352 QUARTERLY JOURNAL. 



AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, NEW-YORK. 



A few weeks ago we alluded to the importance of establishing 

 an agricultural association in this city independent of every other 

 organization and specially devoted to the improvement of agricul- 

 tural science. Such a society has just been organized, with the 

 following officers r 



President. — Hon. Luther Bradish. 



Vice Presidents. — Hon. Theodore Freylinghuysen, James Len- 

 nox, Esq., James Boorman, Esq. , A. H. Stevens, M. D., Thomas 

 A. Emmet, Esq., Hugh Maxwell, Esq., Stephen Whitney, Esq., 

 Stephen Knapp, Esq., Vice-Chancellor McCoun, Cyrus Mason, 

 D. D., W. A. Seeley, Esq., J. S. Livingston, Esq. 



Honorary Consulting Officers. — Major Le Conte, U. S. A., F, 

 L. S., Entomology and Zoology. Professor Renwick, LL. D., 

 Mechanical Philosophy. W. G. Redfield, Esq., Geology. Pro- 

 fessor Torrey, M. D., Physiology. John Johnson, Esq., Rural 

 Architecture. Professor Loorais, Meteorology. D. P. Gardner. 

 M. D., Chemistry. D. J.Browne, Esq., Arboriculture. 



There was a large and spirited meeting of this association — the 

 fourth that has been held since its formation for the despatch ol 

 business — in the Library of the Historical Society. Seven o'clock 

 was the hour named for commencing the proceedings ; but as ai 

 that hour the greater number of those who attended had not ar- 

 rived, a delay of more than half an hour took place. At length 



The Hon. Luther Bradish called the meeting to order, and 

 after inviting all those gentlemen who had accepted their nomina- 

 tions to offices to be seated at the table, said : — 



Gentlemen : On entering upon the discharge of the duties yoi 

 have been pleased to assign me, I cannot refrain from offering you 

 and the friends of agriculture generally, my cordial congratula- 

 tions, as well upon the numbers, as the character of those whc 

 compose this meeting. This indicates a concern of the right kinc 

 which exists for the great interest of our country — that of agri- 

 culture. As the cultivation of the earth was the original, soil 

 was, and is still, the most general, the most important, and tht 

 noblest occupation of man. To improve this great interest — tc 

 introduce into its practical operation all the discoveries and im- 

 provements in science — thereby improving and beautifying thif 

 earth of ours, and increasing all the necessaries, the comforts, tlu 

 embellishments of life ; these are objects worthy of the attention 

 and efforts of every friend of his country and his kind ; these are 



