Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-27
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the board vii he utterly futile
Your committee CONSIDER thai the great and uost 1l
pant early business If board oi agriculture IS to c"
eet the already existing agricultural acs, which, though
perhaps kng known and properly made use ef by ie"
Individuals OF within limited districts, kept iTofh
general knowledge and aHc, by Tie want OF suitable
mfa's iar communication aud diffusion. II tie hfoM
edge OF such existing, but almost dormant euneoa'd
truths merely exchanged among tho various posses
srs and ir made public, tina, effect alene would
be livery great value 10 the general interests and n
proycnent oiaercultuc.
Will The view this end, and by the means hoped
for and expected - be furnished IN individual la
bolrs. it Is recommended that general list Of
queries, If particular subjects fr inquiry, be pre-
pared. and copies be sent TO a few Of the farmers
Of each county who may bc supposed likely to l..
inclined give their assistance that these nli-
,du;s, together with any others invited by them
shall in each county. tLrn c,nmittec obian and re
pert the information desired from that county, rs fully
clrcumstzn,e o may permit. In addition 10 tbs one
service others ofgtatr value and continued operation
might be periGrn..d. II the individuals in each county
thus associated temporarily for special rurpse would
form themselves, and AS n.any possible Of their fellow
farmers into permanent agricultural society eorsftu-
ted ier actual troriiHg-or making and inducing tic
making oi accurate agricultural experiments and ior eli
citing and reporting practical facts and useful truths
society III each county thus constituted and II ,rol
ing, would every successive wear add 10 the ereaf
hafves, oi agricultural information Of which our present
aim is but TO gather the already existing first fruits
And the total amount Of such acluisltios il furnished
from many societies. reported annually 10 the heard ofsg
rcuure, and then published and disseminated through
every county Of the state would produce results
Of the kind and the value that ought be expected from
properly constituted and sufficiently endowed beard Of
agriculture.
1t is proposed that the state be divided into einn dis
trcts, in each one Of which designated meuer of the
board ofagrculure shall cndeavor to carry into effect the
objects o the board and fully the assistance render
ed by others and the ether available may permit.
II enough II particular information be obtained In the
course o the ensurlng year, s in sufficient Time fo any
such district portion Of it, in addition such general
examination on survey the member Of tie beard super
intending that district make personally then he
shall prepare general report the agriculture Ct tho
district, partand also particular and full re
port otany county smaller section 50 far as his
personal iabors and other sources Of information may per
init These reports Of particular COMMITTEES Or smaller
sections, might IN like manner he added TO- as To other
countless in subsequent years; and the carly and mper-
feet details oa he connected and enlarged as more mat
Ter may be obtained These reports would finally
material io systematic and general agricultural re
port oi the whole state
As additional means for lurthcring these Objects il is
recommended tina, each member of the beard when ys
ting the district assigned 10 his charge shall attend the
meetings Of any existing agricultural societies. or where
society exists, that he shall invite the attendance Of
and Tree conversation WITH the farmers Of the neiqbbar
hood. at suitable time and place, for the purpose of Oh
tanning answers to the queries, and any other desirable
! lni1rnation. Each member thus acting separately will
collect arrange and furnish to the beard The agricultural
information otcrd within his district Of operation. and
also from these materials and his own personal nyest
cations, make such gener and PARTICULAR reports as
! were referred u above.
Obs
The committee to whom was referred the scIecon nj
queries have had the subject under consideration andbep
leave TO report the following list:
| l-GEoGRAPH1CAL STATE.
|. Geographical description.