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Permanent headquarters for the society will eventually be established 

 at Washington, D. C. At present offices have been taken at 2 West 

 45th street, New York City, and from this point the work of organiza- 

 tion will be directed. President James Wilson and the other active 

 officials of the organization will therefore be located at the New York 

 offices for the present. 



With these men seriously concerned in the organization, and believ- 

 ing that the great problem of the United States today is that of agri- 

 culture, the society hopes to become in time an important factor in 

 the national welfare. 



There has not been in this country heretofore a really national asso- 

 ciation of this character. In England and the continent there are 

 several organizations of this kind, among them being the well-known 

 Royal Agricultural Society of Great Britain and the International of 

 Italy. These institutions have accomplished a vast amount of good, 

 but up to this time American agricultural associations have confined 

 themselves to local problems. 



It is felt by those responsible for the founding of The National 



Agricultural Society that there should be in this country a national 



organization, to which the farmers could look for help and guidance 



which will be their mouthpiece in agricultural matters of national 



concern. 



ITS PLAN AND PURPOSE. 



The National Agricultural Society has been organized for the general 

 advancement of the agriculture of the United States, to promote and 

 encourage those things which are essential to a successful agriculture. 



It has been founded to "nationalize American agriculture," and its 

 chief function is to serve as a medium for the concentration and expres- 

 sion of those opinions, experiences and methods resulting from agri- 

 cultural research, which have been proved by practical experience to be 

 of benefit to the agriculturist. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



The society makes no restrictions on membership and anyone with a 

 sincere interest in agricultural betterment is made welcome. 



Membership classes are divided into annual members, for whom the 



annual dues are $2, and sustaining members, founders, patrons and 



benefactors, who support the society in larger amounts. All classes of 



members are entitled to all of the publications of the society without 



further charge. 



ITS PLATFORM. 



It is the intention of The National Agricultural Society to serve as 

 a clearing house of agricultural problems, and a record of agricultural 

 progress, and to act as a nonpartisan sponsor for all national move- 

 ments leading forward in rural affairs. 



It desires to encourage a more intimate relationship between the 

 farmer, the stockman, the agricultural college profession, the agricul- 

 tural college graduate, and the staffs of the various United States 

 experiment stations. 



