Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-02

and soil to agricultural pursuits had been
erroneous had now become universal. and
people were going into farming with the
same enthusiasm as they had in IS49 and
1850
GONE INTO MINING.
Early in 1853 leading agriculturists and
thoughtful business men of the State re.
alizing that all the natural conditions of
climate and soil in California were so diff
ferent from those of the countries from
which our people had drawn their agricult
ural lessons and been guided in their farm
ing operations, and recognizing the neces-
sity of some medium through which
information on ali the various subjects
pertaining to cultivation and production
could be collected and disseminated for the
general good, began The agitation of the
organization of State Agricultural So
ciety. A meeting was called at Sscra-
mento, and after a general discussion and
comparison OF notes. it was determined to
ask the Legislature to incorporate such
society. This was done, and on the 18th
OF May, 1854, the Act Incorporating ''The
California State Agricultural Society" Was
signed by the Governor. The officers
FAMED IN the charter were j. W. Macon
dray, OF San Francisco, President and y.
L. Beard, of Alameda; j. K. Rose, of San
francisco; D. w. @. Thompson, Of So
mona ii. Z. Malone, of Santa Clara w.
ID. Inonpson, of San Francisco, and G.. l.
hutchinson, of Sacramento. Vice-Presi.-
dents j. L. F. Warren, of San francisco,
Corresponding Secretary; @. Y. Gillispie,
OF San francisco, Recording Secretary
David Chambers, of San Francisco, Treas
urer. thus was organized in California at
that early day an institution which did
more within the next ten years to
CORRECT THE FALSE IMPRESSIONS
Of the early settlers upon the natural re-
sources of the country than all other
| institutions and influences combined. and
which has ever since been the leading and
guiding influence in the DEVELOPMENT of all
our producing industries. From that date
all doubts about the future of the agri-
| culture of the State were dispelled, and
the conviction that gold was to be dug
from the soils of the valleys as well as
from that of the mountains became gen.
eral 1854 was the first year in which
the cultivation of wheat began to lead the
cultivation of barley, and in IS6O-but
seven years from the time wheat was
sold in Sacramento for milling purposes at
cents pound, and -four was sold at $50
per barrel in the same city.
WE WERE EXPORTING WHEAT
And -four to New York, Boston, the
Sandwich Islands and to Crest Britain.
To New York and Boston we sent that
year 203, 52S bags OF wheat to Great
Britain, ass, 495 bags of wheat and sc 375
barrels of -four and to the Sandwich Is
lands, l,55S. The next year We shipped
to Great Britain l,022, 664 bags of wheat
and 20, 945 barrels of -four, and cur wheat
had taken the first place and commanded
the highest price in the Liverpool market.
From the day we became an exporter of
wheat the production of wheat has been
generally successful and remunerative
business. This has been the case
with every other product Of the soil.
From the time we have produced sufficient
for home consumption of any article, to the
time we have found foreign demand and
established an active foreign market, there
has been dull and discouraging time for
the producer. Our fruit. growers expe-
rieneed this drawback cur wine and raisin
manufacturers did the same wool and hop
growers have
HAD TIE SAME EXPERIENCE;
But commerce, IN every instance, has come
to the aid of California agriculture, and to-
day there is no line of agricultural produc-
tion in the State that has not passed it's
season of doubt and trial, AID that has not
bright and successful future guaranteed
to it. The farmers of California, so far as
production and markets are concerned,
have won success. Agriculture in Califor-
MIA is better organized to-day than in any
other State in the Union. Under the laws
of the State that organization is recognized
as one of the branches of the State Gov
ernment. thus giving agriculture the lead
ing place among the professions and indus
tries of the State and ennobling the calling
of the farmer. The wonderful practical
successes in the various branches of agri-
cultural production we have achieved, no
less than the honor and dignity we have
conferred upon those who have in any man.
ner contributed to these successes, are at
tracing the attention and the admiration
of the world. As California agriculturists,
we have abundant reason to feel satisfied
with the past and be inspired with new zeal
and courage for the future, and in this
spirit l greet all my co.workers with
happy New Year.