Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-04
ANSWERS.

subjoined formula, to be submitted to the SC
cicty at its next regular meeting.
HEADS. ANSWERS.
Rotation of crops.
Average produce Of each crop)
per acre.
Number of acres under thej
course of cropping.
Quantity of land cleared year
Ii any, what proportion of.
worn out land.
| Number OF hands, horses and
OAen employed.
| Quantity and description of
manure carried out yearly.
| Quantity of plaster used, att
What rate, and with what CT
| feet.
General description of the soil
! oithe farm.
| Number and description off
labor saving machines.
| Number and description Off
wheel carriages used in the
operations of husbandry.
| Number OF cattle, sheep and}
hogs.
! How raised in Summer and
kept in Winter.
A faithful report hy every member Of the
Society upon the foregoing subjects wiliembo-
dy mass of information that will nearly COM
prise :" every good practice which has occur
red TO the mind of any cnltivator within the
district of the Society for imitation" and most
of the bad ones for avoidance"
Ii is believed that former attempts to esta-
hlish Agricultural Societies i'm this state, have
failed not from deficiency of useful subjects
TO occupy their attention, or valuable informal
tion Tor which they form the proper channel
OF communication to the public-but from tue
indefinite nature of the duties devolving upon
their membersi Each have waited for others
TO make communications and finally they have
but again exempiiiied" that what is every bo-
dy's business is uobody's business" We Shall
gsard against this cause of failure by giving
immediate employment, and stipulated duties
10 every member Of the Society. Ii is presun.
ed that the arrangement will not in any degree
prevent members from making other commune
cations OF such information as they may deem
useful or important"
The foregoing report having been read and
adopted
ResoIred, That the functions of the commit
tee be continued, and they are charged with
the duty of preparing and making a supple
mental report to the society at its next regular
meeting in the spring.
Rtsoiced, That the secretary he required to
furnish every member OF the society with a CO.
Ply of the foregoing report.
The meeting then proc ccded TO the adoption
OF the following resolutions
Resoirci, That for the purpose Of carving
into effect the views of the society, in regard
10 orchards and fruit gardens, ii is eXpedicnt
forthwith, To procure the establishment of a
we'll supplied and well conducted nursery,
from which the citizens of the surrounding
country may be furnished with all the varie-
ties of the most approved fruits.
Resolred, That Messrs. l. A. Coles, VIM. ID.
Meriwcther, John Patterson, Thomas L.. Ran.
dolph and Samuel Carr. bea committee, whose
duty ii Snail be TO propose TO some suitable
person 10 establish a nursery in convenient
situation in the vicinity of Char ttesville--and
that the said committee are hereby authorised +,
as an iplucement to such person to engage in
such undertaking, 10 assure him that the mem
bers of this society will consider themselves
Individually pledged 10 their best exerti-
ons to aid him as well in the original cOllecti-
| on, as In the subsequent sale OF his stock OF
| fruit trees-it being considered, however, that
| the establishment shall be conducted upon
| principles of reasonable cmolnment to the ui,-
dertaker, and of all practicable advantage to
| the public.
Resoired, That any three of the committee
| shall be sufficient to act, aud they are hereby
requested tn proceed 10 a speedy fulflmeni OF
| the duty assigned them in order that, if pos
| sible, the proposed nursery may be commenced
| i'll the course of the ensuing winter, and that
| they report their proceedings under these re.
| solutions to the next meeting OF the society.
| ReSOirrd, That these proceedings, together
| with the communication read yesterday from
| Gen. Cocket upon the subject OF Hessian fly
! be published in the ENQUIRER.
u. MINOR, Secretary.