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have a chief voice in the establishment of prices ; that the interests 

 of agriculture and of commerce can only be considered as identical 

 when each has an equal share in regulating barter ; and that the princi 

 pal road to honor and distinction, in this country, should lead 

 through productive industry.&quot; 



PLAN OF OPERATIONS. . 



&quot;First. The formation of Farmers Clubs wherever practical, the 

 object of which shall be to produce concert of action on all matters 

 connected with their interests. 



&quot;Second. The establishment, as far as possible, of the ready pay 

 system in all pecuniary transactions. 



&quot; Third. The formation of wholesale purchasing and selling agen 

 cies in the great centers of commerce, so that producers may, in a 

 great measure, have it in their power to save the profits of retailers. 



&quot;Fourth. The organization of such a power as to insure the crea 

 tion of a national agricultural bureau, the main object of which 

 shall be an annual or semi-annual census of all our national products, 

 and the collection and dissemination of valuable seeds, plants, and 

 facts. 



&quot;Fifth. The election of producers to all places of public trust and 

 honor the general rule, and the election of non-producers the excep 

 tion.&quot; 



