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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
and a “ Bust ” and “ Medallion,” by Miss Wilhelmina Fil- 
lians, of Madison; and paintings of Third and Fourth Lakes 
at Madison, by Thomas Moran. 
6. Wisconsin Home — 
Paintings of Joseph Crele, who died at Portage City, aged 141 
years; Ma-she-me-ha, who was said to be 160 years of age at 
the time of her death. 
The first house in Madison. 
“ Old Abe,” the War Eagle, and other interesting pictures. 
Numerous medals and diplomas were received, both upon state 
and private exhibits, and these honors were worthily be¬ 
stowed and highly appreciated. 
The order of the Patrons of Husbandry has for its object the ed¬ 
ucation of the farming classes, and the encouragement and protec¬ 
tion of their interests. To accomplish this result, many things are 
essential. Among them are: 1st. The advantages of the cash 
over the credit system. This is of the highest importance, as the 
ruinous rates of interest paid and the enormous profits demanded 
under the credit system take all the income from the most success¬ 
ful branch of agriculture. 2d. Another vital power of the order is 
in education and co-operation; holding conventions and meetings 
of farmers, where papers are read and discussions had upon those 
subjects which directly benefit them. These gatherings tend to 
expand the ideas of farmers, and the theory and practice of farm¬ 
ing are here brought together and a more scientific system of agri¬ 
culture is evolved. “ Knowldge is power ” applies with equal force 
to farming as to other pursuits. There are those, even in this Cen¬ 
tennial year, who ridicule the idea of book or scientific farming, 
not seeming to realize the fact that scientific agriculture is simply 
knowing the principles which underlie and are the foundation of 
their business. The progressive farmer, however, is not satisfied 
that he has produced an abundant harvest, or been successful in- 
any special branch of his work until he knows why such result was 
attained. “The best methods and processes” of obtaining the 
largest returns from the soil with the least expense, and maintain¬ 
ing the original fertility or making it still more productive, is sci¬ 
entific farming. This great primary industry cannot keep pace 
