New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-16
se,.-York State Agricultural Society.
TO THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AND DO
.LL.s,IL ..rEN CEAEl Ally

TO THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AND DO
MESTIC INDUSTRY GENERALLY.
At a recent meeting OF the officers Of the \. Y.
State gricul;urnl Society, the undersigned were
appon,odds :. Committee 10 address certalninencs
of Agriculture, with the view Of procuring their
cooperation ia a greater extent IN promoting the
objects for which the Society was chartered.
The twelve years which have clapssd since the
organization Of the present State Society, and es
pecaly the last three years, have iurnlshed
abundant testimony 10 the great Importance of
this Association in promoting systematic and
successful effort among the Farmers OF The seve-
raj Counties. and in forming a bond of Union
among the friend, of Agriculture and Domestic
Industry generally in the State OF New York.
The Annual I ai7s and Cattle Shows, :ilTonged
with muEitudes from ali quarters Of the country
sufficiently Indicate the growing attention aroused
through The whole community by the recen; ar
Judgements Of the Society. TIC volumes Of
Agricultural Transactions published annually by
the Society under Legislative authority have also
excited much attention among the friends OF
Agriculture III Great Britain az well as la the
United States, il We may Judge ron the COM
ucuts Of periodicals. ami newspapers. And such
is ,e estimation N winch ,h"sc publications. arc
held, that several Of the leading pubic journals
have recently concurrcd Substantially VITA lhe
New OK American IN declaring, tnat u IS - SCI
dom any legislative body authorizes the pmbca.
lion oi volumes Of such real value adding, III
the language of The Tribune, that II the So
ciety does nothing else hut publish annually such
volumes Us the one Tor !sl3, 1T Will DO Inc whole
propc no small service" and richly merit the
plttancc of 500 whic! 1t annually receives from
the State"
The law requires that the various County Az.
rcu,ura! Societies and the American Institute
of New. York shall report their Transactions re-
spcctng Agriculture 10 the Stale Society annu-
ally, So that the latter society may include IN Its
Annual Repor; 10 the Legislature mn abstract OF
the Agricultural Statistics OF the State as lar as
The facts can &c obtained from tie Reports OF
the County Societies, and from the inquiries and
operations Of the Stale society itself.
With this brief introduction, VIC ROW present
the claims of the State Society 10 the favor oi
those citizens who have the disposition and the
nca.:s 10 encourage Agricultural enterprise. by
enrolling themselves as Benefactors or Life Mem
beers of The State Suciciy. Contributions of $50
and over constitute Lite Membership; and while
they cn,itlc the donors to al the privileges of the
society have the effect OF arousine greater otien-
non To- the importance of the object, and render
lig TIC Ntdf SoI!ttt p'tiSi Dlo W r. 'iii''S '''
rough and efficient organic atom among tho van
Gus County Agricultural Societies IN al! sections
of The State.
An appeal is HOW made TO those distinguished
citizens who have largely enjoyed public conf
dcnce IN the General and State Governments
in the hope thst their appreciation will be signlicd
in manner liza! will commend the application
with increased force to the public Other citizens,
whose career indicates liberal disposition 10
promote public Improvement and social welfare,
are also appealed to, with the remark, that dona
tons 10 any amount will be Thankfully received
as lree-will offerings in noble cause.
Subscriptions may be made payable TO The or
der Of the President Of the State Agricultural
Society," and will be acknowledged iii the pro-
ceediDgs oi tho Society.
A list of the gentlemen whose liberality is in
vokcd for thus promoting the cause OF Agrcu
lure, has been made by the Committee, and re-
plies from the gentlemen thus addressed, may be
directed to tie undersigned, care Of the Recording
Secretary Albany.
Accompanying this Appeal, we take the liber-
ty 10 present d Circular respecting the arrange
rnon,s for the next Annual State Fair at POUCH
keopsic to which we invite your particular alien
ton, and We also present to your acceptance {:
volume of the Transactions Of the State Society
for lS43, just published under Legislative autho-
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