New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-04
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS
THE NEw-ENGLAND FAIR.

LOWELL. Sept. 3.-The opening day OF the
Rev England Fair characterized 10y all OF inc Ieu
sures incidental at such time Inc ohe' Ic".uio VI
che exercises was the address of Dr. Geo. b. Lorns'
President OF the Society Some OF the new loIA no~s
papers have recently published editorials giving very
cling view of New Ed gland agriculture some Oh
the articles being based condercd conclusions III
The state Labor Reports OF Massachusetts, Dr Lofns'
An refuting these theories and assumptions SAID;
TpF NECESSITIES OF NEw-ENGIAND FARMERS.
The picture OF New III gland agriculture which Is CON
tanty presented TO us is 50 discoUaging that were
true every man would be induced to abandon tae so'
and every society like this would be wise to cease s
operations and dsbard. In the midst OF y thriving go
mnnty large poriisn OF which is devoted 70 agIo"ts
fuTc In the midst OF constantly imprsyng t ts Of
eultiyation I'm the midst OF multlpylnS INSTANCES W
improved estates and increasing herds anp oety
crops, the decline Of New England VII M NoneSently
assumed and believed by some, Suu tSSt thejr Csne
by ohersas TO make 1t appear tnho 'nS ov
ciaI desire is it's downfall The aOasdoneh' W poi
tain farms aud of1anded estates far removed rom ran
Way communication ana the decrease M certain IN
g. Constantly alluded To as proof that agrlcet[e ~
sn air 81 triumph that wheat and coru and oats,
and sheep and swine, ana FAX, and WOOD anu 9
potatoes not as largely produced amons ~ ,bat
The acres of improved land have diminished 20 per cent
and unmproyed land Is per cent without beng 6Sa
What the remainder is what is to become OF
state whose Improved lands and unimproved lands are
of farms are deeerte and that certain crops aban
doncd the former account OF Locality, ana tne
requires no greet wisdom TO prove that wool Will grow
spontaneously az IT Were IN Texas wnel9 h nO can
hc ou eroS T in YewEngland or even in the Middle
sS S vne asa f aax ca1 he gown profit
ably the more fertile SOU H. si Tb rodncto1
ef beef and the rich pastures OF ONO ana
illinois, is of necessity more prohJaole thn ~ 10 ~ iy
winters Of New-Bampshire. And competition m these
branches agriculture would be as abstd ana ieie Un
the part OF New England tarnef az ~ MoGo % Of
insist TiValng the sugar ana coltoI o1
rua him by soil and climate, aud markets. anu the "
portunties enjoyed by more favored locanues a nis
~. mot n
doomed TO destruction Neither is 1t the part OF WISDOM
for hu adhere To the old system, however disastrous
1t may be- TO reject The new, however prosperous
CHANGES CROPS.
Every farmer knows that the profits OF farm oepenu
not on the number cultivated, but on the amount
produced from which his industry Is applied
And be same rule holds good with regard to State or
cluster o states. Tie signal for Improvement on many
farms has been the ablndOnmenl OF ls a N In ~
tie adoption Of small one. out OF its aggregate tNge
lands When told therefore. that the number OF
aces of cultivated land in New-Hampshre, OF Vermont
or Massachusetts has decreased while the value OF ths
erops has decreased, we can Simply nmIerst Ho
ntabe farm is applied TO the general system EN-
OF agriculture throughout those states, Ana We
should not surprised that the farmer should desire TO
be governed by the same rule which directs the manu-
would occupy, the merchant IN his tIa1lG IN Ingso
commodities which adapted to has channels Oh tft t
4 tins account, WheD learn tht
while The articles which have referred have dunn
ished those peculiarly adapted TO local markets or TO
certain sections of lands have largely increased and
alone The growth Of tobacco IN the valley Vi ~
Connecticut River is the result OF an active ana vigorous
observance OF this law ~ the farmers VINO occupy
sDotbeT according 10 the demands Of markets and
rho competition they 10 meet WITH lhat
crop should have Increased Is as natural as tndi
wooden and cotton mills should have multiplied on an
our streams. So, too of market gardening IN he neigh
borhoOd Of all Our cites and large t0Wns wherever
demand has been created the supply has iOilo"eu AH
cbaTd or OF the market garden or the vineyard profit
has always attended their Judici0us production; NO
England has yet been deserted nor has Land thus STU
sted decreased value the contrary the rise In the
value 9 such lands for farming purposes alone has been
for thad
Of certain crops which would seem, at first glance to be
stimulated by the state things TO which have re-
raised in large quantities and easily raised too, through
out sparey settled portions of New England for
now red with much difficulty almost solely food for
tan No farmer can afford TO raise potatoes at the pres
sn reduced amount the crop account Of disease, il
other reason, ior the cheaper purposes OF manu-
fscuTe cattle feeding. The increasing demand for
mix in the market has drawn large portion Of this
commodity away from the production or butter ana
Of the former is largely increased That hay also
6roaiGs and hard winters years
surprising, especially when you add to these
AREA OF the country.
NEw-ENGLAND AGRICULTURE IMPROVING.
The agricultural mind Of the community has never
been more thoroughly reused, more ready for in
yesticatiou than now not all idle alk-ths discus
sion of agricultural topics public appeals in behalf
of this industry not mere defamation The estab-
hshIuent OF schools for agricultural instruction are not
cultural societies is not solely an amusement agri-
eultur, exhibition not mere show, are the days
devoted TO it mere holidays. all all
there spirit Of inquiry and progress, which is earn
estly engaged in solving the agricultural problem III the
best way always remembering that the rules governing
the occupation differ as Localities differ.
The agricultural taste Of the community Is also i'm
provinc Not only the farmhOuSes throughout New
England, wherever occupied, in good condition. indl-
eating the prone of those farms which are stu under
cultivation but the evidences OF increasing desire
for tasteful aud wcOrdered houses are abundant every
where taste has increased as the devotion TO
careful aud accurate system OF agriculture has in
In this respect the people Of New are
reward them their toll. They apply the rules
10 their applied TO others. They retain
what is profitable and reject what Is not. And when
they been enabled 10 apply their best skill they
have converted their into garden which is |
alike Creditable TO their taste and their thrift |
The growth Of large towns IN their midst has |
not enjoyed by their ancestors Aud whatever may be
the deductions from array OF statistics the TACT
evident to every candid observer t III tne dst Oh an
the supposed decline the agricultural population OF |
New-Euglaud never in better condition than now.
II may be that many young men desert the farms OF
their fathers for more lively scenes ana more active
duties is nevertheless true that farm well To-
Gated has attractions still, and Is sure TO find an
owner. Aud have no doubt that the time will come
when the sagdcity aud industry which ind so ample a
reward in other occupations Will also discover the OPP
pOrnty Afforded by the agriculture required In busy
and growing and thriving community.
New England has no reason TO be ashamed Of her
Industries 1t is fortunate for her that the de-
Of American enterprise have been needed Ia the
policy Government under which she lives. Within
her borders every find occupation. To her
mills increasing and multiplying on every stream, her
mechanics and manufacturers may pro1tably devote
thCir best energies. Her artisans need never be idle
hor may always find ample sphere for labor her
farmers Obedent to the spirit OF the times may never
1ear that they will be left behind in the rapid march of
Improvement which chaiacterizes this age.
The AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.
THE OPENING THIS FTERNoON-ARRANGEMENT
OF DEPARTMENTS.
The 41st annual exhibition of the American