New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-27
DR.. OSGOODS AGRICULTURAL Nd
DRESS AT BRiDGEPOkT.

corpspopdsnes Of The n. y. Tieune.
BRiDGrPoRT, Sept. 90, 1881.
This week has not been very favorable for agri-
eultu al .Ye.,i I'D tho Fair nj bridgeport suf red
hotn the rain Of Tues iay and "Wednesday. But IL
all. web that snd. we'll pis occt-i successful
for tho Lsi two days very pleasant. Last even
ing wss magnificent aud n VT, crowd filled the spa
chou. teht =, hear the annual address
DIR. Osgood spoke about An hour IN The True Far.
mer in bis Work and hi. Character; Or the Business
and the MN"
lie began by saving that the b ,rvest moon which
now lights or euniOn mas shone on tho earth
IRON the beginning nj this cheerful reason, and even
now 10 :. tie Of and cissSiers rhe walks scIo-s
the ie.vens With M qneony dep II rival dis
puIed her swa laird Mars s lot light OF ia
her l-ndor. Il teeur almo-t nr, here o-ni.ht If
could hear mystei yures sp-aking on of the II
Of former generations, aud uiIg IN with the SWEET
m,i,i, this military bId 10 hi Ia God merry .eat
The harvest hymn Of agrs. lie tfea compared the
pr-ent ASPECTS ue farmers lo' with that II other
ru In these DIRK Iies and lie, lir-d that no view OF
our country ,be-i thai WI lib is afforded by
our crop- md the farms hai ycli their RI treasures
Ito s,oke al length VI tDe farmers business which
be ba,ed no the law Of vegeaive growth, aud said
that wlnlu The ue,hahic d his mail, with matter
in the ar. the chenist deals wi il ia it's atoms
,i,d lie merchant deals with IL merely much COM
m siity farmer deals with it - having the caPa-
ty OF growth; a"d Ius biz business II that OF grower
of We. ETA l. lite and i,i etiy also OF animal lite. lie
perurI, nany prc-,s-r La tie course OF bIs work and
arss many Hrs and implements, ba, all turn tow rd
ole eu-the rri aud Dusbabdlng the variJds fruits
of the eli Iecc h. VI he soil, aud the reed
and uf growing lln'; each o. there thr depart
meat. Aiaing ia nssii whole world vi labor and
instruction III ground upon which We tread u tuilOi
lidden wealth, And siill Geies tie Hnalysis o. the
c ,mi.t but IL seems, II Ina, hn odd lie or temper
Il . own, Il Ge wnp will study its ,pseIit.r and 10 d
Al wirel, either with niuenI, carbOna ous or nitro
en-our fovdor With all III thcse duly clnbined no o"iy
.ivas il ii ht substance but III such roldJn u 70
enable the tni 10 absorb II, Will md nlro oil wealth
opening dudeT Ills ie-t.
he selection If seosir or plants Was dwe upon, ana
the speaker illustrated the gre number sud richness
The Varieties nov 81 tic farmer command, and the
power ui iicreanlig the IL was great tuiHg Tor
puor morLa " III, ali Aed 10 or u con-
ineut Ike iierscbell Amer r but surely there Was
20 ~, si faction la being remembered When friends
tut TO- ete, hbd bless b. prUdu or u q Bart
lett pear bIi the Hove, ptrswbory, and other Ike
d.n,Ius. The cnluie OF The growing plant rises al
mu.i INTO the dguny II pro ~ ell cation: hlid
putting all The pro together and regarding tho
L.bO,s oi the farmer III tue unl result, bis NO hot
uuy upr- ads out i uudleh- extent, but hits ite p
Ia Lae benign ,xa oil IelI,iJn-. IL allies
iteeli ~itn ,hv govt Of sheep and cattle, iOOd
und ,lp,hlng o mn, toe wealth of nuions the prog
res Of aiis ihe sliae vi schools and colleges and
even tue spread vi r,l ion What triimt N has lie
American IiiDcr acbey led from The wn,n ne r,t
nj III, Dvut Man 81. 'a, Jain'ptOw, broke WIN
The spue tie SUI oi tile mont 10 this nlght
wboe hAfNrri III Ter Wy from to ltnilc w Lho
rlcnc coast tnrOHs her pale aud uis ical hight upon
tire millions of square milsr Oi our domain
DR.. UesoOd tn-n dwell uIon the farmer as man.
i.I.d DIS, .IIuR al ieuilUn to Halter him, hnd re-
sivciig ln rnolgI 10 toll NrrJ plain truths 10
HE uce, he spoAo Oi the strength gnd wisdom ana
humanity nti 60 became tn. true lOrs Of the s,il lie
thopsht the arniog Il re on lie whtlr most indePen-
dent Hc.OaDt o. tlcir health H,i Substance. Odt
oI 400 i,rme. in ,oii estyteu ia AasNa huseits
tue a'oribe lie Of tio iauer year, OF lne,Ddh
Ice -, OI merchants 3J oi labuTeTn "a La Eusltnd
tue ieurns .nOw tuat Ia i.rniing District hike Sury
tie >ersge length III life !. ID years. wulie In Mali
chester .nd Li'euoh IL IL only - Year,. In staOihy
OF Urne tue advantage lr Ia the same uirec'loi ana
oiy t~o pr ccit OF the nuDer who took the benefit
Of tho laSl banArnlt at arncrs. IL Is great
thing 10 acep ~hat haHo, however muth or llt1ie
oie gains, ana II Ihe irier miAes le money com
IGa',ly lac Ii prcty o tlai itl-, AID Tree from
tie fare o 80 many mercnantr, VINO Ice both o11ai
ana IIonts tomrtincs IA \ Gay.
The nddiesr clio ed w1h pUrtriture OF the intei-
ectua ad 'of trails lntt honorable 10 the iarner,
especially his love Tor LIS hons and Ills eoun ~. Ius
luost tnvrOi sb-g'ng p.tftotc and national ground
sas taken, abd I.oin corn, aud wheat ard hay we're
caliod ap Ia judgment Agliurt hing Cotton, and
specimen OF tile NicamguA etal 10 was shown US an
ocn II HE doou II tc tried mulch longer 30 weave