The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-11-05
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Agr cultural Fair,

{ for the press OF political matters,
When the Creator formed cur world, an
filled it with various tribes of sentient exist
ence, He introduced the last specimen of ere
| alive power, in whom was embodied the per
lection of all his other works, and said
Have thou dominion over oil, su5due tn
EARTH and make IL yield thee sustenance.' A
the first, aud when emboWered in Eden, will
all its productive powers yielding spontane
ously fruit and flower for his enjoyment, mar
was not destined TO be idle and when the
ground became barren for his sake, and thorns
and briars choked The clustering vine and
shaded the beauty OF the worlds young flow.
ers he was enioined TO assert and win his
lordship by his skill and industry. The sub
iects creation had to be trained, and on tAis
condition man. aVailed himself of the sagac1ty
of the dog, the power of the elephant. the
speed of the horse, and the endurance of the
OK. The limits were marrow in which the
inferior creatures could propagate and yield
sustenance and sort, breed and thus bring
them to the purposes of our convenience and
industry. And so tar had this been done, the
hocks and herds now had but little of their
! primitive type except the essential qualities
| Of their race. Witness the breeds OF our do
nestle animals that give such feature OF in
! terest to our Fair grounds this day. Practical
men have been made 10 see That the very worst
! kind OF economy was to raise stock from in
| ferior breeds, because they were said to be the
cheapest. Much improvement here is due to
these periodic expeditions OF our produce and
skill One is honored with prize Tor the
beauty, form, or speed OF his horse; and all
his defeated rivals are pricked on to do better
next time. Thus all are bettered and the
country is enriched with the best breeds of
the noblest animals subjected TO the power OF
man. The same is true in regard to all the
other prizes and our land is enriched with
this useful kind of wealth But much is yet
to be done, both in breeding and raising stock
to the most profitable condition for the farm
er-especially if neat cattle, which have TO
brave our long winters, bs taken as an exam
Pile. They are insufficiently housed, fed, and
cared for and then they are shipped OF to
the slaug ter before they are brought to the
best condition for the consumer. Itstands to
reason that when an animal has reached its
full development Of bone aud muscle, it has
nothing to 10 but with its food but to fill up
the inside with fat, and lay good beef on Its
ribs and haunches and as this tells in the
scale so it does in the purse of the owner.
It is clear also, from all the facts of the case,
that the COW always gives IN the ratio sne re-
ceives and, consequently, TO have liberal
pailfulls of milk, we must put her on liberal
-alloWance eff nutritious and nourishing food,
and make her comfortable While celebrating
il into The fluids whence come our butter ana
our cheese. But from animal existence man
has to press on to the vegetable and inanimate
creation, and establish his sovereignty there.
When our globe was hung upon its centre, and
put into astronomc compact, the regular sue
cession of day and night, seed-time and har-i
vest, was secured, and man was told that II
he did not work neither shonld he eat. In tie
youth of time, and the infancy of our race,
man Jared not badly, although he did not fol-
low the pillow and work as we do. He had
plenty to spare TO his locks and herds, and
with this yield, and the produce Of the trees
and shrubs around he had enough for his SIM
pie wants. But as society crowded in, and
was parcelod out into properties each family
or tribe had to observe the limits OF its do
MAN, and make it produce enough for It's
wants. And as society becomes more capri
cous in its tastes and wants, more food and
greater varieties are demaCdea ana SO. The
utmost produce is eXacted eli the land. Thus
the nomadic races, and those who live on the
results of the chase have to give place 10 those
who encroach on their hunting grounds With
their agriculture OF this change from pr Uni
tive rudeness to modern improvement the
very spot on which we now stand affords an
illustration Almost within living memory
these lands that yield your harvests and feed
flocks were the territory of savages and for
the hum of your industry might have been
heard hut lately the yell of the ousky war
rior The difference between the tangled
wilderness and the pathless waste and This
beautiful champaign, intersected With roads
AVID fences, and dotted over with towns and
cities is the difference between the past and
the present of this scene, and measures the
advance you have made. But however much
we may plane ourselves on past achieve
ments OF this order, we have no room Tor be-
ing content and fancylng cur eoLditlon mas
reached its ultimate. he wave OF clVlllza-
ton that has come from the East and altered
the face of our locality shall, like the ground
swell of ocean, 20 on Westward and carry
with it the means of our Improvement III The
last traces of barbarlc rule shall be swept
away, as the relics of winter before vernal
sun. We are but pioneers In many respects,
and especially in the pathway of science
'TWere but rs yesterday that science evoked
the giant power Of steam and yoked 1t the
purposes OF industry, and now 1T does our
druagcry IN the mine, at the forge and the
mill carries on the interchange of national
commodities; and whisks us along the road
as carried on the tail Of a comet Science
has grasped the subtest power OF nature,
and made the lightning carry our messages
across continents, and through the depths OF
tne ocean so that the heart-throbs OF amer
ca are felt in their pUlsatiOns all through the
world And it has only to be applied to agr1-
culture and science will achieve its most won
derful feats. Baron Won Liebig OF Germany
has shown that our agricultural chemistry ls
yet in its infancy; and Alderman Mechl Oh
London has demonstrated by the logic OF
facts that ten times more can be extracted
from the soil than ever has been Tor the ENJOY
ment,and support Of man. Let but our enter
prfsing and forward men take up the subject
and al will follow in the race I'LL America
shall become, as Egypt once was, tie granary
~ The world. OF course this wilt bring upI
the question Of capital, and necesslt2te that
farms and capital shall measure and match
as they do not now. Labor Is cegnate ques-
tion. aud must be solved by the use
of improved machines Tor making 1t more
productive and so profitable. Commerce must
al q be studied in It's laws. and the produce o.
Inc farm and the loom must go TO the Worials III
market on the same terms, and netnef
lean on the delueiYc nostrum OF our protective
tariffs With boundless prairies, an mex
eli Ud
ties for transit to the sea-b0ard, / hold you
equal TO all eomers, and eXhoft you TO win
from all fort une in Inc fair-play contest o.
feeding the world. Now if all we have SAID
be acc0rdant with facts, it is fair TO conclnde
that farming is one Of our primitive occupa-
lions, and The main interest OF our social life.
Men must fill this their stomachs ere they can
fill their houses with furniture, or adorn them
selves with fine raiment All the races and
professions have their place and their import
ance. and none can jostle the former out of
the foremost place, or dispense with his labor.
| It is also one OF the most healthy pursuits,
and enrichcs the nation with It's best manhood
Compare the rosy youth at the plow tail with
the pale and cfouehng dyspeptlc from
the crowded city, and you see at glance who
must be looked to az the nations hour of
need for the bone, sinew, and courage that
! shall man the tented field or charge the dead
4 ~ breach, and make the foe capitulate on any
/ terms Though all did well, OaT boys in blue
4 came from he farm 10 do battle for the right
4 in our tecent struggle, paid all debts OF just
1 tx pecfati0n and puckcd victory from the
4statdards'o' the South. And no doubt the
/ sons Of these heroes VIII be orr dctcDcc
Iaga INST every Invader and the arm to crush
internal cotumotiou If ever cur noble couplrS
shall agaln DON Us me Hr grasp ~ 7sttH
But We are uieu ~ e HH as1E Dat
ITS sway we 1899 Tsiaf s'a
heaven-lit beacon . he ratioh5, apa ,ga',
them to honor and greatness. IN looking a,
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