1188 
that the members generaliy have evi eryr rea: be satisfied 
that this was a judicious appropriation of the finds of the 
o 
Society, and a thorough test of the advance of this most 
vy eden: branch of Agricultural Machinery 
=. Mesto’ «. the Society held. in the yard 
rporation of Newcas le d to 
men: ey e made at their annual sh e 
that in some instances facilities have nob been afforded 
Exhibitors for the conveyance of Stock at a le rat 
advantage of chalk and lime and gypsu um and animal may be a good reason for all this, but I uli 
neil of this Society, that n ve the. 
—on l.p al| me — b go they. guide, 
n. Iti n | that is. 
e 
salt—on T practice of green 
anuring—on tions of cro 
rers S subsoil ploughing; an 
ind thi 
s’ Tav 1838, sp 
which "tile Hig gland "Lociety had ben 
submit to the Cou 
groat sacrifices that have em inp i its 
admiringl 
agriculture, maktis th recs was inferior to that of 
England its equal, an rior. He also 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
[DECEMBER 10, 1864, 
ow * 
will en 
with thos 
age to say thi 
ver per of the. 
half, but. 
who, 
ety great. 
t cost and great personal labour id j responsi. 
r 80 
bility, have hitherto upheld it. 
clearly within the 
fee ng and this judgment by our c 
duc t has of c 
course 
And ifin am 
E 
$ 
A 
been under t the guidance of the 
eel certain that man 
| join me in askin, 
It will ofcourse be em understood that I have f 
of the membe 
iy d 
T} 
Tihe 
encIin; ri . 
the e Sheets will shortly be ready for distributi mongst agriculturists the cultu 
for the trial of quile, mae. MICE phe » hay Mni herr. in vocent y of particular etes It is 
and reaping machines, and horse-rakes, has been alrea areor or the 
placed wader the med — and prizes amounting mer that he, , 100, imagine ed no ot the eet ie 
to 4400. will be offered among these classes of Implements, and ociety p 
28151. for Stock in the d vow : - e en = pee Aud neither have 
The Council have hon twe to time Lg [Ma e any of our ned € itw as the 
various Com muni ions from ar sse. er aj 
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the substance of m ch | business of this Society to "ateres itse nop 
have been made public in e. ublished proceedings of the | Social question, such as middle-c ndi  edusstion. 
meetings at which they were re They have indeed fought altogether shy of great|the 
a fessor Simonds has bue a Lecture before the Mem- social estio the relati of-landiord and 
bers of the Society on Bank, Pox in Sheep, . > * » 
i ant—a — tural question, which lies a a 
lso tha ve 
and that Aher arrangements have been madè tending to the 
further development of the "E &rt in respect to the 
pathology of cattle, sheep and pig: 
sol 
Mz. J. C. MORTON, bj moving the Sdoptum e z m i 
ety G 
ns— | With anyt hing ik U 
ten: 
stam 
dise 
posi pes 
n “Cire 
; doubt wither the autores “there have sufficien 
might claim f orit. And other points aie be named 
eps of - voquesiondle A A I will eod 
rth: hat w een MÀ 
sages 
“Mr, ace mat ps 
y lot 
however, allu 
o 
to express the feeling of d for it i 
nothing Bieb with bine the members of this Society | 
have heard and will hear of the sudden d Sid - their | 
late co. e gue and fellow-member—John Fowle 
taken my: a yer the very iin a 
TOs as he was pe ing | 
concerned. 
however, be replied—and although I do not 
which agri inte is "d am or l ncidontally or 
d 
It may, 
think it y Lee here, "we ipm sympathise n= M 8 
y spirit of the rejoi — erhaps be re 
even if I am able to undertake my dco 
realy Eee qua that the Colleg 
comes into the these remarks. 
nts is certainly yae glaring Lr of the way E vig 
te n 
a indeed — 
the v 
it , 
* Ata aay nites our Char s not fo bid o teu 
| taking the promotion "i middle e-class education, and | 
e gr 
Society. Still less, however, do I want to see the 
whole middle-class education of our country districts 
t d as showin g my entire o miako thoa ; 
in thisn mentia EM I haye: takon ues doubta very 
D n O 
id labour 
ster, I very much 
asus eir case to m« 
Their cas 
epartment on t 
if it would p - be para use to do this, 
— be ll done by the Agricultural 
ork is | 
Soa “i » 
| To t this, however, one rejoinder is:—The w 
ay € non er. The Society of Arts has ene 
work in this matter, and I suppose its die 
„Wha 
ias 
| by the organ isati ion 
I do sad 
ie duty whioh the een pa 
sound profe — agrioultural educatidll 
of amin natio 
whe t I believe to be 
s upon us, is the 
s by the 
w of what useful- 
world, = how serviceable 
x m his life has 
fer of 
to the 
ability, the untiring E ue = gs exuberan 
energy ¢ of which we now c plore the i3 1 cannot doubt 
y we shall hay our xs 
ber En t, and from in of our leaders Iw impres 
testimony to the grievous and distressing los 
success is € be held out. = our example. ut t 
c with itself rd 
| | hundreds es institutes, a 
| organised e. a local agency ae] over the the form 
e 
"We 
the Royal Agricultural Calg, but every o 
pro! 
tution which 
ae Farmers’ “Clubs “at this county. 
pastel eens m — 
useful © 
ei heve fa tot uu Pese at 
| MER of Arts possesses, 
Las 
our command which the | o NE 
other ins sti- 
hereafter 
outvoted in 
he 
win p a Maus AM in the hope, as it seemed to 
e Counei 
e ee 
course e. alone. And [c we me, that meanwhile the Ca seri of t 
Society might 
il or the 
wards 
mately taking met in that grea 
educ 
our Soci isty has thus sustained. 
I turn now to the iet of Agricultural Education. | 
I called attention last Decembe r to the fa ct that the 
promotion of 
9 rther discussion se wes point, he say 
7^ the ere is S ay s nn . nogldotedz —duty which the | 
Charter pros uq 
| ce certainly has e prior r claim « on cur attention. 
Charter as one of the objects for which we are incor- | 
porated, and I then pointed i that up till then 
nothing whatever had been don in dischan 
eg tat is that duty to be discharged ? 
| more in a answer to that ques estion. Certainly at by. the 
e done, vili or 
ed entire credit— 
Eee 
those vera plans I i oF 
fa 
by such guidance and such stimulus offered to those 
There are agricultural schools in this country.  Letit 
be known that the Society recognises them, and will 
p to the 
Charter which I pointed oot ^o 
enable them Sa ÁN 
middle-class 
dis tr’ riets. It is 
mposi le 
ent for 
y which e ore and 
t 
tional i 
| 
ro it wo uld be to give — 
kc 
erem iron of 
1. thelr detesicunpn i 
E 
are de 
Ma their suppor And tha 
been — tit 
the c mmu 
tence of thins 
The one 
[4 
ure to ask my brother members whether | 
they think that the 
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st be 
believe it is for the first time in these rooms: 
e e large i ed 
ti 
ent on the cultivation of the land 
n i |W. 
ed fi 
l education for agriculturists, the kn y cosa 
other asks for a report on middle-class education for | at Southampton to enlist the sympathies of E | fessional e 
will grow both in nu 
of effort for 
w bot mber and effici ney. 
sowed to say— although, Get Ww say, mi 
—There 
are unable to take care Y themselves 
that in which they are labouring ; and, in particular, 
ates ah 
than 
motives of 2s 
uU 
distinction by on labours in it, should want t 
of the Socie eting a pto 
A... See eiim is incorporated br Royal 
we educates 70 students 
ight educate fiios dui number. 
ppm equipped school of agriculture; 
Bat t 
We Ses 'among wd 
S 
PA sett or 
ment 
ost praiseworthy labours it was oh 
Society in its behalf at that time, "n 
in 
Mer Educa Kon 
fontaine pe us and f 
the idan 
Tes this subject, 
that one gront motns we can. 
one great es 
ef 
red | HT ae orm. This 
E p credit to then 
n th 
this c 
nent of tt 
tm ay 
r Cou neil—one t 
is 
the practical agrioultaro | 
do by seeing to the pro 
but it t has nothing 
sih E 
:A41 
himself felt that ps had nothing but dn y 
o trace or record of his miet 
an object which this Society either should or 
k it is It s 
on is 
n 
we Merl all wi 
I iem the pad ing Tid à ace ven ante 
e ra 
see 
e volumes of A n Ser 18 no 
mes ing to the 
seem in d 
lin 
s index thes poi 
Royal | Agricultaral College. So prera tane Bei was 
n Mr. Hollaud, 
pw in connec- 
n his recent 
| Education to aa the attention 
the atmosphere of P m that o 
to whom we owe pre 
n Agricult tu 
dr 
epe anton [ex 
l education 
hé Á— mbers e only school in 
of the ew complete agric XE 
is at this woes som to bs had. 
per, — a! of the Co 
— z the last vo iara 
rs could hav 
retext after |* 
ther postponed sary the r is een to with- 
eni, ae 
ures—oa the 
draw it, Of c 
I now beg 
adopted —end ^an 
o that the Japon now read be 
promot 
of professional 
to 
agricultural education he Berimy: recommended 
the attention of the Council. 
Mr. poss d pce. uy. the motion, observed that that Mr, 
r time at such length, yet D 
men! 
poe fign 
tom 
submit to in atteuding th 
at Newcastle had been evorpthtug that they 
that he should be wanti 
acknowledge the excellence of the ai 
rse I admit it as possible that there }oscasion, both by the railways and the tow 
» felt 
ng in his duty 
dee 
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