Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-17
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National Agriculture Convention

IEdC1OAoA ASNAS
AS will be seen from the following cir
cular and call a National Agricultural
Convention is to be held at Washington on
the gath, of this month. Have the Far
mers of Vermont not interest enough in
this to induce them to send representation
If SO the different societies must bestlr
themselves quickly.-ED
Whereas the Massachusetts Board Of
Agriculture, at its meeting held in Boston,
January ID, 1852, requested its President
to enter into correspondence with the
Presidents of the State and other Az
ricuItura Associations on the expedl-
ence of calling National Agricultural
Convention and whereas the Pennsylva-
MIA State Agricultural Society, at its meet
ing at Harrisburg on the Goth of the same
month; and the Maryland State Agricul-
turaI Society, at its meeting in Baltimore,
on the 4th of February, adopted similar
resolutions, and recommended the forma-
ton of National Agricultural Society
and whereas the New York, Ohio and
other State Societies, through their Presi-
dents or by published Resolves, have ex.
pressed similar views in relation to the
necessity of closer bond of union be-
tween all such institutions throughout our
country
Therefore, the undersigned, believing
from these indications that the time has
arrived for confederation of local Agri
cultural Societies in the United States
and in conformity with Resolution of the
Pennsylvania Society, authorizing the Pres
ident of the three first named Assocla'
tons to designate time and place,-do
hereby invite Delegations to meet in Con-
vention in the City of Washington, on the
twenty.fourlh day of June next, at 10
o'clock, A. M.
The objects of this Convention are to
organize National Agricultural Society,"
to which the various Agricultural Societies
may be auxiliary; to consult together upon
the general good, and to establish, by this
Society, OF such other means as the Con-
venton may devise, more cordial and
widely extended intercourse between agri.
culturists in our own country and in other
lands; to create additional facilities for
the acquisition and diffusion of knowledge,
by books, journals, seeds and other objects
of interest to the American farmer and
gardener; and to act on such other matters
pertaining to the advancement Of agri.
culture as the wisdom of the Convention
may Judge appropriate.
For these purposes the undersigned
earnestly solicit delegations from the vari.
Gus State, or other organizations, for the
promotion of agriculture in the several States
and Territories; and where such organiza-
tons do not exist, delegations from such
districts, consisting in all cases of such
number of persons as it may be deemed
expedient to appoint.
As it has been considered desirable to
name an earlier day for this Convention
than was at first expected, this circular is
issued before the concurrence of the State
Agricultural Societies could be obtained
Their respective Presidents are therefore
requested to add their names to this call,
and to give immediate publicity to the same
through the papers and periodicals of the
day.
A large and general attendance is con-
fdently anticipated.
Societies will please transmit at an early
date list of the delegates they have ap-
pointed, to Daniel Lee, M. D., Agricultu.
raj Department, Patent Office, Washing
ton"
This Circular is signed by Marshall P.
Wilder, President of the Massachusetts
Board of Agriculture, and also by the Pres
ident OF eleven of the principal State and
other Agricultural Association. The Cir
cular is dated May 20, 1852.