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MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. 



fly a June-bug or a kite ; but rather to bring our suggestions to some practical 

 and useful bearing. We therefore recommend that any young farmer or planter, 

 wishing to be of some use in his day and generation, transcribe the following 

 rules, and as he meets one neighbor and another, get them to sign, agree to meet 

 at a convenient place, his own or some neighbor's house, or neighboring village, and 

 there at once commence the organization of a Club. Five or six will be sufficient 

 to form a beginning. We merely give these rules as we find ihera at hand ; 

 they may be modified according to circumstances. In another place, in subse- 

 quent numbers, if not in this, we will respectfully suggest some questions, and 

 chalk out some work for these Clubs when formed : 



RULES. I shall be temiinated by 8 o'clock at the latest ; 



1. That the officers of tills Club shall con- i and all questions upou which it may be ne- 

 sist of a Chairman, Secretaiy (who shall also ] cessary to come to a division shall be decided 



act as Treasurer), and a Committee of five 

 members, all of whom shall be elected an- 

 nually. Five of the Committee, mcludiug the 

 Secretary, to forai a quorum. 



2. That at each meeting the authoritj' of 

 the Chainnan upon all disputed matters shall 

 be final. 



3. That it shall be the duty of the Secre- 

 tary to receive the subscriptions, to keep the 

 accounts of the Society, and also of the books 

 in circulation. 



4. That it shall be the duty of the Com- 

 mittee, in the absence of the Chairmaii, to 

 elect a Deputy Chaimian, to take care that at 

 each meetuig a subject be proposed for dis- 

 cussion at the succeeding one, and to decide 

 upon all matters comiected with the business 

 of the Club. 



5. That any person wishmg to become a 

 member of this Club must be proposed by 

 one member and seconded by another, when 

 he may be elected by a show of hands. 



6. That the annual subscrifjtion payable by 

 «ach member sliall be $1 50, which sum shall 

 be paid in advance. 



7. That the Chib shall meet on the last Sat- 

 urday in each month. 



8. That the Chairman shall take the chair 

 at 3 o'clock, and any business of the Society 

 shall be fir.st transacted ; after which he shall 

 call upon the member introducuig the subject 

 for that evening, the discussion upon which 



by a majorily of votes. 



9. That there shall be no forfeits for non- 

 attendance. 



10. That the first meeting of the Club shall 

 be held at, &c. &c. 



11. That the amuial meeting for choosing 

 the officers, and auditing the accounts, shall 

 be held in January. 



12. That all party politics and questions 

 shall be totally excluded ti'om the discussions 

 of this Society. 



13. That tlie books purchased by this So- 

 ciety shall be confined to agidculturai and hor- 

 ticultural works, the price of which shall not 

 exceed the existing funds of the Club. 



14. That it shall be competent for any 

 member to propose the purchase of a work 

 which, if seconded, shall be ordered or re- 

 fused by a show of hands. 



15. That all an-angements regarding the 

 books shall be decided by the Committee. 



16. That any member may introduce a 

 friend ; but no })erson residuig within ten 

 miles of the place of meeting shall be intro- 

 duced moie than once as a non-subscriber. 

 Such visitor shall be at liberty to Ud^e a part 

 in the debate, but not to vote on the subject. 



17. That any member wishing to etlect an 

 alteration in the above rules shall give notice 

 in writing to the Secretaiy of his intention at 

 oue meeting, who shall j)n>pose it at the next, 

 when it shall be determined upon by vote. 



Let us here make a few observations on the above rules. We doubt the neces- 

 sity, in the first place, of a special Committee of five particular members, being 

 persuaded that as these meetings are to be but once a month, all business might 

 be transacted in a Committee of the whole body present ; only providing for the 

 number necessary to form a quorum and transact business. A man of judgment, 

 having witnessed the operation of these rules, and being asked Avhether in his 

 opinion it would be better to hold these meetings at farmers' houses, combining 

 with them a series of monthly dinners, replied substantially that he thought it 

 •would be better to meet, after an early dinner at home, at some county town, or 

 central village, or cross-roads, convenient to the majority of the members. Tak- 

 ing dinner at one, they migiit assemble at the distance of ten miles, and be in 

 session at 3 o'clock. Where they meet to dine with each other, a very ridicu- 

 lous and absurd rivalry soon ensues, originating, as they pretend, with their 

 wives, but generally winked at by themselves — to see who shall give, not the 

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