The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-09

address in spirit with the object of the
| association, and to cause the same to be
published with the list of premiums, to
| be awarded for articles on competition at
our next County Fair" to be held in the
city of Canton, on September 9th, 2Sth,
29th and 30th
We feel but humbly qualified for the
discharge of that important duty, and
hope that our deficiencies may receive
your mildest criticisms.
The improvement of agriculture, and the
encouragement of manufactures in our
| State, received the earnest attention & the
fostering care, in the earlier stages of the
| formation of our government. We should
be recreant in our duty as good citizens,
| to be found wanting in the advancement
of such noble cause The first require
ments necessary to awaken a proper feel
ing on that subject are the ways and
means best calculated to have a tendency
in that direction. Agriculture ranks
among the highest avocations IN life ev-
cry where, and should ha so esteemed by
every well meaning member Of society
| The immortal Thomas Jefferson, IN his
letter to Mr. Peale, dated Aug. Goth, 1911,
says: mo occupation is so delightful to
me as the culture Of the earth, 4
such a variety of subjects, some one al
ways coming to perfection, the failure of
one thing repaired by the success of an
other, and instead of one harvest, a con-
tinued one through the year" The I'M
mortal Washington, IN his annual message
to both houses Of Congress, Dec Z, 1895,
says: 1t Will not be doubted, that, with
reference either to individual or national
welfare, agriculture IS Of primary impor-
tance In proportion as nations advance
IN population and other circumstances of
maturity, this truth becomes more appar-
ent and renders the cultivation of the soil
more and more an object of public patron
age. Institutions for promoting it grew
up, supported by the public purse, and to
what object can it be dedicated with grea-
ter propriety? Among the means which
have been employed to this end, none
have been attended with greater success
than the establishment of Boards, compo-
sed Of proper characters, charged with
collecting and diffusing information, and
enabled by premiums and small pecuniary
aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of
discovery and Improvement. Experience
accordingly has shown, that they are very
cheap instruments Of immense national
welfare, agriculture IS of primary impor-
tance. In proportion as nations advance
in population and other circumstances of
maturity, this truth becomes more appar-
ent and renders the cultivation of the soil
more and more an object of public patron
age. Institutions for promoting it grew
up, supported by the public purse, and TO
what object can ii be dedicated with grea-
ter propriety? Among the means which
have been employed to this end none
have been attended with greater success
than the establishment of Boards, compo-
sed of proper characters, charged with
collecting and diffusing information, and
enabled by premiums and small pecuniary
aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of
discovery and improvement. Experience
accordingly has shown, that they are very
cheap instruments of immense national
benefit"
Such were the sentiments on the subject
OF Agriculture ofthese two great and great
est of illustrious American Statesmen. Sa'
ges and Patriot But all this is iargon to
many Of the resent and rising generation,
1t Is too ol' and too slow in sentiment to
be fast .hough for Young America"
Many Cf our farmers sons and others
view 1t as not fast enough, to walk behind
the plough and harrow, or toll in any 9TH
er manner on our rich and blooming fields
and meadows. Their ambition and aspira'
ton are in their estimation of more en-
noblng character; they leave the homes
Of their fathers, and the freside of far
mers or fathers homestead, and make their
debut in either villages, towns or cities of
the first or second class; some to become
merchants. others lawyers, preachers, doc
tors, daguerreotypists, patent right
venders, life insurance agents, map and
book agents. saloon, grocery, or
restaurant keepers How many a young
man has thus wasted the best years of his
life, and has thus sacrificed his finest pros
pects in pursuit of an imaginary shadow
We 90 not wish or intend to impugn the
motives of any youth, there are many in.
stances, every where, more especially in
our largest cities, where such changes have
proven the greatest success, but in a great
majority of such instances, the experiment
has resulted in disastrous failures. The
great difficulty appears to be, that We are
having too great number of conoeited,
smart, sharp nIea
The inventions and improvements of Ia
Dor saving machinery, more especially that
of agricultural implements, render the oc'
cupatlon OF q farmer, of the present day
compared with that Of the past, in the DAYS
of Washington as a position to be enyied.
yer, merchant aud like others are strangers
to him, lie is of all the most Independent.
and is king over his dominion, he can sur
round himself with a well selected library
on all important subjects, and with a clear
head and pure heart, he has the finest op'
portunlty during the long winter evenings
TO store his mind with useful knowledge.
No other avOcation presents a more favor
able opportunity IN chemical experiments,
botanical Investigations, and other sciences.
He should take apride in having the neat
est farm, every thing IN fine order, place
for every thing, and every thing in It's
place; the best cultivated fields, sow the
most approved seed for cereals, and keen
the INST productive and profitable live
stock, no more in number than the size Of
his farm Will fully warrant.
We all should feel proud that we have
our homes IN so rich county as ours.
which more especially on the subject of
agriculture IN proportion to its territory,
ranks second to none in the State, the most |
salubrious climate, its soil for wheat can
not be excelled, IN coal and mineral, not |
surpassed IN the State, its silYerY streams |
and pure fountains are equally and plen- |
tifully distributed over its surface, some of !
its majestic oaks and other useful timber |
still hold up their heads high and fearless |
in the sky, and bid defiance to their foe |
Its population is composed as a general |
thing, of an honest, industrious, intelli- |
gent and energetic people. Much how |
ever has been done by us which we should |
not have done, and much has been left |
undone which we should have done"
LIVE STOCK.
Suppose stranger visits opr County
with = view of gaining some information |
in regard to the quality Of our live stock, |
he makes tour Of Investigation on that
subject through all its townships. He OBJ |
serves on one Of ITS beautiful farms in yon-
der rich pasture fields, a herd of upwards
of twenty i'll formed d,.long horned, thick
boned, and still thick headed cattle graz
ing, the best of them when at full growth. |
and thoroughly fattened might possibly |
weigh six hundred pounds alive, he en-
Gulres OF a boy passing along. my lad !
whose farm is that?' The lad replies: ut |
belongs to Obediah RipVapwinkGe" Again |
asks the stranger How long has Obediah |
resided here, where is he from, and where |
did he get that nerd of cattle from ?" The
lad replied, "Mr 42ipvanwinkle has been |
living here over Ia - years, he came from |
the State of Maine, and brought four of |
the COWS in the herd w.'h him he thinks so
much of them, because 1 8 the same stock |