Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-17
National Agricultural Conven-
ton.

Whereas the Massachusetts Board Of Agli.
culture, at its meeting held in Boston, January
l4th, 1852, requested its President to enter into
correspondence with the Presidents of $ ate aud
other agricultural associations, on the expedien-
cy OF calling a National Agricultural Convcn-
ton; and whereas the Pennsylvania State Ag-
ricultural Society, at its meeting at Harrisburg
on the 10th of the same month, and the Mary
land State Agricultural Society, at its meeting
in Baltimore on the 18th of February adopted
similar resolutions and recommended the forma-
ton lof National Agricultural Society and
whereas the New York, Ohio, and other State
Societies, through their Presidents or by pub
lished resolves have expressed similar views in
relation to the necessity of closer bond of I'M
ion between all such institutions throughout our
country:
Therefore, the undersigned believing from
these indications that the time has arrived for a
confederation of local Agricultural Societies in
the United States, and in conformity with a res
olution Of the Pennsylvania Society, authorizing
the Presidents of the three first named associa-
tons to designate time and place, do hereby in
vite delegations to meet in Convention in the
city of Washington, on the 9th day of June
next, at ten o'clock, A. NJ.
The objects of this Convention are.-to or
ganize National Agricultural Society, to which
the various Agricultural Societies may be aux
good, and to establish, by this Society, or such
other means as the convention may DEVISE a
more cordial and widely extended intercourse
between ogrlculturists in our own country and
in other lands to create additional facilities for
the acquisition and diffusion Of knowledge. BIZ
books, journals, seeds, and other objects of in
terest TO the American farmer and gardener /;
and TO act on such other matters pertaining to
the advancement ofagriculture as the wisdom of
the Convention may Judge appropriate
For these purposes the undersigned earnestly
solicit delegations from the various State or
other organizations for the promotion Of agricul-
ture in the several States and territories, and
where such organizations do not exist, delega
tons from such districts, consisting in all cases
of such number of persons as il 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 several Of the State Agricultural
Societi could be obtained Their respective
Presidents are therefore requested to add their
names to this call, and to give immediate publ
city to the same through the papers and period
icals of the day.
A Urge and general attendance is confidently
anticipated.
Societies will please transmit, at an early day.
a list of the delegates they have appointed to
DANIEL LEE, NJ. d., Agricultural Department,
Patent Office, Washington.
MARSHALL p. WiLpER,
President Massachusetts Board Of Agriculture.
FREDEMcK WATTS,
President Penn. State Agricultural Society.
Charles b. CALVERT,
President Maryland State Agricultural Society.
HENRY WAGER,
President New York State Agricultural Society.
THOMAS SrocEs,
President Southern Central Ag'l Society.
ARrHuR WATTS,
President Ohio State Board Of Agriculture.
JAMES FALLMApGE,
President American Institute New York.
ions G. CRAY,
President Mass Soc. for Promotion of Age.
JosEPu A. WmGnT.
President Indiana state Agricultural Society.
GroRGE w. NEsmrn.
President n. IL. state Agricultural Society.
FREpERICK lIOLBRooK
President Vermont State Agricultural Society
Josiah CHApiN,
President of the Rhode Island Society for the
Encouragement Of Domestic Industry.