Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-06


f instead of meeting together to discuss tn
various subjects connected with agricuitur
and persuading our fellow farmers to ioil
in with US, we will all meet together t.
q exhibit the products of our agriculture
labors, and realize the benefits resulting
rom cooperation, honorable competition
I and concert OF action.
f Some ten or eleven months since, a small
| number of persons, actuated by feelings 0
t patriotism and philanthropy, convened TO
the purpose OF deVisipg some plan by which
they could bring about some concert of &C
ton among our farmers, and again bring
: into practice those high social feelings
} which have always characterized Southern
gentlemen. HE most feasible plan tEa
suggested itself was the formation Of
5 County Agricultural Society. As an initla
tory step TO accomplish this, they appoint
ed committees in the various district:
throughout the county, gave due notice o.
their action through the press, with re-
quest that each district should form aSsOcl
arlons as auXiiiaries, and that said assocla-
lions, when formed, should meet again i'll
April, through their delegates, to perfect
the county organization. On that occasion
only two associations responded, VIZ:
Spring Garden and Rocky Point, repre-
sentiug two districts, and Topsail Sound.
Not discouraged at SO sparce a meeting, the
County Society was regularly organized by
the election OF officers, the adoption Of a
constitution and the appointment Of com
mittees.
To carry ont the views of the movers OF
the County Society, | respectfully recon-
mend the reAppOintment of committees,
not only IN every district Of the county,
dat III every neighboThood that is not rep
resented here to-day, and urge upon them
! the Importance OF cooperation.
l would also suggest an amendment to
the first section OF the fifth Article OF the
Constitution, SO as to have two meetings OF
the different auxiliary associations through
their delegates. by this means comlAu-
nifty OF feeling and interest IN the cause Of
agriculture wall 'He kept up, the different
asso Citations Will be KEEP, posted and enabled
to keep pace with their neighborjng asSO
Citations, and we will all become more alive
to our true interests. l should like to see a
system adopted that would not only awaken
ali to tiiuIr true Interests, but elevate them
to their true sphere. [ hold as a class they
have never fully asserted their II hts, nor
occupied the position which they are Gntl-
tied 10 by their occupation. Row this is
to be accomplished | will not undertake
definitely 10 determine. The plan tiIat
suggests itself rs reasonable, Is to interest
every farmer III the county aud State.
IN their occupation show to Them the adj
VI ntages OF associating themselves together
and MUTUALLY IntelcuauglhB opinions uud
experiments, and the various Other ways
III which they are to De benefited, not
only pecuDlurIly, but socially and intellec-
tu4IIy, and the work Is accomplished
Allow me to suppose case. Say, for
INSTANCE, that every laimer IL the County
belonged to an association, and each pad
ten cents per month (which is IL small SUN
for Il SPECIAL purpose, lei that purpose be
the purchase Ola agriculturlst's circulating
Ibrary, fer the use OF the Society, to be
loaned out to the members Of the different
associations DIS theT may require them;
would not il tOndneSs for reading be soon
acquires. Ami rs the mos. expeditions way
u acquiring Information or all subjects Is
10 canauIt the experience OF others, an OPP
portunlty would be given us OF consulting
the experience OF the most practical ana
scientific men of the day. Is 1t not worth
II trial Ii would also bring us to the why
and The wherefore Of everything We do; IN
other words, TO more fully understand our
business.
An active, iuquiring mind will naturally
fail into thatt Train, ANA 90 on, stcp by step,
uutI prosperity follows. 1t L. i this L al
tribute the success Of our th1iity farmers
L Uruer to accomplish any purpose You
must interest the mInd, and 1t viii develop
It's own results and until tn.s Is done, Will
continue the beaten track OF the past with
out Improvement. As evidence OF this you
will tinu mauy farmers in our country, meu
OF Intelligence, we'll posted on ali other
subjects; they Keep iuIly up with the news OF
the day; can give the amount Of the pro-
dUctlOnS OF the various fertile lands Of our
own country, ana even the wonderful Ite-
sustaining crops Of the Old World have
not escaped their observation yet they
cannot give you Il phllOaOphIc reaoCn for
the system they have been pursuing all
their lives any why simply because they
have never gwen the subject thought. l
would further suggest the appointment OF
Committee OF Correspondence Ill concert
with the Corresponding Secretary, TO COM
muuicate with Tie Governor OF the State,
tue officers oi the oLat1 Agricultural Society.
and the different County Societies, relative
to holding, at some time III the future, an
Agricultural Convention ia The State, with
Il view 20 extending it to the States Ii
deemed practicable, tor the purpose OF dis
cussiug all matters pertaining to the agrl-
cultural interests Uf the State. 1 also sug
gest the prOprioty Of inviting the artisans
Of our county, rs we'll as al others engaged
in the industrial pursuits OF life, to unlte
with us in our effort at reconstruction ana
reformation. Should our Society lead to
all exhibition Of our laboIs, as we antlcl
pate the coming year, We may make 1t
beneficial and Interesting to them as we'll
as ourselves.
The subject OF labor merits some atten
ton, and as it has not been assigned fOT
discussion, a passing remark may not be-
out OF place. L do not propose taking any
definite action IN this matter as q society.
Unless it be IN the direct importation OF
white labor, some OF us have proved that
impOrtations from the Northern cities OF
penitenuary birds and bumners Will not
pay, yet [ would like to see considerable
importation OF the laborng classes oi
Europe come among us, provided they
we're the night stamp; TO procure such We
must employ or secure the services Of al
agent, to make contracts for US for Il definite
time, at definite prices, select only such ae
r. IN satisfactory evidence of good char-