Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-07-10
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There afe qaiio q numbor a Ag
ritnlinal Horieiies 0franitfi Tea
difsftni PARTS n cor State, and 80
shoall h. Glad 10 b. Ia tommuHi
Gallon with them an ne ne think
uo eoali make bath the News
aud the Texas Almanae p valuable
auKiliaries Ia promoting the Olluris
these soiiciies have ia Wow, while
in return they o0uii supply as with
many contributions for Tao Almanac,
showing the progress Agricultural
impr0yemeni Ia their respective
portions Of the State, hut Ne are
only informed Of tho location and
proper Address Of two or three such
associations, aud know Of no other
way 10 get tho necessary iniorma-
ton a. enable us 10 communicate
with them, except lhiunsL tic as
sislanee OI our brother editors Of
the Texas press, We shall there
fore feel greatly obliged 10 them Il
they will copy this article, or call
the attention Of all such associations
20 this desire Of tho editors Of the
Texas Almanac aud News TO co..
operate with them in promoting
tho great objects which both they
anl 40 have in view, We shall be
glad TO make both the Almanac and
News auxiliary in giving ini0Tma-
ton OF every step they take in ia
cililaling the farming operations Of
the country and increasing the valhe
or our annual productions, We
would be glad to give tho readers OF
tho next Almanac the names and
locations of such societies in. our
s,als, together with their officers
aud such other information ms may
DO of value TO thom and of interest
to the people, Such an association
ought TO exist in every county Of
tho State,
Heretofore science and invention
liayo confined their labors 10 the
arts, TO manufactures and mcchani-
cal pursuits, and il is but recently
That they have como 10 tho aid of
agriculture. To tighten tho bur
thcns and cheaper tho cost Of
farming should now DO tho object
of every intelligent citizen Of Texas.
Tho happiness aud material welfare.
of every man, woman and child are
more promoted by such discoveries
and improvements rs enable us TO
produce tho largest amount from n
given number OF acres and given
amount OF human labor than by all
other improvements put together.
An invention in any branch Of man.
ufacturc which enables ono man to
perform tho labor Of ten, gives n
vast impulse TO human improve.
mcnt, but the Invention of farm.
ing implement that enables one
man to perform the labor of ten
accomplished intellectually moro to-
wards amclorating tho condition of
tho laboring classes and promoting
individual and national prosperity,
for the very plain reason that the
tillers of the soil are far more nu-
mcrous than all other classes put
togcthd. Another reason is that
here VIC have hundreds of acres
now awaiting immigration and in
creased facilities for cultivation
Wo therefore necd the combined
labor Of statesmen and all Of OF r
agricultural associations to develop
the vast resources of this empire
State. This is the grcat-thc par.
need of Texas. When we
reflect that the present products OF
our State could probably bcincrcas-
ed five-fold by the proper applica-
ton of such labor-saving imple-
ments as have already been invent
ed, and without any addition to the
Of laborers, VIC cannot fail
to see the necessity of organized
and well directed efforts TO intro
ducc into our State every known
for chcapcning and facil-
itating the cultivation of the soil.
Galveston News.