66 THE XEW AGRICULTURE. 



A memorable clay was the 7th of July, 1885, the one upon which 

 occurred the formal introduction of our system to the world. We 

 are now writing at the date of August 3rd, 1885. On Wednesday, 

 July 30th, Mr. William C. Harris, Editor in Chief of the AMERICAX 

 AXGLER, published at 252 Broadway, New York City, made us a 

 visit. He spent a day with us, looking over our system in detail 

 and gave decision as follows : " The New Agriculture " is the way 

 to a new earth with pure waters and healthy plants and peoples," 

 adding "Brothers Cole and Thompson are right about it, the 

 brook trout must not go, and will not go." 



Below will be found an extract from the correspondence of the 

 Buffalo Express, second in circulation and influence to no paper in 

 our State outside of the metropolis, it appearing on the day suc- 

 ceeding our exhibit, July 8th. 



" Yesterday was a notable day for Wellsville, or at least for one 

 of its most widely-known inhabitants. Nestled away among the 

 ragged Allegany hills, this snug town of about 4,000 people has in 

 common with the rest of the world, its ambitions and its celebri- 

 ties. The particular industry that yesterday took a long stride 

 toward popular recognition and favor is one growing up on the 

 western hill of the town, and is known as Cole's system of under- 

 ground irrigation. Reckoned either as a freak or curiosity, or 

 better than both of these, as a step into the next century in the 

 domain of agriculture, this little plot of five acres of land, only 

 two of which are as yet developed, will bear the closest inspection 

 of either the skeptic or the willing convert. 



" But perhaps everybody is not aware of the system, now under 

 practical trial, which promises to revolutionize the world's agricul- 

 ture, nay, according to its enthusiastic author, has already done so. 

 Some four years ago Mr. A. N. Cole, better known as the " father 

 of the Republican party " and the veteran editor of the Wellsville 



