The New York herald., 1879-12-12
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.

SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE NATIONAL AGRI-
CULTURAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO BE
MEMoRIALIzED.
The American Agricultural Association continued
its sessions at the Metropolitan Hotel yesterday.
About one hundred persons present in the
morning. and while the meeting waited for
the report of the Committee Nomi-
nations DIR. A. s. Heath, president of
the Farmers Club Of the American Insti-
tute. read paper, entitled "How Shall
We Increase the Value of Our Dairy Cows and Beef
StockY' This question was treated Of in various
aspects including the important one Of stock rails
ug. The constituent ingredients of milk ad-
sss saa sOw Of
globules which remain more uniformly dis
Dr. George B. Loriug. of Massachusetts,, said that
United States Agricultural Society still lives.
and would be happy to join hands with the
new American Agricultural Society in prepar.
ing for great national exhibition Of farm
ing products The secretary read letter from
an invitation to the Chief Magistrate to attend the
Convention. While reyrettlng that official duties
letter ran -..rhe President thoroughly appreciates
the Importance of the purposes You have III view
and sympathizes heartily with any movement
OF the agricultural interests Of the coun-
try" After some debate the constitution
as read and amended on the previous day was
adopted and referred to committee OF three to be
engrossed. The following gentlemen. selected by
the Committee on Organization. were chosen perma-
nent officers Of the association n:-President-John
Merrman. Of Maryland Vice Presidents at large
N. SD Townsend. Ohio; Moses Humphrey.
Bardwell Maine; G.. Gregory Smith, Vermont;
David Taggart Pennsylvania: Z. H. Hyde. Connecti-
Ashbel smith. Texas c. v. Riley. District Column
bia. Vice Presidents-L. l.. Polk. North Carolina;
DR.. Henry NJ. Ridgley. Delaware; e. W. Thompson.
Minnesota; j. d. Gilett Illinois; Daniel Needham.
Massach usetts; Edward d. Psarce. Rhode Island;
J. W. Avery, Georgia; Ezra Whitman. Mary
South Carolina; Governor George +. Drew. Florida;
+. r. Francis. Alabama; Governor Alcorn. Mssis-
sippi; Colonel J. b. KleDreW, Tennessee; cassas @
w. Woodbury., Colorado; John Bidwell. California;
$. G. Reed Oregon: John r. Jones. Nevada; Henry
Neon, virginia; Claude Mathews. Indiana; Ches-
ter Hazon. Wisconsin,; h. q. Wells Michigan;
PROFESSOR G. G. sw allow and Lawson Valentine. New
York. Directors for one year-N. +. Sprague, YER
mont; p. NJ. Pulford. Maryland; Thomas NJ. HoN.
North Carolina; 7. Z. Gould, Illinois. and j. N.
Coleman. Missouri. Directors for two years-Msjor
Alvord. Massachusetts; A. L. Kennedy. Pennsyl.
vania; J. T. Henderson. Georgia; - McCrath. Ken
tucky; - Trumpy. Michigan; J. B. Grinnell Iowa;
| Powell Clayton. Arkansas. Directors for three
General n W. Curtis, New York; Robert Beverly
| Virginia. NJ. J. lawson. Ohio; William s. King
Minnesota; Henry Hubbard. Colorado; General A.
I. A. Torbert. Delaware Mr. J. H. Reall was chosen
"A LAUGHING sTocK."
At the afternoon session the nrst paper read was
by Professor e. " Riley, OF Washington. Its title
| was Agricultural Advancement III the United
States" After reviewing the progress OF agricu
tural departments in different European States the
writer denounced the Department OF Agriculture at
Washington as wholly inefficient. 1t is, he
claimed, 90 laughing stock all tho coun.
try" being regarded with contempt by all who have
the interests Of agriculture at heart. After re-
marks by several delegates a. to the Importance OF
stamping pleuro pneumonia out OF the country,
resolution was adopted instructing the Board OF
Directors prepare Q memorial to Congress asking
for appropriation to be used in "wpng out that
destructive cattle disease. Professor W. .. Atwater
Of ut, delivered lecture " The Appca
ton Of Science in Agriculture 1t Is expected that
the association will conclude its deliberations to-