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Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
Whereas, We believe that if the suggestions were carried into effect in the spirit 
proposed, a compilation of historical facts could thus be secured of incomparable 
value for all future time; therefore, 
Resolved , That for the purpose of certainty and uniformity, this convention recom¬ 
mend that each county agricultural society within the State, at its first and earliest 
meeting, appoint a suitable and competent person to perform this duty. 
Resolved , That we also recommend that these papers, when so prepared, be for¬ 
warded to the Secretary of State, and by him filed for future reference, or be pub¬ 
lished, as may be determined. 
Resolved , That the secretary of our State Agricultural Society be directed to for¬ 
ward a copy of these resolutions to the president or secretary of each agricultural 
society in the State, and urge action thereon. 
Resolved , That the Society earnestly ask a return by the United States postal-de¬ 
partment to the rates of postage on all third-class mail-matter, which obtained be¬ 
fore the amendment passed at the last session of Congress; and that our secretary be 
instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to each member of Congress from 
this State. 
Resolved , That this Society memorialize our Senators and Representatives in Con¬ 
gress so to extend the scope of our signal-service as to give the benefits of its obser¬ 
vations and deductions to agriculture, by sending warning to every telegraphic sta¬ 
tion of the approach and probable extent and severity of such storms as may occur 
between April and November; and also the cold-waves, their path and probable 
severity. We hope, also, they will make every practicable effort to extend one cir¬ 
cuit of observation around the entire great circle of the globe, in our own general 
latitude, without which no philosophical observations of the weather can be con¬ 
sidered in any degree complete. 
Resolved , That the secretary of this Society be instructed to transmit a copy of the 
report of this committee to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. 
Mr. Benton called for action on the first resolution, relative to 
an agricultural paper. 
Mr. Orledge: It seems to me that with the exception of one or 
two resolutions here that it would he entirely imprudent for us to 
act upon the others. This one with regard to taking measures to 
establish a paper is one that I am directly and personally interested 
in. 
Mr. Anderson: Is it to establish, or to encourage to establish? 
Mr. Orledge: To establish one. I think, gentlemen, that that 
resolution may be laid aside, and for this reason: I have been in¬ 
vited by two gentlemen to take an interest in a paper. One offers 
me any thing, without being definite, as to what any thing means 
that is reasonable, if I choose to take a part with him. The other 
offers to find the money, do the labor, and work of editing. He is 
a practical printer, a good editor, a respectable, conscientious man, 
