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regular agricultural survey, though the re- 

 ports accompanying the census of 1840, con- 

 vey much information. 



Improvements. — In no part of the world 

 perhaps, are more substantial farm buildings 

 to be found than in Pennsylvania. Built 

 chiefly of stone, both barns and houses will 

 last for ages. Many barns are from 100 to 

 200 feet long, 2.5 feet high, and 40 feet wide, 

 being in proportion to the size of the farms. 

 It is characteristic of our admirable German 

 population, to build a good barn, and to get 

 rich before erecting a house to correspond. 



In fine, though farmers are not growing 

 rich in cash, yet the progress of improve' 

 ment is most manifest. Handsome, conve- 

 nient farm buildings and fences — heavy 

 wagons and light carriages, churches and 

 meeting-houses — roads, lined with vehicles, 

 conveying produce to mill or to market; and 

 above all, a contented, well-fed, well-clothed, 

 and happy population, all indicate a degree 

 of prosperity unsurpassed by any other com- 

 munity on the globe. 



Morris Longstreth, 



Valley-Green, Whilemarsh Township 

 Montgomery cc, Pa., Nov. 10th, 1846. 



Officers of Philadelphia Agricultural So- 

 ciety. 



At the annual meeting of the Philadelphia 

 Society for Promoting Agriculture, held at 

 their room, Washington Hall, January 6th, 

 1847. Kenderton Smith, vice president, in 

 the chair. Present twenty-six members. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read 

 and adopted. 



A letter was read by A. S. Roberts, in- 

 forming the meeting that Professor Walter 

 R. Johnson was about to deliver a course of 

 lectures, to commence this evening, in this 

 city, on Chemistry applied to agriculture, 

 horticulture and animal economy. After 

 which, the following resolutions were offered 

 by him, and adopted unanimously : 



Resolved, That the Philadelphia Society 

 for Promoting Agriculture have learned, with 

 great pleasure and satisfaction, that Prof 

 Walter R. Johnson contemplates delivering 

 a course of lectures on Chemistry applied to 

 agriculture, horticulture and animal econo- 

 my. 



Resolved, That in the opinion of this so- 

 ciety, Mr. Johnson's course of lectures will 

 be not only interesting to the community, but 

 also highly promotive of the sciences of which 

 he treats, and is worthy of the patronage of 

 this and every association whose object is the 

 advancement of scientific knowledge. 



Resolved, That the treasurer be authorized 

 to subscribe for fifteen tickets on behalf ot 

 this society. 



Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions 

 be published, and that a copy of them be 

 transmitted to Professor Johnson. 



A letter written by Mr. John Brooks, of 

 Princeton, Massachusetts, and published in 

 the Monthly Journal of Agriculture, on the 

 subject of Guenon's Treatise on Milch Cows, 

 was read, expressing great confidence in hia 

 method of testing their milking properties. 



A circular received by the secretary from 

 J. S. Skinner, Esq., enclosing the form of a 

 memorial to the legislatures of the different 

 States, on the subject of obtaining aid for the 

 cause of agriculture firom the general gov- 

 ernment, was read ; and, on motion of Dr. A. 

 L. Elwyn, a committee was appointed to ob- 

 tain signers thereto. 



The following amendment to the By-laws 

 of the Society was offered by A. S. Roberts: 



Resolved, That no person shall be eligible 

 to the office of president for a longer term 

 than three successive years. 



Which, on motion, was amended by sub- 

 tituting two years in place of three, and 

 agreed to. 



After which, on motion made and second- 

 ed, it was agreed to go into an election for 

 officers to serve the society the ensuing year; 

 when the following named gentlemen were 

 duly elected: 



President — Algernon S. Roberts. 



Vice Presidents — Kenderton Smith, Dr. 

 A. L. Elwyn. 



Recording Secretary — Aaron Clement, 



Assistant Recording Secretary — P. R. 

 Freas. 



Corresponding Secretary — James Gowen. 



Treasurer — George Blight. 



Curators — Samuel C. Ford, S. S. Richie. 



Librarian — Aaron Clement. 



On motion, adjourned. 



Extracts from the minutes, 



Aaron Clement, 

 Recording Secretary. 



Report on Manure. 



On looking over the Transactions of the New Castle 

 County Agricultural Society, for the past year, several 

 parts appeared to the editor highly valuable and of 

 general interest. We are quite apt enough to travel 

 on in the old beaten road, without turning aside to 

 inquire whether or not it be the most direct one to the 

 goal we are aiming at. The following Report on Ma- 

 nure may rouse some of us up to thinking, and possi- 

 bly thence to action, and to a change in some of our 

 modes of management. Without endorsing entirely 

 all the views of the committee, there is no question 

 but we are too apt to think that any spare grass on the 

 farm is lost or wasted, if there be not some kind of 

 stock to eat it up —Ed. 



The Committee on Compost and other 

 Manures report, that they have had some 

 experience in collecting and combining dif- 



