The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1874-10-12

mechanics as applied to agriculture, upon
the culture OF fruits, the breeding and
care OF horses and cattle, the architec-
ture OF farm buildings, together with the
periodical literature, on the general sub
Ject, OF Europe and the United States
will be open TO the inspection and study
OF all its members.
| MAN. ) best success il born of his early
failures. and let no one be afraid or
ashamed to present the result of his ex-
periments--although imperfection and
touch Of absurdity may attend them.
Thomas jefferson sowed the seeds Of
many profound and useful inventions in
agriculture. yet some of his propositions
| We're very ludicrous.
When Benjamin Franklin came back
from France, he introduced into this
country the use of Gypsum as a fertilizer,
and hence its common name "Plaster Of
Parls;' and we are told he caused q field
10 be sown in the great road to washing
ton in the shape Of the words. "TuIs
HAS BEEN PLAsTERED," and thus made in
the tall clover that grew where the plas.
ter had been cast, green letters to arrest
the eye of the traveller
Let each member Of this Association in
IKE manner, whether he be a traveller in
ioreigh countries or thoughtful observ-
or IN his own, bring each his tribute
great or small, to build up the common.
wealth Such generous spirit of free
| traae IN discovery and useful application
WIN tic our farmers together; tie our
connties together; tie our states together
and do more for the Union we al desire
than volume of coercive and uunitorv
laws.
suppose more capital and intellectual
abliity are applied to agriculture in Great
britlan, IN proportion, than in any other
| country. mean scientific culture of the
land; and care and skill in periectino
| breeds of cattle and horses ia preoter
than IN any other country in the world
| we a" know the limited area of land
| there, the high rents it commands. and
the close andcareful cultivation required
TO pay such rents. and support those who
farm the soil; the yearly rents of many
farms exceeding the fee-simple value OF
excellent lands in the older and more set :
tied portions of the United States; and
yet, IN September, 1871, Lord Derby ex-
pressed ms belief that the production Of
England and Scotland could be doubled
if sufficient capital were employed in tba
cultivation OF land" Lord Leicester. as
| the result OF an extended tour through
England, Ireland and Scotland, expres.
sea ms entire concurrence in this opin.
ION. And So also. Mr.. Golden believed
that England might again become n self.
suphGrting country, instead of being
compelled to pay $50, 900 900 a wear to
iorelgn countries for wheat. II This lie
true OF England. what shall he said of the
ph't9d states or to bring matters closer
n9'ne a''m WITHIN our own jurisdiction
Wna, VIVA, snail We say OF our own Peninsula?
With 50 much of its fine land lvin0 min.
proved, and our farmers putting their
money INTO stocks and bonds, and their
sons seeking occupations and bo n,s in
other states and flying, alas, to the busy.
wearing. feverish life of the great com.
mercial centres.
| This exodus from the country | look
upon with anxiety and regret, for it seems
TO me that our Republican form of govern.
ment mas ITS best hopes in the quiet op.
portunities Tor reflection and calm ,seclud.
et coissluera,ion of events; in the forma.
tlon anu maintenance of indiridlal and
Independent opinion and character which
Il country life and pursuits so manifestlv
afford, and which city life seems TO de.
stroy.
And are not these dreams of sudden
wealth, and unbroken commercial success
the scenes of which are laid in the com.
mereiai and money centres-often. nav
usually, i'lusory?
was much impressed some years age
with the statistics of an agricultural so
clety IN our sister State of MARYLAND
which emhraced the general history OF
It's members for an entire century and
the comparison was established of the
condition Of those families who had con
tinued to hold land, and those who had
been aiiured by theless laborious and ap
parently speedler ways to wealth. and
had embarked their means in commercial
and financial adventures. The land hold
ing families were still to he traced by tn,
substantial possessions Of their descen
dantS who were maintaining the sole
names and solid comfort of their ances
tors, whilst OF the commercial class, her,
and there only, stray head was to b
seen above the breakers of the sea o
! chance. whilst many a wrecked FORUM
lay scattered and forgotten along tn
: shore.
: Depend upon it, there is much mean
, ing IN the old name given to house an,
l land REAL ESTATE. And what of ou
E real estate on this Peninsula, my friends
Has not kind Providence given us
combination of advantages, a goodly herr
tage, wherein to live our lives'and pre-
c pare for the great life to come?
Our land is fankcd. on either side, b
two of the noblest estuaries of the Altar
: Tie occan-two great national highway:
, The Chesapeake and Delaware bays ar
! unsurpassed in the abundance of thei
4 productions. Where elso on the Glol
is greater yarity and excellence exhibite,
Fish, IN all seasons, of the choicest kind
l oysters and other shell fish unsurpasse
in quantity and quality; water fowl, an
: among them that marvel of epicurisn
o the Canvass Back Duck; not to mcntio
A the rail, rced-hird. snipe, and plover; wit
n these two great water fronts along eth,
= side. we have additional pentratiol
Of small and yet navigable streams rul
J. ming from each bay up into the heart
e the mainland. affording good and CONVEX
q lent landings for fertilizers, to make crol
y and depots for the removal of those crol
d when made. and ready for market.
1t may be doubted whether the
8 are dozen farms on the Peninsu
ID which is ten miles from "A landing {
n the tide.
J. Besides all this, well establishe
h and admirably regulated system ,
e railings was running from one end
;, the Peninsula to tho other, with fir
quent branches TO the waters of Il
Il Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
70 And then as to markets. The ma
e, kets of the world are almost at yo1
N doors-Baltimore on the south, Phil
h Idnlnhia near hv IN tho N ort hwaot ond