New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-21

sun deckedh living green. On orange
groves will then put in their grandest ap-
peasanes, and theirgeldsnafruit, having
fully matured, will look most tempting.
1t Is just the season Of the year when our
Northern, Eastern and Western friends
might find it pleasant and profitable, by
combining business with pleasure, in
making visit to our State fai-. It is just
the time for exhibitors to come with their
families and enjoy the beauties Of our
climate at this particular season. Our
places Of amusement will then be in full
blast, and our oysters, as tat as corn-fed
hogs, actually lure folks to- gulp them
down. Besides, it will be splendid time
for exhibitors to show their goods and
strike trade with the farmers and coun-
| try merchants who will come here from
our own and surrounding States.
The Fair Association, in order to make
the fair the more interesting, has in
ere ased the amount to he distributed in
premiums to twenty thousand dollars,
and books have been opened for the entry
Of machinery, wares, merchandise, stock,
agricultural products, fruits, vegetables,
etc. We understand the entries already
made to be large, and they are still CON-
ing in. Exhibitors are cordially invited
from every section of America. The
Canadian and South American are in
0,,Ho sv l.
afforded the same opportunities as others
to make display Of their products. It
is market whese all can come and dis
play their goods and compete for supe-
riority with prospect Of reward. Though
Louisiana's greatest interest is agricul-
tural, the State Fair Association has en-
braced with it other leading industrial
interests of the country. No branch of
the mechanical, manufacturing and COM
mercial interest is intended to be
neglected. But it should be the pride
Of our people to fully develop our c.pac-
ity for agriculture, for that is the true
foundation and support Of al! other
interests; and with agriculture is
necessarily connected all kinds Of
Of live stock raising. We want to see
spirit Of emulation excited in all branches
Of farming among our people: and tie
State Fair Association has already had q
good effect in this way. I: does no:
necessarily follow that because cotton,
sugar and rice can be grown here we
should neglect the growth Of everything
Else. Let our people be taught ard en- ,
outraged to raise diversified crops: to .
aise good horses, cattle, sheep. hogs, ,
poultry; cultivate good fruit. make good
utter and cheese, and bring samples to i
'ur State fairs. When q few have a
earned to do this, and found it prosta- a
lie. many others will be induced to 60
nd do likewise A man will be content
aen to do the best he can. l: Re
as not the means to cultivate thou !,
and acres in cotton or sugar, he viii be a
ontert to cultivate q hundred acres in O.
orn, potatoes, fruit, vegetables or what q
yer may be grown to best advantage on Il
is farm. This is the system, after all. a
lat would prove most beneficial to the :
tate. 1t is the system that would most c!
thoroughly improve it and give i: dense b
Id, at the same time, thrifty population. u
would finally drain and reclaim our .
FNmp lands. make our railroads profit :.
lie, build our levees, and intuse lie i,.to q,
cry portion Of the State. When cur o.
nds are all cut up into farms, then will Ii
Il towns and cities grow, and their pee st
e 40 longer complain Of lard times. It Ell
'ould be the special objec. OF cur s:a:e III
rs to encourage farmers. II
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