Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-02
For tho Brookslile Aincrical
horticultural Societies.

Mn. EDIToR Tho importance OF
horticultural Societies, in all parts of
the country should be manifest TO the
farming community rs alsoitstwin asso-
ciatc Agriculture. The former moro cs-
pecial!y should be fostercd, promoted
and properly appreciated by all persons
Of whatsoever capacity or calling. a
residence of forty years in this western
country has satisfied me of its impor-
lance and influence in n conspicuous
point Of view. We will instance Gin
cinnati in 1918, what werc the chief
fruits that filed the market at that pc
riod, generally why native, but few
grated, rs tho communication with the
Eastern states being long and difficult
therefore scarcely q tree in .n orchard
could be considered good, but now
through the influence Of tho Cincinna-
Ii Horticultural Society it is rare to SEQ
bad fruit in the market. To that soci-
city the public owes, particularly to n
few cnterprising indiyiduals,much mer-
it, yet, that society has not met the sup
port from our citizens commensurate to
their laborious industry.
There is no person that visits tho mar
kct to purchase fruit, vegetables, OF
flowers, but derives benefit fom the inn
provcmcnt in those luxurics so essential
to our comfort The cause of those
improvements arc not for one moment
attributed TO the society by those bene-
fitted, or the society would be better sus-
tanned. The premiums paid by the So
ciG.v amount to large sums yearly; this
alone is tic main spring and incentive
TO instill in the horticuIturalist desire
to improve and cultivate mono but the
best of everything in this line.
The farmers and al, others, in your
community ought in justice to the pres
ont and rising. generation, subscribe,
and join society in your town, for the
diffusion Of knowledge on that topic;
unless your citizens manifest a lively
interest on the subject IL cannot be OK
pcctcd that farmers will go out of the
rctinuo of the seven tenor Of their
way 10 meet thicr family expenses,
no sirl they must have somo incentive
to promote an interest for n public ben.
eft, u few exception only. A well or
ganized society Offering liberal premi.
ums for oil new and choice fruits, would
be great stmulent TO The improve
mcnts of what the community arc daily
consuming, not only rs u luxury, but
one of tho noecssarios Of lifo. II re.
ports are true, tho Cincinnati Iorticul.
tural Society ut all times arc willing TO
assist theis co.laborcrs In diflusng there
experience to others, and cntcrchang-
ing gratis of choice fruit trees, also, i'm.
porting there knowledge Of NIL the best
fruits TO others us well as the best and
different modes of pruning, n great de-
sidoratum, so that farmer DESTROYS OF
planting out young orchard by appli.
cation can learn the names Of all fruit
trees worthy Of culture. Thus having
fruits maturing from carly harvest un-
I'll late IN spring information that could
not have been obtained before the for
nation of our western Horticultural
Societies, for ii will be found many fruit
trees that will succeed we'll in the East,
will not west of tho mountains.
IIORTICULTURALIST
Cincinnati March %, 1858.