Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-09-14
AGRICULTURAL.
How 10 mahs raiIs Popular aud PIofiiable

and the whole rural aud city population n look
inc fo,,y,tl with eNDeclani eyes 10 great herd
ofra,rle and iloeks oil sheep, 10 fine horses tina
more ihan eoual The description IN Job, to poIl;
.,s and noultIv innumeTabs, 10 great heaps al
vegetables, and niles OF fruit mole tempting
than cold, 10 cream eheeses, and butter win a'l
The cream condensed, 20 al! the products OF the
farm and the garden, tbs loom and the anyil'
riyaling each other for the prizes and medals
these hir,, Judging from the mullndes that
attend them, are already popular, though prob
ably one half Of our people have never attended
one. But of lhosl who attend, not a few 60
from idle curiosity, or as critics 10 find fault
4 few wise,acres with the same kind Of wis
Jom that IS seen in the cultivation OF their
nere,l regard them as needless waste Of time
and money, a positive iniury TO the farming
Interests, They do not Ike the light which
,h, fairs have already lee in upon their dark
domains, aud boot like other owls at the com
ing dawn. They would have all our societies
broken 10 and the good old regime oil militia
trainings with their scenes Of drunkenness and
uuarelng restored, rs the only farmers holi'
day. Oar fairs by no means rest upon that
basis OF popularity that we desire TO see them.
They should be made so useful 10 every branch
of our industry that they will become psrma'
ncnt institutions among us-as necessary 10
our prosperity, as our schools aud our courts
of Justice. They shall have the strong sympa.
thy of all classes, and the mulntudes should
gather 10 them as to the great holiday occasion
OF the year.
But whatever may be the shortcomings OF
the fairs, as TO popularity they are less profit
able than popular. Many 90 up TO them who
receive nothing but holiday benefit from them.
This is BY no means 10 be dcspised. We haze
ton fam J,ys NJ Io;s,ra and rec reotion in the
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.a,.he,t ea.rnda', a"u ~ .o.;,i iy,sy,on1."
neaAa'' ,h I e sa "S ,bo oonO,rr ,b.y would
n,,os W, aII ,%om on., RI, ,bs AR has mors
paSy W. =" , us 49, nJ ro onnr,hond ina,
:ooe. s"'' '''a' '.''s, ~ J,,",,,, :. 800
40 mi as u" IN Sa,H;,;os ~ n,;n,
Se"e'an'y o.e''ooneu. - al -.
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lhe mrs. 'or Nhow'euSe 10 o''e' wanting y" Viz
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s.ea' ou'Ien ~ 'esP'" ne ,In .;o,;. Wv"
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Wiz sIle 'Sn' spur III '"' .''a' 10y o,, ~"
!''u,ie'e"ee' tue 's"o'",ee' anu ."s oP El:y
~ 'ae co''''iun'ty may oe le.'eIu , ~
'hi' ,''e SoS'e'es WIN loT'e :ne' "'.a Wv" WV
ReoP'e, anu t"e iu''S WIZ er'ueu"y 'u. ou. r
Inc UNSATISFACTORY WHICH oIg.nS u" naVes VI
s"a'l importance WIN e"'e"u III eo's'' 'Ae
'oe1e'y anu AL It's uo''Ssi ,,.n
Inc right men shoula De selecteu 'ot o'DSe'
men VINO nave as"ohS syhPa'ny WIZ" Tue
IdTInlI1p interests, anu WHO uIt Wiling W
c'e N""ih oy a'teh'oh 10 Tue au''eS VI oiie'e'
Nv s'"ecuIe 10 ''anase me e aeent nse S'
love work, should never accept office in an
agriculture society. Workers are wanted for
the Office of president and all the minor Offices.
The committees, especiallv, should be men nc.
ouaiuted with their respective duties Much
of the dissatisfaction which has arisen from the
a wards Of nremium, has been from the iucom.
netence of committees Sometimes not only
incomnetent men are elected. but men who
from inter motives will bestow premium where
il does not belong, The respective callinrs of
men ouobt to be REGARDED in the selection of
committees There is mt onlv a greater nrob.
ability of having merit rewarded in the distri.
button Of nremi1ms. but a moral certainty Of
stamina ,be roon,hs of oa;n.s,vers II NAV
be tb,t Pho /, wver ,yho b,s never held nlow
c,n ;ndoe nc wslr os another of the meriis ofI
Tho ~ ROC IN nIov;nn hnt i certa;nlv Iooks
bet,er ~ m, q man hred ~ the nlow nnon The
;,,.a ,ha. - =, "A HE rro,o;n,, g.
eU'.,..ee s"d. 20 ~ aE"'! 'n.s p."'u ~,
a,Od"S s ,h n'I I.o, ' ~ shIlad i; r
p,i st y, LIZ as'' ""u ns" s" GU, !. "o."
u'u's suo.'u avn" T, Pre .., " nun s'o"'
nitIees VIII DO much TO satisfy disappointed
competitors. Ihey must see that they have
had Jury TO their peers, and check themselves
n any 'iI.natured remarks upon the manage.
nent. This rule Is too often overlooked and
men are put upon committees without the
slightest qualification Tor the duties OF their
,fhce. Men who cannot tell Devon from All
Ayrshire, or Jersey from a Short-horn, are