The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-06-18
Indiana State Beard of agriculture.

The Journal contains the official re-
port of the proceedings Of the State Board
of Agriculture. re Gently in session at In
dianapolis. The following were the on
ly proceedings Of general interest or inn
portance.
Mr.. Holloway laid before the Board
following plan for the organization and
management OF County Societies, which
was subsequently adopted.
|. The Officers of the Society shall
consist of a President, Vice President,
Treasurer, Secretary and Director from
each civil Township in said County or
District, who. together. shall constitute
a Board of Directors, for the general man.
agement of the affairs of the Society, they
should be elected annually by the men,
bers of the Society, and hold their offices
until their successors are appointed.
g. Members of the Society must be res
idents of the County or District, and pay
the sum of one dollar annually to the
Treasurer.
3. Cempetitors for premiums must be
members OF the Society.
4. y list of the articles for which pre-
miums are to be awarded by the Society,
must be published in newspaper. or in
handbills, at least one month previous
to the day of exhibition.
5. All articles eeered for premiums
must be owned By the persons Offering
the same, OF by members of their fami-
lies; and products Of the soil, or manu-
featured articles, rSust be produced or
manufactured within the County or Dis
trict.
6. Awarding Committees OF three per-
sons each shall be annually appointed by
the Directors of the Society, for judging
the different classes of articles offered i'm
competition, and awarding premiums for
the same.
Z. The awarding Committees must
comply with TIE provisions of the law.
requiring competitors for premiums on
crops, and other Improvements. to furn-
ish full and correct statements of the pre-
ceeds and expense OF culture or produc-
ton, &c.
S. Competitors for premiums on crops
shall be required TO have the ground and
its produce accurately measured by not
less than two disinterested persons,
whose statements must be certified in
writing.
9. Premiums on grain and grass crops
shall not be awarded for less than one
acre, and on root crops; not less than
one fourth of an acre; the whole quantity
oduced on the amount of land specified
shall be measured or weighed-root crops
to be estimated by weight, (Givested of
the tops,) 60 pounds to be considered
bushel; and grain crops to be weighed ac-
cordng to the Statute weights OF this
State-the rules in relation to other
crops and productions TO be agreed on by
the Directors of the Society.
10. The annual exhibitions Of the So
cieties must be held at some period be-
tween the first of September and the first
of November Of each and every year
The premiums on crops may be awarded
at latter period. if thought necessary.
Messrs. Waterman, Willard, and AL
len were appointed a committee to draft
rules for the government of the Indiana
State Board of Agriculture. to report at
the meeting in January next.
Mr.. Holloway offered the following
resolutions, concerning the reports of
district or county societies, which was
subsequently adopted:
ResOIucd That the following rules
shall be observed by county or district
societies in preparing the reports requir-
ed by the third section of the law, to be
made annually to the Board, at its meet
ing in January
L. A copy of the printed list of premi
umS offered and awarded by the Society,
together with the abstract of the Treasu-
rer's report.
2. The statements of successful con-
tributors for premiums on crops, and 9TH
er improvements detailing the mode of
tillage or process of the Improvement &c.
3. A report by The President and Sec
rotary, giving a general account of the
proceedings of the Society, the number
of its members, and the prospects Of its
progress and usefulness, together with
copies of addresses delivered on Agricul-
tural subjects &c.
4. A statement of the principal kinds
of agricultural productions of county or
district, and as far as profitable, the ag
gregate amount of the same--also the av-
erage yield per acre of the principal crops
for the past season-the value or current
price of the products in marnet, together
with the towns or places where princi-
pally sold, and all such other information
as may aid the State Board in preparing
a statistical table Of the products Of such
county or district.
Mr.. Hussey made the following report:
..The committee appointed to consid-