Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-25

Efforts were strenuousy made to reconsider the last
vote, but they failed.
Mr. CoREY moved that communications from other per-
on the subject OF potato disease be referred to the
Executive Committee.
Mr.. FRENCH thought the Executive Committee should
be instructed to appoint proper persons members of the
society, to institute experiments. He moved amend
ment of Mr.. Coreys motion in consonance with these
views, which amendment was carried.
The CHAIR then presented written communication
from gentleman in Ohio requesting that committee Of
be appointed to investigate the subject of the remedy
for curcui;o.
Mr. BROWNE opposed this and all such secret methods
of operation. He adopted the line of remark
above the potato rot His remarks met with pretty
general cheering.
Some nterlocuton then took place between Messrs.
Browne and Mapes to the extent TO which the latter
disposed in support of keeping the results Of
investigation by committee secret. Prof. Mapes
said that if subject of real Importance, he would
not refuse to so that length in its behalf MIR.
Browne strongly dssented from this view.
Mr. PooRE thought it Of the purposes for which
the society organized TO test the value of new dis
coyeres.
On motion of Mr. CALVERT it was unanimously agreed
that in the future proceedings of the society at this
sion member speak than once, and then only for
five minutes.
| Mr.. LEWIS moved to lay the curculio paper the
table. Lost
Mr.. W. s. KING moved select committee of three on
the subject Of which the President Of the Society should
be chairman. This was carried, and committee APP
| and Birckman, of New Jersey
Mr.. BRADFORD, of Delaware asked if any communica-
ton had been received by the society the subject of
guano The Chair having replied in the negative Mr..
Bradford then asked and obtained leave to read
rial to Congress from citizens of Delaware praying the
nerposton Of Congress- either by purchase Of Of
the Chncha Islands by negotiation with Peru to put
stop the effects of the operation Of the AngloPcru-
Wan monopoly, by which the price of guano has been
and kept at the e1trayagant price of 54 per tom
Mr.. BRADFoRD pressed this subject the atten-
&hac
cuursts, and in fact the whole people Of the country
On his motion committee Of five appointed in rela
ton to the matter, viz Messrs. Bradford, Calvert
Browne Burgwn, of North Carolina and Booth, of Va
The list of the committee of nineteen nominations
next read by the Chair Dr. j. D. Weston, Of MasBa
chusetts, being its chairman.
The report Of Prof HENRY the order of business was
next read. Other committees were reported.
On motion Of Mr. j. c. G. KENNEDY 1T was ordered that
it be made the duty of the committee nominations to
nominate a permanent editor Of the journal of the
society.
A communication from Mr.. James Peterson, on the
subject of introducing the Alpaca Peruvian sheep into
the United States then read by Mr.. MUM, of New
York
Papers collected by the Lighthouse Board were referred
to by Prof HENRY who made interesting remarks
of Them being paper the use and Importance
Of Cola oil for burning.
An ear Of exhibited by Mr.. HENRY IVES,
of Ohio and distribution of the Japan pea was made BY
member.
The meeting then adjourned till 81 o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
At six o'clock p M the President called the meeting
order and introduced Professor MApEs ofNew jersey
who exhibited and explained improved subso plough
invented by himself The remarks of the learned Pro-
fessor were listened to with great attention.
On motion of Mr.. BRADFORD of Delaware, the subject
was referred to the Committee on Agricultural Imple-
ments.
DR.. j. A. WARDER presented quantity of Japan peas
and described their and value They were intro
nf
and have been widely distributed. 1t is not pea,
vine, but has stiff woody stem the leaves, however
broad and are greediy eaten by cate the fruit is very
abundant and occurs in short pods containing two or
three beans; these oblong when green but round
when dry They will not be valuable for table when
green, but liked by most who have tried them boiled
or as soup, when ripe in winter and must prove Of great
value, especially in the Southern States; succeeding
well all soils in which they have been planted. Their
great value will be food for cattle they easily
threshed out when ripe. |
In planting give them ample room; for the greatest
effect say at squares Of three feet cultivate
The meeting then adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
.-tf THIRD DAY-FRIDAY, FEBnuARy "a.
The Society was called to order by the Recording Sec
rotary, W. S. KING, Esq., of Massachusetts, who stated
that the President of the Society from
tending at the opening of the meeting by ndsposon
but he hoped to be present during the morning session
On motion of the Recording Secretary the Hon. JOHN A.
KING of New York. called to the chair pro tenpore
Prof Fox, Of Michigan, then commenced his address
the important Of extending and improving the
education of the agricultural population Of the United
States to elevate that majority Of people
to their proper level and to bring greater amount of
intelligence to bear upon that important interest the ju
dicous cultivation Of the SOIL During the lecture the
President Of the Society entered and took his seat
chairman of the meeting held temporarily by Mr. j. A.
KING Not long AFTER and before the conclusion of Prof
Foxs address, the PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES ac
companed by the SECRETARY THE INTERIOR, came in
and introduced to the Society," which received them
with courteous greeting
AT the conclusion Of Prof Foxs very able interesting
and eloquent address it moved by Mr. n p CAtsIN
that vote Of thanks be rendered Prof Fox for his most
acceptable paper and that be referred the Executive
Committee for publication
Mr. FRENCH, of Massachusetts,, warmly euogized the
address whole, though he thought the difficulties in
the way Of establishing agricultural schools and expert
mental farms had been magned in it. He thought this
desideratum could be supplied without much difficulty
The late Hon. Dixon H. Lewis of Alabama, had told him
that his State would send twenty young to such
establishment and furnish each of them with the
equal to the support of student at Harvard University
Now if one State would do so much, no doubt others
would not fall behind and it fair to presume that
school Of say four hundred pupils could very be start
ed Mr. F. cited the vast saving that would be made by
the application Of scientific knowledge the single sub
ject Of the Of With oil his experience he
feared that he wasting perhaps thirty forty per