Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-02-04
AarifnItnraI ano Domestic.
sANDUsKY COUNTY FARMERS CLUE

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sANDUsKY COUNTY FARMERS CLUB.
We wish to submit to the Farmers and
Agriculturists Of Sandusky County, the
propriety and importance Of an organized
and systematic effort among themselves for
their mutual benefit improvement and in-
struction IL they will take hold of it in
theright manner, there cannot be doubt
but Il viii very materially advance their
own separate interests, and set up higher
standard Of excellence in their noble occu-
patton, to which every energetic producer
will desire TO attain to.
There is no need Of our trying to prove
that the Farmer IS or may Be the most in
dependent man IN the community; no one
viii dony it. We shall not spend time iu
setting forth the many advantages he holds
in his hands--to be firmly held if he de-
sires it--they are evident Neither is there
any uss of our saying that farming careless
y and slovenly conducted in halfway
style, makes the farmer slave, his fields an
an eye-soro in the community, his crops,
stock, tools, and himself stumbling block
and rsproach to tho whole neighborhood
common sense and half an eye can see all
this.
All that is necessary for us to know to
form an opinion of farmer, and of bis
prosperity, is to ride by or travel over his
fields. Everything on his place from the
bar or gate-post from boundary line t.
boundary line, be it animate or inanirnate,
has voice and tells truth unimpeacha-
bic, which viii commend and reward, OF
condemn and punish the occupant.
We cannot believe there is a Farmer who
gets his living from the soil on which he
lives, but desires to be every year advancing
and making his farm and its products su-
perior to what they were the year before
The reason why so many fail and are back
ward, is that they do not rightly appreciate
their business, they do not know how to
take advantage of the many Improvements
in agriculture. They only do as their faith
ers and grandfathers did before them, and
manage to barely get living. While ad-
joining their one hundred and sixty acres,
is an eighty acre farm, clean, neat and thrift
", which by its superior management is
more desirable and valuable than their quar-
ter section.
But 10 come to tho matter we had in
mind when We wrote the caption of this ar
ticle, we propose to the Farmers of Sandus-
ky county to form Farmers Club, which
shall have monthly or quarterly meetings,
at which they shall meet and exchange
views as to The best and most profitable
manner to enrich their farms, to build them
up reputation in their calling, as we'll as
to put money in their hands as the interest
on the intelligence in their heads, which is
their principal capital stock. They want to
meet and talk over the time in which 10
plow, how they should plow, and what they
should pIow with. OF rotation in crops
ofmanufss. OF ditching and draining
Of their stock. and Of their fruit OF their
houses. barns and sheds. Thus they get
one anothcr's views, they get tie views of
sll, and add greatly to the common stock.
They create desire in ono another for en-
ulalion and advancement, and in few
years il would be powerful lever which
would upset and turn over every ono Of
these old-fashioned, slow farmers in the
county, and inaugurato 4 better state oil
things II properly managed, it would do
ten-foId the good that agricultural shows,
as nos conducted do, aud would correct
thoir abuses and mismanagement. Where
is ROW swamp, would Be field Of waving
grain. A storilo, unproductive, and abused
deld would astonish its heretofore slow
owner with the shining gold that lay hid
den beneath its neglected sod, which he
might have possessed long before, had he
sought Alright. Fruit, shade and ornamen-
taI trees would grace the corners where now
Is athickes Of briers. The old shed and
barn would give place for substantial and
comfortable ones.
What say the farmers Of saudusky eoun-
y 10 such an Association York, Town
s6ad. Green Creek, sandusty, Ballville,
nll--wlias answer win you givel Talk
with ons another Of il. Do not stop with
aIhing. Take bold and put it through,
and phsn enes started there will Be enough
% take hold and help Let commence
mebs b made this spring. What say she
farmersi Let Is know The JoURsAL will
advocate your cause.
The best tins o aus timber i about The
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