THE CULTIVATOR. 
March. 
Agricultural Societies. 
United States Ag. Society. —The First Annual 
Meeting of this Society was held at Washington City 
on the 2d and 3d of February—Hon. M. P. Wilder, 
President, in the Chair, and W. S. King, Secretary. 
About 100 members were present, representing 19 
States. 
The President, in his address, states that an exten¬ 
sive correspondence has been opened with distinguished 
agriculturists and local associations, and suggests that a 
committee of the Society confer with the general go¬ 
vernment with reference to securing the co-operation of 
its functionaries in procuring information, and in the 
transfer of seeds and specimen products. He urges a 
closer alliance with kindred associations in all parts of 
the Union, and the importance of obtaining full reports 
of their transactions—also some alliance with the Ame¬ 
rican Pomological Society. He enumerates the facili¬ 
ties for usefulness which the location of the Society af¬ 
fords ; speaks of the need of some buildings, and more 
means for the accommodation and support of the organ¬ 
ization, and suggests that the patronage of the govern¬ 
ment would be desirable, and that the officers of the So¬ 
ciety might perform the duties of the Agricultural De¬ 
partment of the Patent Office. He advocates the full 
representation of our agricultural products at the World s 
Fair at New-York, under the direction of the Society. 
After alluding to some imperfections in the constitution 
of the body, the immense agricultural resources of our 
country, and the zeal which is being manifested in their 
development; the death of the c< Farmers of Ashland 
and Marshfield,” and that of the lamented Downing 
and Norton, in an eloquent strain, he closed his address 
with an entreaty to vigorous and harmonious action, for 
promoting the purposes of the Society, and rendering 
our nation “ the most intelligent, enterprising, virtu¬ 
ous, happy, and powerful people on earth.” 
The Society convened on the morning of the 3d, when 
the various Committees made their reports. The Con¬ 
stitution was so amended as to change the time of hold¬ 
ing the annual meeting to the last Wednesday of Feb. 
The following were elected honorary members: Presi¬ 
dent Fillmore, General Pierce, Samuel Appleton, 
Thomas H. Perkins, Robert G. Shaw, Edmund 
Ruffin. 
The special order, a resolution to memoralize Congress 
to establish a Department of Agriculture, was taken up. 
Mr. Calvert supported it. It was due that this great 
interest embracing four-fifths of our population should 
be represented in the Cabinet councils. Messrs. 
French and Mapes briefly advocated the resolution, 
when it was adopted unanimously. 
President Fillmore and Secretary Stuart now en¬ 
tered, and were received with marked attention, the 
members rising. 
The Society then proceeded to ballot for officers, and 
the following were elected: 
President — Marshall P. Wilder. 
Vice- Presidents . 
Ezekiel Holmes, Maine. 
George W. Nesmith, N. H. 
Frederick Holbrook, Yt. 
B. V. French, 
Josiah Chapin, 
S. D. Hubbard, 
Henry Wager, 
James J. Mapes, 
Frederick Watts, 
C. P. Holcomb, 
W. D. Bowie, 
G. W. P. Custis, 
H. K. Burgwin, 
John Witherspoon, 
P. M. Nightingale, 
Richard Jones, 
A. II. Begnes, 
A. B. Romar, 
Mass. 
R. I. 
Conn. 
N. Y. 
N. J. 
Penn. 
Del. 
Md. 
Va. 
N. C. 
S. C. 
Ga. 
Ala. 
Miss. 
La. 
Samuel Medary, Ohio. 
Robert Mallory, Ky. 
Meredith P. Gentry,Tenn. 
Joseph A. Wright , Ind. 
Stephen A. Douglas, Ill. 
R. Atchison, Mo. 
T. B. Flourney, Ark. 
J. C. Holmes, Mich. 
Simmons Baker, Fla. 
Thomas J. Rusk, Texas. 
M. F. Colbaugh, Iowa. 
A. C. Ingham, Wis. 
M. Horner, Cal. 
Joseph II. Bradley, D. C. 
J. M. Baird, New Mexico. 
H. II. Sibley, Minnesota. 
Joseph Lane, Oregon. 
Joseph S. Noyes, Utah. 
Exeutive Committee. —C. B. Calvert, John A. King, 
J. D. Weston, Moses Newell, Arthur Watts, Richard 
Peters. Cor. Secretary—J. C. G. Kennedy. Pec. 
Secretary —W. S. King. Treasurer —William Selden- 
The Treasurer reported the funds of the Soeiety had 
been augmented nearly $2,000 since his arrival yester¬ 
day. Dr. Elwyn presented a paper written by Prof. 
Booth, of Philadelphia, arguing that the analysis of 
soils, in the present state of chemistry, is of no imme¬ 
diate practical value to the farmer. Prof. Mapes said 
he stood ready to refute every position assumed in the 
paper, and stated interesting facts against it. After an 
animated discussion, the paper was withdrawn. 
On motion of Mr. Poore, circulars were directed to 
be addressed to home and foreign agricultural societies, 
proposing the interchange of publications. 
Annual Meeting of the N. Y. S. Ag. Society. 
The Soeiety convened in the Assembly Chamber, on 
Wednesday the 10th of Feb., at 12 o-'clock, and was 
ealled to order by the Secretary, B. P. Johnson, on 
whose motion Ex-President Beekman was called to the 
chair,—the President, Mr. Wager, being necessarily 
absent on a visit to the South, for the benefit of his 
health. 
After an opportunity had been afforded to those who 
desired it, to become members of the Society, the Sec¬ 
retary read the annual report of the Executive Commit¬ 
tee, which was of great interest, and presented the con¬ 
dition of the Society in a high position of influence and 
efficiency. 
The report of the Treasurer, Luther Tucker, showed 
the condition of the funds of the Society to be as follows: 
Balance in treasury, Jan., 1852,. $4,544 14 
Receipts from annual members,. 157 00 
“ from six life members,. 60 00 
“ at winter exhibition,. 38 75 
u from State Treasury, . 700 00 
‘ At State Fair,. 8,115 41 
“ interest on funds invested,. 412 06 
‘‘ from temporary loans,.. 1,969 83 
“ Mohawk bonds redeemed,. 3,000 00 
Amount due Treasurer,... . 75 71 
$19,072 90 
Expenses of Slate Fair at Utica,. 2,014 91 
County Surveys,. 439 00 
Trial of Implements at Geneva,.. 733 08 
Library and Museum,. 461 13 
Postage, &c.,. 219 10 
Incidental expenses,. 318 49 
Miscellaneous,. 675 48 
Salaries and traveling expenses,. 2,640 93 
Printing, &c.,. 234 35 
Rochester Fair, 1851, . S77 67 
Winter meeting 1852,.. 104 50 
Loan account,. 4.000 00 
—-$19,072 90 
Mr. White of Monroe, moved the usual committee 
of three from each judicial district, to nominate officers, 
and to recommend a suitable place for holding the next 
State Fair. On motion of Mr. Allen of Erie, after 
considerable discussion, the resolution of Mr. White 
was so amended as to confine the duties of the commit¬ 
tee to the nomination of officers. 
At the evening session, Dr. Beekman not being pre¬ 
sent, James Monroe, Vice-President, of the first dis¬ 
trict, was called to the chair. The committee on nomi¬ 
nations reported the following list of officers for 1853, 
who were unanimously elected: 
President—LEWIS G. MORRIS, Westchester. 
Vick Presidents. 
1. Richard L. Allen, New-York. 
2. William Kelly, Dutchess. 
3. George Vail, Troy. 
4. John B. Finlay, Saratoga. 
5. George Geddes, Onondaga. 
6. R. II. Van Rensselaer,.O tsego-. 
7. Joel W. Bacon, Seneca. 
8. Silas M. Burroughs, Orleans. 
Additional Members of Executive Committee —Theodore 
C. Peters, Genesee; J. T. Blanchard, Saratoga; Wm. 
Buel, Monroe; Chas. Morrill, Tompkins, and John A. 
Sherman. Jefferson. 
B. P. Johnson, Albany, Cor. Secretary. 
