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Tuesday, October 13, 1846. 



The convention met pursuant to adjournment, Gen. Dearborn in the 

 chair. 



The minutes of the first clay's proceedings were read, and after 

 some corrections, approved. 



Dr. Underhill, from the committee to prepare business, reported in 

 part as follows: • 



1. Letters and communications to be read. 



2. The memorial from Orange county concerning education, to be 

 taken up. 



3. Matters pertaining to the establishment of a department of ag- 

 riculture in the general government, considered. 



4. Investigation of the effects of the gases from burning brick 

 kilns on vegetation. 



5. Diseases of the potato. 



6. The culture of silk. 



7. The culture of native grapes for wine and the table. 



There being no communications, 



Mr. Meigs, from the committee on Orange county memorial, re- 

 ported the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted: 



The committee to whom was committed the memorial addressed to 

 this convention from the Orange County Scientific and Practical Ag- 

 ricultural Institute, on the nature of a professional agricultural edu- 

 cation and mode of attaining the same, beg leave to report the fol- 

 lowing preamble and resolutions as justly expressive of the high in- 

 terest which they take in agricultural education. 



Whereas, The relations of science and practical agriculture are by 

 their natures, inseparable, and ought to be united in the person of 

 every American farmer: And whereas, contemporaneous instruction 

 in science and practice is the true method of accomplishing a useful 

 agricultural education: And whereas, this cannot be accomplished 

 except where opportunities for both scientific instruction and full per- 

 formance of practical duties in the manipulations and economy of 

 the farm are afforded: And whereas, the memorial commixed to us 

 presents superior facilities to effect this object, by placing just so many 



