New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-04
National Agricultural society.
WAsHrNcroN. Thursday. Feb. ;

WARRINGTON Thursday. req. s, LosAb
The National Agricultural Society, yester
iay after further interesting debSte, declared neSpe
dent for the Society in rs iuanc 20 enter into the
rrcpos exhibition Of the Crystal Palace, az New 0rk
Er. Calvert offered resolution 70 msmoTlaize Con
-ress to establish Department OF Agri;ufure-ihe
head 20 be 4 Cabinet Ofhcer-whca was made ne
special order for to-day. Adjourned.
The Agricultural Society met az this morn
Ing Nineteen States were represented, by about LOO
members.
The various Oomrnitees reported
An sInendnes to the Constitution enanslny the nine
OF holding the annual meeting to the last wednesday OF
February adopted.
Mr. Wheeler Mass submitted a proposition to r.
fuce the terms OF admission snd the annual subscription
of members which was debated and lost
The following were elected honorary members
President Fillmore General Pierce, Samuel Appleton,
Thomas II Perkins, Robert G. Shaw, Edmund Rufen.
TIE special order resolution 20 memorable Con
Crsss to establish Department Of Agriculture, WAS
taken up.
Mr. Calvert supported it II due that this great
interest; embracing four fhs of our population, should
be Tepresenied in The Cabinet councils.
Messrs French ami Mspes briefly advocated the reso-
luton when i was adopted unanimously
President Fillmore and Secretary Stewart then en-
tered, and received with marked attention the
members rising.
Tie society then proceeded to ballot Tor officers,
and the following were elected -,
Prssideat-MARSHALL P. WILDER.
TTce PresiGeAts-Maine, Ezekiel Holmes; New
Hampshire Geo. W. Nesu.ith Vermont Frederick
Holkrook Mas B V French Rhode Island. Josiah
GAapini Conn :. D. HaoeHTa NsN-5 oIA asnry
Frederick Watts; Delaware, c. Hocombe; Nd, w.
D. Bowie; Va q. W. p Cu-tis \. C., II. n Blrgwln :
c. John WithcrspOon Ga, ?. VI. Nightingale Ala.
Richard Jones: Mise l. II Bcques La, A. b Roman ;
Ohio, samuel Medary: nv, Robert Malloy; Tenn.
McTideth ?. Gentry lnd, Joseph A. Wright IL
Stephen A. Douglas No. R. Atchison Ars.. I. X.
Elournoy. Mich. J. c. Holmes; Florida simmons
Baker: Texas Thomas j RUsk Iowa VI. +. COoaugh;
Wis A. C. InghSm California, NJ Horner; Dist. Co
lumha Joscph II. Bradley NewMexico, J. N. Baird
Minnesota. II II. S.bleyi Oregon, Joseph Lane; Utah
Efscnfire corli7es-C. b. Calvert. John L. King j.
D. Weston, Moses Newell, Arthur Watts, Richard Pc
Corresponding Sor,sr'-J. c. G. Kennedy
RecOrdinS Sscrtfarv-W. :. hlng.
Tr,dsra-Wiiliam Seeden.
The Treasurer reported that the funds Of the Society
he'd been augmented nearly $500 since hs arrival yes
terday.
DR. Elwyn presented paper written by Prof Booth
Of Philadelphia arguing that the analysis Of soils IN the
present state OF chemistry Is Of no Immediate practical
value TO the farmer
ton assumed in the paper and stated interesting facts
ngasst H.
After an animated discussion, the paper with.
drawn.
On motion Of Mr. Poorc, circulars were directed 10
b. addressed to home and foreign Agricultural Societies
proposing the Interchange of publications.
Major Wheeler suggested the proprieiy OF memorial
hing Congress to establish National Agricultural
The ubjec, was deferred until the next annual meet.
ing
The Agricultural Society reassembed at o'clock ths
evening. Prof Mapes delivered an interesting lecture
on fertilizers.
resolution complimentary the officers and report
ers was passed and the Society adjourned to the last
Wednesday in February, 1854.
Hon Samuel Medary arrived yesterday a dele
gate from OHIO, and has particpaedn ne proceedings