Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-05
Written for the Dollar Newspaper.l
Agricultural Shows,
HOW TO DE MANAGED.


As the time for the holding of our An
pual Agricultural shows is again ap.
Nroaching the following hints if properly
aAted upon may prove useful:
\ Farm ProductS.-Let these always form
the principal object of attraction. And
let el\lry effort be made through the offer
of libelNl premiums. and otherwise, TO in
duce our best farmers TO bring their best
farm products to the show.
2. Gratn.-Let every competitor for
grain premium be required to hand into
/ the Secretary and have attached to his
grain bag label giving the exact name
of such grain, so that the different varie-
! ties OF wheat, rye, corn &C., may become
clearly known, and the kinds best suited
I to our several soils may easily be selected.
/ 3 Garden VegetaJhs.-Let the same
course be pursued with regard to our var.
Gus garden vegetables, and this for the
same reason.
who draw premiums for their grain and
vegetables, sell their grain and vegetables
to the Society to be distributed in mall
parcels TO and among its members, so
that the article, whatever it may be,
may become plentier for the common
good. And if there is anything peculiar
in the time or mode of preparing the
ground, or the seed, or in the after
culture of the crop, let such premium
drawers be required to hand the Secreta-
ry written statement of such mode, &c,
for the benefit Of those of its members
who may desire to raise the same pro.
ducts.
5. Farm I0YlemertS.-Let day or a
| part of day be set apart of an actual ex-
perimental trial of the best new farm i'm
plements brought upon the ground, so
that the relative merits ofsaid implement
may be known. This will not only be do.
| irg fair and equal justice to our manufac
turers Of farm implements, bat will at the
same time, save our farmers from being
humbugged and cheated, aud enable the
| farmer Of small means to procure the inns
/ Iplenents that will suit his means and pur-
poses best.
be offered to him WHO will make known
in writing the easiest method of destroy
! ing or getting rid of the Hessian fly,
wheat midge, or weevil, cutworm and
other worms, bugs and insects, that raw
aye our various seld and garden crops. A
few dollars spent annually in this way
| will lead to experiments and important
results.
I. Buds.-Let every County Agricutu-
al Society see to it that an acting Bird
CommitLe is appointed in every township
and borough in the county to look after
and prosecute at the expense of the So.
ciety, every one who causelessy kills or
destroys or robs the nest or nesteggs OF
any insectverous bird within the bounds
of such township or borough, and report
their proceedings in writing to the next
j County Agricultural show. A few en-
forcements of the law against such often.
lcrs in our several districts would soon
do much good by saving the lives of our
birds that live chiefly on the insects 80
destructive to our field and garden crops.
/ &. AnnuaL address. the annual ad.
dress, By whomsoever delivered, be conf
ned to but one or two subjects And let
those be thorougly discussed so as not to
only give us brief and lucid view of what
is already known to be sound philosophy
in regard to them, but also TO present to us
all the new light or information touching
the same. Such an address will not only
enlarge the views of our farmers, but viii
set them 10 thinking and experimenting
while nm address that touches almost ev'
erthing and describes nothing fully, will
be sea rcely worth listening to. 1t is very
true that it will require considerable rea
ding and labor to prepare such an ad
dress "a recommend, but he who has
not the capacity to do it or is unwilling
to undergo the labor of doing it, sh ould
be made to stand on one side and give
place to him who can and will do 1t. Fol-
such addresses are absolutely necessary il
we wish to make progress in agricultural
science.
0. Officers. Let no one hold the Office
of President, Vice President or Secretary
or any other office in the Socie ty, unless
he is either farmer himself or the owner
of u farm, or is known to be an ardent ant
active friend ard promoter of agriculture
! Office holders ana office hunters are very
I poor leaders in such show, as experience
r has fully shown. And the same is equal
= " true Of merchants, livery stable keep
S ers, horse .jockes, innkeepers and the lik,
: whose only care about the show is TO Sc,
I what they call "a grand display there" 0
$ anything and everything that will draw
f big crowd and help them to make none.
h out of it, And hence their unwearied ef
k forts 10 have fire engines, &C., come on
Y and horses to pace, trot and run over th
e fairgrounds Now such exhibitions vii
= indeed attract crowd, but il will be
o crowd that will do far more harm thar
r good. And such course if persevere
= in, will soon either break up the Agricul
l. tural Society and its shows, or what
t worse, tenfold worse, convert them int
!, mere nuisaLces or mischief doing ager
= cies. .......
!. do not suppose that our Agriculture
!. Shows usually held at Lewisburg, Milto
: and Danville are any worse, if as bad, 9
II IN many other places, but they al
g. evidently making rapid strides towartc
rs this useless and worse than useless, stat
ss And hence they must either undergo
~ radical reformation or 90 down. But
', citizen of the beautiful West branch r.
.l L., f,yor of tha o0ntil