xxii: Fetition. 



To the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 



The Philadelphia society for promoting agriculture, beg 

 leave to represent : 



THAT finding the important object of their association 

 not to be sufficiently attained on the limited plan, and by the 

 means hitherto pursued, they are desirous of promoting an 

 establishment on a broad and permanent basis, which may 

 afford more certain prospects of advancing the interests of 

 agriculture. They also conceive that the acquiring a know- 

 ledge of it may be combined with the edvication which is 

 practicable and most useful for the great body of citizens. 



To shew what in their opinion may, in process of time 

 be accomplished, they take the liberty of presenting to the 

 view of the legislature, the annexed outlines of a plan for 

 establishing a State Society of Agriculture in Pennsylvania^ 

 ivhich shall embrace the aforementioned objects. 



They pray that a committee of the legislature may be ap- 

 pointed to confer with a committee of the society on the 

 subject ; and, as the necessary means of conducting the ex- 

 ecution of the plan, that an act of incorporation may be grant- 

 ed to the persons whose names shall be presented for that 



purpose. 



By order and in behalf of the society. 



johx b. bordley, 

 George Clymer, 

 Timothy Pickering, 

 Richard Peters. 



