Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02
PROPOSED NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
AsnIcuIrvnAy DErARrHxsr,

PROPOSED NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
AsRICULrURAy DEPARrNxxr.
UNITED SrArEs PATEsr Orrrcr, JuLr 26, 1851.
TO the Editors Of the National hteugencr:
GrsTLEnEx There are tso ways in which il has been
proposed to organize national society for the promotion
agriculture The one follow the plan Of Stats socia-
tons having similar objects in view and the other s to adopt
the representative system, in which delegates appointed BY
local societies, and aching under federave constitution,
shall unite the whole ia national association. The plan
frs, named simply creates Independent organization for
national purposes, leaving all State and county societies
equally isolated and independent The scheme last named
aims to form perfect union among all existing societies,
under head, by choosing delegates to represent
them in national body.
Those who have had most experience in organizing and
maintaining efficient State societies regard their union and
combined strength promising more usefulness to the
try than reasonably be expected from any society
formed without reference to existing associations Stale
cees are now very Aourshng, and they have the
and moral force to establish National Congress Of Ascu
ure equal at least to the Central Congress of Agriculture
Of France which s composed Of six hundred delegates from
all the local societies in the nation. II has been suggested
that State societies should send two delegates answering to
the United States Senators from each State and that the local
societies each Congressional district be entitled de-
egate In the agricultural congress. S5
This body would consist of something lees than three
hundred members provided all tho States and Territories
fully represented This plan 10 simple clearly repubi-
can, and secures every farming district in The whole
public the advantages Of local representative in the United
States Congress of Agriculture If be inconvenient for
any member of local society visit the seat Of government
to attend session of the association such society can appoint
member of Congress other citizen s delegate that
no Conversational district nor State In the Union need
represented The annual meeting suSk Lejy, fairly
representing the great farming interests Of the country de-
honk
and promote the enduring prosperity Of sgrcuurists will
unquesionab lead to important results There now Eve
millions Of labores and very large Of capital en-
Poyed in age and husbandy in the United States and in
the opinion Of the most intelligent practical farmers the in
dusty and capital employed easily be made yield
profit Of from twenty Eve to fifty per larger than now
realized by the increase and diffusion Of agricultural know
ledge As class individual farmers isolated than
any other in the community; and hence their ordinary fac
ties for extended intercourse with persons pursuing similar
branches OF business comparatively small This is the
principal why agricultural science is little thought
OF or understood by the cavators Of large FARMS in nation
90 aboundng 10 wild and vacani ands. Hitherto the advo
Gates Of agricultural schools and colleges which have flourish
ed in Europe fifty years. have bad in this free and
incompatible nation Of farmers The failure rather delay
to found institutions Of this character be attributed not
to heoPpoon of the people TO the systematic study Of those
natural sciences which illustrate all farming operations, but
to the want Of union and cooperation between the few
tered friends OF agricultural education. Had these been
ganized in national society and steadily pursued object
the agricultural interest would have the nestmable
benefits Of national institutions equal in all it's appointments
to the Military Academy at West Point to educate young
gentlemen thoroughly for proessohps in all State colleges
designed to teach the sciences that pertain 10 rural affairs
respectable agricultural college be founded 10 New
o Massachusetts, any other State without employing
from six to nine professors he best in Europe have hirtee
and when the question Is asked, Where qualified profess
to be obtained for all the agricultural colleges needed in
thiryone States it is difficult give satisfactory
answer There is not an agricultural museum in the New
0T
be esteemed respectable in England the Continent
Unless the friends Of agricultural science willing in
concert combine their feeble strength until they increase s
power thousand fold must remain forever dependant
the monaches Of Europe to furnish elaborate works on
agricultural meteoroogy entomology, mechanics physiology
comparative anatomy geology and organic chemistry. Who
can truhfuly deny that not substantially the
hewers and drawers of the superior professional
knowledge Of the civilized nations Of Europe the almost
eparable injury Of cotton tobacco, and wheat soils
BY the united efforts Of the friends Of popular education in
New York found little difficulty IN establishing some ten
thousand common school brares containing million
and quarter Of volumes and confident that the friends
of agricultural Improvement easily create like number
of choice professional Libraries belonging farmers clubs and
county societies. be pretty equally distributed the
whole Union, they will only organize for tie purpose AZ
Individual citizens however respectable, do nothing
more farmers are, the greater their weakness
md dependence, unless they wisely combine their individual
bower TO protect and advance their interests. No
need fear that the of American soil will be too
thoroughly educated that agriculture win bs prosper
'us matter how extensive the combinations for the i'm
movement Of all cultivated fruits plants, and seeds, and Of
III domesticaed animals and titled land Tho annual exhib
ions Of the New York Snte society bring together
tizens and BY good management much larger number
would attend grand national fair in this city. Annually
meeting here ground the planters Of the South
md the farmers of the North would happily off their
sectional prejudces inspire mutual confidence and form
md lasting friendships. DANIEL LEE.
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