Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-03
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WILMINGTON, N. o.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER <zs:
~. EEaddeIF.
delivered by HON. Fair of tho
at the a3th An1n y Agric"i
ounberIauSAooaauoa.
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Idzettev;ue 6iaz-5-eI
tFr2sat ulod GfentIenac, Of tie
Mr. PNana County Agricu5ttrDi
CXiatton:
~ had supposed, when your i7vi-
Ion came TO me, that II was pionptca
N belief that L could enligh Ell ia.
Warmers of this part of tue county
upon the subject Of agriculture, II
would have been declined; becaa.e,
having followed other pur-tl Is al NY
life. am not ashamed to confess fi.s-
nv knowledge of that subject il y=ry
limited, and in no degree Qustli -
for such a task. But / believe 6hn-
there was no such exos citation. 5 "a
from the fact that youf Assoc -f.t-
does not confne Itself 10 5Ao cGHbi-
ton of farm products, Or ias c}l--H
Grafton and discussion Of n tl"aa Oh
agriculture only, bu. -aEnp'a7-@ ILL.,.
development OF all Of .uc v"rl. III
dnstries. reeogGiz8 shrtac1 W. 3" '7'
one, whose duties IS poriE2 =e N..--
requires him to study aua .c1 s.s..
upon all subj cts Of pubs &c iHt-r--=. g.
called upon GA an cccia'on !'f# .nI.
address bis follow citizens, H. y "N
pected that his remark .F.l t7E"
wider range tian H." i.iu = o: #'f
special branch q jrda.sry would 2 3.
naiE.
Every stnden5 of 2,}!..."-l economy,
and, indeed, every 81. L. Ct rg fasH....
knows that the cult ton "s t.-s >"
is the parent .! Al: Other l7'lu t..-
{ and the ultimate ~"I: " ~ "aa.F"
every na'!oE. otF "l"- o. 81
manufactures M I'M --i .." 20
il; our daily br - s.; T."
aud our N at-"y-l g .t-.t..tt..a..
not daily 10 all %: q --..t A'tf"
fore. as ii i !nr /, sis g. .-da-'rv, III
prasnerity Of all otter depe.,i- up1n
It's devel1pnl a2t, I.s- NOR. prEsre' If.
system tie better rs resu ). as 81 81.
: other pursuits. What Is iha Il .-l pr
feet system ia any given i'c.#ty t'E..
any particular crops, IS, suppose e..
| of thu objects which II ! 'ha porp '-@
of your aociety to determine. ]. a..
climate in which we i've i r-a So q"
reason why the Fner OF wali--t5oi-- a..
unincumbered farm saJG.cl rot
with reasonable dig Hca an"
prudence. grow rich.
mas been Gust mary f. IL ; r
past for a certain ci:t]= i persons, - .'..
are non residents Of tbs portion IT ~
country, TO speak yerT s..y a,a ~.
hippan6ly of the ''prsn3.t tive .let.t--.>z.
and the careless yqaut o. &c Ha'alF o lei
have always ch8racte Izea IT," g" ca
turists of the Southern ctat S t-..t.
= is. doubtless, some truth in Ctte c~...-
cism-the system has been to i "a e
extent. lOose-bu5 is IS neyerG.al-=a
notorious and anu ing fec. that =
least ninety per cent OF tho e vino have
come out to this beUightrd yeg .oH a@
n .
farmers how to till the soil, have Ia,
erably failed in their Charitable .U'e,-
prise, and have been compelled Ia take
new views Of the subject. Everybody
says (and 'what everybody say NM
be 500 that our farmer seem 10 tx
their minds on gross incomes, Wilton;
realizing the fact that they really love
money by cultivatipg only o. " :1s''s-et
able crop, and are fo-c-i hereby to
purchase such Necessary supp r.. 81.
confess that he does rot Jr'J~--r-ce'. -
first idea connected with az g.cultaf"
being the production OF bread ANA
meat, it certainly looks strange, cspe-
cialiy in "A country like this, to see l.
farmer. purchasing every year, ti4eEt
necessary Supplies for his own use. )
great deal has been said and written
on this subject for some years past
without any very marked efscs, so far
as I know, in changing the general
plan pursued, and evertlag ITS evil con
sequence; and, therefore, J cannot
hope, by any protest Il mine, t. # G
a revolution on the suhject-5ut il = tu
do no harm to all such protest 10 III
many others when have been I.a,:.
concerning it. The sale Of So P.u-
products can a'Oue furnish - ne IL
To hsa faE
only remains ~ decide II What form
that surplus shall be r"aljZ 4 ST.
he make one pal crJD. Wi5u t|ta
proceeds of which be must buy al, al
other necessary snrplles, II -t;.t. :.
diversity his crop, ana, tEi-i1
enough Of enoL 10 II ct bI@ D"u waits,
put the ba 'ance OF the MaykaF? II ,aa
one case there are n thousand conf IL
gencies to be provided IOr;lU the other.
he has q certainty. Whatever Sports
man may think about it, q caterer f.ga2-
" believes that "a bird III riIa LanG
is worth two IN tie BUSH ii
a farmer raisea iits ozTn corn aud tA-
CON he takes bat iitti risk, a.l H4s
got the dead wood" on sain 5...-T 81
eat for his family; # he c)aiiIa- 5alis
self to planting cotton Ie MY noU O. +
lose his crop from DaJura. clasa-, la
by fall in prices ; ard ii either c,-.
h9 must go hungry or 8 10 ..s2~. e..
last of these alternatives l. almost H.
bud as the fest. HHn g=r u.>&,.aii ~
produces deatb; debt uIaat,-ii q - ia.
parent of mental. as it orr +iHs r YVES
bodily, slavery. There il oao ccrJu}
legacy which a parent can leave It. i,l-
son, and which. ii he cling, = i. vi.
inevitably make hm perfectly tu......-..-
N fnr IF ] T.t4G nj -
and that Legacy ~ a'nsa'a-,! ). .....-
+ words, Keep OFT u ds5t " lest e..
the obs rv-Hce nt til" D.y.ls j..
/ t. ere is no'hi' &, III nay OPT 81, --.---
Will more certainly c-ls:.1 ..E a.~-.
happiness than "a o:IIGt ssl.. .c.
ti:at principle. N.,0 d.t,r.. -.c,. f.. i. .
one of the CaElses f tll.. sT sH... "..
tines' in this coubtry, ~. 81,
nt.d feel that tae plD'c 81 :ji$ b ;.-
Z YET over. Many lIa,e ta.Ar.,. ..-
sitf was not only am vrarN. b .u.
D. more severe crisis Is naeasi a. a..
,uost earnestly trust t:iar sAa.r a.5...-
!, ansions Eaay not ba rellzaG, ngf
e,nnot say thas : batisys ja-:l ID IT,.
II founded. Tue St. j G. - s.ll g......- -.-
jig one to Us ali, and ~ iu-rli's1
Mud clear conceptions DttGe ..+..-;-..i .-s
sffairs is desirable for each oi ia. Il
shall be my aim, therefore, t''-ste. 'r
set forth some OF the fuc.s - 1 Ia
derstand them. which bear up,a -.
And, in the first pace. what L. e..
r,tuation, Sc far as the industrial int
: ats of the country are concerned ? /
You cannot bs mistaken aiout it. 81 /
far az your own actual experience goes. !
q i'd newsp: pers, the telegraph, ana .
/ f6cial reports from varior4 q1irte.s /
OF the land have afforded abuuda t il /
formation as to other loaHi-
ties. We all know that mo-
ney is harder to get now thanat nlmo-t
any previous period, and that edit j.,
consequently, restricted in iik proper
Etion-that, in fact, over the door Of
every commercial and trading ostab.
Gshment in the country there might az
well be written what was actul!ly H.