Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-16

A meeting of the stock holders of
the Lewis County Agricultural Asso-
citation is called to meet ct Chehalis,
on Saturday, May oath, for the pur-
pose of deciding upon the time of
holding their Third Annual Fair,
getting up programme, appointing
judges, and making all necessary az
rapgements.
The Association now in its third
year and in good condition, being
entirely free from debt, with a cash
balance in the treasury, and the &C.
tive interest and cooperation of the
leading farmers in the county, ne
cessarily insures its future growth
and prosperity.
Lewis county secured the premium
for the best county collection at the
Territorial Fair last year, and intends
to compete for the prize this year,
should ohc be offered. 1t hopes that
a generous emulation may be excited
among the different county organiza-
tons in the Territory, and that each
county will make its best efforts to
that end, as no better means can be
adopted to test the producing capaci-
ties of the different counties or in
surfing the success of the Territorial
organization, than by inducing both
a good display of products and
general attendance of farmers, me-
chanics, merchants. manufacturers,
aud all citizens whose interests are
connected with the general welfare
of the Territory. Should the diff
ferent immigration societies publish
full reports of the display with names
of parties making the exhibit, where
grown, the amount raised per acre,
etc., they could spread abroad a
better idea of the producing capaci-
ties of this Territory than by any
other means, and thereby induce
families who are obtaining little more
than ii bare living from a few worn
out acres in the older States, to set
tie up our wild and fertile lands, of
which Lewis county owns q large
area.
The President and Directors of
this Association are anxious for
general attendance of the stock hold
ers at the meeting called for, and
hope that each one will be willing to
devote one day in each year to dis
cussing and adopting plans, and de-
vising ways and means, to promote
the best interest of the Association,
and make of this county-what by
right it should be--the banner 40
ricultWal county IN the Territory.
Knowing that whatever is done to
promote the interests of the Associa-
ton will advance the personal well
fare OF each individual farmer, by
creating d generous rivalry of arti-
Giles and animals for display, and SO
inducing habits of study and refec-
ton, teaching the gradations from
cause to effect; knowing that by a
correct method OF farming, the pro-
duction of crops can be increased,
and the fertility of the soil main
tanned and improved, it will be con-
ceded that this can be materially
facilitated by intercourse and mutual
exchange of ideas and methods.
Nowhere can this be done so well as
at our yearly exhibitions, which can
be made mutually beneficial, enter
tanning, and instructive.
Farmers of Lewis county: Now
is good time to determine what
article you will have on exhibition at
the coming fair and TO make that
your special object during the COM
ing Summer. Devote a little of your
time and energy to make of that,
something of which you may justly
feel proud, an object of admiration
to your neighbors and pride to your
self. ~ ., ..
Do not fail to be present at the
meeting, on Saturday, the Oath, and
let us all work together with energy
and harmony, having for our COM
mon object the development of the
industrial resources of Lewis county
and the elevation and prosperity Of
agriculture. VIM. WEST,
Sec'y. Lewis Co. Ag. Assn.
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