Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1851-06-11
Of addresses delivered on Agricultural

aggregate amount Of the same-alsO, th'
average yield per acre of the principa
crops for the past season-the value 0
current price Of the products in market
together with the towns or places wher
principally sold, and all such other in
formation as may aid the State Board il
preparing statistical table of the pro
ducts Of such county or district.
Mr.. Holloway moved to refer the Reso
lutions TO committee Of three.
Mr. Brown preferred a committee o
FIVE, which was agreed to, and Messrs
Holloway, Brown, Harris, Stacy, ant
Swinney were appointed said committee
On motion of Mr.. Waterman,
ReSoired, That a committee Of three b,
appointed to draft rules for the govern
mcnt of the Indiana State Board Of Agri
culture, and to report the same to the
Board at its meeting in January, 1852.
| Messrs- Wat.snnAn, NiIlnrsl, and A.
len, were appointed "a committee for thai
purpose.
On motion Of Mr.. Allen, a committee
Of five was appointed to take into consi
dcration, and report upon, the expedicncy
of holding State Agricultural Fair in
the fall Of the present year. The com
mittce appointed consisted of Mcssrs
Allen, Mcbride, Kelly, Jerne2an, and
Holloway.
On motion Of Mr. Hussey committee
of three Consisting Of Messrs. Hussey.
Brown, and Ratlf,) was appointed to
take into consideration the proprlcty OF
supporting an Agricultural work in this
State.
On motion, the Board adjourned to
meet at two o'clock p. Nj.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met, pursuant TO adjourn
ment, when
Mr. Holloway submitted the following
report:
"Mn. President The select com
mittcc to which was referred paper re-
lativc to the Organization and Manage
lncnt Of County or District Societies, and
another relative to Reports of County or
District Societies, have given the same
their attention., and respectfully recon-
mend that they be adopted by the Board. -
Which report, after some discussion,
was concurred in.
Mr. Allen laid before the Board the
following report:
''T'lc select committee to whom was
referred the subject of holding a State
Agricultural Fair, next fall, have had that
subject under considerations; and a ma
jority Of the committee have directed me
to report in favor of holding State Fair,
at the time mentioned"
After some discussion, in which Messrs.
Allen, Mcbride, Brown, Harris, Wright.
Holloway, and Jerncgan partic ipatcd, the
further consideration Of the report was
postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Hussey made the following report:
'sThe committee appointed to consider
the propriety of supporting an Agricul-
tural work, to be published in this State,
respectfully beg to report that they have
taken the same into consideration; and
recommend to this Board, the County So
cictics, and the Agrculturists generally,
throughout the State, the propricty Of en-
couraging a work of that kind, to he cs
tabished at some suitable point within
the State. All Of which is respectfully
submitted"
On motion Of Mr.. Holloway, the fol-
lowing Resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the President and Sc
crctary be requested to prepare printed
Circulars, anH address them to the Presi-
dents of the different Agricultural Soclc-
ties, or other suitable persons in counties
where no such Societies exist, asking them
to communicate to the Board the desired
facts and statistics in relation to Agricul
turc.
Reso7red, That the President and Sc
crctary be directed to address letters to
the different State Agricultural Societies,
and to any such Societies in foreign coun
IL q,
and to express the desire
of this Board to interchange with them
any information, books, reports, or other
publications that may be deemed valua-
ble
The Board, on motion, adjourned TO
meet at eight O'Clock on Thursday morn
ing.
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1851.
The Board met; and the minutes of the
proceedings of yesterday having been
read,
The President laid the following com
munication before the Board:
IxDlANApoLIs, May %, 1881.
Gov WRIGHT: send to you a copy of
the I'd volume Of the Indiana Farmer and
Gardener for each member of the State
Board of Agriculture; which please pre-
sent and oblise,
Yours, &c, ID. DEFREES."
On motion Of MIR. Waterman,
Rcsolred, That the thanks of this
Board be rendered to j. d. Dcfrees for the
valuable present Of a volume Of the Far
mcr and Gardener to each member of this
Board.
On motion,
Rcsolred, That the thanks of this
Board be rendered to Col. Nedarv. of
Ohio, for five volumes of Ohio Agricul-
tural Reports.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright
Resolred, That the copies Of Ohio Ag-
rcultural Reports, presented by Col.
Medary, be donated to the organized
county Agricultural Societies in Indiana.
The Report Of Mr.. Allen, concerning
the time Of holding a State Agricultural
Fair, was taken up-and,
On motion Of Mr.. Holloway, the Re.
port was amended by fixing the fall of
the year 1852, as the time for holding the