▁dispatch ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁for ▁garden ▁se eds ▁and ▁fruit ▁trees ▁for ▁the ▁Des er et ▁Gard ens . ▁It ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁industry ▁that ▁the ▁Society ▁imported ▁se eds , ▁trees , ▁and ▁plants ▁from ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Bat avia , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁other ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁The ▁Society ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁designated ▁recip ient ▁of ▁se eds ▁and ▁plants ▁distributed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pat ent ▁Office ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ' s ▁president ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁appoint ▁an ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁to ▁receive ▁and ▁dispose ▁of ▁titles ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁lands ▁app ort ioned ▁to ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁by ▁Mor r ill ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁establish ing ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁college ▁and ▁experiment ▁station . ▁The ▁Territ ory ▁made ▁regular ▁app ort ioned ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁purposes , ▁including ▁the ▁subs id izing ▁of ▁certain ▁indust ries , ▁such ▁as ▁w ool ▁growing ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁representative ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁States ▁to ▁select ▁bre eds ▁of ▁sheep ▁for ▁import ation . ▁The ▁Society ▁also ▁secured ▁appropri ations ▁for ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁pure bre d , ▁choice ▁bre eds ▁of ▁cattle . ▁ ▁The ▁fair ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁the ▁fair ▁was ▁held ▁irregular ly . ▁The ▁Society ' s ▁amaz ing ▁pers istence ▁and ▁determ