Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-10-06

next twenty years as she has done in
/ the past. Our pioneers, bold and daunt-
/ less spirits, saw, and to behold was to
admire, this rich and lovely land
/ They at once understood the incalcula-
/ bic advantages which would result from
the cultivation of soil so rich, situated
so advantageously for the transporta-
tion Of its products to the markets OF
! the world. It's climate, too, being cn-
! tirely congenial to the health of man,
and TO the rearing and maturing of the
most valuable grains and grasses, and
adapted to the culture of the choicest
fruits and vines, combined to present a
tlattering prospect before the bold, Ell.
/ thusiastic and intelligent spirits who
had left the quiet and comfortable
homes of their fathers for our then en-.
bryo State, with the determination to
conquer the wilderness, and cause it tc
blossom as the rose. What marvellous
change has few short years wrought
Had we stood Oh these same grounds q
fourth of century ago, we might have
heard the shrill whoop Of the red man
instead of the welcome hum of the
peacefulthousands which greets our ears
| to-day. But these spacious halls, the
beautiful grounds which surround us
filled with the choicest fruits of the soil
y !
stock, will remind you more forcibly
than words of mine can do, of the al
most miraculous transition from The
then to the now; and of what industry
and enterprise have accomplished fol
us.
Then let us go on in the career of in.
dustrial enterprise, which has accom-.
plished so much for our people, and the
day is not far distant when our State
will bear comparison with any in the
Union.
TO the young men Of our country
who have just retlirhed from the bloody
conflicts of the late war, and have laid
by the implements of battle to be bea-
ten into the plow-share and the reap
ing-hook, We would extend a cordial
invitation to our glorious State, here to
take part, with others, in this laudable
spirit of emulation, that these fruits OF
toll may be suggestive of more proiita-
bic methods in the future. You who
left your beautiful prairie farms to beat
back the rebel foe, do not abandon the
peaceful avocations of former years, but
rather return to them with pleasant an
ticipations. o, return to your labor in
Gods mighty physical heritage, rs
those appointed to reveal the untold
wealth OF nature, and to convert the
soil into that which is far better than
gold. You point with pride to the scars
you have received on many we'll
fought field; is there not honor far
greater than them in the bronzed face
and callused hands, which give evil
dencc of n personal conflict with the
forces of nature, and which result tIom
Il determined effort to aid i'm preserving,
instead of slaughtering, the millions OF
earth2 Let us instruct the people in
the principles of productive agriCul-
turc, rather than in the destructive
art of war. Then will other nations
feel their dependence on us for the
products of our labor, and we shall have
| little need of standing armies and ma
vics. We read from the prophetic
page that the time shall come whcntho
Sword shall be beaten into the plow-
share, and the spear into the pruning
hook" and when the "nations shall
learn war 10 morc,n May we not, my
friends, hope that the promised day is
near at hand, and shall we not welcome
its approach?
My friends, we have been. spared to
attend upon another of the jubilees of a
/ States husbandmon, our Twelfth Agri-
cultural Fair. Here has been gathered
| together the results Of another years
| toll, the products OF our beautiful hills
fertile vallics, and broad prairies-re-
unions which are full of interest and
| profit to all, aud to the agricultural
ings tend to stimulate us all to stength-
EN- the feeble and enlighten the igno-
rant. May we all receive encourage
ment in thus assembling i'm our becom-
ing pride to examine the Agricultural,
Horticultural, and Mechanical produc-
tions which this bountiful year has
brought forth in such uaequalod abund-
ancc; to witness the rare display of
domestic animals to admire the handi-
work of our noble women; to examine
new inventions and improvements in
machinery; to talk together and form
friendships; to gather new ideas, and
to ennoble the mind by inculcating the
principles of taste as shown in the flo
raj exhibitions, and in the display of
fine arts.
These great results grow out of tho
spirit of emulation. We need these re-
unions to stimulate us, to excite us to
put forth our noblest efforts i'm develop
ing our Nations wealth, our States
prosperity, and our individual glory
May you who have come here to i'm
prove in your agricultural study, derive
many benefits from n comparison of
views; and to you may the fair be emf
Rently an occasion Of thought. Exam
inc closely the Long-Horns and the
Short-Horns; the Devons, Hcrefords,
and Ayreshires; the Black Hawks Nor
gans, ,Thoroughbreds, and Draft Horses :;
the EsseXes, Suflolksa and Yorkshircs; the
Merinoes, Southdowns, and Cottswolds.
Ask how they were brought to such
perfection, - become thoroughly ac-
quainted with their respective merits
and demerits. DO not leave the fair
ground without first having obtained q
knowledge of the best method of rails
ing fine beets, turnips, cabbage, &C., or
of the means by which the largest yield
of corn, wheat, or oats have been secur-
ed. Examine the labor-saving ma
chimes, and become acquainted with
the principles involved in their con-
struction. In this alone how large and
varied field is presented for your OBJ
servation and study. The plows, now
ers, reapers, planters, cultivators, all
demand your closest thought and un-
wearicd research. Here is the place for
you to learn how most surely and eco
Romically to preserve the fertility of
the soil, and, in fact, there are scores of
topics, of equal magnitude, which sho'd
not fail to receive your earnest attention.
That our fairs are productive of good, /
am convinced. There can be no pro-
gress without society, and these annual
fairs collect together the scattered for
ecs of our widespread people, concen-
trating their energies, and thus improv-
ing the condition Of the whole. A
writer truly says: Agricultural Soci-
cites are to be the civilizing.eginery of
the age. Under their influence COM
munity will be locked with community,
nation with nation, as never before
the sterile plain and uncultivated will
derness be made TO blossom as the rose,
and the whole world reap the peaceful
fruits Of a well-directed industry"
In conclusion l would adjure you to
help complete the work, and carry out
the plans of our State Agricultural Col
lege, thus securing to the young men Of
our State the benefits that will accrue
from this praisworthy undertaking; am
enterprise that looks to the liberal cdu-
cation Of the largest body, and associ-
ates with it the most influential, power
ful, independent and wealthy combina-
ton on the face of the earth. What
you should ask and demand is, an edu-
cation for the farmer, and for those who