, 1866-07-13
ArrIsnlturaI FAika


lied, and starts into existence with q gOodly
number of members; With the orgsniia:
tiOn of the Society will follow the holding of
annual fairs, and it Is to the importance of
having our products and resources properly
represented at these exhibitions that we wish
ID direct .ine attention of the reader. We
bsve here an agicultural and stock valley,
and it will certainly be an advantage to US
to display whatever excellence we have in
our vocatiOns, thus attracting the attention
of the thrifty and enterprising, and inducing
them to come and locate in our midst. We
have cheap, productive lands, genial cli-
mate-adapted to the greatest variety OF
agricultural pursuits-and it certainly is to
our advantage to have this known. To do
this there is no more effective means than =
proper display of our products at Agricultu-
raj Fairs, thus exemplifying the merits OF
our valley, and enhancing the interests of
section of country of which this is BY far
the most important part The unexampled
proeress that has been made within . COM
paratively brief period In all that relates to
agriculture may mainly be attibuted 10 the
influence of annual fairs. No one who has
watched the growing interest manifested in
our improved stock, fine farms and good ma
cbinsry, which have taken the place of rude
ranches, aud wild " "Cayuses," will fail to
recognize the advantages that result from
annual fairs. In this valley the Wild Cay
use" is fast giving place to the symmetrical
bIooded horse, whose powers 6f endurance,
docility and strength are only equalled BY
his beauty. Careful breeding has demon
strated the fact that for all the uses for which
the horse was designed by nature, the thor
ough bred ranks above the ordinary stock in
the proportion gilmore than two to one. Thus
with cattle A fine bred animal will weigh
nearly twice as much as the Wiry OK Of
Spanish extraction. In mich cows the diff
ference cannot be compared, for while the
thoroughbred stock is all that the dairyman
can desire, the other kind is worthless ex-
cept for beef In breeding for beef the SUI
periority is equally marked, for while some
animals take flesh and fatten readily, others
can be increased but in small proportions
and slowly. ThoUyh farmers long knew
these facts, yet until the system of fairs was
inaugurated but little advancement was made
IN this direction. In mingling together at
fairs, the people saw the real Improvements
that could be attained, and in the spirit Of
emulation went to work and secured for
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had been mouopolized by their more sHter-
priEing neighbors. So, too, in grain growing.
Improvements in that branch Of agriculture
have been made within o few years that
previous century of plodding toll had failed
to attain. The mower, reaper, drill, aud
nearly all the improved machinery for the
cultivation of the soil originated in the spir
it of improvement fostered and cultivated
by fairs. In every branch of industry men
have much to gain and nothing to lose by
exhibiting their wares or products at the an
nual fairs. Let Walla Walla Valley at the
approaching Fair, send her samples of wheat.
barley, corn, cattle, horses, butter, cheese,
fruits and flowers, and last but not least, wo-
men and children. Show to the people how
many bushels Of grain can be raised To- the
acre OF Walla Walla soil. Show them the
luscious peach, the tempting grape; show
them the fine horse, whose every motion is
beauty. Farmers of Walla Walla, show
them your own brown faces, and say tc those
who are seeking homes, come and see the
products of our valley contemplate our
magnificent resources, witness our adyanta>
ges of location, with the richest mines in
the world at our doors, ready to consume all
that We can produce, andthen decide wheth--
'er any other land under theSunofers greater
inducements to settlers.