Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-10-02
onr Agricultural Societies.

The New York Tmc- in a lengthy article
on q" our Agricultural Societies" has the
following very appropriate remarks
,,Tb,ss Sssi-tses sIi -s-. 90 'hs sa-,a 90.
iets They arr organised, ostcnsihly. iJr
The rgrp1-, Of making known among far
msrs such system f5r the cultivation o.
land, a. experiments and enlarged expert
eucs have shown O. be the most profitable 4,
ana % briu: together On, result, af eH'rt,
% produce the mos; trs,rll,. nre-.- % bore
So. cattle, sh,cp aal swine that they may
D. syu whgrr thry can h' ramIarei with
the greatest advantage. Societies organized
f5r such rurpr,.s, aaI mu,.u- steadily un
g. tbe attainment OF their objects, cannot
b. TOO highly commended, or TOO arr'ly
encourlseI livery experiment shat r.saits
in the establishment gi au Improvement boo
cattle flr the farm or l.r ,he ,ham5ics, i.At
gives us % more desirable horse, sheep gr
h5- that causes tw5 hlal1- of grass o.
grow whore but gn, grew hs..rr every in-
vrnt1u. ly tbc AID ol which ulul-. labor
i. lrs-suoI. and tle Iruluc, u. labor pa
erased. j., 0l lasting benefit 90 al tac I"o-
r.s Of th, country, and tlga author is worthy
Of the highest o-tr.a. IN this, 1f c1ursr,
We would be uui.r;11I us placing Oh. cUs,
OF au improvement, On the foreground of
consideration. i, j. au easy matter, Where
gzrru.s b, not au Jlrst, o. Iu; o. tine aui.
nal ou exhibition but whom che 1h5ect o.
the display is % Vrc-gu, results Of gzTar..
mgnt.. such o., may hs profitable models ilr
The largest class OF farmers, 81, .s as imIlr-
tan. o. ku.v bow much ,Le animal ha.
c..,. IS % know l1w much De- weighs, or
OF what particular brgyI hoi, Atue Ar-,
fli .z looks well but il every pound ui BOO.
G.sh las c1.: DIS exhibitor tdrsg times %.
much a. .s would bring ,a market, b; D.
questionable whether tas farmer who rsi'c.
stock % sell, derive, any benefit from hi.
exhibition. n. sam, is true % any Other
animals that .gs exhibited on such ocla
s.gn.
In tbc County Exhibition. al, the tho Ar,
mgr. ag therlr,.cular locality are Interested
and they can without much expense or risk
drive out the.r b., team and show 90. lus
thing tley have produced. There sou ar
easily tsll who ha. .n reality tLe l,si aEm
GnI who is tie best farmer l'auy one ba
produced au extraordinary article or a1ima
atan enormous cost, hisue,sa51rs a.l Any0
it, and Do, display b. Immediately 81; l5w'
o. very Gue, Bot very improbable. ln
farmer who shows che t.,g csw in bis hrri
ths whole ba. Legn equally cared 'or VII
bring, the b.-sa.. pumpkin from aa event..
cultivated Geld, and Who can prove taa
bis samples arc the results % iutll..slue
and Industry, and not gi lavish expgu
dI.urs 0l means, is the i4ygrite. n
shows What benefits may De derived iron
moan, within tls reach ui all, and lagiu,
succeeded beyond bis fellows, De l.glme
justly entitled to the FIRST Prize. 40 'h
State exhibitions the real merits OF the pro
dlc1 gKh.buteI-taa;.s is, bow Ir che s-el a
breed is desirable 10 ,le practical iarmer'
not So well known, because luc particular
are not 50 well understood. Ambition 9
have done .lo best, and desire % realize
high price lyr particular breed, often pre-
vents fair statement 0f how q result ha
beeu obtained
Ol thc tLrcc organizations, che County
the state, and the National, tle Count
Exhibition is, W believe, t-s: calculated &