30 [Senate 



REPORT ON SWINE. 



[Committee: — Messrs. William Lincoln of Worcester, Chairman; Samuel 

 Cheever, a. Marks and W. B. Ludlow.] 



The committee on Swine awarded premiums as follows: 



The first premium of $10, for the best boar, to Gen. Wm. Salisbury 

 of Leeds — the second of $8, to Mr. John Lossing of Albany — the 

 third of $5, to Mr. Samuel Shaw of Berlin. These three were all of 

 the Berkshire breed. The committee recommend diplomas to be 

 given to Mr. J. B. Nott of Guilderland, for his Cheshire boar — to 

 Mr. C. N. Bement for his improved China boar; and to Mr. B. 

 Knower of Albany, and to Mr. S. S. Crocker of Kinderhook for their 

 Berkshire boars. 



The first premium of $10, for the best breeding sow, to Mr. T. C. 

 Abrahams of Watervliet — the second of $8, to Mr. Benjamin Gibson 

 of Albany— the third of $5, to Mr. Gerritt Middleton of Albany. 



As a testimonial of the excellence of the swine exhibited in this 

 department, the committee recommend that diplomas should be pre- 

 sented to Messrs. C. N. Bement, Jesse Buel, John Lossing, William 

 Landon, and R. Fox, all of Albany; Mr. A. Van Bergen of Cox- 

 sackie; and to Mr. Harmon Bussing of Bethlehem. 



The committee also recommend the. Society to present a diploma 

 for success in good breeding, to Mr. Gerrit Donalson of Bethlehem, 

 Mr. S. R. Schuyler and Mr. A. Schuyler of Watervliet, Judge Sam- 

 uel Cheever and Mr. Gibson of Albany, for their fine Berkshire 

 pigs; to Mr. Thomas Pemberton, for a pig of the Grass breed; to 

 ■ Mr. Henry Sloan of Guilderland, for specimens of the Cheshire and 

 Grass cross; and to Mr. Thomas Beighton and C. N. Bement, for 

 examples of the mingled blood of the China and Mackay stocks. 



REPORT ON THRESHING MACHINES, &c. 



[Committee: — Messrs. C. N. Bement, L. B. Lang worthy, W. A. S. 

 North, and Orville Hungerford.] 



The committee appointed to examine Threshing Machines, Fan- 

 ning Mills, Straw Cutters, and Horse Rakes, beg leave to report: — 



That they have attended to the arduous duties assigned them, and 

 had it ever been questioned, the exhibition at this meeting would 

 satisfy us that a good portion of the spirit of Yankee ingenuity and 

 enterprise had been manifested. 



The attention of the committee was first directed to the Threshing 

 Machines, and they much regret there were so few competitors, there 

 being only four machines entered for competition. 



Among the great improvements of the day, which have been made 

 in implements of husbandry, the Threshing Machine may be named 

 as an instance. Our ancestors used the flail or horses to beat out 



