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such sentiments. Already has it clearly shown that by a liberal use 

 of manures and a judicious rotation of crops, it is within the power 

 of every farmer speedily to restore his exhausted lands to their pris- 

 tine degree of productiveness. Who thought, five years ago, that 

 46 bushels of wheat, 40 bushels of rye, 100 bushels of oats, 120 and 

 130 bushels of corn could be produced upon an acre in this county. 

 The most fertile districts of the vaunted west would be proud of such 

 crops as these. Some of them fall but little short of the largest 

 yields that are upon record. They conclusively show that " the worn 

 out hills of old Washington" can successfully compete with any sec- 

 tion of our country. 



A. FITCH, Recording Secretary. 



WAYNE COUNTY. 



The agricultural society of this county held its fair on the first and 

 second of October last. The increasing interest in relation to the 

 progress and prosperity of agricultural pursuits in this section, is 

 deeply gratifying to all who properly appreciate the importance and 

 dignity of the farmer's calling. Our late fair excelled any thing of 

 the kind ever held in this county. The display of cattle, horses, 

 sheep and swine, was very large, and contained specimens of the 

 best varieties in the country. The exhibition of horses, mares and 

 colts, was very superior, and of sheep, the display of both coarse 

 and fine wooled was as good as produced by any county in the State, 

 and far superior to that usually furnished. The plowing match was 

 an interesting display. An intelligent farmer of this county says 

 that his attendance upon former plowing matches of this society has 

 been worth at least $100 to him, by the difference it has produced in 

 the manner of plowing upon his farm, and the consequent increase 

 of his crops. The address was delivered on the second day by Ornon 

 Archer, Esq. Among other premiums on field crops, one was awarded 

 for 51 /(J bushels of wheat per acre, and one for six acres averaging 

 44 bushels per acre ; corn 60^ bushels per acre ; oats 76 bushels per 

 acre; barley 330 on six acres, 55 per acre. 



Officers for the present year : Truman Heminway, Palmyra, Presi- 

 dent; A. G. Percy, T. Barnes, J. Hall, J. Wilder, J. Watson, W. 

 D. Cook and J. A. Miller, Vice Presidents ; J. J. Thomas, Macedon, 

 Corresponding Secretary; D. Kenyon, Recording Secretary ; K. H. 

 Foster, Treasurer. 



T. HEMINWAY, President 



Palmyra, Jan.^ 1846. 



WESTCHESTER COUNTY. 



A peculiar feature in the constitution of this society, is the provi- 

 sion for the formation of " Farmer's Clubs" in the different towns, 

 for the discussion of subjects connected with the improvement of the 



