INDIANA FARMER.
DEVOTED   TO   AGRICULTURE,    HORTICULTURE,   MECHANICS,   AND   THE    USEFUL   ARTS.
VOL.1.] RICHMOND,   IND., FEBRUARY 15, 1852. [NO. 13.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
County Meetings.
We made a flying visit to our friends in Shelby county, a fow days since; and had the pleasure of attending one of the largest  and_ most
enthusiastic agricultural meetings   of the day.
Gov. Wright^was invited and delivered an ad-*
dress on the occasion,  which was marked by 1
the clear practical common sense which so em-j
inently characterizes his  efforts in the greats
and good  cause of improvement, in  which he I
feels so deep an interest. j
We were present at themeeting'of the Coun
A DAY AMONG THE SHAKERS.
Having occasion a few days since to visit
Warren county, Ohio, on business, we took the
opportunity to look a little as we passed
through the intervening country,—to take
" items," and mark the different modes of
farming which various localities evidenced, as
we were jogging along through the mud. In
passing from Eaton to Winchester, Ohio, we
traversed a section of country which seemed to
have been forgotten when agricultural improvement took up the line of march* The soil is
one which needs good tillage, but the general
indications were, that it had not  received its
in agricultural books and journals.
We do not doubt but that Shelby County
will be found in the front ranks from this time
forward.
The proceedings will appear in our next
number.
Rush County.—Our friends in Rush will
hold a meeting at Rushville on the last Saturday in March, at which time Gov. Wright is
invited, and expects to be there. Rush county
is not as large 'as some, but it is a " mighty
smart" little county.
ty Board, and were highly pleased with the am- \ dues, Tndifferent and uncomfortable build-
pie arrangements making for a County Fair this! ings and fences only tolorabie> ^h few or-
Fall. Four hundred dollars will be distributed chardS) and 1Htie or none of the srnailer f,uils,
in premiums, and a considerable  portion of it        e its characteristics; and during our whole
ride, from Richmond to Lebanon, we saw but
three farmers who had good dry wood at their
doors, and only one who had that commodity
protected by a wood-house. From Winchester to Middletown, a good "pike" gave us a
pleasant ride through a much better looking
country, and much better farmed. As we
emerged into the Miami Valley, corn predominated ; and the fine hogs and full cribs, showed
tho crop a full one.   .
Arriving near Lebanon, we availed ourself
of the polite invitation of Jacob Egbert, Esq.,
one of the most enterprizing and successful
farmers of old Warren, and became his guest
for the night. After a good farm breakfast, in
which Mrs. Egbert's superior culinary qualifications were conspicuous, we made thc circuit
of Mr. E's. premises. His farm occupies one
of the finest portion's of Turtle Creek bottom.
The mansion, is large, well built, and what is
rare, really convenient, stands on a raised pieco
of ground, and commands a view of the whole
farm. His horse-barn is well planned, easily
accommodating twenty head of horses, together with his milch cows and calves. His hen-
honse, hog-house, &c, are all in good order,
and show that they are for utility, rather than
ornament nlone. Mr. E.
service of silver plate, v.-L
as premiums on his fine stock of horses, cattle,
After a hur-
Dearbohn'County.—We see a call is made
for a meeting of the farmers of Dearborn, at
Upper Manchester, on Saturday, February 14th.
1852, for the purpose of organizing a County
Society.    Success to the movement.
Fayette County.—A meeting of the Fayette County Society was held at Connersville
the I4th of February, for tho purpose of completing the details of their organization.
Fayette will prove a troublesome little customer at the Stato Fair. Send us your proceedings, gentlemen, of tho different meetings.
'Several communications intended for
this number, are unavoidably kid over for our
next.paper. Send them along—they form a
very interesting feature of our paper,  and are j and hogs, at the Ohio State Fairs
hac-  quite   a  little
•h he has   received
indispensable to the cause.
' ned look at his full-fed stock, (among which is