Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-16

dition, age, and, above all, upon the man
ner in which, and substance Of which, she
is fed. The wide prairie of the west, with
its rank grass and scarcity Of water, can
not afford the sweet rich pasture Of our
vailies. The annual amount Of
butter and cheese produced in the States
| have named, was, in 1850, 230,000,.
900 pounds, while all outside of that,
to but 90, ,00O,O pounds.
There has been comparatively little At
teution paid to the Dairy in Pennsylva-
MIA, yet its annual value has netted ST.
100000. The whole annual value Of her
wheat, rye, corn and oats, put together
amounted to but s34, 100000, only five
times more than her dairy product. Yet
here we 60 on raising grain and paying
our whole attention to it, when our dairy,
almost without effort, amounts to one-ffth
as much as her principal crops. The
dairy has been considered incidental,
and its profits accidental. Scarcely
any attention has been paid to the pro-
curing good stock, and the offlls OF the
farm have been given to the cattle with
out regard to its nature as food. Surely
this fact gives an intimation Of what its
value might bo il properly pursued.
Cato, when asked the best rule for far
ming, replied, bcnc pasccre"-to Craze
we'll. The meaning l take from this, is,
that the animal product Of the farm must
be equal to or exceed the vegetable. The
annual deterioration of land in the United
States, has been estimated at ten cents per
acre This is fearful in the aggregate, and
has been caused BY a disregard of this rule;
and so long as farmers disregard another
old Latin maxim they must violate this
rule. "L,udato ingentia rura, exiguum
colito," saith Virgil-"You may admire
a large farm, but cultivate small one"
I do not mean to say that VIC should not
plant at all, bu. that the greater part OF
the surplus production of the farm should
be fed upon it. From the statistics Of our
State, from the nature Of its soil, from its
external conformation, and the disposition
Of its climate, am led to believe that the
most profitable productions are butter,
cheese, pork and beef. Every bushel sold
of your farm,is = deterioration Of the soil,
and mus: in the end render it worthless
unless differcn. course is pursued, or
else you must resort to manurcs procured
from . distance. You must bring back
what you take away.
l can not dwell any longer. The world
is wide, and this subject just As wide; but
Ihave no right to indulge myself any long
er at the expense Of your patience. Your
gathering here shows the interest you feel
10 this subject, and wha: you have brought
d;.rt.y. a.. f,-;. .f ,.~. -L;n, y-~- 800,
and Jour labor. 1t is from the bosom OF
our mighty mother, the Earth, we draw
our sustenanoe. If homage be due,it we're
meet that We bring the best fruits As an
Offering. Since the earsh's resurrection
mora, when, aood-grecned, she laughed
around Ararat, she has kept her promise
Of yielding many-fold to the laborious and
careful.
The advantages Of County and State
Fairs, are too many, and too apparent to
all, to be dcscantcd on. The highest
however, l think, is the rank they have
given, and the general interest they have
created, in Agriculture. 10 fact. the pro-
fession has been demoralized-I use the
word in the sense Napoleon used it, wher
his army broke down amid the snows o.
Russia. Agriculture can only gain ! po
sition, when the world respects it, aud far
mers respect themselves, and attain th'
intelligent energy worthy Of their calling
l may here mention that in addition 10 th'
N oral effect which our State Fair has hat
upon the farmers Of Pennsylvania, it ha'
amassed handsome sum for the buildin.
and endowment Of the Agricultural Col
lege, which, you are aware, has been char
tered, located and donated with beautiful
farm in Centre county. In 1858, the pro
ceeds Of the State fair amounted to Sl4
600 over and above expenses. This Colleg
is the result Of the seen necessity Of educa
lion. There can be no success where every
thing is lefs to blind chance. All tn
sciences are aids and helps to the sctenc
of agricul.ure-all the material science
lead to the high cultivation Of the Art
agriculture. The experience Of one man
limited, and inadequate to its perfection
1t requires the added knowledge Of success
sive ages. All learning has been success
fully accumulated only BY concentrate
effort A college is focus, and becomes
US it were, SUI. whence the rays Of learn
ing are diffused throughout the nation.
Oar country is but in its infancy. W
have few commemorative days. The assc
ciatious that hallo~ the gala days Of oths
nations, DO not cluster around our hearts
| Tha borvast moon of tnarria En- gland doe