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throughout the state, an earnest invitation to elect one or more 
delegates at their next club meeting, or annual fair in September, 
to attend said meeting; and the secretaries of said societies are 
respectfully requested to forward to the secretary of this society 
the names of such delegates as early as practicable, that corres¬ 
pondence may be had with them relative to the time of said meet¬ 
ing, topics to be discussed, etc. 
In behalf of Industrial Education, 
W. W. Field, 
Secretary Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
B. R. Hinkley, President. 
I trust all of the local societies have elected or will elect dele¬ 
gates to this agricultural convention. Send us one or more of 
your intelligent, active workers; men who are deeply imbued with 
the importance of industrial education, and who are thoroughly 
posted in topics which have been discussed before y our club or so¬ 
ciety. Let essays be prepared by such delegates, be read and dis¬ 
cussed by such convention. Also let questions be discussed rela¬ 
tive to experiments, or individual observations upon the farm, as, 
for instance, deep and shallow plowing, subsoiling, renovating ex¬ 
hausted soils, pulverization of the soil, new and improved seeds, 
value of different fertilizers, management of the soil so as to re¬ 
tain its original fertility, and the numerous other topics which 
would arise at these meetings. Then, sir, after these societies had 
done all the good in their associated capacity, that could be done, 
I would have the state society send delegates to the National Ag¬ 
ricultural Congress, composed of practical, observing and scientific 
men, who have made agriculture a profession; men who have 
wrung from the soil a portion of their worldly goods, and are wil¬ 
ling, anxious and able to impart toothers the manner by which it 
was acquired. 
Mr. President, with your co-operation and that of the intelli¬ 
gent members comprising the Executive Board of this society, 
with President Twombly and Prof. Daniells, of the State Uni¬ 
versity and Agricultural College, with the Morrow Brothers, of 
the Wisconsin Farmer , with active, industrial workers connected 
with our state and local societies, and with other scientific and prac- 
