The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-12-25

tine LlMOJny anU clover OF new OTh,
and the grass on the New England
hills. He had obtained, on an aver
age, a pound OF. cheese from nine and
a half quarts of milk. In Minnesota
there were millions Of acres Of grass,
and also hay that can be put in the
stack for $3.50 per ton. The west
had solved the question Of transport
tation to the East. Butter and cheese
could be shipped for 4 } cents by ex-
press, and it could be sent to Liver
pool and back to New York, and then
the shippers could compete with the
New York merchants. Farmers in
the northwest were improving their
dairy machinery and the speaker
thought that the northwest was des-
tined to become the great dairy belt
of the country.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
A large assemblage, consisting of
farmers, professors, presidents of ag-
ricultural societies, Congressman, ex
Governors and agricultural editors
met III the supper room OF the Metro
politan Hotel for the purpose Of form
ing a National Agricultural Society.
The matter has been i'll agitation ev-
err since Il preliminary meeting was
hcl! on October p, and the commit
tee having it in charge have been en-
gagged since thae time in u very ex-
tensive correspondence. Over one
thousand letters have been received
in that time most OF them of an en-
douraging character. Copies were
shown Of communications from va
rious we'll known gentlemen from U.
S. Grant down to Jefferson Davis.
Two or three communications apiece
were received from Gov. Drew, OF
Florida, Horalio Seymore and others
The meeting wss then organized
by the election of Gen. NJ. NJ. Curtis
OF Og.lensburg, N. Y, Ms temporary
chairman, and Captain M. J. Law
renee, Prof A. r. Ledoux and Col
+. A. Carman ais temporary secret;-
ries. Prot. Alvord, Of Mass, then
read the constitution. The consider
alton Of this WAS postponed to the
afternoon session.
Attic afternoon session the repre-
sentativcs Of the different States re-
ported the Committee on Nomlua-
tions. The constitution was taken
up and adopted. 1t provides for the
organization Of IN association under
The name OF the American Agricultu-
raj Society, having for. its objects the
promotion and development OF the
agriculture OF the whole country and
The interests of those engaged there.
in. Any person who declares a per-
soLal interest in the subjcc~s of the
society may become a member by
the payment Of 81 and the payment
of the necessary annual dues is essen
till to continued membership. An
nual meetings are to be held, at
which officers are to be chosen. There
is to be Il division of the organization
into departments tor tile considera-
:ion of different subjects connected
with agriculture, such as land, horti-
culture, animals, emigration and
transportation.
QUALITY OF AMERICAN SEEDS.
At the evening meeting two inter-
csting addresses We're delivered be-
fore tie sVciety. Prot. Ledoux, OF
North Carolina made the first ad.
dress on the subject of the Equality
Of American Seeds"
Prof. Ledonx began by expressing
his surprise that American "gricultu.
raj Journals have comparatively So
little to say about seeds and seed
testing. The science of seed ex:llni.
nation was created by Dr.. Noble o.
the experiment station of Tharand
Germany, and was only lately intro
duced INTO the experiment stations O.
Connecticut and North Carolina
The results of DR.. Mobiles invcstiga-
lions were published in Il volume o
600 pages, and are intensely interes
ing even to those who are not occu-
pied with agricultural pursuits. D..
Ledoux summed up the results ub
tanned by Dr.. Noble in his invcsti
CATION OF tile tce,t sold by European
.lers as follows: The average per
cent Of pure seeds in commercial s;,li
pies WAS 80. OF these 50 per cent O
seeds which were really what the,
were represented to IL, only Is: pei
cent were capable Of terminating
One sample OF grass seed containe|
the seeds OF Is other plants. Auoth
er contained 50 per cent OF dea,
seeds, Three tons OF seed sold us ret
clover contained two tons yellow .lc