, 1866-11-10
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Letter from u Farmer.

1ne l0IlOHfnE pian OF soMeIulnSS IKE II,
would suit many farmers and earnest friends
Of agriculture
The Illinois State Agricultural College |
shall consist Of twenty-five (a2) persons, viz. |
The President Of the State Board Of A:ricul-
ture. One t1) person from each Congressional |
District to be elected by Presidents Of the |
County Agricultural Societies that have con- |
formed to law, and II said County Agricul-
tural Societies fail to elect, then the State
Board Of Agriculture shall appoint from
among the leading ugriculturists In said dis
t,ict (uol Of their number) 10 fill the vacancy
OF vacancies.
The Adjutant General of the State shall be
tine Of said Board.
lie shall appoint two others-one person
from that portion of the State north Of the
Great Western Railroad, and one person from
The part south Of the said Toad-botl Of
which persons so appointed must hayc held,
General in the military service OF the United
States.
Five persons shall be appointed among the
leading mechanics Of the State, as follows,
viz: Three to be elected by ballot by the
members Of nsti
by like societies in each Of the cities Of
Springfield and Cairo. When elected, said
Board shall meet, or majority of them, in
the city of Springfield shalt have their crc-
denttals Of election approved bF committee,
and Trcasurer OF STATE. WIN shall hc ~ oficio
members OF the Board. ut which mcetinr
HEY NAV proceed to tiji vacancies in thcir
number iii any hy ballot, from the different
sections Of the State and classes Of people,
Iayin, illus orguuizrd and transacted such
NIL her h11SinnSs may he Tnnf1irtt3 nv lay
tley shall appoint a meeting at least two
weeks tbcreaffer. when thcy shall elect nine
Of tl,eir number, wiz: six from among the
cGan,cs. and oonc from amonn thS n,ilitar-
men. comprisiu" their number5 IN Executive.
Committee.
Said committee shall, within - dnys
thereafter, elect one Of their number as Fi,-
cal Agent, who shall enter bonds, approved
by the cI,oricio otiIcers of tic protcsslona'
| AID industrial classes Of our youth tosetl,er,
| for purposes or theoretical aud practical in.
strnction.-e. e. O1erI;u Co1lr0e in OIio.
Farmers College of Hamilton County.
| Ohio. established Farm Dcpartiuent at a
cost OF over s100, 600. This clashei with the
Literary Dcnartn,cnt TO such m extent that
; the practical mart Of a.ricuiturul instr,lcti0n
could not be made usefnl-the former sue.
| cumhrN tot thr latter and thn heoui;c,1 a..
tanic Garden ms and T Fa,rm4 M with % its numerous NM @
GROVES Of native and eyot;c nIanisNits
| drives and t>arEG-{fs lakes and tSatneiNff1-
are tn.day fhe property Of millionaiEcs. and
It's nyails constitute iitcrarr tund Of The in
sti,n,;nn >on@'''@Ne 9 i4'~'1'' AAA>~ - 'Ae -
Sa1i Exccn,iye COMMITTEES shall recc1rc in
trust hr their aren't, Tho f,nnrrrssionai
erani. t1s,cthcr will, such real and ncrsonai
nnrnnarf a. nrv hc IInc,d il Thar fo ouls IL,
thc sta,c nr othcF nsrtv or na-tirs ana "a
proceefl al once to carrv ait Tie ;n;ert an,,
romitions ,Ec'. Of thr Conorcssion,l stat"
and other Appropriations. at sucI nlacs ~
The Lenislatpre OF lie State NAV direct.
Lei the Board put in sucl % professors ot
chemistry. botanyl and eeoIo~sl as have ba,,
dfstingufshea success in anaiyzln.r soils.
comnsrjng. ILLUSTRATING and classitvine IN
elements cnfcrinr inta9 thc comnC:iffon nj
animals. vegetables. md minerals. rereiyin,
rcr hand of acriculturists from eyery dis.
frict county. and y,1rm. II dcsirei. sncci.
mems Of Xii frn;t. yc~ctablns and
flowers for ana,yzat;0n and classification
Nc and r.tnrn fhc same If dns;reS w;ti
rss,,,ts rarefnl]v nrenarcd ,ns,rnctions nnG
toh1as sta ist;cs sc ~ 1i~47' 110
= ~ ti,cm rora;ro S,om dist;,rr,.bo5 ,r+ n,
,;gart ngr;cnitmr;sts nt,l t,,n;r n,rn .inmn;
taSniar etat"n,"nfa nf thc c1;r,.t o,,,-,. ,,a ~
me,+ic.i and ti,nr,Ho,nctr;coi nhsss3..,;an. ta.o
n,d w. nnna;t;n,, ~ ort,s ~ ooe, "a ~.
The legitimate Instructions ";vcn hr IN,
same.
Let the Board also nut in such cduc,tc:
% araetiealiy illustrate ull thc laws Of msties Iat
ism o1,;cs astrnnn,nv Ec. and ~. mi III
ence and practical application Of thos
laws bearing upon the comfort and l.appl
n1ricnlturnl nd mncr,n;csi Jc,,,,tn,nn+s =
Industry.
I.ct them mt in mn accomn}fsheA rn;,,t,r
aisc;ni;nor;on and nrof,ssnr 81 thas IL Il
! these departments the public shall he con
,, tinually reminded that The leading object i
:. enci, hrencics az rciafc II onr;o,tit,ra
o',r;nai ~, .,,;i,t .a;as ~ ''so1tuie
~ the Rnard anu ,ns mars s3ch erroe,,
concern,n, is annus1 1ncetinrs anGuai m
aateia9 iepys an;sa1s tao'l1ns c,ss ~ laah Pr
roJ;c4;nns tnth sn;ant;;,. a aad ,otioai
r | lnVausta9ts, uoLn esieH..ue uuu ptactcat'
WI VII tInu 1,it..a ~ nuaes - epH sausS u. a?r'tI ~
mas; effnc,vn' nan,ar aa anoro ~ na,nio ~ "
= nlost eus1.naa .:.h 1uuGt M an0nS ~ pS1p!s.
+, c~onns'.ua ~ W. E.;., sua'i.s, O'stfact aua sta'
/ Agrleut!nsa1 conventions.
# LEt .ne ooa'0 Cauhs suS. epseitnsns
t :neSnus:l NV euen fa ~ assna .tls
0 Ieai pI.acip'ea " oe Elsen lloin .llAc 70 tnh
rs 10 sscaft tnI Solu.a, enSoa;agetnena ss
;, ~ 'ne Au"ss " n4ssnan4ee 113o'is no
Il tne state.
a Let the Board have snch exhibitions
mll&ary engineering and tactlcs from time
d time. as 10 snow the efficiency Of pupils
u 1bis department; :, =,
IN short, let the toard seek such dist
guished aSfacnltusists, losticustarist
IN pomologtsts, 1arriefs, hplarlans, ell
h and such inventors artizar
Is architects, and mechanics, a,
d. persons III the military department amo
II its graduates aud other ns, in their judgmer
IA shall tc deemed advisable, and confer up
81 such suitable degrees for meritorious ser,
~ ces aud attainmcnts, setting such cxampl
in as our colleges set, to inspire young N
ld with an ardor and zeal in acquisition, a
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