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STATE AaEICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 
Laws, is likewise provided for in section 6 of chapter 80 of the 
Eevised Statutes, which reads as foliows: 
r “ Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the said Executive Committee of the 
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society to collect, arrange and collate ajl the 
information in their power in relation to the nature, origin and preparation 
of soils, the cultivation and growth of crops, the breeding and management 
of stock, the application and character of manures and fertilizers, the intro¬ 
duction of new cereal and other grains, and other agricultural subjects, and 
report the same, together with a statement of their own proceedings, to the 
Governor of the State in the month of January in each year, to be by him 
laid before the Legislature. 
Now, it cannot bat be apparent that the preparation of such 
a report necessarily involves a vast amount of labor, which 
neither the Society nor the State can afford to expend in vain, 
And the inference is plain and legitimate that it is the inten¬ 
tion of the law said report should constitute a volume of con¬ 
siderable dimensions, and that it should be published hy the 
^tate, and in creditable style for preservation and use, and for 
distribution to other States in exchange for similar publica¬ 
tions. The Execvtive Committee are, therefore, unanimous in 
^ an expression of the earnest hope that the Legislature will so 
far appreciate the important work in which the Society is en¬ 
gaged as to establish and perpetuate a liberal policy in this 
respect. 
Wisconsin possesses vast resources of wealth. Indeed, for 
industrial capacity, it is surpassed by no State of equal area in 
the Union; and, accordingly, it should be the policy of the 
State Government to foster and strengthen all institutions and 
agencies faithfully and efficiently devoted to the promotion of 
its industrial interests. Especially is it important that this 
should be done in times like these, when the tendency is to 
forget that industry is the only real soruce of wealth—the only 
sure foundation of our strength and prosperity as a State and 
Nation. 
On behalf of the Executive Committee. 
J. W. HOYT, Secretary. 
