, 1880-02-07

made nnl burned 10 Il lmr,lncss that will give
ol I. metallic rnE, though. &C common elay,
years If laid below The freeze, ~ fur ny we
know. sn!lie Tint have been III tlse lo0 yrnrs
nre " Eoosl to a!l appearn!,ee as Wien first
put " tug ground. Use MI pnssible cure y,
IN exact liHe sn rs iU give tile least pnsslhlH
obstruction to tho ilow. Thu laterals should
SSr ,ar e as 5" .ors as to hnrnE sad y the
t o,' g it &nts ts sas n he II ss Wator Sss soS e
hive II rapi.l How Of two ,ur tlsreo feet BIZ
fore i,, entering tllo main; t'is Is done by Civ
lfE gssater f!lll.
q close joint, there will l,e plenty Of roo,A
for tho water 10 enter, anl clnse jnfnts will
l,nyn tho effect OF teeEing nut SILT Tho
,ieris! q drains should ,iepon,l upon Tho nut
drained. We should prefer from tllrec 10
fo,,r feet or even greater. depth II necessary
70 bring out tho water by tho ncnrcst why
III Tle wi.iti, npart Of tho laterals In thorough,
lnnll to be drained nINl also urnl, the depth
Of the tlrnitls, s,-rrtctltfvo elny requiring thotn
cloSGr together tllaM more open s0li or clny.
MsrsySr ~ It ar s necessary To- sop IL tho
9l,d when tue opportunity, oilers take It up nt
tlat point and 50 Eo Ol, 10 Its full completion.
j.. \ su0OEsrIoS.
You gentlemen OF the State board Of
Agriculture arg expected 10 give encourage
past twenty years hns n,arke.l q grcat inl-
nr0yemcnt III agricultural machinery, nlso III
the Improvement Of live stock. DIR State
go'lsts sol'l1 notea herds Ut Short Horns,
Jerseys, md OTHER breeds Of cattle. blooslcl
poultry. -,
YOU will pardon me, gentlemen. IN this
seeming dgrcSsun from my subject, IN
directing attention to tlle la6or and nlonny
Of, horses. Wo know. there Is power
it1v nIa1nH the t'FSe tS}s n.ttnn nt has h hw9rkea
particularly to direct attention, which will
but pnyD tile way for suggestion to follow,
more IN the llne Of our subject,
We nre not fully advised rs to the result
going horses, but 80 fur rs It relates TO fost-
going y0slig men who have turned aside
from tile farin to llc around llyery-stablcs
and lIorsc-stalls to ,talk horsc,-yonng men
eog H su auues @ or Hsi s's fVorts tSss ySg ~ e s
tint own and drive the "'colnlng" horse,
trained, 1t may be, i,pon track }aycl out
upon tlle fnrMb young. men wlIo. are being
I'll t Int sussaf so E. tsF ssrsa Il IT, resoy ffsts"y
Yen, more: There arc not fewlyoMng ,nen
sell "worlL.beatcr" to Bonner Or q Va,l-
sto't Sstos i1f sadeny ta5''dS re sum- a'a lii this why
Iile tas.1gol1sg y1ung man =. and t|le fast
liuol. Village Or town.
Il,e Influence ! Of all thls Is aeinoralizing
Legitimate pursuits, Tor the Intelligent, sturdy,
stGatly-gOing, br0Wi-fncctl, llDrle-spun In
uustry Of fnrln life. The effect Is appalling
from oue end Of tho land to tic other. The
n
young men are turning aside from. the farm,
nro restless, unensy.;, some arc already ell
tIaged III questionable callings TO bring
this nbolt lnrEe sums. Of money, have been
premiums !layo been offered. Fairs i,avo
been nude TO pay handsomely, fast horses
haye been developed, but Mt What . cost,
Itoccurred to iio til preparing this address
that it n!isHt not he s!ntlmely to dlrsct atien. len
ton to tho practicabElity Of Offering prem[-
nlns to glyc encouragement to tile Improve
1slcllt Ut tho soil, and the lnintls 0f our young
S ens sn c %s eE " The awarf ase f e RsfSs Sesns
uf 6 years who Will drain thoroughly mid
cultivate for live years, using lnitllltres MID
fertilizers MS desired, 1.-Two ncres of la1,d. The
suits, MI things considered, t!,ose competing
for tho premiums being required to .uxhib1t
annually ct tho State Fair Il slmple Of their
pr9tlticts for the year, together with q de-
til1Gu StaEllellL nS lU LHt EOSL fI1u l.AuIlEr NL
drnthing the first yenr, mid gncl ycnr tho
quantity OF nlanrcs a1stl fertilizers used, tho
mods Ut cultivation, and cost Of production,
The award Of the lust yenr t0 embraces tho
best results for tho five years. The prelnl-
1'!ns nectt not be large, but graded 10 rs to
give encouragement for many to couIpetefUr
tho prize.
We bolieye q hundred young men would
ne found ~ y H,1 tls statS to sonpete for tho
drvt yUulr I1lcn oxhyb(.1tIlr s;l1m,,l.s NJ nrnI
ucts, comparing notes, etc., ut 0ur Stnte Fafr,
through the press, and appear IN tic annual
report Of tho Staie Dourtl lis having produced
lAlthtlrcl or more bushels of corn to tho
acre, or forty bushels Of wheat, or lnrEe
yields III Oter products, with statuniGrt us
TO- low they produced the results.
What ai exceedingly interesting feature It
WOULD make III the FUR and In YOUR reports.
Wliata golteMopp0rt to bringouryo young
men to the frOntin agriculture. Engage their
Thought and we'd tlicnl 10 firm llfr then whit
M influence 1t would llRvo upon thu tillcrs Ot
tho soil throughout nllr State. Our young
men are ambitions md usnlring. Many would
prefer to bG known Hs the owner OF "S1eepy
George," ur "FlytnE Cloud" or susno otlicr
tAkfns Ilnnle, rather linn nut be known ut ali
outside of their Immediate circle.
Our old nlen, many OF tAoln, tulse prt1o In
seeing their mines Iii print. Would IL not hc
better, lnllnltly butter, 10 opcll TO our young
men broad mud uscfu! fields for theIr DE-
velop,nent, giving Increased Interest In tic
direction demanding the best efforts Of our
best 1nqt rnthcr taInn to direct then Into
paths that unsettlU and dcnloralixe theu,.