Year: 1871

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Should they not, therefore, each
form one of the branches of educa-
ton, were if only with a view to
encourage the love and knowledge
of fruit culture and gardening, that
their paramount benefits may be
widely and effectually disseminated
throughout the country, while we
are all SO fully awake to our own
real interests and true happiness;
these largely consisting in ourcoun-
try's internal Agricultural, Horticul-
tural and Pathological resources? In
these, especially In this Western
Country, our tangible riches are GEN.
tered; in these, our prosperity and
wealth repose.-Thus with a soil
happily gifted, and propitiously ifri-
gated; rendered unusually exuberant
't0y the spsc szsSsysOunt OF warmth
radiating from that glorious orb of
light which shines so peculiarly re-
fulgent over our free and happy COM
monwealth, have we it not within
our grasp to possess nearly all that
renders life most sweet and content
ed, without seeking after foreign
products, or courting the results of
! other climS.


] will add, moreover, that SO far
as the Horticultural Department in
our College is concerned, you may
confidently rely upon the industry,
energy and efficiency of Professor
Bessey. He has already made his
marx, by his practical work and per-
sonal superintendent of the garden
last year, as we'll as by the progress
of his classes in Botany and Zoology.
1 No enconium of mine would add
anything to the luster Of his charac-
ter as an instructor a worker.


AS to the Professor of Pomology l


have nothing to say. A brief past
can speak for itself. The future will
disclose the rest.


If these Departments in our Agri-
cultural College shall become sue
cess by theirpermanent establishment
ms Sciences to be taught in this and
other similar Institutions, the same
as Botany, Geology, Chemistry, &C.,
(all Of which belong to Agriculture
I in its comprehensive sense,) then
Iowa will have the credit and honor
Of having inaugurated new era by
the recognition Of gardening and
fruit culture as among the learned
professions, and thereby elevated
them to that point which will give
such an impetus to scientific culture
as will at least make Iowa, and this
great West, one of the most pro-
ductive and beautiful portions of the
/ globe. ats H.


In the variety Of matters which will
necessarily occupy the minds and
attention of Members and others
4 friendly to our Organization, and the
cause, in which we are laboring, i
trust that the one in regard to an
appropriation by the Legislature at
bits next session, may not be over
locked or forgotten.


| Tn the infancy of the Society, with
4 its limited number and an INDECENT
/ treasury. weshall find IL exceedingly
difficult to sustain the Organization
and effect that usefulness to which
it destined Ht1on OUT part,
without q renewal Of reasonable
legislative aid. To secure this
object, we should begin in time, to
agitate the question.


Let each member in his particular
locality talk the matter up to his
/ immediate Representatives and Sem
ators. cannot think it possible, if
the question is properly presented,
that our request for a reasonable
amount will De refused. The neces-
sity Is too apparent, and the objects
too important to anticipate denial,
If the General Assembly are properly
Informed OF the necessity and justice
Of our demand.


We are a legitimate branch Of the
great Agricultural interest OF the
State, which is represented by the
State Agricultural Society, for the
support of which the Legislature
have been so liberal and magnani-
nous; and / am sure they will not
be disposed to act less generously
toward us in proportion to our me-
cessities and usefulness.


In addition to the foregoing sug-
eestions would recommend that q
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