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Meeting of Agricultural Society. 



Vol. IX. 



ately preceding the time of exhibition. It is 

 to be distinctly .understood, that all grain, 

 vegetables, &c., produced for competition, 

 shall be the growth of the producer. 



All premiums not demanded within sixty 

 days after they shall have been awarded, 

 shall be deemed as having been relinquished 

 to the Society. The object of the Society 

 in ofiering these preniiums, is simply to ex- 

 cite a spirit of emulation amongst cultiva- 

 tors to improve the varieties of tiuits, vege- 

 tables, and other productions. It is desirable 

 that each kind of fruit oflered for competi- 

 tion may be as numerous as possible, regard 

 being had to produce none but of fair quality. 

 Each article should be accompanied by its 

 appropriate name. It is also desirable that 

 the articles exhibited should be accomp mied 

 by short observations on the mode of culture, 

 with any other remarks deemed to be of 

 utility. 



The judges are authorised to withhold 

 premiums where none is entitled to distinc- 

 tion ; and where but one of a class is exhib- 

 ited, ihey will award such premium as they 

 think it merits. Those who intend to com 

 pete, must inform the Committee of Arrange- 

 ment before 11 o'clock on the day of exhi 

 bition. 



All stock, &c., exhibited, must remain on 

 the ground during the exhibition ; and all 

 stock intended for sale, will be required to 

 be registered in a book provided by the 

 Committee of Arrangement, at the following 

 rates: For each horse, .*;2; lor neat cattle, 

 SI each ; for hogs and sheep, 50 cents each. 

 Articles that are designed to compete for 

 premiums, will be produced when practica- 

 ble, at the annual exhibitions of the Society 

 Perishable articles may be offered at any of 

 the meetings of the Society, or at those of 

 the Directors, which take place on the af- 

 ternoon of the second Saturday of every 

 month in the City Hall; or they may be 

 subjected to the inspection at any time, of 

 either of the following committee appointed 

 for that purpose, viz : 



Dr. J. W. Thomson, 

 Merritt Canby, 

 Samuel Hilles, 

 Philip Revjjold, 

 Anthony M. Higgins, 

 ZiBA Fkrris, 

 W. J. Hurlock. 



The Society will dine together at three 

 o'clock. All members not in arrears to the 

 Society, will receive their tickets to the 

 dinner free of charge. The Annual Ad 

 dress will be delivered by J. S. Skinner, 

 Esq., of Washington, at John Hall's Hotel, 

 immediately after dinner. 



Meeting of Agricultural Society. 



A stated meeting of tlic Philadelphia So- 

 ciety for promoting Agricu turc, was held 

 on the 3rd inst., Dr. James Mease president 

 in the chair — present twelve members. 



The committee appointed at last meeting ■ 

 to arrange a list of the different animals, 

 implements, "produce, &c., for which premi- 

 ums are to be ofi^ered at the Exhibition about 

 to be held by the Society in October next, 

 made report, which on motion was ordered 

 to be published.* Dr. Emerson, chairman 

 of the Committee appointed to examine the 

 plan of a Bone-crushing Machine, offered by 

 W. Ilasler & Co. of this city, made favour- 

 able report of the same, which led to an 

 animated discussion on the subject of the 

 use of bone-dust, or ground bones as a ma- 

 nure; Dr. Emerson stated his strong con- 

 viction of their usefulness, from experiments 

 made on his farms in Delaware, for several 

 years past. Mv. Gowen also expressed his 

 decided belief in the great utility of the 

 article. Some other gentlemen present ob- 

 served that they had not noticed any great 

 advantage in their application; a different 

 mode of .using them might have produced 

 different results. The Ibllowing resolution 

 was offered by Dr. Emerson, which on mo- 

 tion was adopted. "Resolved, that the Com- 

 mittee of Arrangement be authorized to offer 

 a premium of §^.50, for the best machine for 

 crushing bones for farming puiposes, with 

 the addition of the necessary horse-power. 

 The said machine to be capable of being 

 used by farmers, and with the horse-power 

 not to cost over .*30()." 



Dr. Elwyn read an account of some e.x- 

 periments made by Dr. Bridges of this city, 

 on the properties of anthracite for absorbing 

 gaseous ammonia, like ordinary charcoal, 

 whereby it may become a great fertilizer 

 of the soil. An interesting discussion took 

 place on the subject of the use of Guano as 

 a manure, the wonderful effects of which 

 had been discovered in England and Scot- 

 land. 



A specimen of clover seed from the river 

 Rhine, was presented by A. Clement. It is 

 said to grow to the height of two and a half 

 to three feet; may be cut three times during 

 the season, and continues to produce well 

 from seven to nine years. When cut for 

 hay, the leaves do not fall off as from other 

 clover. The seed can be obtained from the 

 second crop. It is also said that cattle are 

 not injured bj^ over feeding on this as on 

 other clover. Aaron Clement, 



Recording Secretary. 



July 5th, 1844. 



See last No. of the Cabinet, p. 380. 



