Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-04

II is doubtless well known to many far
mers in this vicinity that in New York
city a large Farmers Club meets regularly
every week. and is branch of the Ameri-
can Institute. At the meetings of that
club various agricultural papers are read,
letters are received from almost every part
of the country, and agricultural subjects
are generally discussed
The farmers of Davidson county have
desired to form society, similar in its OBJ
iects, though not perhaps conducted on
quite SO extensive scale; and meeting
with this end in view was called Yesterday |
morning at the Office of the Tennessee Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association, over
Hamilton & Cunningham's hardware store,
on College street, near the Square. The at /
tendance was qnite large, considering the |
limited notice given, and the fact that sew
erd gentlemen who v ere leaders in the,
movement we're unsvoidsbly called away |
by engagements which were not anticipated |
at the time tho meeting was announced. d
As an evidence Of the spirit and energy
manifested at the meeting yesterday, It
may be remarked that from fifteen TO TWEEN
~ gentlemen we're present. nearly all 81
tent interested in agricultural affairs; aud
not only was an organization effected aud
a Constitution adopted, but all who were
present promptly came forward aud sigued
the Constitution, at the same time paving
The initiation fee Of two dollars
On motion of DIR. Foster, General w
c. Harding was called TO the chair, and L.
ID. Hicks, Esq, was appointed Secretary
OF the meeting.
On taking the chair General Harding
made few remarks, stating that the object
of the meeting was to form farmers
Club, at the meetings Of which each farmer
could communicate any information in re-
gard TO any agricultural matters, give de
| tailed statements of tho crops he had
raised and the manner of their cultivation,
and at which any topics relating to farm in
terests might be fully discussed In con-
| clnsion, the chairman remarked that as Dr.
Foster had been one of the original movers
in this matter, he might, perhaps, be able
TO state more at length the objects of the
meeting,
DR.. r. G. Foster then addressed the
meeting, stating that he did not claim to
be the originator of this society, thoughhe
had paid considerable attention to tho IN IT
ten No one had experienced in greater
| degree the advantages of agricultural socie-
ties than Gen. Harding himself Before
| the war, as Gen. Harding had remarked,
there was an agricultural association that
| proved to be Of great benefit, and there
was now greater necessity for such an or
/ ganization than before the war. There has
been great revolution in the labor s. stem
1 and consequent revolution IN farming
/ operations, aud we will have to adapt our
selves TO the new regime, aud the more we
meet together the more We will learn.
Farmers are progressive men, but they
progress slowly, as they labor under many
| disadvantages 1t takes a farmer twelve
months to make an experiment; while a
| chemist or doctor can make an expert
ment 10 a short time. Hence farmers reed
concentrated action, more perhaps than
| any other class of men. The purpose Of
meeting, continued the Doctor. is to get
together SO that we may become acquainted
with each other, to consult about our con-
mon interests and decide upon the best
means of advancing those interests. l
conceive that one of the best ways in
which these objects may be accomplished
is 10 organize Farmers Cub, and have
3 room IN the city where we can meet on
Saturday and come and read our letters
and write our letters, and ewhere We can
have specimen of anything We have
raised on our farms, and perhaps reDye
the old plan We had OF making
/ appointments TO visit each others tRrms
by special invitation. All OF these mat
ters believe TO be Of great Importance to
us, and think that there Is no farmer OF
/ sense in the community who would not be
II ,rfa of -
matter Aud we are laboTiug under 2 dis
advantage even more serious Than any yet
mentioned. and that is that we do not know
what 30 do. No farmer has any idea Of
VIVA, has been raised in Davidson county
this iall II is very important for a farmer
10 know what Is host for him to raise,
whether wheat, or rye, or some other pro
duct aud if you don't como together aud
have some concert of action, you are utter
IL al fault-you are going 10y guess work.
In consideration of all these matters, l hay1
taken come pains TO have this meeting boii,
| aud 10 got something that will bind Il, To-
gether
The Doctor then presented cousI;U-
ton which he had prepared; aud, with a
! few slight alterations, 1t was adopted ~
| the consultation of the Society. The con
| siituion need not Ice given IN full, As /. l.
| in Tho msin like those usually adopted.
| It states that the name Of The Society shRii
be the Davidson COuuiy Agricultural Clgb,
and that the members shall collectively
represent and take cogGlzancc Of the con-
mon interests Of the farmers Of ihS county.
II further provides that an annual meg e.
shall be held on the last Saturday of Oc'O-
bar in each year, and that monthly meet,
iprs shall lie beld on the first Saturday u
each months. The initiation fee is placed
al -, which il is thought viii cover NIL The
necessary expenses, at least for tho present.
DR.. Foster in the course Of his remarks,
stated that after IN organization was Effect
cd he did not think thero would be any
difficulty in procuring copies Of all the
agricultural journals In the United States,
if II was found that The club was composed
. Fof live men. Tie doctor lur.hcr stated
that While at Atlauts, some time since, ho
visited the rOoIAs of the Agriculture Society
there. and was agreeably surprised. lie
had expected 20 fiud a smel. rsom, with
perhaps ouly a. ewgeptlemen present, hud
1 instead of that he fopnd an extensive es,
Establishment: foil of agricultural works OF
all kinds, and having models q al s0r's' vi
agricultural implements: and there had
been sent from Liverpool largo c1s6 viii
d glass over it, rcpresentlpg ell the ,dIiieP,
ent. grades of ocQttOn. Ii THIS co6l1 Gt
done IN Atlanta wig could not az nigel
and even a great deal more hc accom-
| plished hexe, where aheFe were 90 mlaasJ
gsntlemeIf of wealth and intelligence. In.
deed, there was no comparison tetwGenaAt
lanta and Nashville 10 thai matter =
In addition 10 other advantages lhu
| Club would DO beneficial in eBablng'0t
| agricultural societies TO fOTu connection
: ! with the farmers of Davidson county, enc
great good might thus be the result.
DIR. Foster moved that committee Q
three be appointed to nominate officer
o for the ensuing year, or until the the mex
annual meeting. The motion was carried
and the,chair appointed DR. Foster, Col
Johnston and Mr. Pruett members of SAID
, COMMITTEE.
q During the absence Of the committee
. Gen Harding remarked that the meeting
was making a very encouraging start lie
remembered that many years ago, after Dr.
Shelby and himself had spent great dea
n of time aud made number of newspaper
D advertisements of club meetings, they Bac
not for six months collected rs many farm
ers together as were present in the room
yesterday.
The Committee on Nominations having
1 presented their report, the following named
, gentlemen we're elected as officers until The
next annual meeting
President, DR. VIM. Blackmau.
@ First Vice President, Max Cockrill
Second Vice President, \. L. ObeGchain
Recording Secretary, ID. Hicks
f',rrocroD1ing Sprrofar-v Albert Harris