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«23333*' Devoted to Ajjriculture, Horticulture. ~>IeclianiCN una tbe I *.r[ul Art*. D. P. UoLLowaT Wm. T. i 11 Di;*i.**'s,*t. T. Keed—EtiitiirsJ RICHMOND, gEPT'R. 1, 1856. 'Hollo-ray & Co., Publish,rs. ) Vol. V. No. 17. Terms or "lie Imlimiu Fsiriucr. I .tJ-PAYMEXT TO BE MADE INVARIABLY IS ADVANCE. f_* Ono copy, per volumo $1 00 Four copies, 3 00 Nino, *' 6 00 Aod any larger number at the Utter rates. Bills of all specie paying Banks and postage-stamps received at par. Subscription money, properly endorsed, may be wailed at oarrisi. Address HOLLOWAY & CO., Richmond, lTa^-ie county, Indiana. Terms ol Advertising. A '7ectUem.e-.ta- -will be inserted in this sheet for five cents per lino fur the lirst insertion, and three centsper lino fur each subsequent insertion. Report on Agriculture. Mr. Holloway, from the committee on Agriculture in the House of Representatives, inade the following report: The majority of the Committee on Agriculture, regard i,ig the interests committed to their consideration .of* primjir-' importance, beg leave to submit a bill to establish an economical department of the government, which shall be devoted to the promotion and encouragement of the trreat atrricultural in- i. t?.rests of the country. . - ■ Agriculture is the basis of our national prosperity. ltis the substratum of all other interests; "and the degree of advancement which marks the progress of our country and its people in wealth, eitioiprisc, education and substantial independence, is measured by the prosperity of its rural interests. It is one of those arts which, from tlie earliest periods, have been deservedly held in the highest estimation. One of the lirst injunctions upon our original progenitor, after his oxpul.-ion from the garden ctEden, was that he should "till the soii." The great necessity which, in the eye of Infinite Wisdom, made "this command imperative from tho first, has ever since existed; and the experience of all the world, in all periods of its history, lias fully demonstrated that the cultivation of the soil is of primary importance in securing prosperity, and hence should lecpive the first ami most liberal patronage of the government. It furnishes the materia! upon whieh the manufacturer exerts his skill. It furnishes commerce with its business, and is intimately connected with the moral, social, . and political interests of the people. In our |. country, above all others, should this great ■ffi interest bo promoted. *> . Your committee, however, cannot ask that >j4 so important a change be made in the econ- 9\i omy of our government, upon this subject, rx - * * ■:- without calling your attention to the opinions and recommendations of those who have higher claims upon your confidence, and particularly one whose wisdom and political experience commands the admiration of the civilized world. General Washington, in his las.t annl.al message to Congress, and after seven years' devotion, as President, to tho consideration of the best means to develop the resources of the country, declared: "It will not be doubted that, with refei- ence either to individual or national welfare, ACiJtlLLLTl'i'.K is of primary importance. Ill proportion as nations advance in population aud other circumstances of maturity, this truth becomes more apparent, and renders the cultivation of thc soil moro and more an object of public patronage. Institutions for promoting it grow up, supported by thc pub- lie purse; and to what object can it be dedicated with greater propriety? 'Among the means which have been employed to this end, none have been attended with greater success than the establishment of boards, composed of proper characters, charged with- collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums and small pecuniary aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement. This species of establishment contributes doubly to the increase of improvement, by stimulating to enterprise and experiment, and by drawing to a cominon centre, the-, jrpsi-lts everywheie, of individual skill an (J;* .'observation, and spreading them thence oyer thc whole nation. Experience accordingly has shown that they are very cheap instruments of immense national berefits." The same distinguished statesman, in wri- ting to a friend, expresses the following ren- timent: "Your young military n-.cn,.-wlio want to reap the harvest of laurels, don't care how many seeds of war are sown; but for the sake of humanity, it is devoutly to be wished that the manly employment of agriculture, and the humanizing benefits of commerce should supercede the traite of war and the rage of conquest; that the sword might be turned to plow-shares, aud spears into pruning-hooks, and, as the Scripture expresses it, the nations learn war no more." Judge Peters declares that it was in contemplation by Washington to bring to the consideration of Congress, "At* great plan of engrafting the subject of agriculture into a national system of education, aud placing the
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1856, v. 05, no. 17 (Sept. 1) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA0517 |
Date of Original | 1856 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 257 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
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Transcript | «23333*' Devoted to Ajjriculture, Horticulture. ~>IeclianiCN una tbe I *.r[ul Art*. D. P. UoLLowaT Wm. T. i 11 Di;*i.**'s,*t. T. Keed—EtiitiirsJ RICHMOND, gEPT'R. 1, 1856. 'Hollo-ray & Co., Publish,rs. ) Vol. V. No. 17. Terms or "lie Imlimiu Fsiriucr. I .tJ-PAYMEXT TO BE MADE INVARIABLY IS ADVANCE. f_* Ono copy, per volumo $1 00 Four copies, 3 00 Nino, *' 6 00 Aod any larger number at the Utter rates. Bills of all specie paying Banks and postage-stamps received at par. Subscription money, properly endorsed, may be wailed at oarrisi. Address HOLLOWAY & CO., Richmond, lTa^-ie county, Indiana. Terms ol Advertising. A '7ectUem.e-.ta- -will be inserted in this sheet for five cents per lino fur the lirst insertion, and three centsper lino fur each subsequent insertion. Report on Agriculture. Mr. Holloway, from the committee on Agriculture in the House of Representatives, inade the following report: The majority of the Committee on Agriculture, regard i,ig the interests committed to their consideration .of* primjir-' importance, beg leave to submit a bill to establish an economical department of the government, which shall be devoted to the promotion and encouragement of the trreat atrricultural in- i. t?.rests of the country. . - ■ Agriculture is the basis of our national prosperity. ltis the substratum of all other interests; "and the degree of advancement which marks the progress of our country and its people in wealth, eitioiprisc, education and substantial independence, is measured by the prosperity of its rural interests. It is one of those arts which, from tlie earliest periods, have been deservedly held in the highest estimation. One of the lirst injunctions upon our original progenitor, after his oxpul.-ion from the garden ctEden, was that he should "till the soii." The great necessity which, in the eye of Infinite Wisdom, made "this command imperative from tho first, has ever since existed; and the experience of all the world, in all periods of its history, lias fully demonstrated that the cultivation of the soil is of primary importance in securing prosperity, and hence should lecpive the first ami most liberal patronage of the government. It furnishes the materia! upon whieh the manufacturer exerts his skill. It furnishes commerce with its business, and is intimately connected with the moral, social, . and political interests of the people. In our |. country, above all others, should this great ■ffi interest bo promoted. *> . Your committee, however, cannot ask that >j4 so important a change be made in the econ- 9\i omy of our government, upon this subject, rx - * * ■:- without calling your attention to the opinions and recommendations of those who have higher claims upon your confidence, and particularly one whose wisdom and political experience commands the admiration of the civilized world. General Washington, in his las.t annl.al message to Congress, and after seven years' devotion, as President, to tho consideration of the best means to develop the resources of the country, declared: "It will not be doubted that, with refei- ence either to individual or national welfare, ACiJtlLLLTl'i'.K is of primary importance. Ill proportion as nations advance in population aud other circumstances of maturity, this truth becomes more apparent, and renders the cultivation of thc soil moro and more an object of public patronage. Institutions for promoting it grow up, supported by thc pub- lie purse; and to what object can it be dedicated with greater propriety? 'Among the means which have been employed to this end, none have been attended with greater success than the establishment of boards, composed of proper characters, charged with- collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums and small pecuniary aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement. This species of establishment contributes doubly to the increase of improvement, by stimulating to enterprise and experiment, and by drawing to a cominon centre, the-, jrpsi-lts everywheie, of individual skill an (J;* .'observation, and spreading them thence oyer thc whole nation. Experience accordingly has shown that they are very cheap instruments of immense national berefits." The same distinguished statesman, in wri- ting to a friend, expresses the following ren- timent: "Your young military n-.cn,.-wlio want to reap the harvest of laurels, don't care how many seeds of war are sown; but for the sake of humanity, it is devoutly to be wished that the manly employment of agriculture, and the humanizing benefits of commerce should supercede the traite of war and the rage of conquest; that the sword might be turned to plow-shares, aud spears into pruning-hooks, and, as the Scripture expresses it, the nations learn war no more." Judge Peters declares that it was in contemplation by Washington to bring to the consideration of Congress, "At* great plan of engrafting the subject of agriculture into a national system of education, aud placing the |
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