The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-07-02
Aeritulturai.
For the Marietta journal.
A SUGGESTION.


The great mass of the people of this
county and of Georgia are and will
continue to be farmers. Anything
that is calculated to instruct or ben
eft that class individually, is of in
calculable advantage to all other
trades, callings and professions in
the country. There is no argument
needed to prove that agriculture is
the great, benefcent, vital fountain
from which all temporal blessings
flow. Therefore, there is a special
and never-failing interest in all that
pertains to the farm. Much is known
in regard to the improvement and
preservation of soils and growing
crops, like other grand sciences, the
field of investigation and of progress
is practically illimitable. In fact we
are only in the rudiments, the abe,
of agricultural possibilities.
The State Agricultural Convention
soon meets in our midst. This is
one of the most disinterested intelli-
gent and representative bodies that
bears the name of Georgians. The
deliberations of that body are digni-
fed, thoughtful, comprehensive and
instructive, none so wise but that he
may add to his knowledge, and none
so ignorant that on him instruction
will be lost. 1t is a notorious fact
that our State agricultural cOnyen-
tons have never been appreciated
by the great mass of our working
farmers of our State, the delegates
meet, deliberate among themselves,
have pleasant reunion and dispense,
while the farmers in the immediate
neighbor are as Indifferent to the
proceedings, as if they were discuss
ing an arctic expedition or the com
position Of a comet.
Now, we would suggest that for
one time, that the farmers of Cobb
county, as far as possible assemble
en- masse and attend the sittings of
that convention. They are the ones
to be benefited, the occasion is only
presented at long intervals, and af-
fords an opportunity for instruction,
recreation and social intercourse that
cannot be surpassed. Life is not in
tended for mere existence, but for ag-
gression, enjoyment and improve
ment. The teachings of a Georgia
Agricultural Convention has almost
marked new epoch in the agricul-
ture Of the South. We well recol-
lect when the lamented Furman made
his debut before the convention in
our beautiful city, Marietta. His
small statue and his youthful ap-
pearance were more than oils t by
his perfect self-possession, his frank,
earnest manner, and his mastery of
the Kings English" his statements
were received as the fancy of avision-
airy and listened TO with amused
credulity, but when he stepped into
an adjoining room and producing a
cotton stalk about the height of his
shoulders, with one hundred and
twenty-seven well formed bolls and
squares upon it when the average
Georgia cotton was then perhaps not
more than parallel with the top of q
ditcher's boot and holding it up tC
their astonished gaze, told then
there was only an average stalk o
sixy-hve acres of old womout thread
bare Georgia lands that had seer
more than a half century OF depict
ing tillage," the gray-beards wer,
taken squarely amidships. "The proc
of the pudding" was there. On,
more turn was given the wheel of ag
ricultural progress. Yet Furmar
was only picking up few pebbles OF
the borders of a great field yet to b,
explored so brother farmers come
out and let us hear and heed and
keep the ball in motion. smyrna.