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Cheese— Extract from Clinton Co. report, 127 



Statements of Wm. Keese, 127 



" Otsego Co. Report, 128 



Statement of Wm. C. Young, 128 



" Levi Matthews, Jr 129 



" Oswego Co. Report, 129 



Statement of J. W. Tiffany, ]29 



Maple and Corn-stalk Sugar.— Report of the Committee, 130 



Statement of J. Wood worth, 130 



" Moses Eames, 131 



« Wm. E.White, 131 



" Erastus Bigelow, 132 



" Sidney Spring, 132 



Maple Sugar.— Extract from Clinton Co. Report, 132 



Statement of J. L. Hackstafl, 132 



Silk. — Report of the committee, 133 



Essay by H. P. Byrom, Brandenburgh, Meade Co., Ky. (Prize Essay) 133 



Domestic Manufactures.— Report of committee, 152 



Fruit.— Report of committee, 154 



Flowers. " " 155 



Vegetables, " 257 



Miscellaneous AND Discretionary Premiums, 157 



Farms. — Report of committee on, i63 



Statement of Geo. Geddes, 179 



Wm. Buell, ]87 



" William Garbutt, : 193 



Extract from Monroe Co. Report, 204 



Morton Smith of Wheatland, 204 



Prize Essays.— Report of the committee, 205 



Science and Agriculture, by J. J. Thomas, 207 



Irrigation, by J. .1. Thomas 223 



Culture and manufacture of Silk, by H. P. ByrOm, 133 



Rot in potatoes, by Andrew Bush, M. D., 342 



Farm Houses. — Construction of, A. J. Downing, 224 



Field Crops. — Report of the committee, 239 



Winter AVheat — E. Rivenberg, statement by 239 



S.B.Dudley, " 240 



A. Fairchild, '« 210 



N.S. WrighS " 241 



R.Z.Pell, '• 24! 



County Reports and Statements— 'Cayuga Co., 212 



Statement of Sarah Warn, 242 



Report of Cortland Co, O. M. Shedd, - 213 



Lewis Co., R . Stephens, 2 !4 



Oneida Co., D. Skinner 244 



Washington Co., J. Stevenson 245 



" J.Green, 24G 



Wayne Co. A . Fairchild, 246 



Yates Co., A. Bigelow,, 248 



Spring Wheat. — Report of Gen. Harmon, 250 



Statement of R. Eells, 250 



