The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-14

Convention OF Farmers, Gardeners and silk
Cuitivatcrs, at the Mechanics Hall. ala
Broadway.
This body assembled on Monday, at the above place.
when General Dearborn Of Massachusetts, was unsni
mously elected President, and Mr.. j. D. Brown. Sc
cretary of the Convention. committee was then APP
pointed report ocer and the usual forms of organ
zation adopted After the usual report for officers
had been read and accepted. committee appointed
to prepare business for the elaboration of the
ton. and make their reports Yesterday, Tuesday) In
compliance with this measure the convention met, al
though not in such numbers tine occasion dema d.
at the Mechanics Hall General Dearborn resumed the
chair and opened the proceedings by requiring the mi
nutes Of the previous meeting 70 be- read which recev
cd unimpotant alterations at the suggeson1of Dr.
Underhi The report on the culture OF american six
the Recommendation OF committee Of thirteen appoint
ed the previous day to prepare memorial to Congress
for the establishment OF National Agricultural Bureau
Department at Washington, which also adopted.
The third upon the destruction Of fruit trees by their
emanate from the fumes Of the coal necessary for the
operation Of brick making This produced from Dr. Un
derhl several convincing illustrations Of the delete
rous effects Of these gases. only upon vines and
apple trees but also the most robust and hardy TO-
county farmers on the Importance and necessity of agr
cultural schools, which was referred to committee,
comprising Ms.srs Meiss Underhll and Hyde was
discussion ensued the numerous advantages to be de-
rived from the adoption ola system OF such universal u
The disease Of the potato formed another subject for
the consideration of the convention but postponed
from the difficulty of embracing all the different opinions
and theories this subject in report II then
moved by Mr.. Wakeman that in consequence of the uni
versal attraction Of the Fair would be advisable
the attendance of more members to the meetings Of
the Convention and therefore proposed adjournment
to Friday next at o'clock at the Repository of the
American Institute, in the Park A committee Of three
Messrs, Van Eppes r. Hyde and Mr.. Summervle, of
Pennsylvanawas appointed to report on the culture of
silk Messrs Underhil Meigs and Hale, the culture
of the native grape for the Of the table commun
cation from s. p Parsons of Flushing, the establish
mont of botanic garden at Florida, warmly receiv
ed by the convention and elected from the chairman
most eloquent panegyrc upon the proposition OF Mr. Par
sons in which he paid high compliment to the volun.
tary efforts of Dr. MITCHELL of Portland, enthusiastic
and jealous naturalist who sacrificed every personal
consideration to the attainment of object that pecu
srly and properly belongs to the government Of the
country to conduct and mature. We regret that
limited space will not permit full report of speech
that was eminently calculated to the enees Of
the government to matters of such abiding interest and
general importance A committee on this subject
then named comprising Messrs Parsons General Dear
born, Piller, Rev R. Quincy, Of Washington, and Dr.
Ball. to adopt such the matter demands for
immediate action. A desultory conversation upon agr
cultural schools in all their different grades ensued in
which Dr. Underhill, Mr. Van Ness, Judge Tiffany, and
MIR. Dana, occupied conspicuous places, when
mee OF three, consisting of Msssrs Wskeman, Dana,
and Gen Chandler, nominated to report by Friday
next o'clock to which time the Convention stands ad
iourned