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Show , . Attempts to Solve Farm Problems Are AreOlder AreOlder AreOlder Older Than the Nation Itself ; They TheyBegan Theybegan TheyBegan Began in Philadelphia 155 Years Ago , By : ELMO ILI\IO ILI IO CLMO \ SCOTT WATSONReleased WATSONReleased WATSON WATSONReleased Released by Western Nc Ne vspaper Un on ) , UCH matters as controllmg controlling control SUCH . " ling lmg the ravages ofin of mJunous infurious in m - ' junous furious insects msects and crop cropparasItes cropparasites cropparasites parasItes prevention of sOlI soil sOlIerOSIOn soilerosion soilerosion erOSIOn control of ammal animal ammalplant animalplant animalplant plant diseases Improvement improvementof of ofagncultural ofagricultural agricultural agncultural Implements implementsextension , extensIOn of crop rotatIOn rotatIOnand rotationand rotationand and promotion of soil SOlI man management management management agement may seem to be bestnctly bestrictly bestrictly stnctly strictly modern farm prob problems problems problems lems But , as a matter of offact offact offact fact , they are as old as the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States itself More Morethan Morethan Morethan than 155 years ago-even ago even ago - even be before before before fore Washington Washmgton s first m mauguralan mauguralan inaugural augural-an augural an - an agricultural agncultural so soclety society society clety ciety was formedin formed in m Phlladel Philadel Phlladelpilla Philadelphia Philadelphia pilla phia to study and suggest the thesolution thesolution thesolution solution of these and other otherpressmg otherpressing otherpressing pressmg pressing farm problems And AndbelIeve Andbelieve Andbelieve belIeve it or not , that organ organlzatIOn organization organization lzatIOn ization is still in existence eXlstence exlstencer exlstencerIt ' Societyfor It is the Philadelphia SocIety for Promoting Promotmg Agriculture oldest oldestfarm oldestfarm oldestfarm farm organization orgamzahon in m America Amenca Its Itsmembers Itsmembers Itsmembers members today continue contmue to add to tothe tothe tothe the sum of agricultural agncultural knowledge knowledgeas as did its pioneer founders a cen century century century tury and a halfago halt half ago The story storyof storyof storyof of the origin ongm and development of ofthIS ofthis ofthis thIS society is one of the most ro roI romantic romantic romantle I mantic agriculturalhistory agnculturalhistory chapters of agncultural agricultural agnculturalI I history historyI historyWith agriculturalhistoryWith I With the Revolutionary Revoluhonary war warI warsuccessfully warsuccessfully warsuccessfully I successfully concluded and the theI theindependence theindependence I mdependence independence of this country rec recognized recognized , ogmzed ognized Europeleaders by the nations nahons of Europe leaders throughout the states ex exchanged exchanged exchanged changed their implements of war warfor warfor warfor for the plow They endeavored to topromote topromote topromote promote a fondness for the pur purSUIts pursuits pursuits theyknew theyhnew SUIts of peace which alone they h-new h new knew - v w " "ould ould . ould strengthen the young youngnahon youngnation youngnation youngnationThe nahon nation nahonThe nationThe The man v " who "ho ho < ho galvanized galvamzed these theseIdeas theseideas theseideas Ideas mto into action achon for the progress progressof of American Amencan agriculture agnculture was wasJudge wasJudge wasJudge Judge John Beale Bordley To ToPhIladelphIa ToPhiladelphia ToPhiladelphia PhIladelphIa came Bordley aft after aftem after er em the war from Maryland where wherehe wherehe wherehe he had played a dlstmgulshed distmguished distmguishedpart distinguishedpart I dlstmgulshedI part in m the life hfe of the colon es esPhIladelphIa esPhiladelphia esPhiladelphia PhIladelphIa was then the capItal capItalof capitalof of the new republic and as such suchhad suchhad suchhad had the significance slgnmcance of Washmg Washmgton Washmgton Washington ton today Representative Representahve lead leaders leaders leaders ers from all the states were therehelping there therehelpmg therehelpmg helpmg form the new govern government government government ment The city was a center centerfrom centerfrom centerfrom from " which "hlch hlch ideas might be bespread bespread bespread spread throughout the landBordley landBordley land landBordley Bordley had been judge of the thei theadmiralty theadmiralty i admIralty court in m Baltimore Balhmore but butgave butgave butgave gave up this post when the Revo Revo- Revoluhonary Revolutionary Revolutionary - lutionary luhonary war broke out to de devote devote devote vote himself to his farms He Hemterested Heinterested Heinterested mterested interested himself in m a variety vanety of ofagricultural ofagricultural , agncultural agricultural pursuIts-stock pursuIts stock pursuits - stock rals rats ralsI ralsmg ratsmg raising I mg fruit frwt gr growing growmg wmg tobacco cuI cul cuIture culture culture ture and farm house construchon construction construchonWhen constructionWhen constructionWhen When the supplies suppl1es of the Conh Conti Conhnental Continental Continental nental army grew scarce he hekilled hekilled hekilled killed his cattle and sent the beef beefto beefto beefto to Washington Washmgton He contnbuted contributed contributedin contnbutedm m in other ways to the success of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Colonies Colomes He carried on ex expenments experiments expenments penments periments in m agricultural agncultural prac prachces practices practices hces tices and became an apostle of ofagncultural ofagricultural ofagricultural agncultural agricultural progress He had the theresults theresults theresults results of his Ius experiments prmt print prmted printed printed ed as broadsides and fastened fastenedthese fastenedthese fastenedthese these on trees where they mIght mIghtbe mightbe mightbe be easily seenrour seenTour seen seenFour Four rour Tour Signers of Declaration Dcclarahon DeclarationHe DcclarahonHe He associated himself with m in mfluenhal influential mfluential fluenhal fluential people in m Philadelphia Philadelphiaamong Philadelphiaamong Philadelphiaamong among whom he found many who whoshared whoshared whoshared shared his views on the necessity necessityof of increasing mcreasmg the knowledge of ofagnculture ofagriculture ofagriculture agnculture agriculture After discussing dlscussmg the theproJect theproject theproject proJect with many of these men menhe menhe menhe he called a meeting meetmg on February February11 11 1785 Twenty three attended attendedand attendedand attendedand and became charter members of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Philadelphia Society for Pro Pro- Promotmg Promoting - . moting motmg Agriculture Agnculture Among these thesewere thesewere thesewere were four signers of the Declara Declarahon Declaration Declaration hon tion of Independence - jtobert Jobert jtobertMorns J : RobertMorns obert obertMorris Morns Morris James Wilson Wllson Dr Ben BenJamm Benamm Benjamin Jamm ) amm Rush and George Clymer ClymerThere ClymerThere ClymerThere There were seven who had borne bornearms bornearms bornearms arms m the Revolution mcludmg including mcludmgofficers includingofficers includingofficers officers such as Gen John Cad Cadwalader Cadwalader Cadwalader walader Col George Morgan and andCol andCol andCol Col John NIxonSoon NixonSoon Nixon NixonSoon Soon after the society s orgam organi orgamzatIOn organization organization zatIOn two weekly newspapers newspapers- newspapersHall newspapersHall newspapersHall - - Hall and Seller s Gazette and andHumphrey andHumphrey andHumphrey Humphrey s Mercury-a Mercury a Mercury - a new pa paper paper paper per giving glvmg special attention attenhon to ag agncultural agricultural agncultural ncultural ricultural matters-offered matters offered matters - offered theIr theIrcooperahon theircooperation theirco-operation theirco operation co-operahon co operahon co-operation operation - - - by publishing pubhshmg publishmg arh arts arhcles artsdes articles cles des on its mectmgs meetmgs meetings and achVl active achVltles activeties activities activitiesAt tles ties tlesAt tiesAt At one of the earliest earhest meetings meetmts meetingson meetmtson ; -on on - on March 22 1785-the 1785 the 1785 - - the first con contnbuhon contributlon contnbution tnbuhon tributlon on an agricultural agncultural sub subJect subSect subject Ject Sect was offered It consisted of ofa ofa ofa a letter from John S ngleton of ofTalbot ofTalbot ofTalbot Talbot Md to his old neighbor neighborMr neighborMr neighborMr Mr Bordley about the chmch chinch chmchbug chinchbug chinchbug bug and how to control ItSponsored itSponsored it itSponsored Sponsored Essay Cssay Contests ContestsBecause ContestsBecause ContestsBecause Because of Judge Bordley s ad advanced advanced advanccd vanced age he declined declmed any of offlce offlee office flce flee m 111 the society when the per permanent permanent permanent manent organization was made made"Hence made"Hence madeHence "Hence Hence " " the group elected Samuel SamuelPovell SamuelPowell SamuelPowell Pov-ell Pov ell Powell . - 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