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ed, gave decided evidence that they v^^ere not inferior to any farm 

 your committee had examined. The buildings on this farm are all 

 in excellent condition, and well arranged. 



The next farm your committee proceeded to examine belonged to 

 Richard Van Dyck, Esq. of Cairo. In this case, as in a former one, 

 very much to our regret, we did not find the owner at home. This 

 farm contains 100 acres under improvement, and is divided into 7 

 different lots. The fences are mostly of stone and in excellent con- 

 dition, and well arranged for the conveniences of water and other 

 purposes, and cleanly kept from weeds, briers and other foul stuflf; 

 and the appearance of crops was generally good, and all things 

 on this farm shows ability in the owner to compete with any of our 

 agricultural brethren in the management of a farm. 



The last, though in very many respects not the least, was the farm 

 of Stephen Hotchkiss of the town of Cairo, and contains 75 acres, 

 and may be viewed by some of the competitors as rather a fortunate 

 circumstance for them that it did not contain 100 acres; and is situ- 

 ated in the northeasterly part of the town, one mile east of the Cats- 

 kill creek, and does not embrace any of the rich alluvial soil border- 

 ing on that stream; and is divided into 11 lots fenced with stonewall, 

 built in a very substanttal manner, and well arrangefl for convenience 

 and kept in excellent order. Every part of the farm and buildings 

 influence your committee to say, that he is richly deserving of our 

 diploma. 



And in conclusion of the whole matter, your committee have 

 thought proper to award the first premium to Lewis Sherrill of the 

 town of Greenville. 



And the second premium to Mr. Peter Roggen of Oak hill. 



All of which we respectfully submit. 



Elisha Blackman, 



James Mumford, \ Committee. 



George L. Rundle, 



Almeron Marks, Rec. Sec'y Greene Co. Ag. Sac. 



HERKIMER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



I HAVE been reminded of my duty to make a report of the pro- 

 ceedings of this Society, of which I have the honor to be president. 



Inasmuch as I cannot now fulfil my duty to the letter of the law, 

 I will not even attempt to make a formal report of our proceedings 

 in this county. They were similar to others in general plan, vary- 

 ing but little in matter of public interest, from those in the other 

 counties, some of which have doubtless gone into a full detail. 



It is sufficient to state, that the fair, which was'held at Herkimer, 

 on the 20th of October last, was sustained with spirit; that a goodly 

 number of competitors exhibited a large collection of beautiful 

 blooded and native stock of cattle, horses, sheep and swine, and a 



