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gl,c Dailp i]irpinion.
From re 1Sostfcya Planter.
VIRGINIA STATE AGRlCUb1U RAL
SOC fIgTl.


The Executive Committee met Mt the call
file President, al The Exchange Hotel ia the
city of Richmond on Friday evening the 10th
of July, 1852 n o'clock, p NJ.
Present: T. RO1in. President; William II.
Richardson, member Of Committee; q. Peyton
Treasurer; Frank; q. Ruliu Corresponding
secretary; Charles b. Williams Recording
Secretary
Mr.. L. Ruf'n from tie committee appointed
Tor that purpose reported the draft of a cireu-
lar letter and list oil queries to be addressed to
Farmers throughout the State with view Of
obtaining from hem apor,nnt Information #
practical nature on various subjects CON
neoted with agriculture; which report was a
dopted and ihercapon The committee came to
the follomig2 esoluiion:
Rtso'pcd tbat the Recording Secretary have
tho sad circular and queries published IN the
Southern Planter. and have five hundred sepa-
rate copies printed aud directed to suitable
persons In tie various counties Of Virginia.
Resoieed, That Messrs Frank: G. Ruiiin,
Hill Carter and Thos J. Randolph be appoln.
ted a committee 10 prepare an address TO the
people Of Virginia. urging the support Of tue
State Agricultural Society; and also, petition
Tor general subscription praying the Legisd.
ture Of Nirginia for aid t. agriculture.
Tie following resolution was proposed for
adoption which was on motion laid upon the
table:
ResoiUed. That a Standing Committee Of
Publication be appointed " hose dniy it shall
be TO examine all communications and essays
addressed 10 the society which may be refer
red TO them, aud 10 prepare such OF them for
publication rs they may deem proper To be
adopted for that purpose.
The following essays wero received aud or
dered to be reIerred to the Committee on
Pnblicatlon.
New views Of the theory and law Of rota.
ton Of crops. and lhrir practical applications"
The profitable Improvement of poor land
either naaioy or cDiifcy from ito own re.
sources"
Resoieel, That the dist aonuel meeting Of the
Society be held on Thursday the 10Th DIZZY Of
December neSt IN the city of Richmond.
Premium far Aaqigds IF Naa g..
a complete set of the Farmers, Register"
ten volumes, well bound in calf and lelterod
suitably 10 the dstinclion,) is offered by Ed
mand Rullin through the Virginia State Agr-
cultural Society, and will he awarded in 1853,
by the Society, un3cr the general regulation
and procedure in regard to premiums, for the
following scientific aid toagricuItura practice
and improvements:
The most valuable sorios of analyses, con
Quoted hy, or under tho particular direction OIL
any one chemist, of different kinds of mari low
or Virginia or OF the accompanying beds of 9th.
or earths, supposed 10 containju manuring in
gradients
In deciding upon the relative superiority Of
Claims OF competitors for this offered premium
regard will bo led to the number Of analyses,
the diversity and importance Of the particular
subjects the accuracy Of the methods used aud
described, the proper direction Investigation,
and especially he probably utility and bcne-
ut OF the results, in their application to a,ri.
cultural practice, and improvement Of soils.
1t is to be understood that the award of this
premium shall invaidate or lessen any clam
which the receiver might otherwise properly
present upon some oflbo grounds, for any 9th
er premium offered by the State Agricultural
Society. on subjects Of scientific investigation,
useful discovery, or of communicable thereup-
on.
Ia accordance with and invitation from the
L armers' Club Of the county of Notioway, it
was resolved TO adjourn to meet at Blacks &
Whites, in ldcounty,on Friday next, the 23l
instant. Il. RUFFIN, President
CHAs. b. WILLIAMS, Rec, .Sccrctary.
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