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the dairy, of the pork made, or of the sale or increase of stock. The 

 reason is obvious. I have reported all my land, with a very small 

 and unimportant exception, as being cultivated, which leaves me no 

 pasture land. Of course I have no such necessity as commonly ex- 

 ists, of having- a part of the products of my field " animalized" be- 

 fore their amount can be estimated or their value known. 



It may also be remarked, that I devoted considerable attention to 

 the extirpation of kale, white daisy and other foul weeds, for which 

 purpose every field on my farm was twice gone over, excepting, how- 

 ever, one meadow, where the white daisy has the entire ascendancy. 

 The whole expense of this was nine dollars and twenty-five cents, 

 which being regarded as an ' improvement'' is entered in stock account, 

 and omitted in account with my crops. 



In conclusion, 1 would say that my object in writing out this 

 lengthy " statement," has not been so much to benefit others by a 

 knowledge of my own experience, as to draw out the experience of 

 others and to cite the attention of my brother farmers generally to 

 the benefits which might be derived from a more extended interchange 

 of their professional experience either in this way or by some 

 other systematic means; and although 1 had no reason to suppose 

 that the facts communicated or the views offered would exert much 

 influence on the opinions or practices of any, still, considering that 

 they might come to the notice of some who like myself are young 

 and inexperienced, I deemed it better to be a little too specific than 

 by omitting any circumstances which might have had a bearing on 

 the results given to lead any to make wrong inferences, or eventually 

 to the adoption of practical error. 



With this apology, and a hope that I shall have the pleasure at the 

 coming anniversary of our Society, of hearing from many other bet- 

 ter and more experienced farmers than myself, the foregoing is res- 

 pectfully submitted. Jonathan Battey. 



Peru^ 1st month Ith, 1843. 



COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



There is a well organized and efficient Society in this county, but 

 no report has been received from it. Its Fair was held at Hudson on 

 the 10th of Oct. and was well attended both by competitors and ob- 

 servers. On the ground were 38 cows, 13 bulls, 18 bucks, 25 ewes, 

 17 hogs, 3 steers, 16 yokes of working oxen, and 16 horses, making 

 162 quadrupeds in all. Then there were plows and harrows, culti- 

 vators and fanning mills, root and straw cutters, pumps and hay press- 

 es, quilts and comforters, carpets and toilet covers, wax flowers and 

 lace veils, bee hives and cocoons, sewing silk and fine linen, huge 

 beets and potatoes, fine apples and pears, butter and cheese; of the 

 former article one hundred and seventeen lots were exhibited, togeth- 

 er with almost every other article produced or used on the farm. 



