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QUEENS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Queens County Agricultural Society, was formed in October 

 1841, a constitution adopted and officers elected. The prospects of 

 its usefulness at that time were very unfavorable, but little interest 

 was evinced and only eighteen members obtained. 



A part of the officers and a few other members by great perseve- 

 rance and labor obtained a sufficient number of members (generally 

 at one dollar each,) to warrant the board of managers in making ar- 

 rangements for a fair in the then ensuing autumn, and in March last, 

 they published a list of most of the articles that they would offer 

 premiums on, such as Cattle of the various descriptions, and of the 

 improved and native breeds; Horses, confined to studs that had 

 been kept in the county the six months preceding the fair, and 

 matched horses bred and owned in the county; Sheep, fine and 

 coarse wooled and South Dowms; Swhie, Butter and Cheese, Field 

 Crops, Roots, Fruits, Honey, Seed Wheat, 8j-c. 



The managers met as business required, and early in September, an- 

 nounced the time and place of holding the fair, and offered premiums 

 amounting to $316, in money, and about $10 worth of books, and 

 discretionary premiums on such agricultural products, household 

 manufactures, and other articles as were worthy of encouragement. 

 They also appointed the committees to award premiums, and to super- 

 intend, and agreed on the rules and regulations to govern the fair. 



On the 33th of October, the fair was held at Hempstead, and pre- 

 miums in money awarded amounting to $265.75, and $10 worth of 

 books. 



The whole amount of money received was $325, and the whole 

 amount expended was $314.25 leaving in the treasury $10.75. 



Accompanying this, are the statements received from those to 

 whom premiums were awarded, and although not perfect, are the 

 best we could get. 



Effingham Lawrence. 



Queens county, December 2Sth, 1842. 



ON BUTTER MAKING. 



Statement furnished the Queens County Agricultural Society, by 

 Mrs. Isabella Stewart of Jamaica. 



The following observations are the result of many years experi- 

 ence, and intended for families who make their own butter, and like 

 it sweet, rich and to keep well. 



It is presumed that every mistress of a house in the country, en- 

 joins upon her domestics strict cleanliness in every thing belonging 

 to the dairy; it is indispensable that every thing used for milk should 

 be daily scalded, and well dried; the milk-room should be free from 

 damp and bad smells; if the shelves, (which should be in the mid- 

 dle of the room,) have narrow, thin pieces of boards nailed on them 



