Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-22
Benefit of agricultural Fairs

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No fact is more apparent to lb
rejecting mind than the itnmens
benefits that Agricultural Fairs bay
contributed toour material prosperity
They have contributed more to Oh
!. vigorous growth. as nation, than al
the gold California can pour into tn
country for ages. They have ava
kened a spirit Of inquiry in tn
breasts Of thousands who baye elab
Grated and made known their cxpe
!riences 20 the world through tn
Lpross, contributing their experiment
to the general stock Of information
/ {vhieh, at best, is made up of atoms,
garnered together, rich legacy o
facts, from which the principles o
! truth shall be deduced by the hand
Of the future historian. All this
has been done quietly. Tho silent
step Of agricultural progress has not
been noticed by the world-as il
should have been : for the simple
reason it took time to nurture the
high obligation he owed to his
Maker, bis country and himself, TO
use and develop that which was in
trusted 10 bis hand, that it might be
improved, and the true design Of our
Creator carried out.
And what is an Agricultural Fair?
Is It place where the superior spe-,
cimens Of Agricultural products are
exhibited to the view Of the visi.
tors? Yes What thenS Is that
all the object, the aim, the end to
be accomplished? If SO, let them
90 by the board. But higher OBJ
ject is to be sccomplished-h has been,
and will continue to be, the inter-
change Of though. among those who
have produced the articles on ex-
hibition. It is ia this light that
Agricultural Fairs are accomplish
ing the grand results which will
continue to rank US practical,
arming aud progressive people
It is not enough that We should
see the superior crop of grain. etc.,
out We should Lave the man With US,
hat We may know by what pro.
,ess he produced it, SO that his CO.
Iaborers may know and realize the
acts which are brought before them
n their most practical form. 1t is
BOT enough that We see fat cattle,
but that We see the husbandman.
Fairs, rightly conducted, are great
.timulants TO good and thorough
cultivation Of the soil. Nothing is
% we'll calculated to create heal
by feeling. or develop so thor
,ughly the true dignity Of Natures
,oblemsn, as this theater, where
ii may meet in the exhibition Of
he arts of peace and usefulness;
gbere those who have failed TO re-
lize their fond anticipation from the
exhibition Of their products, rejoice
n the success Of their neighbors.
{ is this featore which endears
hem to all good men who know the
wants Of our farmers, and who have
rom the earliest age Of our exis-
enee, stood by them, believing they
Tere destined to accomplish as much
,ood in their sphere Of usefulness as
ducatiou has in hers.
The benefits accruing from Ag-
icultural Fairs are of a two-fold ma
ure, and apparent to all. Where
he Fairs are made an object Of at
raction, you will find the greatest
mount of thriiliness and prosperity
in the sections which con-
ribute to, and take an interest in
heir prosperity. The benefits flow
ng from them are not to be estimated
n pecuniary sense. There are ben
afts conferred on the agricultural In
crest through the influence Of this
institution, which commands our
most hearty admiration and respect
or those public benefactors Of our