The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-14
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

meeting.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
We clip from short speech of Judge
Bailey, before the Douglas County Cotton
Growers Association. as published in the
Lawrence Tribune, the following interesting
items in regard to the State Agricultural
Society:
The men engaged in this Society are
some of our most substantial and extensive
farmers, and they have taken hold of the
work in earnest, and are determined to sue
coed. In fact, they believe that success
is duty" and they have resolved to per-
form their duty, and to achieve success in
developing the almost boundless resources
of our young commonwealth.
He would mention as members of the
Executive Committee of the Society. Gen.
Collamore, of Lawrence, whom they all
know, and whom all could trust. Gen. Col
lamore takes deep and special interest in
wool growing, and has some of the finest
specimens of the pure blooded Merinos to
be found in the West He is also extern
sively engaged, as many of you are aware,
in fruit growing and general farming. e-
Another member of the Executive Com
mittee was Hon. D. L. Lakin, of jefferson
county, who commenced his farming oper-
atoms by the purchase of thirty quarter
sections of land-say 5000 acres-in the
vicinity Of Grasshopper Falls, and now has
100 acres of it in actual cultivation, with
some 900 head of cattle, horses aud hogs
upon it.
Mr.. Johnson, another member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, resides at Highland, in
Doniphan county, and has 500 acres of land
in cultivation, and raised 275 acres of wheat
the past year.
He simply mentioned these facts to show
that the Society was not a mere Clancy"
organization, but that it has good and sub
stantial hackers, and is bound to ego ahead.
Gov. Carney and every member Of the State
Government at Topeka had lent it their sup
port by promptly becoming life members of
it, and paying into its treasury the sum of
ten dollars each; and he was happy to be able
to say that during the past three weeks, up
ward of forty life members had been enrol
led upon the same terms, including leading
men in every section of the State.
The Executive Committee have voted to
hold State fair sometime in the month Of
October next, and they have received as
surances of the most gratifying character,
that such an exhibit will be made of Kansas
productions as shall forever establish the
reputation of Kansas as place for the in
dustrious and enterprsiug farmer to emf
CRATE to. . .aa .o.f 20.
The Constitution of the State Society
makes the President of every county Agri-
cultural Society a Vice President of the
State; and officers and members of the State
Society will be ready at all times to aid to
the utmost of their ability in furthering the
interests of every county organization, as
well as that of the State In short, it will
be the aim of tie State Society to do ali 10
its power to turn public attention from the
heated and improbable strife of politics, to
the healthful and invigorating discussion Of
topics connected with the development of
our most ample. yet neglected agricultural
resources; and to this end they most earn
estly solicit the aid of the good farmers of
Ooug.as county. ....-..- .... A.
COTTON IN LYON COUNTY.
In the same speech. the Judge spoke as
follows in regard to what had heretofore
been done in This county in regard to raising
cotton: eas e.s $3.50
In Lyon county, cotton has been raised
successfully for years, chiefly by families from
North Carolina and other Southern States.
Mr.. ]. G. Bunch has raised it for years,
and has made cloth for domestic use, from
cotton grown upon his own farm and wool
sheared from his own sheep. Mr.. John
Fowler, living on the Cottonwood, some
four miles from Emporia, told me in the
spring of 1861, that he raised good cotton,
the year before, (the ".fanaine yeGr,''l 10
spite OF the unparalleled drought. and Mr..
ThOs. Bryant, on the Neosho, TWO miles
north of Emporia, did the same thing.
Mr.. McIntire, postmaster al Forest Hill,
in Lyon county, told him few days ago,
that be raised patch of fine cotton, the
past season, yielding at the rate of 800 lbs.
at least, of clean cotton to the acre, and that
most of his neighbors had raised more or
less. and would he glad to go into the bus
mess extensively, if they could be sure OF
having gin and press, to prepare it for
market. ~
Senator Maxson who resides In Fremont,
Lyon county, had informed the Judge that
most of his neighbors had cultivated cot
ton patch the past season, and that he (Sen-
ator Maxson) thought there would be at
least one hundred acres of cotton, planted in
that township the coming sprin g, If the
farmers could procure seed, and have some