Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-12-27
o. Agricultural Exchanges and Correspondents
will please address Agricultural Editor, at NoRrn-
WOOD.
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE BEN
-baa TON co. AGRICULTURAL
.gaFt a SOCIETY. seaf

The fourth annual session, o. the So.
ciety commenced at Sank Rapids, OF
Monday afternoon, 10th inst, Hon S
B. Olmstead presiding @
There were present a larger numbe,
OF officers and members than we have
ever before known at any previous meet.
ing The best of feeling prevailed, ant
great interest was taken in the discus.
sions by the farmers.
We regret exceedingly that the Rev
r. aver was prevented by sickness
from delivering the address.
Rev. J. H. White was invited at D
late hour to occupy the place, and de-
''vered very neat and interesting add
DIRE IS, copy of which has been solicit
ed for publication. ...
The officers forthc ensuing year, are,
WILLIAM R. KELLEY, President,
Northwood.
ALLEN NouRsE, Vice President. An
Okla.
Rev. f. AVER, Vice President, Belle
Prairie.
TArLoR DUDLEY, Recording Sc Gre
sary and Treasurer, Sank Rapids.
Q. H. KELLEY, Corresponding Score
tary, Northwood.
The precinct committee was enlarged.
and we believe that this Society is now
upon as good foundation as any Society
IN the Northwest The precinct COM
snlttees arc as follows:
LIST. ltasca-O. II. Kelley, G Pi,man,
James Beatty.
I'd Elk River Richard Davis, E.
Nickerson, c. Eddy. .... ...s..
3D. Big Lake, Brown, j. Davis,
Eli Houghton
ath. Clear Lake-Messrs. Boying-
ton, Stevenson aud Gates.
9Th. Sank Rapids--G. V. Mayhem,
Chapman and King.
9th: Platte Riyer--D. McDougal, A.
Paul, John Depue.
It'll. Little Fais-F. Aver, w. Stur-
gis, Antoine Bison r...
9Th. Grow Wings. B. Olmstead,
Allan Morrison, G. H Beauleu.
A large number Of new members
were admitted, and it was decided by a
unanimous vote, that the Society hold
Fair and Cattle Show during the first
week Of October, 1856. The Counties
of Stearns, Wright, Todd and Cass
were included within the limits of the
Society and in the event of Societies
originating in those Counties, they are
requested to appoint delegates annually
to meet with this association.
1t was ascertained that the first pillow
ever used within the present limits Of
Benton County, was in the possession
of Hon. David Gilman and the Cor
responding Secretary was authorized by
the executive committee to procure the
same to be placed in the Society's Cabi-
net
During the session, which lasted three
days remarks were made by Messrs
Lowery, Olmstead, Nourse, Davis and
several others.
i was decided by large majority
] that deep breaking, deep blowing and
deep tliage is the most proper and most
profitable way Of cu|livating the soil
Stock raising was ably discussed, and
it was mentioned by several, that all
j beef raised in the Territory, or which
have been kept here for two years have
perfectly sound livers.
Book farming was also discussed at
some length, and found host Of friends
Various other topics of interest were
mentioned, among which were the raw
: ages of the Army Worm the increase
of wild buckwheat, and the best method
of extermina,ing the same. The bene-
fit of Black birds and Grows in checking
} the Army Worm. and the benefit of
striped Gophers in destroying field mice.
Our space will not permit us to give
a more lengthy sketch this week.