Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-27
For the Democrat.
To the Citizens Of Marsha
County.

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County.
1T is important to yoL--vitally so-that you or
tic AcRrcULruRAL SOCIETY; and il it cannot be done
without salaried agents. your interest requires
that agents should be hired and paid.
Yourcounty contain, about Is 500 inhabitants.
of whom there are 1900 entitled to vote. Your
county has more acres of good land, in proportion
to the whole number of acres, than any other
county in the State You have abundance of tim
Der and plenty Of lumber-mills to enable you to
improve al little expense and give you market for
your timber. You have Railroad outlet in every
direction; giving you the benefit of all markets,
and you enjoy as healthy location, taking one
year with another, as any other people boast
of. All you want now, is to encourage and foster
tho means in your possession, and you will become
what voa all desire 70 be-easy in circumstances,
and gritiicd az TO your ambition. Nothing on
earth will so quickly accomplish this well or
gained and actively supported Agricultural Soci-
ETY.. 1t. of all societies, is the only one that
courages all classes, and fosters erery energy 1t
is the only organization that enables the hard hand
sf labor to clasp the velvet fingers Of Art and Sci
cncc as friends and on equal terms
If your county is known abroad as pr oErcsSive
one; if your people are known an energetic,
proud and intelligent people-one that is striving
TO excel in Improvements of all kinds-one that
produces fine crops of grain, vegetables, fruits and
hay, one that has model farms, and that takes and
tds the p1pcrs-one that has churches and schools
and their consequences-to-w wit: honest and intel
ligent communities; the result will be that capital
and talent will come here to see you, to live with
you, to buy out those who wish to sell, and to offer
Improvements to those who do not. New shops,
operation IN your midst, raw material and manu-
faesured will be fitted for market, and cities will
send here orit. Your farm products will be en-
gagged at your doors; your horses and cattle will
be sought for at paying prices, and you will be-
come an independent and happy people compared
with your present condition.
To bring about all this, requires but little exer-
ton and less expense, provided there is harmony
of action, unity of effort and system in all you do
You can neuer succeed without these three things,
AMI every effort nude will be abortiye. To illus
trate:
There are over 1899 people all interested in such a
Society, even to those POI sessing more accomplish
ments Now suppose the whole Isl 900 leave from
eiga to fifteen person to get together, from time
&c time, to make ali the arrangements, and do all
the business, without any fixed plan, any sufii-
cient ability The result isjust the same always
confusion, lrregularity, deficiency of arrangement
and endless faulsfnding and dissatisfaction on the
part ofthose who did nothing to aid, and final abor
tomas to the whole thing.
Probably there is a defective classification of ar
ticles-an irreguality of premiums, want of dis
elimination In the selection of COMMITTEES; more
committee men refuse act than accept, and when
too late to repair the evil, report is made. man
who knows nothing about horses is put on a horse
committee, woman, who never made pound of
butter, is made ajudgs oft, while the butter ma
ker psrezselenee is set to Judge stocking yarn or
needle work. A mar who sells goods is set to
Judge Durham Bull, and one who scarcely knows
sand bhr1ens from black loan soil, or manure from
barn yslrd, from decomposcd bones, is set to judg
ipga course Of experimental application of Ma
nures. man who always has his shirt buttoned
wrong andhis neck tie half inside his callar--who
never shuts adoor or gate after him. is put forth
to report on the best farm garden, when such
duty requires a man with largely developed order;
and fhus it goes on. 1t is needless to enumerate
further, with the example we have before us. II
remains to add only that the Secretary does vast
amount of work for very poor pay. The specimens
offered for premiums are not worth anywhere
and are few &C that. No exhibitor presents with
his entry, scratch Of pen as to breed of animals
method of cultivation Of crops or vegetables, pro
due ION ,fbutter, manufacture of yarn or cloth, OF
any other thing proper necessary TO be stated
Committecs on horses make no inquiries, horses
are not moved about, two, three and four year
ODDS, remain undistinguishedi in the ring-an ami
mai possessing Grace, beauty, vigor and speed is
Chased With one of Eiephantine size, and ia cast
aside because he not so large as another that il
a recuiar s.IIummux- and belongs to another
class Of horses with winch the farmer is not com
petang. re5snsaf 18s1 l.i f3 500
-AmAr who imports or raises a fine stock ami
nssithat will profssbe whole county, gets news
uaper and two OF three dollars while gisl fer ca
uSfi5s sbous on weltbroke horse for a few min
utss. gets ten OF twelve dollars. But enough.
n = sAe inevuitable result of want ofunty, harmo
nv and svs en- in the organization. Men seem to