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emulation among pradical farmers in the various parts of the 

 State, which will lead to important improvements, both in 

 hufbandry and gardening : Economics, arts,^nd manufa£lures, 

 by this means, in the courfe of a few years will, in all probabihty, 

 be greatly benefited.'* 



" 2. Under the influence of thefefentiments, the committee 



believe, that it fhould be ftrongly recommended to the members 



of this Society, who refide in the feveral counties, and to 



fuch other perfons as are willing to contribute their affiftance 



in advancing fo laudable an inftitution to affociate themfelves, 



and eftablilh Agricultural Societies in their refpedive counties, 



on a plan fimilar to that which has been adopted by this 



Society ; and the feveral Societies thus to be inftituted, are 



to be confidered as branches or appendages of the State 



Society : — And further, that each Society thus eftablilhed, 



ihould be invited to communicate the refult of their obfervations 



and experiments to the State Society, as often as they can 



make it convenient : — ^i^^nd alfo, that each County Society 



ihould be furnifhed with all the pubHcations on Agriculture 



in America, as well as the moft approved European publications. 



This will lay the foundation of County Libraries for the 



promotion of information in every town and neighbourhood 



in the whole State, and will doubtlefs in a few years, be the 



means of dilTeminating much ufeful knowledge. But it is 



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