Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-27

he Agricultural rair,.


their own locality. at least II no others.
Some people stay at home Tor ore reason
and some for another. The fast Is that
whatever may be said a. 90 the manner Of
managing fsIrs. or whatever objections nav
be brought against them. they ofcr sAe
means Of getting and doing good not 60 the
community only. but to every Intelligent
farmer.
In attending fair Ne often hear the -
mark falling from The lips Of this or that
visitor 20 the eject that be cosld have done
better - That's nothing. have better
squasbes than those st home We alwavs
feel tempted 70 SAY. . thea wby IN the
name Of all that. good. didat Won bring
them Hlong?- The PobIie wants to see he
best Of everything. and the farmer Who
thinks be has the best Of - Kind. no mat
ter ~hat animal or Artieie Il nay be. ought
II be y within reasonable distance. 70 take
u 70 the Fair. where lie may compare IL Nth
animals or Articles IN the sane elas. pro-
coeed ~ other farner-. We ellen bar
the remark made in refe-en~e to the educ.-
ton Of the young. that there j. no place
like college 20 take the conccif out Of
youth. no place Exc IL where BE- can r,eas-
IRE has own asfainusents BY -ay Of oonpar-
ing himself Nth others he isa bs,ale
OF self conoeit he viii soon have the sta-rb
taken cot Of hin. II be think. be know.
80 mach more than snybOdy else. be Vii
soon sod thai there are others in the World
who are quite his equals. ifnoi his surerior-
IN attainment and efficiency. The sane
may happen Al the sgriculiurai far. III.
sor OF school. and no orc l. 50 bEnd
thai be nav not learn something there.
Bat apart from the opportunities there
offered 70 learn something and % compare
the products Of one farm with another. tire
soeial Influences Of a vel managed isr arr
BY no means 20 De overlooked. n hr
Der. from the very nafsrc Of hrs position
and oocupation, = necessarily more or less
secluded. shut ont from sOciai in--rrour.e.
and cut OF from some 81 The awnings
Which other pursuits saord. lie - apt 90
lose some Of that quickness Of mind which
IL incident 70 a frequent intsrmingIias
with others engaged IN the sane calling. Ia
Is his duty. therriore. 10 guard against the
narrowing Influences OF thc POSITION. by
availing himself q oTportuniti~. thrown IN
has wAy. 60 associate wiih Lis fellow u.en.
50 far - i eonsisfent with other and i'm
Peraiive duties.
Let a. intelligent farmer aitend The
She's. wifh has ewes and has ears oren. ard
be VII De q1ickened in has eneryis.. lie
vii rcturn viii nc~ resolutions ard ne-
Courage lie all both see and hear many
things tAai be can turn % s8vaniare We
believe. therefore. that As q general rue.
the tize spent - the cattle sbo- !. vel
spent, and Il % j. otheru ise. q = u.uailv he
ta1t of the individual and not q the So
eiciy. Exhibitions. OF coarse. differ VIE
y IN psefuiness and cfIcieucy. some are
better managed than Others. 500 -
norc complete in all their parts. more Up
10 The times. more active and alive % tie
wants Of the PaJlie than others. Bss n
any are wanting IN these respects. every
farmer can do something 10 remedy the
d@ieets. By aiding shc= Ssh has prescncs
and has encouragement.
modern civilization II y rather si-nifclnt
lat thar tbey have been asta5Eshcd and
are maintained 10 nearly al ifnot IN al the
eiviiizod countries On TIE face q the GLOBE
There - scarcciy a county 81 TIRE more
thickly settled parts of COR own sparseiv
poPula:ed country. where here o. not a
Agricultural sociefy. nnairtaiac8 aaI o. &c
look over ihe map q Europe - fnl iLo
sane % be the casc there. Ercry county
IN Engiand. &C think. ard every departments
IN France has iis agricuhursl or-anixation.
and often its farmers club besides. Tbs
fact alone shows that The agricultural So
eieiy - generally fegaroed a. means of
great usefsiness Co fhe pubhc Ifitisrot
~ institufion caicuiasrd % Do ruu-h -.ad.
b H. quite remarkable that 81 large a ra-s
~ the civilized world sbouid have delsdad
iisef I'll the idea that it j. %. Tbe thing
must To- right On principle % have COM
randrd - universal an assent % e. A.
sociaied cIort b. porcrful in otbcr direc.
Sons and % cannot fail Of good rcsults
when brought % bear on tbe isvciopm~rt
Of Agriculture.
Let every one take hold therefore ,.5 DO
his part % make Tie far iu rs On ,.,.,-,,,
. sucoess. Let every iaru,sr 70 him..if
and see thst che members q Lis family A..
counted in.