The industry and perseverance of this gentleman, in examining and eluci dating this important branch of Agricultural economy, will, when properly understood and appreciated by our Pennsylvania sheep farmers, do much towards promoting a proper system of breeding and management of the dif ferent varieties of sheep. The collection of wools exhibited comprises about twelve hundred specimens, from various parts of the world. About four hundred of them are from a collection of Saxony wools, presented to Mr. Brown by the King of that country, embracing varieties from the principal sheep growing districts of the Kingdom. There are upwards of one hundred varieties from various parts of the United States, among which the committee are pleased to find many from our own Pennsylvania sheep farmers, which, for fineness of staple and excellence of quality, will compare favorably with those from any part of the world.

Evans & Watson, of Philadelphia, exhibited and tested by fire, to the full satisfaction of the committee, their fire-proof safe, a premium of ......

.... $5.00

Moses L. Woodward, of Chester county, for improved breaks for. wagons and carts, a premium of...

To Mrs. Sarah Cox, of Iowa, for embroidered child's sack...

To Mrs. Louisa Coffee, of Lancaster, for a very handsome case of

infant shoes-a Diploma

To Samuel Graff, of Lancaster, for best satinetta Diploma.

R. W. Addis, of Lancaster, for best daguerreotypes-a Diploma.

2.00

2.00.

The committee would respectfully submit this report to the Executive emmittee.

ROBERT T. POTTS, Chairman,

JAMES CREGSON,

JOSEPH KONIGMACHER,

GEORGE W. HALE,

E. W. HALE,

LEWIS LEVIS.

To the President and Officers of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, now meeting at Lancaster:

Your committee, appointed to examine articles under Class 29, or 2d Class of Unenumerated Articles, would respectfully report that they have attended to that duty, and beg leave to make the following report:

Two large urns, marked on the lid silver, but which were plated, presenting no novelty, except, perhaps, antiquity. Deposited by Thomas E. Shull, of Mifflin county.

By Diffenbach & Keneagy, Strasburg, samples of iron railing-Diploma.

By John W. Wilson, Lancaster city, several specimens of marble work, for which we recommend a Diploma.

By C. Kieffer, of Lancaster, one cast iron sofa, one cast iron chair, one cast iron tree box, one cast iron pannel of fence, one wrought iron gate. The gate was very well made and the castings good. We could not ascertain whether the designs were original or borrowed. Recommend a Diploma.

By T. H. Burrowes, Lancaster city, two sets of school desks and chairs-a Diploma.

By L. Haldy, Lancaster city, one tombstone of Rutland marble a Diploma. By Lewis Bridge, York, one parlor stove.

By Alexander Bradley, Pittsburg, three parlor cottage Franklin stoves, two cook stoves, and one coal stove. The Franklin stoves were neat in design and workmanship, and the arrangement of the dampers and blower were very convenient and superior, and for them we would recommend the first premium of five dollars.

By Wm. Brady, Mount Joy, one case mill picks, axes, &c. The display was the best, the articles well finished, and to all appearances such as would reflect credit on any establishment, and for them we would recommend a premium of five dollars.

By Henry Brinkman, of Lancaster, cne cooking stove, most of it wrought iron. We could not, in the absence of the maker, discover any peculiar quality about it.

By George D. Sprecher, Lancaster city, five stoves-very good article.

By Samuel Haines, of Cumberland county, two axes and one hatchet. These appeared to be good articles and well formed, though not as highly finished as others exhibited - Diploma.

By Russel & Geiger, Lancaster city, display of stoves made by North, Harrison & Chase, and Abbott & Lawrence, of Philadelphla -a good display of well made articles.

By J. C. Middleton, one dozen knife and scissor sharpeners.
All of which is respectfully submitted.

LANCASTER, October 21, 1852.

W. O. HICKOK,

P. R. FREAS,

JAMES S. HUBER.

AN ACT

TO INCORPORATE THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby anaited by the authority of the same, That George W. Woodward, James Irvin, E. A. Thompson, Frederick Watts, T. J. Bigham, and others, who have subscribed the constitution lately adopted by a convention assembled at Harrisburg to improve the condition of Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Household Arts, be,. and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate in law, by the name of "The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and have capacity to sue and be sued, and may have a common seal, which at their pleasure may alter or renew; they may take by gift, grant, devise, bequest or otherwise, lands and tenements, goods and chattels, necessary for all the purposes for which the society was instituted: Provided, The annual income the.efrom shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, independent of annual contributions by members, and the same to convey, lay out, apply and dispose of for the benefit of the said society as they under their charter and by-laws may direct.

SECTION 2. That the members of the said corporation shall have power to make and enforce such constitution and by-laws as may be necessary for the good government of the Society, and the same from time to time to revoke, alter and amend, as they may think proper: Provided, That the same shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State.

SECTION 3. That the sum of two thousand dollars out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same is hereby appropriated to said Society; and annually hereafter a sum of equal amount to that paid by the members thereof into its treasury, affidavit of which fact, and the amount so raised by the treasurer of the society, being first filed with the State Treasurer: Provided, Such sum shall not exceed two thousand dollars in any one year.

SECTION 4. That when any number of individuals shall organize themselves into an Agricultural or Horticultural society, or any Agricultural or Horticul tural society now organized within any of the counties of this Commonwealth, shall have adopted a constitution and by-laws for their government, elected their officers, and raised annually by the voluntary contribution of its members any sum of money, which shall have been actually paid into their treasury, for the purpose of being disbursed for the promotion of agricultural knowledge and improvement, and that fact be attested by the affidavit of their president and treasurer, filed with the commissioners of the county, the said county society shall be entitled to receive annually a like sum from the treasurer of

their sard county: Provided, That said annual payment out of the county funds shall not exceed one hundred dollars: Provided further, That but one such society in any county shall be entitled to receive such appropriation in any one year under this act.

SECTION 5. That the president of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, who shall receive or expend any of the moneys hereby appropriated, shall annually on the first Monday of January, transmit to the Governor of the Commonwealth a detailed account of the expenditure of all the moneys which shall come into his hands under this act, and stating to whom and for what purpose paid, and a copy of the said report shall be transmitted to the Legislature at as early a day as practicable, and the original shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth; and the presidents of the several county agricultural societies shall annually transmit in the month of December, to the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society all such reports or returns as they are required to demand and receive from applicants for premums, together with an abstract of their proceedings during the year; this act shall at all times be within the power of the Legislature to modify, alter or repeal the same.

CONSTITUTION

OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, AS AMENDED THE EIGHTEENTH JANUARY, 1853.

The name of the Society shall be the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society. The objects of this society are to foster and improve Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Domestic and Household arts.

SECTION 1. The Society shall consist of all such persons as shall signify to the Executive Committee their wish to become members, and shall pay to the treasurer, on signing the constitution of the society, not less than one dollar; and annually thereafter not less than one dollar; and also of honorary and corresponding members.

The officers of County Agricultural Societies in this State, or delegations therefrom, shall be members ex-officio of this society.

The payment of ten dollars shall constitute life membership, and exempt the members so contributing from all annual payments.

SECTION 2. The officers of the society shall be a president, a vice president from each congressional district, three-fourths of whom shall be practical Agriculturalists or Horticulturists; a treasurer, a corresponding secretary, a recording secretary, a librarian, an agricultural chemist and geologist, and such assistants as the society may find essential to the transaction of its

business; an Executive Committee, consisting of the above named officers, and five additional members.

DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS.

SECTION 3. The President shall have a general superintendence of all the affairs of the society. In case of the death, illness, or inability of the presi dent to perform the duties of his office, the Executive Committe shall select a Vice President to act in his stead, who shall have the same power, and perform the same duties as the president, until the next annual meeting.

VICE PRESIDENTS.

It shall be their duty to take charge of the affairs of the association in their several districts; to advance all its objects, to call upon farmers to report as to the condition of Agriculture in their neighborhood; to ask for information as to the modes of cultivation adopted by different farmers, and as far as in their power to make known the resources of their districts, the nature of its soil, its geological character, and all such matter as may interest farmers in every part of the State.

TREASURER.

The Treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys paid into his hands, and shall pay bills when audited and approved by the Executive Committee; each order for payment must be signed by the president or chairman of the Executive Committee.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.

The duty of this officer shall be to invite a correspondence with all persons interested in Agriculture, whether in the State of Pennsylvania or elsewhere, but especially with our consuls in foreign countries, that new seeds, vegetables or live stock may be introduced; and their fitness for cultivation and propagation in our climate be tested. At each stated meeting of the Society he shall read his correspondence, which shall, either the whole or such parts as may be selected by the society, form a portion of the transactions.

He shall also correspond with the president or other officers of each State Society in the United States, at least twice in the year, for purposes of combined and mutual action, and to be informed of the result and progress of each other's efforts; also, to invite mechanics to forward models or implements for examination and trial.

The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of the society and of the Executive Committee; at the close of each year he shall prepare for publication, such parts of the minutes and transactions of the society as may be designated.

The Librarian shall take charge of all books, pamphlets, &c., belonging to the society, and shall act as curator to preserve seeds, implements, or whatever property the society may possess.