The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-01-25

| GEl~The following excellent article on the
subject of agricultural Legislation" we copy
from that model agricultural paper, the Ohio
C"2tjDator-a paper that ought to be in the
hands Of every farmer in Ohio:-
| The Legislature CT Ohio is now in the full
career Of business. We see but few of the old
familiar faces OF former sessions, but the major.
| lty of members in both Houses have look o.
substantial good sense, and we believe thew are
honestly inclined to do the peoples business
| 'airly though a few mere politicians may keep
up a war Of words which will prove only a cost.
| ly and improbable way of killing time, which
should be sacred TO the State.
Several projects looking to the advancement
| of agricultural interest, already give promise
| of commanding srious consideration Che
| Of these are the question of Geological Sur
vey Of the State, - the Protection of Sheep from
/ Dogs,-the restraining of Cattle from running
at large ana the establishment of an Agricul
tural College. @
! Gov Chase in his message commends 'thc
resumption and completion OF the Geological
Survey of the Sfae with special reference to
| Iaqiculime and mmng," and premises the oh.
! lIgation of the legislature TO consider the inter.
IeslS of agriculture, from the fact that two
! thirds Of the entire products of the State are
( from farms, more than half Of the wealth of the
| State is in farms, and more than half the en-
| tire taxes Of the State paid by farmers. If a
! Geological Survey of the State will be Of spe-
cal benefit to farmers, this would be a good ar.
gument. But what are the facts? We Law
down these several propositions. There is no adj.
equate necessity fora Geological Survey of the
State of Ohio at the public expense, because
the geology of the State is simple, well enough
known for all practical purposes of agriculture
and mining, and IS definitely mapped out
The expense Of conducting this survey ac-
cord ng to the Governors showing must be
borne mostly bv farmers while the probability
tina any one of them will be essentially bene.
fitted by new discoveries of hidden stores o.
wealth on his premises, is about the same as
that he will be struck by lightning, or killed
| bya collision of railroad cars--a probability
that Will not satisfy him of the expedency Of
incseasing his taxes for such a purpose
y Gov. Denniscn, in his inaugural oddress saws:
! every other State in the Union, except Flor
ida has completed or has in progress a geolo.
gical survey Of her territory" And he might
have added with equal truth and more effect
that four flths OF all these surveys of other
States are burIeSque upon practical science
and fraud upon the people, in so far as they
pretend to be made in behalf of agriculture 4, :,
AS a contribution to scientific knowledge, q
complete geological survey would be very graf,
flying, but this is luXury which costs a good
deal of money, and with public debt of over
seventeen millions, rquireing the noses of the
people to be held to the grndstone for thiry- one
years longer, according to the estimate Of Gov.
Chase, at the present high rates of taxation, to
extngush only the reducible debt of twelve
millions, it would seem wise to study economy
rather than 10 seek new fields Of expenditure.