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of county and Stote Fa'^rs are so well calculated to bring 



about. 



Ao-riculture as an art has been practised from the remotest 

 period ; but the developments of this day and age are show- 

 ing the application of science to every pursuit in which man 



labors. » 



The public mind seems now to have waked up to the reali- 

 zation of something practical; and each man asks for himself 

 the best system, the best mode, the best manner of reaping the 

 reward for the labor bestowed upon the earth, or in the 

 making of those articles that are found necessary for his com- 

 fort and condition in life. 



In receiving an answer to these questions, men are now 

 willing to exchange views and opinions with their neighbors. 

 They are willing, yea; anxious to examine and look for them- 

 selves, upon the labor, machinery, and productions of the 

 earth, to have the full history of all that is around them. 



The annual products of the labor expended upon the soil, 

 added to the productions of mechanical and other useful kinds 

 of labor, constitute the real wealth of a State. 



There is no State in our widely extended Union so well 

 situated as is Indiana, for an advantageous application of ag- 

 ricultural labor and skill. The general fertility of the soil, 

 the varied but temperate climate, are highly favorable to an 

 abundant production of those staples, which are essential to 

 supply the constantly increasing demand of the home market, 

 and for which there is generally a very large foreign demand 

 at fair prices. 



It may be justly said, that a large increase of the amount 

 of the aggregate wealth of a State will certainly follow the 

 formation and organization of State and county agricultural 

 associations. 



The adoption of any system, that will make labor more 

 attractive, that shall enlist the heart and energy of the people 

 in the full development of the resources, will add to the ag- 

 gregate wealth of any community. Yet, such an increase 



