The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-05-18

We wish something might be said or
done to prof. erly arouse the attention of
I he farmers of this and other counties in
this portion of the State to a sense of their
real interests, and their duties in regard
to carrying cut the objects of the county
and State agricultural societies. Nature
has blessed us with q soil and climate
surpassed by none in the country, and
scarcely INV IA the world, in its adaptation
30 the growth of the common kinds of
Field crops and vegetable s.. We have
county agricultural societies in this and
St. Croix counties, which are auxiliary
to the State society. The display of
grain and vegetables made by the N. W.
u. Agricultural society last fall, at the
State Fair, did more to relieve the minds
of people of the East and South of the
prejudice that has existed respecting our
agricultural facilities, than everything else
that has been done-more than was ever
said or printed. 1t was an actual demon
stration of what could be done, p knock
down argument. More tLan ten thou
and people took particular notice of the
collection, and not small proportion
were astonished that such vegetables and
in grew SO far North. So it will be
eyery time we make an exhibition of the
products ofthe sol of this valley. The
fact of our superior agricultural advan-
tages can be undeniably proven in this
way. Ii is, then, the duty of every farm
er to-do' all he can to aid in the accom-
plishment of this. They Ere now n the
midst of their seeding time, and let them
plant and sow w:th the view eff issing
something for exhibition at our mex
county aud State Fair.
We are very glad that the n. W.
: 'hioh Agricultural Society has dissolved
and in its place is found two county socie-
ties. The st. Croix county society throws
open its doors and allows its premiums to
be completed for by this aud other coun
ties IN the valley. Let our county do
the same, and then let the farmers of
,t;ther counties rival each other in raising
thnlargest crop and the finest stcck-not
merely for one year, but right along for
many years. fthey do tbs they may
be sure of one thing-that is, that this
section of the State will bear away the
palms from every State Fair. With u
very little effort on the part of the pro-
ducers, the Secretary Of the Union Agri-
cultural Society made clever exhibition,
and with proper effort we are sure to
distance every other section of the
State.
1t is proposed that each county COM
pete separately at the State Fair, thro' its
own society. The suggestion, we think
is an excellent one. Let our county pro-
vide itself with a tent large enough for
the display and exhibition of all our prod
l.ets, and at the State exhibition occupy
separate inclosure on the ground, over
which shall float banner bearing the
name of the society. Our neighbors of
st. Croix intend to pursue this course. 1t
is worse than nonsense to talk about agri
cultural societies, fairs and cattle shows
not doing any good; they do do good.
Farmers have been benefited, and what
ever advances the interests of agriculture
likewise helps all other business too.
We would again urge upon our farm
ing readers the Importance of taking
little extra trouble at this season of the
year, in making trials and experiments
with the design of improving their stock
and increasing their farm products and
the profits of their soil. And finally, we
wish to renew our Invitation to them to
make the results of their abors, and ex-
periments known through the medium of
our columns--Prescott Transcript.