THE 



Devoted to Agriculture^ Horticulture^ and the llomeliold Art8. 



Agriculture is the nursing mother of the Arts. 

 — XenopJion. 



Tillage and Pasturage are the two breasts of 

 the State. — Sully. 



FRANK. G. EUFFIN, Editor. 



F; G. RUFFIN & N. AUGUST, Prop'rs. 



Vol. XYI. 



KICHMOND, VA., DECEMBER, 1856. 



No. 12. 



JOURNAL OF THE FARMERS ASSEMBLY. 



The Farmers Assembly of the Virginia State 

 Agricultural Societ}^, met in accordance with 

 the call of the President of the Society on Tues- 

 day the 28th of October, 1856, at 10 o'clock, A. 

 M. 



Dr. Wm. S. Morton called the Assembly to 

 order, and on his motion, Mr. Charles B. Wil- 

 liams was appointed temporary clerk. 



Dr. Morton then moved that the house pro- 

 ceed to organise by the election of Speaker, and 

 nominated the Hon. William C. Rives of Albe- 

 marle for that of&ce. John R. Edmunds, Esq., 

 of Halifax, Avas also nominated, but withdrew 

 his name. The roll was then called, and Mr. 

 Rives declared duly elected. 



Messrs. William H. Macfarland of Richmond 

 city and 0. M. Crutchfield of Spottsylvania, were 

 appointed a committee to wait upon Mr. Rives, 

 to inform him of his election and escort him to 

 the chair. 



On taking his seat, Mr. Rives said : 



Gentlemen — I desire to express my very deep 

 and unaffected sensibility of this mark of your 

 favor and confidence, in the unexpected call to 

 become your presiding officer. I say without 

 the slightest affectation, that I do not feel wor- 

 thy of so exalted a position, when I see many 

 others around me who have rendered distin- 

 guished services in the great cause of agricul- 

 ture ; but since it has been the pleasure of my 

 brother farmers to bestow upon me this evidence 

 of their favor, I shall consider it a thorough ad- 

 mission into the family of farmers of Virginia. 

 However unM^orthy, be assured that I shall do 

 whatever I can, compatably with my limited 

 experience as a presiding officer, to assist -yow 

 in the accomplishment of the great work for 

 which you have convened, and of my anxious 

 desire to fulfil the expectations and promote the 

 interest of the agricultural community. 



Mr. R, W. N. Noland was then nominated 

 and elected clerk of the Assembly. 



On motion of Mr. Crutchfield, 



Resolved, That the rules of the House of Del- 



egates of Virginia, so far as applicable to th^ 

 government of this body, be adopted by the As" 

 sembly. 



Roll of Delegates to the FaRxMers' As- 

 sembly. 



Albemarle — Wm. C. Rives, Thomas J. Ran- 

 dolph, Franklin Minor, William S. Dabney and 

 R. W. N. Noland. 



Alexandria — Washington T. Harper. 



Amelia — R. F. Taylor, R, L, Booker. ■ 



Amherst — Dr. David Patteson. 



Appomattox — Benj. P. Walker. 



Augusta — S. B. Finley, J. Marshall McCue, 

 William M. Tate, James Bumgardner, James 

 Walker. 



Bedford— T. T. Saurders. 



Botetourt — Richard G. Haden. 



Brunswick — J. Ravenscroft Jones. 



Buckingham — Thomas M. Bondurant. 



Campbell — Bowling Clarke. 



Caroline — Daniel C. Dejarnett, Joseph Jesse. 



Charles City— Hill Carter. 



Charlotte — Wood Bouldin, John Marshall, 

 W^m. T. Scott. 



Clarke — Hugh M. Nelson. 



Chesterfield — James C. Gates, James H. Cox, 

 and Augustus H. Drewry. 



Culpeper — Richard H. Cunningham, 



Cumberland — James M. Austm, Dr. William 

 S. Morton. 



Dinwiddle— G. Hill. 



Danville — Dr. Thomas P. Atkinson. 



Fauquier — F. Lewis Marshall. 



Fluvanna — Dr. C. C. Cocke. 



Greene — Dr. John F. Early. 



Goochland — William B. Stanard. 



Halifax — John R. Edmunds, Thomas Watkins 

 and Richard V. Watkins. 



Hanover — Edmund Ruffin, Dr. Wm. R. Nel-, 

 son, Dr. T. P. Temple. 



Henrico — John li. Garnett, J, F, Childrey, 

 Sherwin McRae, B, J. Duval, J. L. Davis. 



Jefi'erson — Braxton Davenport. 



King William — Dr. Carter W. Wormley. 



King & Queen — Benjamin F. Dew. 



