Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-09-11
CIR Faulisr.
Benefit Of Agricultural Fairs.


IS an. extract from an address of bis |
delivered at she annual fair Of the
Norfolk Agricultural Society at Ded-
him. Mass in The year 1912:
THE principle Of association--the !
practice Of bringing. men together
bent onthc same genalaE end, uniting
tifir intellectual and their physical .
Efforts to that purpose, is a great I'M
ploVernelit in the present age. We T
saw it years ;-ge--perhaps / might !
say centuries ego. 1t began in the /
professional associations Of the world /
in the. legal, the medical, and the |
theological. But it was long, in that 7
country andlin this, before the prin- /
eiple Of combination came to be acted |
upon in the great system of. Agricul- /
tare-beiore it was brought. to that
pursuit Of life which is the. main
pursuit o.. life--bslere agricultnralists
were brouglitsfo act ID unison. And
the reason, Is obvious. In the city,,
communities strive together. The
merchants and Ship owneFs, can come
tegethsr at The seund of a bell. The
mechanics generally, living in popu-
lous pieces may do, the same They
have the. opportunity of inteIehan.
ging Sentiments every hour, and
what ones. knows ali Know, and
what Is the experience Of one, al
soon b come acquainted with
But the agricultural population i is
scattered oyer all the fields Of the
country. Their labcrs anu their tolls
arc, in some degree, isolated They
are i'll the midst of the hills and the
valleys and in the recesses Of; every.
solitary forest. There is ne Change
for them to assemble upon at noon.
There are, no coffee houses, there are
no Athaneuns for them to meet at
in the evenings and converse on their
interests.
at has, therefore, become essential
to Tie best interest of the farmers of
The commonwealth, that these annual
fairs should be established, and that
they shoaidzbe universally attended.
Aad,as his EScellency, the Governor,
has Unmarked, it is not SO much on
account Of what is to be learned by
tie most eloquent discourse in the
public houses OF at these establish
m3nts, as from the meeting of men
together. who haze the same general
ebiect, yhe wish for improvement in
fho same general pursuits of life that
they may converse with one another
that they may compare with each
otEer their. experience, and that they
may keep up a constant communities
ton. Its. in this point of view, thai
these annual fairs are OF importance.
saYhy, gentlemen, every man OBJ
tains a very great portion of all tha
he knows in this world, by CONVEX
sation. Conversation, intercourse
with other minds is the general source
CT most of our Knowledge Books
do something, but every man ha
hot The opportunity to read. 1t i
conversation that improves. Ii any
one Of Us here to day, learned or IN
learned, should deduct what he ha
learned by conversation from what b,
Knows. be would find but little left; an,
that little not Of the most valubf
kind. 1t is conversational is th
meeting, Of men face to face, an
talking o'yerwhat they have commo
in interest--it. is the intercourse tia
makes man sharp, intelligent, read
to communicate to others, and read,
to act upon those only which the,
receive by this oral communications.
s.Therefore il there were nothin
exhibited-if- there were not a goo'
pair Of steers, nor "a fine horse, NO
likely COW IN the Whole country,
there be society-if there be ladies
wives and daughters-if. there b
those connected. with the tiIlage {
land, / say that these annual meet
ings are highly important to progress
in the art (Which they refer.
come here as a poor farmer, to NEE
with other better, farmers, ready t
receive from them any intimation
their experience may have laugh
and -desirous only of suggesting some
thing for their reflection which now
hereafter may draw their attention
and draw il usafully to- something j
the agricultural art.
To ascertain the length of a day
nights fine of the wear. doubl