The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Formation ~ agricultural CLUBS.
tBy cur Agficsitsfai Ediiot


In a recent visit 10 a friend IA the ueiehbor-
hood Of the Gunpowder river. generally known
a. quaker ncttom." We had the pleasure %
meeting with the Secretary ~ a Farmers
Club, recently formed by the farmers 10 that
vicinity. ior the mutual cihcaiion 81 each
other and i'r social intercourse. We had re
pcatedly received invitations from n.eiuher. ~
the Ciab ~ be present AZ iheir iae,tines, whicn
80 FAR. u has happened, il VA. not in our power
{" accept. TIL Secretary read 60 q. he BIZ,
e~eliugs ct two ~ three % the latest tac. sst.
which cViuee4 murh interest 20 th- tnru b.-s
both ia impSrtug anl receiving insira. tiar.
This Club Consist q twelve member au 20
them substantial farmers aud iaudholicfs. .ls
iug within a circle 90 aycor sir mile ttr
meetings are hcii ou certain saturday 10
each mouth. when the hast of the Day experts
h.s farm ami q bal4ing,. together 70 th the
sgrroghdngs thereof. b. h. duly examined and
commented on. aud such susg,stlors a. i.ay
present thsmseive, g. any q the members sss
freely made "a regard T. the same after ths
part Of tie luty performed. SUI the haspi
taliiles Of the host and bis good b"asev 3, are
partakcu of-aul the farmers g baltimore
county WeFr ever famous fr tAe s,.at ih.ues
81 lie under shich their table, gr1al -il.
Ciub Prueec'ls o. the a,sousaias 90 tAc s4f.a4s
subiscs which ar brought before .'. All each
ole gives h., mo.ie Of cultivation OF aay part.
c1iar crop, and thus by c'mpar.ug notes and
reporting rcst..i,. mach .l-Iaeilon AMI great
bcnea, is derived by the several remb.rs
n ha Club. small a. ,tt.. are % BE- found
s'ssa q every shade vi fviisioa. % politics. Of
wealth, anl social POSITION. al united Ia The
one great object % Improving he coalition Of
the farming interest q thsr vassnisy. And DIS.
s@aa ths eonsideratiou q ever tople ia their
discussions than ths.s bearing directly on The
object q The tsrsnatign - th- ciab Anf their
example j. becoming Contagious. a. a. ihs.F
last meeting proportion va male o. the
withdraw! ai ore ~ twa q tae,r younger
members D. give place . others ~ = more "a.
vaneed age. aad g. firm Au1tbe- Clqb ludsr
The agspiees oi this 10 wttcA ths younger fsr-
faefs Of The nsishb8-hs-.l az q, be partas,rs
oae q she aldcs, e the nrube-s af tho Clas
s Ar. Talbot 14r'arh. who liEc o..-teif has
passed the age allotted &. MAJ. Has vha. ts a.
realoua ia every ta saaI war. as Az. .n
which be Is na~ engaged s.. De a. an our Grtt
acqu.tutar-e. some twenty 70 "a .rfy years ago.
When be. with The ,a;- George Law snd othsrs.
were amongst She frsi ia Tho iaira iactleu og
the Berkshire hogs a.o tbs slats-a breed. by
the By. which the ate Ge.rgs Pstisr,pn g..
nognced the hes, m the lani. arI saere va
no better Judge a al things PERTAINING l.. the
breeding d live sick than he We we're la
formed BY the secretary that Mr. Gofs.ch
siAi>d a. she Club meeting that paragraph
from our pom. many years agp. hal reached
sofas entsrprl.ins farmers TO- The western part
q New York STATE. aud that probably she ara,
Agricultural Clab Was formed IN that region.
caused By the sagsestioH made By a. therein
Vow. there are hun4fs.is af these Assoeiat.ons
Which have been extended into the adjoining
View England States, where they are - tho.
roughly organized and sysleuisiizsi that laws
appropriaiug certain fund. T. ell such lorna.
tons are passed fsF their support out II the
public funds though We cannot perceive tho
necessity that eau exist for any such purpo,c
and We hope tina, any which may BE- formed
in these regions may exist aud subsist on their
own resources. without adding any sdii,onai
barthens b an already over taxed people.
We hope the example set by our Baltimore
county friends may be followed IN every sec
ton q our STATE. and 70 encourage such efforts
We will present hereafter a copy Of a eonstitu.
ton. simple in it, details. Tor the guidance Of
those who may have public spirit enough b
commence good a work.
Since our visi, % our friend when We deter.
mined 10 bring this matter 10 the consideration
Of the farmers among whom TIE ImerioaH u
now being 80 extensively circulated through.
out the Middle States. our eye rested upon an
sr,is.s pahlhhed in a contemporary journal Of
the East upon the subject Of associations l,r
Mutual Benefit" that 50 fully covers the wisoIe
ground and presents the advantages 10 be de-
rived thereby in graphic n style. that We
cannot refrain FROM presenting 10 in connec.
ton with the remarks above made. a. exactly
coinciding with our own views upon the sub
ject. The writer says;
Nearly all the professions aud different oc-
equations Of mankind have long had oreanized
associations for instruction aud mutual 1sueal
The legal profession has il bar me11Ines ~
the purpose Of consultation. advice anI 4uiaal
study o. technical points Of Law ~ A|sdicsl
profession has lis medical socie{3. md meet.
ings IN which tho diiiercn, mode u practice
are considered the clerical profession has is
associations and conversations, In which the
interests Of the church are considered aud the
best means Of advancing Christianity are dis.
eussed and so on through the catalogue, all
appear 10 be connected together In their efforts
10 advance their several interests, rs a class.
Even the common people Of our country towns
associate in lyeeums for the purpose Of intel.
lectual improvement, by means Of debate, lee
lures, &e., and associations Of mechanics and
artixans exist all over the country.
Farmers, however, have heretofore formed
an exception 10 the general rule, as our County
and State Agricultural Societies are too general
IN their organization and objects 10 be classcd
as mutual benefit associations. Farmers Clubs
appear 10 be better adapted 10 the purpose.
which II Is 10 be hoped will so become the rule,
rather than, as now, the exception.
The questions very naturally arise, are they
source Of improvement aud benefit 10 these
members, and IL 50, why are they not more
generally organiredi Regarding the Grst part
OF the proposition, there could scarcely be q
doubt that benefit IL der sed from such associ-
atoms. In the iirst place Il Is supposed that
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