, 1863-01-12

from this cane and successfully com,,etc
YIN the Louisiana srgar can no longer bc
:: At :this meeting .wc have practical sugar
conventions hare been competition among
pan'nnakers; hence We have seen tho practice |
results III that field Of progrcss-of pan.mnk-
cre VIC have Ind sttrfrlt. ~ !,
Tho society's Lurnal Inns NIT mot will, tho
expectations Of the Board. 1t was supposed
and reports from the farm, tlc orchnrd md
the garden, would he sought for, but such las
mot been the case, US it. las> less thar.
500 Subscribers, aflcr being in tho: field q
year as the organ Of the Board, and present.
ing TO the public an immense amount Of high.
tIoa has bccn mar e 600, wl.ilo he rcceIpts
from subscription has been but trinc over
$20o-prcscnt1ng n margin Of loss too broad
TO longer vibrant it, publication. We regret
this statc of things, for this journal WIS val
nnhlc medium for the dissemination Of the
Board, and which will now depend upon the
tardy action Of the Legislature and the more
tardy printers and binders to send forth this
valuable mnttcr-say year and q half to two
years behind tho time IL should appear. In
the meantime the world will have moved on
ah the people will not or do not latronfze the
work It must be discontinued.
The Board decided upon holding fair the
present year, mud directed the Secretary to a.
vcrtisc for proposals.. which viii BE- conslo-
"crcd at the next meeting Of the board.
The usual number Of essays haTe not been
received, and aside from sugar., the offerings
~ f,rm Eroducte are nominal, comprising u
fsw cars of corh; &c. The substitution Of di~
e%9Ss ss San r. e 5ud PfoeS III? % %npRs
rnto, experiment Of the .1ou,nal tended to
drain. the treasury, and left no alternative but
the diplomas.
The Board unanimously agreed to mcmori.
alize* Congress to enlarge the locks Of the Eric
Canal, to deepen and enlarge the Illinois and
Michigan Cannl; and to continue the Board Of
Agriculture. The enlargement Of the Eric
Canal was looked upon as Of rast importance.
not only as an outlet to Western produce, but
for The admission Of gunboaAs upon the lakes
to protect that commerce, in both of which
the State Of Illinois has no small interest. The
opcning Of the Mississippi Was also discussed;
but as prospect Of speedy opening Of that
being solved at the cannon's mouth, 10 def
mite action was taken. The Illinois and Mich
igan Canal and the improvement Of the ILL.,
nois River were looked upon by the Board as
Of great value, not only to the State, but the
nation.
coli It, is in session ID this city, * consisting
mainly Of Its godE!thers. It attracts no at.
tention outside and may bring forth lion or
q mouse. They hare issued a circular in re-
gard to the currency, which Is an able and val
nable document. But weapprehend they will
meet with less success in forming combina.
tions Of farmers to control the markets. AS
their plans are not fully Developed 1t would
not lc fair to c1iticise them ut this stagc Of
their proceedings.
With this yo1 will receive sample Of raw
sagur made by Mr. ]. II. Smith, of Adams
county, made from Ilnrhee cane, without the
use Of soda or other chemicals. It is from O
lot Of hundred pounds oil which he wos
awarded the first premium. RURAL,