The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-28


Whereas the Massachusetts Board Of Agriculture, at
its meeting held in Boston, January IA. 1882, requested
its president enter correspondence with the pesl
dents OF State and other agricultural associations the
expediency OF calling National Agricultural Conventions
and whereas the Pennsylvania Stale Agricultural Society
al lis meeting at Harrisburg on the goth OF the same
month"; and the Maryland State Agricultural Society, at
Its meeting in Baltimore the 4sh OF February, adopted
similar resolutions and recommended the formation OF
National Agricultural Society; and whereas the New
York, Ohio, aud other State societies, through their
presidents by published resolves have expressed sim
liar views ia relation to the necessity OF closer bond Of
union between all such institutions throughout
try;
Therefore. the undersigned believing from these ind
cations that the time has arrived for confederation OF
local agricultural societies in the United States, and in
conformity with the resolution of the Pennsylvania
cieiy authorizing the presidents OF the three first named
associations to designate time and place. do hereby invite
delegations TO meet in convention in the city OF Wash
ngton, on The twenty-fourh day OF June next, at 10
o'clock, a. m.
| The objects of this convention are 10 organize Ma.
tona Agricultural Society, TO which the various agIi.
cultural societies may be auYiliay to consult together
upon the general good, and TO establish by this society
or such other means as the convention may devise, a
more cordial and wdely-exended intercourse between
agricuuriss in country and in other lands to
create additional facilities for the acquisition and diffusion
OF knowledge, by books journals Seeds and other OBJ
ects OF interest the American farmer and gardener and
TO act on such other matters pertaining to the advance
ment OF agriculture as the wisdom Of the convention
may Judge appropriate.
For these purposes the undersigned earnestly solicit
delegations from the various State or other
for the promotion of agriculture in the several States and
Territories and where such organizations do not exist
delegations from such districts, consisting in all cases oil
such number OF persons as may be deemed expeden
TO appoint
AS il has been considered desirable 10 name an earlier
day for this convention than first expected this
circular is issued before the of several Of the
State Agricultural Societies could be obtained Their
respective presidents therefore requested TO add their
names 10 this call, and to give immediate publicity to
the through the papers and periodicals. OF the day
! large and general attendance is confidently antici
pa;ed.
Societies will please transmit at an early date lis
Of the delegates they have appointed to Daniel Lee. Nj
d. Agricultural Department, Patent Ohice, Washington
i MARSHALL p WILDER
President Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
! FREDERICK WATTS,
/ President Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
/ CHARLES u. CALVERT,
President Maryland State Agricultural Society.
HENRY WAGER,
President New York State Agricultural Society
| . THOMAS STOCKS,
President Southern Central Agricultural Society
ARTHUR WATTS
President Ohio State Board OF Agriculture
JAMES TALLMApcE,
/ President American Institute, New York
JOHN c. GRAY,
President Mass. Society for Promotion of Agriculture
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT
President Indiana State Agricultural Society
! GEO. w. NEsMrTH
| President New Hampshire State Agricultural Society
FREDERICK HoLBRooK,
President Vermont State Agricultural Society
| JOSIAH CHAPLIN,
President Rhode Island Society for the Encourage
ment OF Domestic Industry
MAY 30 1882