Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-02-14
NUMBER 30.

6Trhe following article. which, As ID
appear, Is from a correspondent Of the n
ark On. j. Daily Advertsse,. II pays
scrvedly high compliments 20 the Execu
OF our State, as well As 10 our citizens
Correspondence of tie Newark Daily Advertise
kDIASAPOLIs. Ind, Jan. Il. 81
The session Of the State Board Of A
culture closed about Il O'Clock last nigh
lt has been one Of the most successful Vi
tor exhibitions | ever attended. The Cd
beei, poultry. etc, were OF tho most ex
gerated size. The fruit was finer thm !
peeted to see. The flavor u not 50 delic
as that grown near Newark, aud il has
culiar speckled or freckled appearance. wh
renders II less tempting than the fruit of
S'>sss iho'lsh rnssk. -2kNnr1ur
grown by Gen Orr, near the Mickl7lr ~
was more Ike New Jersey fruit than On,
grown In the middle and southern pOrtit
OF the State. There are now several hi
dreds of acres devoted TO fruit culture
this State. and she bids fair 70 produce sorI
flns varieties of pears, il may Judge fro
one specimen of the Eastern Buerre p~eseI
ed for our inspection.
wish some OF our New jersey farme
could have been here 10 witness the truly q
thnslastic sIdrit with which the people fro
all sections OF the State engage in this wear
comparing Of practical notes. giving ex xpreI
sion a. 1t does 10 their lsbors for year ps,
Gov. Wright in his message Of 1850. recon
mended the formation of the STATE Bosrl
and IN 1851 1t was organized with him !
President He occupied this Office for fos
years General Orr now occupies that poe [
uon. A law was passed by which 5000
are annually appropriated TO pay the aatua|
expenses Of the members Of tae State BosrI
while attending It's sessions. There sad
ninety counties in the State, sixty-three d
which have societies, all organised by Che u
or Gov. Wright who has not sparsd Istof 4
benefit the farming communiky-.<T Thees so|
elsties send delegates TO the1neend25 Of th|
Board, and from among their number are se|
lected sixteen members who for>u@1hc rex
ulsrly organized "State Bosrl Of A1ricoI'
ture." Eight retire annually. tke ferm u
Office being two years. Under the auspices
OF this organization the great fair Is held N
the autumn. and the annual exhibitonl q
fruit grain and dairy products in the winter.
There Is no doabt that this plan has enriched
the State. In many counties the increase ol
valuable stock is more than three fold--dow-
ing directly from the stimulus thus offered
TO all farmers 20 raise stock Of superios
character to compete for premiumx One
thousand dollars are annually given by The
State 10 be paid in premiums, for essays oE
various topics sconnected With agriculture, aud
at this season proposal was made for tue e.
tablishment Of Farmers' College. 4 fully
agree with Gov. Wright IN the belief that II
ten thousand dollars were annually given IN
discreet manner as premiums, the State
would be the gamer. Iwould IL were Foss;
bic 10 arouse the farmers OF New jersey IL
the north, south, east and westto concsntrst.
their efforts IN a similar manner. With ths
fact before them that she has more than dos
bled all her valuable crops since 1910, they
yet seem too unwilling 70 enter into any or
ganigstion. having for its alma the improve
inent of agriculture. There Is no Sfste in Oh,
Union 50 blessed with all the special mean,
for fertnizing her acres, and surely no one ca
deny her position 10 be superior one. On,
thing presented at this exhibition is worthy
Of notice, the sweet potatos exhibited by
Aaron III. Vestal, Of Cambridge City, Wayne
Co., Ind. They were the largest i ever saw
perfectly sound, and very iine when cooked
lie has invented method for keeping them
and sends pamphlet 20 any person apply
ing and forwarding % cents. This give
full directions for raising and storing thu
sweet potato, sndI was fully assured by sOnn'
of the best citizens that his method was re
liable. He has preserved the sweet potato
for two gears, perfectly sound.
I meet here many estimable citizens for
merly OF New jersey, who give me a warn
greeting. On Thursday and Friday even
ings l had the pleasure Of addressing th'
Board on the best methods OF nisintaininl
the fertility Of Indiana soils. The citizen
begin 10 see, from her central position. she
well adapted for cattle growing State. :
supply the other States west and that the
must preserve the fertility Of the soil 10 e
cure future prosperity. Time speeds an
bids me close this hssty letter. n.-'z.<<-
Respectfully yeurs. u. g. v