GENESEE FARMER. 



formins; 100 lbs. ot v v..^. , i , .. , .. „.^vi.led At Ipast five professorships shall b& 



• A ^t ♦« o Tv. ♦ „„~rJ!?^OatS clover, shaU also t)e proMueu. j| ]j[jg J J j^ 



turnips and potatoes. In true ifkrx^^h C\°^Yl established, eir^-;;';f,.ftt and modern languages, and the 

 there is no guess-work. We weigh the soil be- mUriWftftfWgs. A primary department shall be kept to prc> 

 fore planting the seeds, weigh the crops, and then Pf ^ pupils for entering the higher classes. A full course 

 . , ^, I , ^1 • L- u »u 1 » ! of Study of the sciences shall extend tiirough a period and 



weigh the whole earth in which the plants grew, | embrace the lectures of four years, when those that pass a 

 and note the loss inconsequence of producing tliorough examination by the Faculty shall- rsctive a parel »- 



any plant. Then, by knowing precisely what>^"''*'Plo™^.«!';l{e honorable degree of Masters of Aj ' 



. J r _ _ _ ^ -J . _or-. .'. , culture; the initials of which shall be M. A., or A. 3 



the artificial, or natural sc* contains, and what ' « ^.i^,.,vote Magister." There shallbe two p'uhLic axaW:- 



the plant required, and has taken from the earth, nations a year. The students shall be subject to raoraJ^ as,-; 

 we shall come to know something more about -^x! 't.-Ery' mlS^rtlrA^ation shall be..en- 

 the organization of our crop, and the things that | titled to an annual volume of its transactions, and to have- 

 nature uses in forming the same. Understanding ' so'ls> minerals, or other substances analyzed on paying the 



• 1 iU u t „„j „^»,j:*;^« ^e +u„ ^„ first cost of the materials consumed in making the same, 



precisely the character and condition ol the ma- 1 . r t .i, i n u i° ^ j- 



^ . , -' , 11-1 11^ 11 Art. o. — In case there shall be more applicants for acf~ 



terials we have to deal with, and what we really j mission into the school than can be accommodated, they 

 need to form a good crop, we shall make every : shall draw lots for the privilege by an equitable arrange- 



hour's work tell to the best advantage and Jl^us ^ -^ J-ea^^^^^^^^^^ 



secure a double reward for our know I edge and i.n- design, however, shall be, by an increase of stock on the 



dustry. With these come honor, plentv, virtue ' part of the members, and by Legislative and other aid from 



1 1 • ' j pa'riotic citizens, to accommodate with comfortable board 



ana nappiness. j^^^^ rooms all that may desire to avail themselves of the pe- 



I culiar advantages of the Yoing Men's Ag.'l Schoui,. 



Form of a Constitution for an Ag. Association. I art. e.-The stock of the Association shaii i e heid as 



personal property, and transferable on its books, giving to 



rri 1 J t *T iur each shai-e one vote by proxy or in person, in the eleclioii, 



To IMPROVH ourselves, and promote the dlifu- ^f all officers. Trustees shall be elected annually on the- 



sion of useful knowledge among men, in regard fir^'t Tuesday in January, unless otherwise pro vide. 1 by the^ 



to the science and practice of Agriculture, thatN^''^^^'"-'!?"- • •, <• ,, .v u ^ .v • 



, . „ . '^ , 1 ° J I 1 .. I -^^T- 7.— A majority of all the members of the x\ssoe!a- 



thlS profession may be more honored and better tion shall have power to alter or amend this Constitution. — 

 rewarded than it now is, We, the undersigned, ! But no person shall become a member, or be entitled to 

 do hereby 

 der the nf 

 Associatic 

 following 



CONSTITUTION. 

 Article 1. — It shall be the leading object of this Associ' 

 atiori to secure to its memljers, on the best practical terms. 

 an opportunity to acquire a thorough knowledge of Agri- 

 cultural Chemistry and Geology ; and of such olher scien- ,^^ exchange gives the following timelv and' 

 ces, and branches of learning as will be most useful, and ., , i .i ■ , ■ ^ ° -i^r f ' i y ■ 



honorable to the possessors. , sensible remarks upon this subject. W e find the 



Akt. 2.— To carry into efifect the objects named in the | article credited to the Maine Cultivator — but we 



first article of this Constitution, the property and stock of presume its proper ancestor is brother HoLMESof 

 this Association shall be divided into two thousand shares ; i jir ■ !?■.>.»,„,.. 

 often dollars each, to be subscribed for and held by its , "^'^ mame r urmer . 



members. So soon as one thousand shares are taken, a| What shall a farmer, ^.s a farmer, do in the winter ? He- 

 meeting of the stock-holders shall be convened in the city ; has niiu-h to do in the winter peculiar to his profession— irt 

 of Rochester, agreeably to previous public notice to he giv- \ his house, in his bara, in the woods, -ind af market. Therev 

 en in the Genesee Farmer, at least three weeks before the is no need if his being idle. He has a great deal to do for 

 time of holding the meeting, to choose Trustees, and make j the promotion of his interest. In the first place, if the rig- 

 all necessary arrangements to collect the funds of the Asso- ors of the se ison drive him in-doors let him think himself a 

 ciation, purchase a suitable farm, and erect thereon plain, lucky man ; for it is to the family that his most important 

 substantial buildings for an extensive Agricultural duties are due. Has he awife and children ? Let him make 

 SeHooL. the first liis companion, friend, and equal ; and let hira de* 



Art. 3. — This School shall be organized substantially af- vote his thoughts and labors for the instruction and iiupro-ve- 

 ter the following plan: A comfortable room for study and i ment of his children. See that they are well and tidily clacf» 



An IiPi-phv ni-o-aniyp r.ur<!plvp« into a Srir^ipfv iin-h^"''"' ""less he holds, or represents one share of stoci:. — 



do neieby oiganize ourselves mto a society un- ^j^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^j, j,^^ members of the Association shali be 



der the name of the Young Men's Agricultural 'annually published in the Genesee Farmer. Xo subscript 

 Association; and adopt for its government the tion shall be payable tiU after $10,000 are subscribed, and a 

 r„n„,..,- Coard of Trustees chosen, who shall appoint a Treasurer., 



and exact adequate security for all moneys receiv« 



Farming ia Winter. 



sleeping sliall be furnished to each two students attending 

 the institution, for which they shall pay a small rent ; they 

 finding their own berls and furniture. Each student shall 

 have at a low rent the use of a half acre of good ti'lable 

 land to cultivate, and the entire proceeds of the same, to 

 aid in paying his board and other expenses at the school. — 

 The culture of all land and fruits to be under the general 

 superintendence of the President of the Association. A 

 common table shall be provided by the students, and as far 

 as may he, from the products, and proceeds of the farm. — 

 An accurate account shallbe kept of the fiist cost of board, 

 and that shall be the price charged for the same. The ob- 

 ject shall be to combine economy and comfort in regard to 

 living, at the Institution. 



An extensive chemical laboratory shall be provided for 

 making the most useful researches into the nature and com- 

 position of soils, and of all vegetable and animal products 

 grown on the farm. An ample museum shall bo provided 

 to illustrate the organic structure of man, of all domestic 

 animals, and cultivated plants, as well as to aid in the stu- 

 dy of natural history in general. A cabinet of minerals 



See that they go to school, and are furnished with suitaril«» 

 books. See that their winter evenings are employed in use- 

 ful reading and study, with innocent amusements inter- 

 mixed, rather than in vi-iling the haunts of dissipation andj 

 ruin. Let the winter be devoted to the duties of tlie o5?e?- 

 side, and the calls of social intercourse. 



Having every tiling in order in the house, bath as it re- 

 spects the physical, moral, and intellectual wants of iis 

 family, let his next attention be devoted to the domrsTie an- 

 imals of the barn and fold. See that they are well f©«J.— ■ 

 Keep the stalls cle-in. Blanket the horses : and if you do 

 the same to the cows, so much the better. Make sure nf as 

 warm a place for them as possible. Give them straw bods-, 

 to sleep upon. Comfortable animals will thrive hes,*, ancj 

 give back the best returns. 



In the day time, when your children are at the schoo?, cut 

 and haul home wood enough to keep a year's stock of sea- 

 soned fuel beforehand. This is economy. In short, every 

 farmer has enough to do in winter ; and that, wall done, is 

 often the most important and profitable labor of the whole 

 year. Keep stirring, and- do good. 



