The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1858-01-06

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benefits OF premiums are lost Now i
the time to begin the preparation 0
lands, & ifpremiums are known in sd
vance, the farmers, the hsrticulturists
may begin at this early period to ge
IN readiness the soil, upon which th'
crop is to grow, for which a premium
is offered. The law establishing tn,
Bureau makes it imperative upo,
each one claiming 4 premium, to Civ,
to .the Secretary Of the society o
which he may BE- member, = sue
cint account Of the cultivation o
whatever product it may be, the TIM
and manner Of preparing the land
what manure and what quantity, ant
how applied, if any is used, what cul
tivation followed, and at what tim,
it was applied, and with what impIe
ment, when the crop was matured ane
when gathered, &c. So, OF machine
ry, or anything else that takes a pre-
mium-ths particular advantages ane
e1cellencies Of it, must precsde the
award. 1t is important that all who
intend competing for premiums should
bear these prerequisites IN mind
Unless, however, premium lists are
made out beiore planting time, it will
be almost impossible for parties to
comply with them.
Such are 4 few considerations
which have thought proper to pre-
sent to the county societies now
formed, and for tho consideration of
thosswho contemplate them. By re-
ference to the provisions Of the bill es-
tablishing the Bureau, other consid-
erations are presented Of prime i'm
portance, by which societies must be
governed in their present and future
action; and as ten persons only are
required, as to numbers, and three
hundred dollars on y a. to funds, to
form tho basis ole society, it is hoped
that no county in the State is 40 des-
tituts Of agricultural spirit as to al
low the bounty 10 lie in the treasury
unappropriated. Let every county
therefore 60 to work at once in the
formation OF societies, and get them
in operation in time to present their
premium list before spring, so that the
bersits contemplated by the bill may
be fairly tested. The members and Of
ficers Of the Bureau are ready and will
ling, at all times, to cooperate and
assist in promoting the great ends for
which it was established.
BY order Of the Board,
JOHN J. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
Bclcw will bo found a form Of a
constitution, which may be Of some
service to those..forming societies:
CONSTITUTION
Of he-Agrieultual Society of
Mississippi.
Art. !. This Societv shall be styled
"The--County Agricultural Socie-
ty,' and shall have for its object the
improvement of Agriculture, Horti-
culture, live stock, and general do
mestic economy and mechanical in
dustry.
Art. 9. The society shall consist of
such ci'izensofthe State as may agree
10 become members thereof, and will
pay five dollars annually; also honor
ary and corresponding members.
Art. 3. The officers Of the society
shall bs . President, two Vice -Presi-
1ents, 4 Recording Secretary, . Treas
lrer, and Executive Committee, to
consist Of the officers above named,
and seven other members Of whom
i've members shall constitute . quo
'um, aad a general committee to con-
'ist oftwo members residing in each
district in the county.
The payment Of $50 or more shall
constitute . life member and will ex-
,mpt from annual contributions.
Art. 4. The President shall pre-
tide al all meetings Of thi. society,
when present, or il absent, or from
inability, a Vice President shall pre-
ide, taking rank by seniority as cleo
ed. The recording secretary shall
,eep the minutes and record the pro-
,eedings Of thi. society and make out
e p orts embracing such matter as the
ociety may deem worthy Of publica-
ion for the State Agricultural Bureau.
rhe corresponding secretary shall
onduct the correspondence IN fur
herring the objects Of the society, and
he better to enable him to do SO, shall
70 secretary of the executive board,
md keep . due record Of oil his la {
'ors, and report the same to each
aeeting Of the hoard thereafter.
he Treasurer shall keep the funds {
{ the society, and pay them out By {
rider Of the society, signed BY the
residing officer, and countsrsigncd
y the Secretary, and shall make a
eport Of oil receipts and disburse-
Lents Of the society At each annual !
,eeting. He shall have in keeping
II property belonging to the society,
ubject to the control Of the Same.
The executive board shall take q
hargs Of al seeds, plants, books, t
lodels or other articles Of the society,",
nd shall prcserys - distribute them }
s they may deem necessary to pro. c
tote the object Of the society. &
The general committee shall be q
harged with the .geseral interests Of t
10 society il the connties where they I