New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-15

oofiespondecoe with e members but "a well WITH gu
the various agricultural and Horticultural societies In
this country in Canada ard VITA the proc pal ones
in Europe Monthly abstracts Of the condition Of the
crops throue bout the country and notices Of valuable
Inventions relating to agriculture we're regularly pub
Gshed together with the dongs Of the agricultural d.
| vision Of the Patent Office.
You will thus that the Society has passed out OF its
ornamental estate into real healthy sphere of good,
practical work II Of does not compare with
the English National Society, but that could not be
| expected when one c0nsice-s the vast difference
il their conditions the English Society being sup
ported by voluntary contributions from It's noble and
wealthy members and being under the drect patron
age Of the Queen, while En - entirely de pend
ent upon the receipts a. lie annual f4irs.
TIE President suggests that in future the National
shows shall never be held in nunc0n c0psrner-
ship with local societies for II - not productive Of
good to either. BE recomm nds that more pronin
be given to the evening discussions on agriculture
during the fars and that competent reporter be en-
pseed to preserve them for publication in the Socetys
rabss ,iiOns for much practical and useful information
is ELECTED, which is now lost He alsorec nmends the
appOt cent Of additional officer, to be called the
| "Superptende who would be intrusted with the
rsgement of the exhibitions under the direction of
| the Pre- esidert and Executive Committee, and wAo
should also have charge Of all the pIeimir ary ar
rspgemebts. His compensation to be per diem while
empoye ed with duties ot his Office beside hi travelling
| ard other necessary expenses.
TIE Chair also called the attention OF the Society
- set q oiscouresy toward II on the part OF u
| j. IBroene the clerk who manages the seed Depart
| Office. Gen. Tie gilman said:
uninterrupted harmony which h, heretofore prevailed
ttw er bs United states Asctars soesy and s1s ot.sr
fyrg caculated TO ADVANCE the interest. Of the
feeling ofthe eeepts; regret that have
for the hr.t time during the P-. season an evidence Of
expected and most have regretted IT, In the An
for 1851 recently issued article upon the Progress
of Agriculture a1d Purpor' to give history OF al The Pfnei
sftic Mr Browne who i. the Superintendent
Division ard who was enee, % tas E'ssaye I'VE ooamss %
OF the United States Agricultural Society from
such article scarcely be regarded .. accident. moe
especsy the volume contains report entitled Ne
Iort United States Agricultural Society on the Chinese
%ade , S , I.noIt sosonns Of
under his direction with seed which were mporied from
State. GroaitaL society and accompanied BY
tended on the subject which % Dc
ey for either the Q. toe in
~hch cooyerstee with the Department and in instance
has either declined do when eque,ted OF taed give
tLe Department u share Of the credit. 1t H. therefore
profound rssret have experienced such wait OF
courtesy from officer Of the GoyerImea connected with
And with which desires TO cherish friendly relations
TIE fact however that such omission has been made and
would justify the introduction Of brief synopsis OF ia
On the i4i Of Su1 1851 National agricultural Convention
hsle at the Smithsonian losu'on unae can i.sS oy
the following Agricultural Societies. A the instance oi the Ma'
ssohutetts Board Of A yricuture:
The State Board of Aycu,ure Pennsylvania
oi.ty hewY State Agricultural Society Southern Central
Agricultural Society OHIO State Board Of Agiealrs Amer,
motion of Agriculture; lndi.na State Board Of Aslcnlre
Rsor ..ns sSst r ss Of
The Convention was composed Delegates representing
q States Among those present dur
lug sessions the Hon Msrd Fillmore, President OF
the United States and the Hon. Daniel Webster Secretary oil
State.
IT, ssae%s9 G.TRosd A S SsRs' Dsas 3
Ia. Of Illinois j. King Of EewYors, steele Of Newhamp'
Tens vermont EISyn Ct PenusySsnis C.ye1t Of Maryland
Campbell Of Ohio Hnsoch Of Jersey c.lan Of The Dis
North csOIns r'y,,! Of AI.a.m. De Bow Of LSai,,.n.
Of %9onS ss Of c psi Of
Maine pswson Of Georgia. French Of Massachusetts aud Sea-
On The lsts of member, are to the Of
many the most distinguished In the nsIon ana viii
compare f'orsby In this respect with any Institution In the
county =. a..
Improve the agriculture Of the country By
attracting attention. eciting tine views and confirming the
Sy sBd To ,.tuF the Of better aud
extended usefulness among all State County aud other
lie rst annual meeting held ID Of February ,
numter Of the Tfsn.acons was Augus 1852 aud
continued quarterly for the fret since witch time its s
Ss1 Iss :. sprhs6ed m.scha.es Annual exhibition.
lave been held in Ohio Pennyyania Arn
tcky and Vsius which there have been expended up
~nd. Of $4,000 In Jnly, 1884, held National Trial Of
heapers Mowers at syrscus New York uneqused BY
similar exhibition been hedthe illustrated report
CT which, together with the o.her operation. Of the society
sas already been stated that the extended apartments
in the culture in this country made a. the
expense direction Of the Society for which Pur
pose seed imported from France, sufficient to Psnt one
hundred results obtained from ninety oeaou e
tepdins the Province Of New Brunswick TO Mexico, and
| from Floriea to Wsshig gton Territory
II will thus b. that the Society h.s distinct sphere o.
within which s proceedings have been teady con-
Quoted and that affords common ground on which tho. o
every shade Of opinion can meet az brethren 10 ne poeu'H
| of Q common interest
There are th se here who say that the action OF the
individual qnetion may be referred To the result Oh
the discussion upon the Chinese and Atrc.n sugar
canes at last years. meeting at which tiue III. Leyn
srd Wrsy claimed to have proved that the name OK the
Patent Office and the authority OF the Comnss lonef
| bad been used to prevent the sale Of the African
iMphse.-
| fbe death Of the Hon. Moses Newell of Massachu-
setts was feer gly alluded to- Mr. Newell was one OF
II earliest fmest friends cf the Society, and IN
| it's deliberations always had much weight ne ad-
dress closed with cell upon the farmers OF America to
contribute at least 81 each toward the purchase oi
Mount Vernon and offered 10 make the Treasurer oil
the Society medium for the payment VI sucn Sums u
| the proper authorities.
| The Treasurer's Report was then read. Il seems
that including the funds in the hands of the Virginia
Central Agricultural Society rightly due this Society,
there are some g. 600 in the treasury On motion oi
| the Hon. H. Wager Of New.York, the report was re-
| fered 10 q Committee. 80 .
| Mr.. Wager moved an amendment OF the constitution
which would give to ex-Presldents OF the Society an
ercfeio membership in the Executive COMMITTEE lof
five years subsequent to their retreneot from ONCE
| Carried unanimously.
The Secretary states that he has opened
epce with the officers Of State Societies 70 obtain the
results of the different shows. As samples OF The ac'
counts he read interesting descriptions OF the shows
| in Alabama Tennessee New-York and other States.
The Hon. VIM. Kelley of New-York moved the sp-
pontment of Nominating Committee, to be CON-
posed of one member from each State and IerrtOIy
| represented in the Convention. Carried
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