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 Agriculture, Home Manufactures and Commerce, ^i 
 
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 THROUGHOUT THE PUOVIN(^E 
 
 " Apiculture feods us, fo a grcnf oxtenf it clntliM us ; wiUiout it wc could j 
 
 rot have rrmnul'acture??, and wo should not hrun coininorcc. Tlieso a' .stand hf^^A 
 
 to{:ether, bu! they stand togetljcr like pillan in a ckisKjr, the larj^est in Uio **^^ 
 
 centrt', and that largest 18 agriculture."— //c*/i. l)anul Wtlnter. '• I 
 
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 FREDEUICTON, N B.: 
 
 rRi.NTED OV JAMES iiOUU, KCPOKTER QFriCI. 
 
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 For 
 
 INKW BRUNSWICK SOCIETY, 
 
 the Enouragcmcnt of Agriculture^ Home Mann- 
 
 fitclurcB and Commerce, throughout the Province. 
 
 Hill KDAIUND W. HEAD, BART., PATRON. 
 
 The Annua) Mooting of this Society at the County Court House 
 nil \V«dnvH(l<iy tho ^th instant, continued by the Meeting on New 
 Yeac'tf dHV, wuh held agrecalily to adjournment. The Prevident 
 took thu c)inir, and pursuant to notice given at the meeting in Octo- 
 ber ln«t, moved an alteration in the third article of tho Constitution 
 by rodiioin^ tho additional number oi' the Executive Committee 
 from twolvo to five, and »!.o Quorum from five to three, which 
 tltorntiuiiit wore nccondcd uid unanimously adopted, agreeably also 
 to notice, ho moved an alteration in tho sixth article of the Consti- 
 tution, by doing awuy with the June and October Meetings which 
 W08 aocondod and agreed to. The President then, as Chairman of 
 thu liiXucutive Committee Huhmitted an annual report of the So- 
 cittty'a doingn fur the information of the public, which was received 
 with approbation and ordered to be printed, of which the following 
 iaaCopy: — 
 
 Gkm-i.kmkn, — At the last meeting of the Executive Committee of 
 this Society it wus suggested that as Chairman of the Executive 
 Cominittoe I should prepare tho annual report and address, before 
 Inying down thu ollicn which I have the honor to hold in the Society. 
 I can hardly say that I have had sufficient leisure to do this in de- 
 tail, but fortunately, great part of it was already done to my hand 
 ill the fir.4l ropurt of the Society published in July last. After that 
 Report wuN i)ubliHh.^d it was generally distributed throughout the 
 Country, ami at the same time occasi)n was taken to solicit sub- 
 scriptions in nid of the Society: Mr. Kerr, whose professional duties 
 took him into moat oi the Counties, called public meetings iri almost 
 all of them and organi/.fd local Committees in seme of them for 
 co-nporating with the parent Society. By that means, and by sub- 
 sequent uurroHoondence with the local Committees, upwards of £100 
 have been collected, and the Provincial Grant of £200 made con- 
 tingently to tho cullcction of £100 by private subscription has been 
 secured. Our expenditure for the last year (chiefly for printing) 
 a* will bo seen by the Treasurer's report juat submitted, has 
 amounted te .£5'J 10s Id and the balance now to the credit of the 
 Society amounts tu ,£'il7 f>s lid. 
 
 An abstrac*. of lh« proceedings at the various County meetings 
 is given below, ind this will be heard with pleasure by all interested 
 in th« Society. 
 
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 Ai.ni:iiT.— A meeting wns held at Hopewell on the I9lh of July, 
 T. Gilbert, Eeq. V. P., Chairman, and f. B. Moore, Ksq., Secre- 
 tary. Mr. Kerr and various gentlemen addressed the meeting re- 
 garding the objects and coniititution of this Society, — whereupon 
 Resolutions were passed in favor thereof, and highly commending 
 its published Ueports: — A subucription list was opened, £5 were 
 immedintnly subscribed and Col. S. Clark has since paid contribu- 
 tions to amount of X'il 5s. 
 
 WictTMonLA.ND. — A meeting' was held in the Temperance Hall 
 of Dorchester on the 2«ith of July. Hon. E. B. Chandler, Chair- 
 man, and Dr. C. S. ThenI, Secretary. After various nddresscn, 
 resolutions woro passed commendatory of ibe Society, and a sub- 
 scription wns opens J to nid in carrying out its objects: tho sub- 
 scriptions received amount to £-2 5b. 
 
 Kent.— Owing to an unusual press of business before the Court 
 in Circuit nt Uichibucto it waa found imposflibJA during Mr. Kerr's 
 Slav in that pliico to get an evening disengaged fur u public mcclin^; 
 and consequently nothing was done at that time: Mr. Lay ton sub- 
 sequently reports that the County Agricultural Society has de- 
 clined to make any grant of money to this Society, as this whs the 
 lirst year of their existence, and their funds were required for local 
 purposes. He remits 58 as his ow.n subscription. 
 
 Uii«TionirciiK.— A Meeting was held in the Court house at Dnl- 
 houHie on the 27th of August, of which D. Stewart, Esq., V. P. was 
 chairman, and James S. Morse, Esq., Secretary. Mr. Kerr ad- 
 drstiscd tho meeting on behalf of the Sncioty, and after severul 
 speeches by gentlemen of the County, resolutions were passed ia 
 favor of tho society, and highly commending the measures adopted 
 by it fur tho general welfare of the Province. A subscription list 
 wns opened, and contributions to the amount nf £0 59 have been 
 paid to the Treasurer. The secretary of the County Agricultural 
 Society subsequently announced that that body dpclinea subscrib- 
 ing to the Hocisty on account of the difficulty of collecting their own 
 funds: he oflers however to co-operate and aflbrd all needful infur- 
 mation, 
 
 Gi.outRRTRR. — A meeting was held in BnlhursI Court House on 
 ijio Cth of September, of which F. Ferguson Esq. V. P. waa chaii- 
 inan, and T. Desbrisoy, Esq. Secretary. Mr. Kerr addressed tlio 
 ineeting in oxplnnntion of the objects of the Society and urged the 
 importance of improving the manufacture of cloth in that section of 
 the (/Ountry; resolutions were subsequently passed in approval of 
 tlie objects and constitution of the Society ; a comniittcc was appoint- 
 «d to co'onerate and promote the inlercBts of the Society in tho 
 County and to collect and remit subscriptions: Contributions receiv- 
 ed jCO 6s. lie v. fSco. Mncdonell on behalf of the local Committee 
 subseqaontly nnnouncesthat a Fulling mill is their chief object of 
 local importance, nnd that a committee had been appointed to collect 
 more information concerning it. H« further suggests that appro- 
 priations to local Societies in proportion to their subscriptions would 
 
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 utmwer bent; Me alxo think* that (lie Society would bo the proper 
 party to collect materials for trantmi^sion to the great ludustrial 
 tlxhibitioii of 1861. 
 
 NnitTiiuMDERLAND. — A meeting was held in the Mechanics 
 Institute of Chatham on the 14t!i September; Geo. Kerr, Esq., 
 Chairmon, and Mr. J. Macdougall, Secrt'ary. Mr. D. S. Kerr's 
 nildrrns and explanation of the Society's proceedings were very 
 warmly received, and it wati aftorwaids resolved unanimously 
 " that the objects contemplated by the Society are ofvital importance 
 (0 the welfare of the Province and demand the best exertions of 
 every lover of his Country to promote and extend those groat 
 Roiirces of National wealth and prosperity. " An influential Com- 
 mittee was appointed to promote the interests of the County, and to 
 ascertain what species of manulacturcs it was desirable to establish 
 and promote in that locality. Subscriptions reported by Mr. 
 McDougal £2 lUd. 
 
 A meeting was likewise held in the Court House of Newcastle 
 on (he lUth of September of which J. A. Street M. P. P. was chair- 
 titan, and E. VVitlistun, Secretary. Mr. Kerr having brought the 
 objects of the Society fully before their notice, a committee was 
 appointed to drad a series of resolutions, and the meeting adjourned: 
 nt the adjourned meeting on the 12th, thanks were voted to Mr. 
 Kerr, and a Resolution was passed highly approving of the Society 
 "embracing, as it does, three distinct brunches, which have a 
 mutual tendency to strengthen and promote each other, and which 
 arc all essentially connected with the welfare of the Province:" 
 a committee was appointed to collect subscriptions and to promote 
 tho objects of the Society in that locality, to co-operate with other 
 committees in the County, and to collect information in regard to 
 tlic establishment of a Carding, Fulling, and Dying manufactory 
 for woolen stufls under encouragement from the Society. 
 
 Subscriptions to the amount of £2 10s have been since reported 
 but not received. 
 
 Cari.bton. — A meeting was held in the Pi.hool House of Woed- 
 stock on the evening of Monday the 21th i.'i: ember, of which C. 
 Perley Esq., V. P. was chairman, and E. Jac >b Esq., Secretary, h 
 
 Various patriotic addresses were made by the gentlemen present 
 — at\er which the fcllowing Resolutions were unanimously adopted: 
 
 Rrsohed, That in the opinion of this meeting, it is the duty of 
 (he inlinbitants of this Province to encourage aad promote every 
 effort to render our people independent of Foreign aid, by support- 
 ing every reasonable attempt to manufacture within tho Province 
 those articles of common usn for which at present we are obliged 
 to Foreign aid, enterprise and skill. 
 
 Resnived, That in the opinion of this meeting tho means of 
 jrerioral improvement recommended by the New Brunswick Society 
 lor the encouragement of ogriculture Homo Manufactures and 
 Commerce, are well calculated to promote the objects of the Society, 
 
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 and that the Mid Society, is well deaerving of public confidonc* 
 nnd support. 
 
 Rttobtd, That the thanks or this mcetinj{ be given to D. S. Kerr. 
 Esq., for the address which he had inado tu the mooting and for hid 
 zealous KfTorls in the cause of Agriculture. 
 
 On the 36th of the sonio month Mr. Kerr addressrd the inhabitants 
 of Jackson-town, and was ably supported by J. Dibblce, P>q., and 
 others from the neighbourhood. The best feelings towards the 
 society were evinced and promises of aid and co-operation freoly 
 tendered. 
 
 H. E. Dibbtee, Esq., hns subsequently remitted the sum of jEll. 
 of which £5 were granted by the County Society, and X6 collected 
 Uy private subscription. The Society's grant was made on the 
 understanding that an appropriitliou of double the amount will be 
 made from the New Urunswick Sonivty to the County society, in 
 aid of some local object to be hereafter determined. " The repurta 
 of the society are eagerly sought for in that quarter," Mr. Dibbleo 
 observes, and a further supply is requested to be made. The mate- 
 rials for manure abound in that County, but he remarks that " tho 
 farmers lack the knowledge to opply them." Mr. J Dibbleo in 
 a letter dated Oct. SI, suggests that encouragement should bo held 
 out by the society for tiie manufactuer of cloth, and of farming 
 implements at or near Fredericton; the same grnlleman further 
 suggests that a cheap agricultural journal should be freely dissemi- 
 nated among the farmers if possible, and that the desire for 
 agricultural information is fust gaining ground in the County 
 of Carleton. 
 
 ScNBURT. — A meeting was held nt Miijorvillo on the I9th Oct. G. 
 Ilaywnrd, Esq., M. P. F. in the chair: Mr. Kerr explained the plans 
 and object of the society. These explanations were favorably 
 received and Mr. Hatheway V, P. has reported contributions to the 
 amount of <£! 10. 
 
 Charlotte. — A meeting was held in the Town Hall on tho 29tU 
 Oct. whereof Hon. H. Hatch, V. P. was chairman, and Mr. A. T. 
 Paul, Secretary. Mr. Kerr explained the object.s of the Society, 
 and after sundry addresses by the gentlemen present, resolutions 
 were passed concerning the objects and constitution oTtho Society, 
 the leading principles of which must have a direct tendency to 
 promote the best interests of the Province." A subscription list 
 was opened^ and a local committee appointed to carry out the ob- 
 jects of tho society. The subscriptions from this County amount- 
 ing to £\0 or JEIS! reported but not yet received. 
 
 St. John. — By invitation of R. Jardinc, Esq., PrcRidcnt of the 
 County Agricultural Society, Mr. Kerr addressed that body in their 
 Rooms at St. .Tohn on the 28tli Nov: Rcsc.lutions favounible to the 
 Society were passed, and a grant of X20 was generously inade in aid 
 of our subscriptions. 
 
 York. — By the kindtwss of the citi/cnsof Fredericton, iho memb<;r3 
 of the Legislature and others whose names will be published, we are 
 
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 jMiiibloJ to rc|K)rt niibttcn|)lions and doimtions to the amouiil of uhout 
 £45, of wliicli .1'5 woro pn s "iilcd by ihr rutroii of thu Socititj, Uiu 
 KxrcllfMiry llu! Lieutenant (Jovcrnor. 
 
 A viiiir uratifyin^ mcetin;; wuh Ii«'!(1 lit tlic! school house in iho 
 Harvey Hcttleniont on the MLst of Uctuher, of whicii Mr. U. Wilson 
 was Chairinun and Mr. J. Thomson sccretury. Mr. Kcit aiidiesBcd 
 ihfi nil oting in regard to the «)bjicts and constitution of li.e society, 
 find diMtrihutcd Ileports whioh wiirc very gratefully rnceiv(;d : Itcso- 
 hitions in favour of Furninr'n Clubs ond local mntitings for the discus- 
 sion of their own wants and objects were passed, and further aid ro- 
 ([uosted from the society. 
 
 No meetings wore held in King's, Queen's, or Victorio Counties, 
 and no contributions Imve as yet been reported from tlw nco. 
 
 On the whole then, it is ol)vious that the society has had the ap- 
 proval of tiio Friends of Agriculture, and Home Manufacture.i 
 throughout the Province, who liave signified that sentiment in a way 
 not to bo mistaken, and enabled it to n)eet the rather sevoro test to 
 which the principles of the a»soeiation were submttted by the Pro- 
 vincial liCgisIuture at its first establishment. 
 
 As there may be some difficulty in collecting the num of .£100 so 
 soon after this last years's quest, it may probably be deemed advisable 
 tu petition the I^egislature at this approaching session to make some 
 modification of the; terms upon which the I*rovincial alloMancc is madu 
 to tis : it would also bo desirable to have the names on all of the sub- 
 scription lists printed in full with the next rt^port of the Society ; and 
 tliat wo siiould faithfully redeem whatever pledges may iiavc b<!eu 
 made to the various local committees or County Agricultural nssoci* 
 ations. Public insp(;ction should be freely invited, and public co-ope- 
 ratiou most earnestly invoked. Our great permanent and abiding 
 interest as a people lias been too long overlooked or sacrificed to 
 others. It is higli time that an united effort .should bo made tosccuro 
 our own food and clothing from otir men soil, and until this can be 
 done, und proved to bo g(!nenilly practicable, it is hardly worth while 
 to invite new immegrnnts to make this Colony their home. At tho 
 meeting in April last sundry speciiU committees were appointed which 
 have not yet sent in any RejH)rls : this is easily understood when «•©• 
 consider how our proceedings were dependant upon the state of tho 
 su'jscripiiop lists. J'rom unavoidable circumstances these could not 
 be made up until lately, and hereafter wo moy expect the Reports ia 
 qiicstion which would be of great public utility. 
 
 At the last meeting of the Executive Cominitten it was decided 
 to leave the Provincial Grant of JC-2UU and the balance of the sub- 
 scribed funds of the Society unappropriated for the action of th* 
 now office bearers of tho Society; by hastily appropriating the 
 monies of tho Society they might have been misappropriated, but 
 if tlio income of the ensuing year, was as lar^e as that of the year 
 just rloacd, there will remain in tho hands of this Society a very 
 considerable sum, and which if properly administered may very 
 beneficially influence the cause of Agriculture, Home Manufucturo 
 
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 nnd Commerce omoiig iii; I would ventiiro l^ i*i»gg»'it that tlie mw 
 Kxecutivo Commiltco should at onco take up the luhjcct oClhe pro- 
 poicd fxpciidituro for lh<! ytur, mid Bubmit their plani apccifictlly 
 for the consideration nnd nppiovHl of the g»n<-rol meeting to bo 
 held in Fredi^ricton diiriii(i lli« s.llitig of ll»o Asurmbl)'. 
 
 The ditViculty in tliut cnsi; prolinltly would b« to io<i that poranns 
 Mnqiialified to vote did not do »o: thin, how.-vrr, might he got oyer 
 by getting the contributors to the Society's funds in ihe re»<pcctiv« 
 Countiea to empower nnd inslruct a dt-li-gnt* (wiio might bo proba- 
 bly a member of tho Li-^islatuic) to apfnlt uiid vote on tb« appro- 
 priations: by Home such nioiin:) llio ur:'.ed wittdom of tho I'rovinco 
 mipht be brought to bear direclly upon the encouragement moat 
 required for Agriculluro, Homo Manulnclnrv<i, and Commerce*, 
 this would also givo the manngrmont of tho Society into the hand* 
 of gentlemen from every difTcnsnt ■cction of tho country, and in fact 1 
 make it a IVovincial insli'ulion. 
 
 In the nt^ighboiiring States, nnd in some Countries of Europo 
 there is a burean or department of tho (Jovcrnment for the special 
 Bupcrintcndoncp of Agricnlturnl matters. I Bhould indeed rejoice 
 to aeo such an otHce in tliid I'lovince, and should augur the host 
 results from its institution, but in the mean time, until wo have such 
 a thing, some general asi<oeiation surh as our own for the purpose 
 of directing, stimulating, and promoting by every legitimate method 
 these great interests sccni to be impointively required. 
 
 The great majority of cur population are and ever must bo de- 
 pendent upon Ihe land for t4iclr subaiiitence; when tho lumber trade 
 fail^, as in time, it will iiiovitnbly fail — we must then settle down 
 steadily to Agriculture: in our devotion to lumbering hitherto, wo 
 have neglected farming and it is high time that another generation 
 should be rescued from that ignorance of Agrioullure as an art and 
 a science — which forces our farming population into the woods and 
 too often keeps them there slaves to an unprofitable employment. 
 
 The contin<»»^ncio.s of tho lunil)or trade are so greuf thnt success in 
 it can hardly bo doomed more thnn a mnltor of chance ; probably 
 however it is this very nncertainfy which gives it its zest, for, as Mr. 
 Fox remniknd of ganil)ling, " no.xt to the pleo-surc of winning there is 
 no pleasure so groat as thut of losing. 
 
 Farmers in most countries have n proverbial dislike for book 
 farming, but this prejudice gives way as general enlightenment pro- 
 ceeds, and the results of practices different from th(!ir own can be 
 fairly examined : this Society, then, should, I think, urge most strenu- 
 ously upon the Legislature to strike at the root of this degrading 
 ignorance : Agricultural nuuling sliould be provided for every school 
 in the Country, nnd an Agricultural education should be provided for 
 a population who have coin<^ exiirossly to get tluir living by and 
 from the soil. Tho want of this Agricultural element in the edueation 
 of a country like this wo:iUl argue that their rulers were as averse to 
 book farming as the far:ner3 of the old schools themselves. We 
 hope yet to see the day when the elements of Agriculture will form 
 
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 inoro or k'sn a \fnri of llio U'uoliing of ovcry common Nchuol, (Iromrtinr 
 School unJ l'oll«'R«! «n|)|)ort«;<I l»y public monr> in New HrimMwick. 
 SpociHl Agricultiiriil Hciioiils tiiid model faniiM «li -ii!<l wn corircivc nlao 
 Imvo furiy mul liberal i-nooumgrnifiit. It m;iy twciw to hr tlic into- 
 iVHt of the rommiTcial portion uf tlir commuiiiiy to keep our young 
 men ignorant of the dignity uiiH tin; dutirtj of the Knriner, and to 
 m-nd UK intiny of them uh poMNil)|i> into the !u(nl)er woodH, hut expori- 
 (00(3 has Hhown that most eonunonly the farm itself fulU into the hands 
 of the merchant, to whom however it is value Ichh; if he had fifiv or u 
 hinidred of llunn he would he no richer, for land hero iH only valunhio 
 to the farmer, and very few in this eountiy will ever think it worth 
 their while to breomo tenants on other men's land. The strong, thu 
 ixreat and paramount interest of thia coinitry must tl\erefore ever bo 
 iho Agricultural interest. 
 
 This Sof'iety miglit ulso usefully apply ilaelf to the collection of 
 Ai,'ric.ultunil statistics. We want to know the actual state of tl'.c' 
 ,\j,'rieultun' in every country and li> keep pace with its progress and 
 ilcvclopment from year to year : the A;rricultural Soeie-ties might 
 niider more complete accounts of this kind in their Hrmual reports to 
 llic Lr<gihlulure, and there ought to bo an annual al lacf of digest 
 or the rwporls of the several (?ounties so as to give a commonding 
 view of the state of the whole : wo think that tho duty of making sucti 
 It digest might properly be committed by the Legisluture to this us- 
 mx-iution. 
 
 Th'j subject of a Show nnd Fair \a an important one and demands 
 the most serious attention of tho Society : it would be very desirable 
 that one should Ik; held in 1851, although the charge connected with 
 It might be considerable. TIk; bringing of ukmi to (lether for a pur- 
 pose purely Agricultural — the prominence which the object thereby 
 tissumes in the eyes of the public — the cornpari.son of results — tho 
 communication of methods -the friendly counsel — the wholesome 
 stimulus of eneourngcment and competition — all these powerfully 
 tell in favour of advancement — and from year to year the improve- 
 ment proceeds. There are nonu I beli( \' who doubt the effect 
 which the Industrial Exhibition to be holden in i^.indon wilt have upon 
 llie arts whoso progress it has been designed both to attest and im- 
 prove. It is n matter of great regret llia» so little has been done in 
 r(!gurd to an exhibition of the resource's of this Colony at that great 
 show and fair. A Commissioner has been recently appointed to 
 forward such materials as may be designed for the Exhibition in 
 Lmdon, but the time allowed is now too siiort to do justice to the pro- 
 ject, and o considerable sum of money and some special cncouragc- 
 laent might have been advantageously applied in furtherance of this 
 obi(;.;t ; as early ns the month of May Inst this Society, in reply to a 
 communication from the Executive (Jovcrnment, slated that " it was 
 prepared to do all in their power to assist in carrying out so desirable 
 un object" nnd respectfully reijueslcd " to know particulorly how and 
 to whut extent the machinery of the Society could be rendered avail- 
 able in the case." On the 8th of July, however, it was announced 
 
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 bfTiciuUy " that the Government luitl no further ccmmunication to 
 make on the subject," whereupon the mi.itcr dropped. I am opinion 
 that \vc ouf^ht to have i)ul tlio cviilcnco whereon we rest our slale- 
 meuts as to the great nntiiriil resources of this Province into that 
 Court, and stood by llie decision : the Canadians luive coine nobly 
 forward, and undoubtedly, th«! substantial proofs of wealth in raw and 
 manufactured materials which they liavc stiit to England will tell 
 most materially in their favor. In that great Exhibition nf Industry 
 are the 1500 cubic feet of space reserved for New 13runs^\ ick to 
 rcmuiu a blank f 
 
 But to come from great things to small we have ever held that 
 public Markets tell tHrftually upon Agricultural improvement; and 
 it is a disgrace to the ^eat of tloveriiment that she has none. A 
 regular .Market on c;^rtain spec'fied days of the wt -k, to which all 
 farmers .should bo obliged to bring their produce for sale, would tend 
 very greatly to improve the quality of that produce : no good farmer 
 could refuse to show his, and the bad one would find it to hi;* interest 
 to adopt improved metlTods. Time would be saved both to the dealer 
 and consumer and tire farmer would rise from the position of n pedlar 
 or hawker to the dignity of a merchant. Should a public dinner in 
 connection with this Society take place during the session of the 
 Legislature it would prob ibly tend to draw all the friends of the cause 
 more closely together, to elicit such information and discussion as 
 could not otherwise be obtained, and to deliver a verdict upon tlie 
 improvement of the Agricultural produce for the year. It will be 
 matter of gratification to the writers of the varioua reports already 
 published by the Society to know they iiavc been most warmly 
 "welcomed everywhere and characterised as tlie very thing iIk; 
 Country wanted." One thousand copies were printed, of which 700 
 have been distributed; fifty copies were burnt in the late calomitous 
 fire, and 250 remain for distribution. From all quarters there are 
 demands for more and probably two or three times the number might 
 still be distributed with advniitnge. Every member of the Society 
 should properly have had a copy, and this must be attended to in 
 future, tl><' funds of the Society cannot be better expendcil than in 
 disseminating information; "Line upon line and precept upon pre- 
 cept" arc required ; slowly the good seed takes root and slowly the 
 fruit is matured ; we have the fullest ahsurance that the desire fer 
 information and improvement is becoming general among farmers, 
 and every one who aids thom must be regarded as the true friend of 
 his coiuitry. A scrii-s of useful pa])ers original or selected on the 
 Bubjsct most require d for the country at present should be prepared by 
 the Society, and distribnted — even gratuitously in cveiy quarter. 
 It is very gratifying to know tliat alrcaily the suggestions of the 
 committee on manures are being adopted in different places through- 
 out the Province, and ere long we hope that the principles therein 
 inculcated will be thorougly and familiarly known to every young 
 ngricuiturist in the country. A valuable report on immigration by C. 
 L. ilatheway, Es(|. V. P., is also recommended for early publica- 
 
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 tion ; and there will be work enough for the new Executive Com* 
 mittec in carrying but practically the suggestions contained in that o^ 
 the '^hcr reports now published. Premiums should also be oflfered 
 to parties who most completely developc the improvcrhent suggested 
 by Professor Johnston or contained in the Society's Reports. Wo 
 may b« permitted also to express our great gratification at the marks 
 una expressions of confidence reposed in this Society by the County 
 Agricultural Societies. Unity of action among the friends of Agri- 
 culture is most especially to be desired nt this time, and without 
 desiring in any way to control the County Socioties we do think that 
 nil alliiuicc with them would be for our mutual advantage. The 
 sphere is wide enough and we ought together to form one har- 
 moniouH whole. 
 
 In conclusion, I must congratulate the members of this Society 
 on the position which they have now gained, and to express my hope 
 and belief, that, starting from their new vantage ground they may be 
 able in a short time to give a decided impetus to the good cause of 
 Agriculture, Home Manufactures, and Commerce in New Brunswick. 
 
 J. ROBB, M. D., 
 ' ''"" Chairman of the Exeeutit'e Committet. 
 
 The Sttciety next proceeded to the election of office-bearers for 
 the present year which were chosen as fellows: — 
 
 Hon. Neville Parker, Master of the Rolls, President. 
 
 Robert Chestnut, Esq , Vice President for York in Fredericton. 
 
 Thomas Jones, Esq., Vice President for York in the country. 
 
 Robert Jardine, Esq., Vice President for St. John. 
 
 Hon. Harris Hatch, Vice President for Charlotte. 
 
 Calvia L. Hatheway, Vice President for Sunbtiry. 
 
 Rev. N. A. Coster, Vice President for Q,tieens. 
 
 Rev. W. E. Scovil, Vice President for Kings. 
 
 Hon. Amos E. Botsferd, Vice President for Westmoreland. 
 
 Hon. John W. Wddon, Vice President for Kent. ' 
 
 Frtncis Ferguson. Esq, Vice President for Gloucester. ' ^' 
 
 Dugald Stewart, Esq., Vice President for Restigouche. 
 
 Harry E. Dibblee, Esq., Vice President for Carleton. 
 
 Leonard R. Coombs, Esq., Vice President for Victoria. 
 
 Col. Samuel Clark, Vice President for Albert. 
 
 Rev. W. Henderson, Vice President for Northumberland 
 
 Dr. J. Robb, Corresponding Secretary. 
 
 Robert Fulton, Esq., Recording Secretary. 
 
 Joseph Gaynor, Esq., Treasurer. 
 
 Additional members.— Mr. Wm. Watts, Senior, David S. _„, 
 John A. Beckwith, John Gregory, and John C. Allan, Esquires. 
 
 In the course of tho Meeting the following resolutoins and 
 special committees were adopted and appointed. 
 
 Ist. Retohed, That the thanks of this Society, are due to itsdis- 
 tieguiahed Patron Sir Edmund W. Head, as also to its Presidenti. 
 Vice Presidents, office hearers, and te its various coDtributori and 
 
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 •upportart in th« rtupeclivo CountiM in the Proviac* Cor the liand- 
 tono manner in which they have sustained the Society from it* 
 conuneacement to the present time, — the Society hopes to prove 
 itscir deserving of these favours and solicits a continuance of such 
 valuable support. 
 
 2nd. RtMohed, That the thanks of this Society are justly doe and 
 are hereby tendered to the respective gentlevea, who have ren- 
 dered their prompt and valuable services in making the reports now 
 pubhshed, on various important subjects connected with the wellfaro 
 of the Province and the Society respectfully solicits theconlinuance 
 of these valuable labors. 
 
 3rd. Re$olvedt That the executive committee do without delay 
 exert their efforts to obtaiu donations and subscriptions for the 
 Society in order to obtain the Provincial Grant for the present year. 
 
 4th, Re$olvtd, That the executive Committee prepare and submit 
 a petition to the Gnvernment setting forth the impossibility of judi- 
 ciously expending the Provincial Grant of last year without an ex- 
 tension of tiine, owing to the lateness of receiving it, and praying 
 further time for such expenditure. 
 
 5tb. Reiolted, Thai the executive Committee prepare and submit 
 a petition to the respeetive branches of the Legislative, at the 
 opening of the session prayiug for a Provincial Grant, on less res- 
 trictive terms than now given, and that a special Grant of money be 
 left at the disposal of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor for 
 the Society's use provided it be found practical to hold a show and 
 fair tho present year, also that the Legislature will pass the Bill 
 prepared and aubmitted by this Society last session to regulate the 
 putting up of beef and perk within the Province for exportation. 
 
 QUi. Reiohtd,. That the corresponding Secretary du forthwixh, 
 eoriteipond with the office bearers of this Society in different parts 
 of the Province aa also with the Presidents of County agricultural 
 Societies and other individuala with the view of inquiring whether 
 in their opinion there be any particular subject or subjects deser- 
 ving the immediate altentipn of this Society and if so whether such 
 person or persons will consent to be named on a special committee 
 at any meeting of this Society to enquire and report on such sub- 
 ject at a subsequent meeting, and.that the corresponding Secretary 
 do report his doings tothis Society. 
 
 7th. Resolved, That the corresponding Secretary collect the 
 different subscription lists — alphibetically arrange the names of the 
 aubseribers under the head of the respective Countiea where they 
 reside and have the same published and distributed. 
 
 8tb. R/uttved, That the respective special Committees appointed 
 on various subjects, who have net yet reported, be continued, and 
 that the Executive Committee do urge them to send in their reports 
 without delay. 
 
 9th. Resolved, That the executive Committee do forthwith take 
 H)e necessary steps to obtain a amall library fur the Society's use, 
 especially of such books as may afford the most practical knowledge 
 (or dissemination not to exceed XIQ. 
 
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 U. Rtiolvtd, That the publishers of N«wspap«n is FNd«rielo« 
 an4 ether parts of the Provmce are respectfully re<|ueated to puUisli 
 the proceedings of this meeting as may bo famished to the firat 
 publisher by the Recording Secretary and that 50 extro eepioa of 
 the Amaranth, the Head Quarters, and the Reporter, reapootivoljr, 
 containing such proceedings, bo supplied to thia Soeiotj for distri- 
 bution. 
 
 SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 
 
 1. Re$»htd, That Dr. Robb, correspooding Secretory, aad 
 Robert Jardine, Esq., Vice President for St. John, bo a speeial 
 Committee to enquire and report to thia Society on or boforo tho 
 Meeting in April next, on the utility and effect of thorough and 
 other draining of lands in thia Country, as also on the most cheap 
 and practical mode adapted to the circumatanceoof this Province, 
 of doing the same. 
 
 3. Reiolved, That James S. Beek, and John A. Beckwith, Esqra., 
 be a special Committee to enquire and report to this Society on or 
 before the Meeting in April next, on the advantagea to be gained 
 by a proper rotation of crops in connexion with well managed farms, 
 and the best modern modes of doing the same. 
 
 3. Reiolvedy That Mr. Robert Gray, and Mr. Wm. Dayton bo a 
 special Committee to enquire and report to this Society, on or 
 before the meeting in April next, on tho completeness, economy, 
 and management of barns and stables in thia Province. 
 
 4. Resolved, That David S. Kerr, and A. T. Coburn, Esqrs. bo 
 a special Committee to enquire and report lo tlya Society oo or 
 before the meeting in April next on the utility and beat modes of 
 giving encouragement to settlers on new-land farms, and to tho 
 occupying and clearing up of wilderness lands. 
 
 5. Renolved, That John T^ Smith and James M* Adam bo a special 
 Committee to enquire and report to thia Society on or before tho 
 meeting in April next, and submit plans and estimatea for the erec- 
 tion of a Woolen Factory, in any suitble place in thia. Province, 
 where the same may be carried on with advantage, together witk 
 the most appropriate dimensions, the amount of capital required 
 for such erection-~as also the number of labourors—tho amount of 
 their wages and the additional capital required per annum for the 
 efficient carrying on of said factory; also tho amount of tho manu- 
 factured article produced and the available demand or market 
 therefor. 
 
 6. Ae«o{v«d, That the Vice President for St. John, tho corres- 
 ponding secretary, John A. Beckwith, William Watts, senior, Hon. 
 W. H. O'Dell, and Mr. Thomas R. Barker bo a apecial Committoo 
 to enquire and report to thia Society on or before tho meeting in 
 April next, whether r. Provincial ahow and fair can bo held in the 
 Province with advantage, during the present year, and if so, the 
 time place aad manner of holding the same and the probable ox-« 
 pence thereof, and with tho view of e!ii:iling further information,. 
 
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 t}i# ivbjett b« brought into diieuiiion, at th« mcetinj to be b«M 
 daring the nttiMS of the Legislatnre. 
 
 7. Resolved, That his Honor the President of this Society, and 
 the eorreaponding iiecretarjr be a special Committee to enquire and 
 report to this Society on or before (he Meeting in April next, on 
 the importance, as well as on the most practical and eflective modes 
 •f disseminating useful information, iu furtherance of agriculture, 
 home manufactures, and commerce in this Province. 
 
 ROBERT FULTON, Recording Secretary. 
 
 Rttolved in Executive Committee, That the Provincial Grant for 
 1850 be leA naappropriatcd until brought into discussion at the Gene- 
 ral Meeting to be held during the sitting of the Legislature in 1851, 
 and that the Executive Committee shall submit a scale of appropria- 
 tiona then at the said Meeting. 
 
 
 
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