New-York tribune., 1879-12-11
ANATloNAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ADOPTING THE C0NsrIu1ION-NTfR's RISING AD-
DRgss BY PROFESSOR LEDovX ON IHs QUALITY
or sEEDs-ANIMAL FORMS coNsIDrEED
A large assemblage, consisting OF farmers,
rrofessor presidents OF agricultural societies, Con
grc ssmen. exGovernors and agricultural editors. met
IN the supperroom OF the Metropolitan Hotel Yesterday
morning for the purpose Of forming Natioua Agl1cu
turL Society The matter has been ia agitation
a preliminary MEETING held on October 22. and the
having in charge have been engaged since
rnat time IN a very extensive correspondence Over
thousand letters received in time most Of
them o. an encouraging character Copies were shown
Of communications from various wcl-Snpwn gentle
men .Iom ex-Presdeut 5. Grant down 10 cxPrrsdent
] hrrsun Davis. The latter wrote epstic as discur
ave as the formers senator lrand. O Ar
kansas appeared especially interested, aud there we're
two or three communications apiece from Governor
Drew OF Florida HordtIO seymour and others. Among
those who showed their IN The society by tAeir
presence at the first meeting were cX-GOyerEor l.. H.
Hyde Connecticut Congressman Dr. G orge B LOring'
OF Massachusetts exGDvernnr Frederick Smyihe, or
N.w-uamnshire General l. A. Carman, % the Agricu-
trral Department al Washington Professor Albert K.
Ieloux. Of North Carolina. Professor Henry
G. Arnold, OF Massachusetts,. Colonel W. :. King.
Of MlnneSssa. Charles r. Fnnt. President oi
OF the Massachusetts Agricultural Society, Profes-
sor Manly Mss OF NewYork. Colonel y. T. SDIa0ue of
Vermont Henry scdgwiek, EiJor Of Ihe Connecticut
Frrner Colonel J. B. Mead, OF Vermont. exconsress-
man Grinnel OF Iowa, aud Colonel u. NJ. Cur
ts Of New-York In all there about one hundred
and y delegates representing most OF the states from
Maine 10 Texas.
J. H. Rea. charm IN OF the Committee on Orgnniza-
ron opened address. which he spoke Of The
interest with which The proposition form National
Arcnl ra Society had been received by press and
public There was room irst-class association;
none FOR a second G-rete society Societies az THIS
kind lad existed In France and Great BsI lin. and had
been produouve of much good. In cnnciusion' the
speaker urged al who directly or nd rtcty Inter
esed in The cause OF agriculture to assist IL this move
ment.
The mce,ing was then organized by the election OF
General NJ ~ Curtis. Of Ogdensburg, n. Y, empor
ary chairman. and Captain NJ j. Lawrence Proe A
r. Leioux and Colonel L. A. Carman as temporary
secretaries Professor AvOrd, of Massachusetts. then
rend the constitution that had been prepared by a
committee The OF this postponed to
The afternoon session. 1t was then decided 10 select "A
committee Of one from each State represented at the
meeting to nominate the permanent officers
At the afternoon session. held at O'clock, the repre-
sentaves of the different STATES reported the Commit
tee Oh Nominations. The constitution was then taken
IN section by section. and after animated de-
bate and some amendment was adopted II
provides for the organization Of ASSOCIATION under
the name Of the American Agricultural Society. having
for its objects the promotion and development OF the
agriculture OF the whole country and the Interests OF
those engaged therein. The 10 be employed 10
secure these ends The cooperation OF the members
periodical meetings different parts of the country
aud the publication OF addresses ANY person who de
clares a personal interest IN the subjects OF the
society may become member by the payment
ST. and the payment OF the annual dues Is
essential continued membership. Annual meetings |
are 10 be held officers be chosen aud ad
dr.sses on subjects interest delivered There IA 10
be "A OF organization into depart merts Tor
ne OF different subjects connected with
such land horticulture, animals enlBIa
ton and tr nspOrtatiOn.
The business meeting adjourned to this morning |
at o'clock.
THE QUALITY or AMERICAN
At the evening meeting two interesting addresses /
were delivered before the society. The rival aItrac-
ons OF Cattle Show Madison Square Garden and
the Dairy Fair had proved much for many OF those
who had attended the earlier meetings, and the audi
en- that listened TO the speakers small In num-
bers but contained several Of prominence in
agricultural affairs. Professor A r. Ledoux OF North |
Carolina made the hrst address the subject OF the
Quality OF American Seeds" illustrating his subject
bv number OF Illustrations and elaborate display OF
various seeds arranged ~ labelled vials.
Led0ux oeganby expressing his surprise ina
journals nave so h
no seed testing The science Of seed
.xamin created by DR.. NobDe, OF the expert
ment station Of Tharand. Germany and was only lately
and North Carolina The results OF Dr. Nobbes nvesti
eations were published volume OF 900 psges, and
are intensely interesting 10 those who are not oe
cnpied with Agricultural pursuits Dr Leuoux summru
no me results obtained by Dr. Noble In his nvestighr
ton OF the sold by European Dealers as follows;
The average OF pure seeds 10 commercial sam
ples was So or these 80 per cent OF se~ds
which really what they were represented
10 he only I per capable OF ger "a mating
one sample grass contained the seeds OF forty
rye other plants. Another contained 90 per cent OF