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students as can find sufficient profitable employment upon separate 

 and contiguous farms, with the owners thereof as practical instruct- 

 ors, while at the same time competent scientific instructions are af- 

 forded to all by a professor of agricultural science, and teachers of 

 preparative studies: Therefore, 



Resolved, This convention approves the plan presented in the me- 

 morial, and earnestly recommends its adoption where circumstances 

 will warrant. 



Resolved, The Orange County Scientific and Practical Agricultu- 

 ral Institute is vi^orthy the patronage of the public. 



And further, WJiei'eas, The necessities of this Institute for appara- 

 tus and other proper educational appliances are great, and as the 

 gentlemen engaged therein are proper and responsible men, there- 

 fore, 



Resolved, This convention cordially recommends it to the libera- 

 lity of the friends of agriculture and education for a share of their 

 bounty, and further commend it as worthy of legislative endowment 

 by the State of New-York. 



H. MEIGS, Chairman. 



Mr. Meigs then reported the following circular and memorial in 

 regard to the Agricultural Bureau, which were adopted : 



Riport of Committee on Washington'' s Department for Agriculture, 

 'to the JVational Convention of Farmers, Gardeners and Silk Cul~ 

 turists. 



JYew-York, October 13th, 1846. 



The committee of the convention to whom was referred the sub- 

 ject of a memorial to Congress, asking for the establishment of 

 "Washington's "Agricultural Department of Government," 



Respectfully report: That they have had the same under consi- 

 deration, and see no reason to alter their judgment; but every reason 

 to again endeavor to enforce that of the preceding conventions. 

 They have considered that General Washington's views on this sub- 

 ject have the same deep and noble character as when he gave them 

 to his country in one of his last messages to Congress. The com- 

 mittee here beg leave to repeat his most memorable words: — 



" It will not be doubted, that with reference either to individual or 



