Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-01-26
The February EAR.

me February Far.
The meeting of the Executive
Committee OF the Montgomery
County Farmers Association, held
at the Court House Saturday, deter
mined on the 18th of February as
the date for holding the proposed
fair, or seed exhibition. The exhi-
bition is to take place at the Court
House in this city, we publish be-
low the list of premiums to be
awarded.
This is somewhat of new depar-
ture. and in our opinion, move
ment that promises much good to
agricultural interests. Nothing is
more calculated to improve the sta
plecrops and farm productsgenerally
than a careful selection of seeds.
Like produces like, and from fine
seeds may be expected finer pro-
duce than from:ordinary seed, with
the same amount of cultivation to
the growing crops. The object of
the exhibition will be to enable the
farmers so discover and determine
what is the best. AS a prominent
agriculturist OF this section recently
remarked to US, nothing so COM
pletely sets dow 40 ,ses1 fancies as
comparison" A man may fancy
that he has the very best of seeds,
and a narrow local observation
may have confirmed him in that
conceit. But when he comes to
show up with seeds from all over
the county, he is likely to discover
his mistake in finding that his seed
won't bear comparison with those
of some other farmers. The slim
ulus aroused by competition is an
other thing to be considered. 1t
will cause the farmers to be active
in looking up the best of every
thing in the seed line and to dis
play more industry in their search
for what is really good than they
would ordinarily do in selecting
seed for planting purposes.
Visible results from the seed ex-
hibition may be expected in the
crops next fall. Parties who plant
from seeds selected at the coming
fair will naturally watch the result
ri
show what they have done in the
exhibit of products to be made in
the fall
We hope that farmers all over
the county will recognize the i'm
portance of this movement and
give it a generous support. What
promises good for the agricultural
classes will benefit every body else,
and we therefore urge it on all cit
liens of what eyer vocation that
they do all in their power to make
the seed exhibition complete sue
cess.
Everything, mostly, in the way
of farm products will be admitted
for exhibit, whether they can be
strictly classified as seed or not.
This will lend additional interest
and variety to the show. The fol-
lowing is list of special premiums
offered by individuals that will be
considerably enlarged before the
fair comes off.
w. P. Johnson, Berkshire pig
worth $50, on best three pounds OF
butter; l pair game chickens worth
s., on best clover seed; L pair of
game chickens worth So, on the best
seed wheat.
Ed. Drane. Berkshire pig worth
SIS, on the best white Willis corn ;
1 pair Plymouth Rock chickens
worth So, on best stock peas; pair
game chickens worth 50, on Irish |
potatoes.
Crusman & Howard. Two dol
lars worth of groceries on best three
pounds of butter; same for best |
Irish potatoes same for best sweet
potatoes.
Gracey Brothers. $40 cash for the
best bread corn.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle. years
for best Prolific corn.