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countty, both as it relates to political eeconomy and the indi- 

 vidual happiness of the people. The legislature will per- 

 ceive, from their reports, when and in what manner they 

 may lend their assistance to forward this primar^^ object : 

 Whether by endovring proiessorships, to be annexed to the 

 university oF Pennsylvania and the college of Carlisle, and 

 other seminaries o/ learning, lor the purpose of teaching the 

 chemical, philosophical and elementary parts of the theory 

 of agriculture : or by adding to the funds of the society, in- 

 crease their ability to propagate a knowledge of the subject, 

 and stimulate, by premiums and other incentives, the exer- 

 tions of the agricultural citizens : or whether by a combi- 

 nation of these means, the welfare oi the state may be more 

 effectually promoted. 



4. Though it will be most convenient to make the reposi- 

 tory of the information of the society, and the office or place 

 of transacting its business at Philadelphia ; yet it is intend- 

 ed that the society shall be rendered active in eveiy part of 

 the state. To effect this, there should be county societies 

 established, organized as each shall think proper. In union 

 with, or as parts thereof, there may be agricultural meet- 

 ings or establishments, at the will of those who compose 

 them, in one or more townships of a county. These may 

 correspond with the county societies, and the latter may an- 

 nually inform the society of the state (of which the less so- 

 cieties may be considered as branches) of all the material * 

 transactions of their respective societies. Societies already 

 formed may remain as they are. They may, at their option, 

 correspond directly with the state society, or through the so- 

 ciety of the county in which they meet, as shall be found 

 most convenient and agreeable to them. They will thus 

 collect all the information and business relating to the sub- 

 ject, and will give an opportunity to the society of the state, 

 to see where their assistance is most necessar}', and afford a 

 facility of diffusing agricultural knowledge. The premiums. 



