Los Angeles Daily Herald

Agricultural Convention.

The State Board of Agriculture have issued a call for a convention of agriculturists, to consist of the several district and agricultural societies throughout the State, to meet at the rooms of the State society on the 3d of March next at 7 o'clock P. M. The objects of the convention are to consult as to the best means of assisting in the development of the agriculture of the State generally, and especially to agree upon such legislation as will best promote the interests of agriculture. The Viniculture and Horticultural societies will also be represented in the convention. This is a good move, and we hope that every society will be represented by delegates, and that leading farmers will embrace the opportunity to be present and aid the objects by their counsel and advice.

The great trouble with our agriculture heretofore has been that those engaged in the business have not met together for consultation often enough. There has been no concert of action, and consequently advancement has been slow and irregular. Merchants have Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade; mechanics and manufacturers have their trades unions and meetings of conference, and the representatives of all other industries are almost constantly together for consultation, but the farmers live isolated from each other, and have little opportunity for exchanging opinions, and consequently have no feelings and recognize no interests in common, one with the other. A change is taking place in this respect, and the farmers are beginning that in the union even of farmers there is strength. We are not advised what will be the programme in full of procedure of the convention, but presume that agricultural education and the facilities afforded by our State University for practical agricultural experiment will receive a share of the attention of the convention, and perhaps the culture and manufacture of jute will also be considered. We have no doubt that the general management of our agricultural Fairs, the selling of pools on the grounds, and the proper rules for the divisions of premiums offered, between the different interests, will be discussed, and perhaps the matter of appropriations to agricultural societies will be considered.—[Sac. Record.