
f.,.rr..,,..,,,., tsr.r..r,u, ,r .rr.
..-. -..,. -.r +, ..ws ..,,,su. n la..
gurl l.r.l .. ..rri.ut interest % SECURE ctlci uJ
.s.r. rrIrrfa- tt, e.s.irn or the l,.i,la.
..-..,f..g r....I thf. law. thrre s5gig,ir.
r.... r. K.rrrl., ver, incorporated
r-.v r.i. tr. tnr aus, Of agricultural
...--.,.-rrt r..ln q, look urmt.is stat,
T,i-Ia.,rr &, lean urln--a slr, ur laI.
.r-. v...l a. ,f,, momentum and re.ula,.
,.,...r.-. .-y
r E..-r., Agricultural S.sir,v wa.
.r-..,t, ., .r.,n.t,I b,lv. and rr,jy ., -.
o, work with greater and more ,zranici
,r,.r-y. urI.r t.e ,tmulbgs of the new lr