A letter was received from B. P. Johnson, Esq., of the New York State Agricultural Society, announcing the appointment of the following gentlemen as delegates to the Ohio State Fair: James Wadsworth, (Ex President,) Hon. E. Risley, T. C. Peters, H, W. Rodgers and Hon. Henry Wager; also, the following gentlemen as delegates to the Pomological Congress at Cincinnati: Lewis F. Allen, P. Barry, A. J. Downing, Dr. Herman Wendall, J. W. P. Allen, C. Downing, J. W. Bailey, Benjamin Hodge, A. Fahnestock, and I. I. Thomas. Whereupon, the Board appointed the following gentlemen as delegates from Ohio, to attend the Fair of the New York State Agricultural Society, to be held at Albany, September 3, 4, 5 and 6: M. L. Sullivant, (President,) Dr. A. Watts, F. R. Elliott, James Douglass and Wm. Resor. PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE BOARD AND AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION, December 4th, 1850. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. DECEMBER 4, 1850. In compliance with the provisions of the law creating the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, said Board met this day, in the Council Chamber, in the City of Columbus. Present-M. L. Sullivant, President; S. Medary, Treasurer; M. B. Bateham, Corresponding Secretary; Messrs. Arthur Watts, J. G. Gest, John M. Edwards, C. Springer, F. R. Elliott, and J. T. Pugsley-9. The President called the meeting to order. The reports from the different committees were not ready for presentation, with the exception of the Treasurer's report. This report exhibited a very flattering condition of the finances of the Board. The receipts during the year, from all quarters, amount to $13,000; the expenditures to about $10,000-leaving about $3,000 in the Treasury on the 1st of December, 1850. The Premiums offered by the Board amount to about $3,000; those awarded at the Ohio State Fair, to $1,640; paid by the Treasurer, $1,398-leaving of Premiums unpaid and subject to the order of the parties interested, $216. J. G. Gest, Esq., offered the following resolutions, prefacing the same by a few appropriate aud eloquent remarks, giving a brief sketck of the deceased, and of his invaluable services as a member of the Board: WHEREAS, our late colleague, Darius Lapham, died of cholera in the city of Cincinnati, in July last, whilst he was engaged in the discharge of the duties incumbent upon him as a member of the Board, and of its Executive Committee, in preparing for the State Fair : and, whereas, it is proper that one who was so worthy and devoted in all the relations of life, particularly to the cause of Agriculture, should be remembered; therefore, Resolved, That in the death of our late associate, the Board lost one of its most valuable members, the cause of Agricultural improvement in Ohio one of its earliest and most intelligent and efficient friends, society a valuable citizen, and his family a kind-hearted, devoted, and exemplary head. Resolved, That the Board deeply regret his death, and sincerely sympathize with his surviving family and friends in the irreparable loss. Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the volume of transactions of the Board for the current year. Resolved, That the President forward a copy of these resolutions to the wife of the deceased. They were unanimously passed, and ordered to be recorded in the minutes of the Board. Adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met at the same time and place the delegates from the County Agricultural Societies of the State met in convention. The Council Chamber being too small, the Board and Convention adjourned to the Hall of the House of Representatives. The President of the Board stated the object of the meeting, and reading the section of the law relating thereto, called for the names of delegates present from the County Societies; whereupon the, following gentlemen appeared as delegates: S. PLUM. A. CAMPBELL. S. R. S. WEST. E. GASKILL. T. W. PEACOCK. P. ADAMS. D. MCLAIN. WILLIAM H. TRIMBLE. DAVID JOHNSON. W. W. MATHER. J. A. DODDS. J. H. HITCHCOCK. On motion of John Boyd, Alex. Waddle, of Clark, was elected Chairman. On motion of J. A. Dodds, John Boyd, of Greene, was chosen Secretary. The delegates then proceeded to an election of new members of the Board, in place of Messrs. Bateham, Springer, Edwards, Gest, and Watts, whose term of vice had expir d. Also, for one member in place of D. Lapham, deceased, to serve for one year: 3-AG. REP. After balloting by general ticket, the result was the election of the following gentleme as Members of the State Board of Agriculture, to serve for two years, as prescribed by law: ALLEN TRIMBLE, of Highland; J. M. EDWARDS, of Mahoning; To serve for one year: SMITH HOLLOWAY, of Belmont. Mr. Trimble, of Highland, offered the following resolution : Resolved, By the Delegates of the County Agricultural Societies of the State of Ohio, that the State Board of Agriculture be requested to appoint Prof. W. W. Mather, Corresponding Secretary of the Board, and Agricultural Chemist of the State, with a fixed salary of $1,000, to be paid out of the funds of the State Board; which, after some explanatory remarks by Mr. Trimble, was adopted. Mr. Peacock, of Guernsey, offered a resolution asking the Legislature to pass a law that the expenses of the Delegates of the county societies attending the annual meetings of the State Board, be paid out of the funds of the State Board. After some discusssion by Messrs. Peacock, Gest, Andersor, and Hendricks, it was withdrawn. Mr. Dodds, of Warren, moved a reconsideration of Mr. Trimble's resolution, which was carried; and on motion, was laid on the table. Mr. Lawrence, of Logan, offered the following preamble and resolutions: WHEREAS, The vast and varied agricultural and industrial interests of the United States would be greatly promoted by the formation of a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, either independent of or connected with some department of the General Government, consisting of Delegates appointed by County Societies, or on behalf of the State Boards of Agriculture, where such Boards may exist; Therefore, Resolved, That the President of the State Board of Agriculture prepare and report to the General Assembly, in the annual report for the year 1850, a plan for the formation of a National Agricultural and Industrial Society, and that he also transmit a copy of the same to the Governors of the several States, with a request that they co-operate in the formation of such society. Resolved, That so soon as the President of said State Board shall deem it expedient,he is hereby directed to call a meeting, at some |