364 [Senatje, 



loads good manure — the second on clover ley, three plowings, with- 

 out manure. Both sown from 5th to 10th Sept. at the rate of H 

 bushels per acre. 



Spring Wheat. — The two highest crops were 31 J and 27| 

 bushels per acre. In both cases the crops were taken from ground in 

 corn the previous year, once plowed — 2 bushels seed sown on each 

 acre. In the first, 30 loads of manure to the acre were applied — the 

 last, without manure. 



Barley. — Mr. H. Rhodes, Trenton, received a premium for 64 

 bushels of Barley from one acre. Soil, strong tenacious mold — in 

 corn the year previous. Plowed in the fail and also once in the 

 spring, 7 inches deep — 3 bushels seed sown 16th May. No manure 

 used. The second premium was awarded to S. H. Church for 45 

 bushels 3 lbs. per acre. Soil, clay and gravel, in corn previous 

 year — once plowed, 6 inches deep, wiihout manure — 2h bushels seed 

 sown 10th of May. 



Indian Corn.— -Elisha Pattibone's crop — grown on bottom land, 

 barley stubble once plowed six inches deep, with 25 loads of ma- 

 nure — produced 95i bushels per acre. Wm. Wright's acre — soil 

 gravel, barley stubble, once plowed? inches deep, without manure — 

 produced 91 bushels 8 lbs. S. W. Stoddard's acre — soil, gravelly 

 loam, wheat stubble, once plowed and manured in the hill — produc- 

 ed 91 bushels 4 lbs. 



Oats. — Andrew Vredenburg raised 112i bushels on one acre. 

 Soil, sandy loam— in potatoes previous year — once plowed, 6 inches 

 deep — 4^ bushels seed, sown 14th of May, without manure. S. H. 

 Church raised 94^ bushels per acre. Soil, clay and gravel. Previ- 

 ous crop, spring wheat. Once plowed 5 inches deep, with manure. 

 Seed, 3 bushels, sown 12th of May. 



Potatoes — Henry B. Bartlet raised 339 Bushels of potatoes on 

 half an acre. Soil, loam, in corn previous year. Once plowed and 

 harrowed — without manure. Three others procured from half an 

 acre, 218, 216, and 196 bushels. 



ONONDAGA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The doings of this Society are briefly summed up in the following 

 manner: The Executive Committee held a meeting at Syracuse, in 

 January last, and a list of articles were presented and agreed upon, 

 on which premiums were to be awarded, and the different viewing 

 committees were appointed. On the 22d of September, the execu- 

 tive committee held another meeting to make the necessary arrange- 

 ments to hold a Fair. 



On the 5th of October, the Society met and held their Fair, which 

 closed on the 6th, at night. 



The following is a list of officers chosen for the ensuing year: 



