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for the Farmers.


chester 10 reorgaSize our Agricultural
Society. l remember there were
goodly number in attendance on the
appointed day. Owing to some canse
or other, there was no eaort made to
attend 10 that branch of business.
Now, gentleman farmers, let me make
few suggestions. You are the men
TO move in this department Of busl.
ness, and not wait on lawyers Rnd
doctors and other professions TO lead
you in such enterprises, They have
their calling in which they can give
able counsel, to which you willingly
submit many subjects for their decision
I contend that the farmer who is always
engaged in his calling knows much
better how to manage his farming
affairs than any other class Of men,
and all other classes must submit
their claims in this department Of bust.
ness to the farmer, and then he is sure
of correct information, Now, as we
have partially recovered from our
poverty stricken condition, and are be-
ginniyg to feel at liberty to speak to
each other without the tear of bay
onet being plunged through you, we
should now cultivate an acquaintance
with our old friends from whom we
have been so long separated. lean ap-
preciate the hard trials you have all
gone through building up your wreck.
ed farms with your own hands, labor
ing so necessarily to provide for your
households, that guess many of you
feel to-day just as l do--your fingers
so sore and stiff that you think you
cannot write, yet will drive the pencil
with the view to the appreciative dis
position of generous people, know
ing my imperfections will not become
a work of criticism.
Now, gentlemen, let us all work
together like one horse in cart, and
make long and strong pull altogether,
and we will soon accomplish something.
Our future prosperity depends more on
an enterprise of this sort than many of
our people are aware Of We, / think,
are too selfish. We should feel that
all our interests are kindred one with
another, and lay aside all selishness
and communicate our knowledge one
to another, and to ali The world on
this grand theme, which stands at the
head and controls all other institutions.
feel satisfied that our county paper
would be proud to aid us by publish
ng anything that would benefit the
Many valuable articles
night be published, and would be if
hose whose practice and experience
would only write out their experiments.
know we have some excellent farmers
n this county who have never pre
Jared an article for the press, The
eason may be that they feel like it
you'd look little awkward. Now,
bis is wrong. Your plans Of farming
nd good success in your profession is
sufficient guarantee that your articles
'ould be read and practiced with 9
leasure and profit to many Others. =
very farmer in Franklin County q
lould take his county paper, and en- Il
eav0r to make it vehicle of informa =
on on the subject Of our agricultural 7
terest. There is scarcely a man in h
C county but what has some knowl- =,
ge of something that would be of .
neral benefit, yet no one knows any 1
ing about it, and there is a plan by
hich these valuable ideas may be
ought out. Who would know any ,
ing about my Merino Ram that ]
irchased few days ago, i'll were to q
tut him up in my lot and not say f.
lything about him, nor give the pep y
Q chance to improve their stock of ~
'eep9 Z,
As ] contemplate long article on Is
@ subject ofwool growing and sheep +,
Using in Franklin County, and also 6.
all kinds of stock, with my expert n
CO on many things connected with h
Q farming interest Of this county in n
ture, will suggest the first Monday f.
June for the meeting. Now work ri
rd and gain time, and all come and Il
us do something. C. A. II. n,
FROM Cuba we learn that real bat -
has been fought ut last. 1t took %
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