The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-17
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ment in this great branch of our national indus
try, and for the education Of that class Of citi-
zens who form the basis of the welfare and
prosperity of our great Republic, appears to
have arrived.
A large and respectable meeting of the friends
Of Agriculture was holden, on the 18th instant,
at he Capitol, consisting of Delegates from the
different States, members Of Congress, and
citizens of this District.
The Hon. JAMES NJ GARNErr, of Virginia,
was appointed President of the Convention;
and after taking the Chair, delivered very APP
propriate Address, forcibly showing the neglect
that had hitherto attended the education OF the
farming community, and the injurious conse-
quences resulting from il. To remedy the evil
he recommended the formation Of NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, and the establishment
Of an AGRICULTURAL School, connected with an
Experimental Farm.
The Hon. Dixon II. LEWIS, Of Alabama, who
chershes lively interest on the subject of Ag-
riculture and who has for several years past en-
deavored TO promote the plan of establishing
AGRICULTURAL Schools, submitted the draft Of
Constitution for this purpose, which, after
some debate, was adopted by the Convention
with great unanimlty.
resolution was then passed by the Conven-
ton, to petition Congress to apply the bequest
of Smithson TO the establish nent Of an AGRI-
CULTURAL School, and EXPERIMENTAL FARM.
Mr. CALLAN of this city, the Secretary of
the Convention, was also appointed 4 treasurer
pro tenn TO receive the fees Of the new members,
which amounted to upwards Of one hundred
dollars
The Hon. HENRY l.. ELLSWORTH, Commits
soner Of the Patent Office one Of the projectors
Of the plan for a NATIONAL AGRICULTU-
RAJ SOCIETY, and an interchangeable promo
ter of this important object, expressed himself
in very happy, and at the same time, Jealous
manner, on the subject, showing The necessity
and importance Of the establishment of schools
and model farms, to promote this great branch
Of national industry.
The great Agricultural class of our fellow ci-
tizens may now congratulate themselves. that
the first step at least is now taken, 10 promote
their future welfare, and the welfare of the coun-
try Success we trust, will surely follow.
All the Governments of Europe have consi-
dered Agricultural Schools the first and only
means of educating the mass of their population
engaged in these pursuits, and for the radical
improvement Of agriculture
The numerous Improvements in all branches
of agriculture and the useful arts in Europe, are
indebted to those establishments; and the fol-
lowing extract fro n the Report of the Emperi-
AGRICULTURAL Society Of Moscoao, in Russia,
will show how far North the correct knowledge
Of the importance of such institutions has al
ready spread, and the manifold advantages de-
rived from them.
We are indebted to Mr.. CHARLES l.. FLEIscH-
MANN, of the Patent Office, for translation of
well known to be thoroughly acquainted with
the subject We al also indebted to this gen
teman for the account have been able to
give Of the Convention.
The extracts furnished the Russian Report
will doubtless be read with great interest, and
we hope, with great advantage.
1t is du, .,!soio Mr.. FLEscHMANN TO remind
the public, that he was the first to suggest the
idea of applying the proceeds Of the Smithsoni.
an beauest to the establishment of an Agricul-
tural School and Farm in this District; and
that he memorialized Congress as early as the
14th December 1885, on the subject, and pre-
scented full plan and estimate of the cost OF
such an establishment, accompanied with draw
ings for the buildings, &C.:
Ertract from The Report Of he Empiriai Agricuitu-
raj Society Of Moscow.
The Empiral Agricultural Society of Moscow ha,
stated in an official report its doings during the yea
1888 and 1889, and gives also general view of the
state of agriculture in Russia, viz
|. The agricultural school near Moscow was attend
ed during those two years by 1870 pupils and the
del and experimental farm Herewith connected in.
creased to an area of 060 acres the object of which
is to conpect theory with practice.
! O. The factory for agricultural implements furnished
295 threshing machines, Ss4 winnowing machines
IA straw cutters, 37I poughs, "a extrpators har
rows, &c. &c.-for which 1000 Prussan thaleI
were realized
i B. At the depot of agricultural seeds, sole
9 1000 thalers' worth of different seeds
A. The silk culture had obtained sure basis in tn,
success of the white mulberry in the vicinity of Mos
COW large plantations of them have been established
and in the years 1888 and 1889 the most beautiful
white cocoons raised which yielded extraor
binary beautiful silk.
s. The bee nursery school is very much frequented
and has given practical instruction to 1927 pupils
g. l5s beet sugar manufactures produced in the las
year 1860 tons Of sugar
7. The Netherland method of treating fax, an,
the Bielefed method of bleaching linen, had sprea,
with the greatest success.
{ g. Gerard,s method of building brick farm houses
with hollow walls, the spaces filled with coal ashes
moss, &c prove durable freproof and cheap, AM
such houses already in in several Government
tai districts,