No. 105.] 439 



CORTLAND COUNTY. 



To the Executive Committee of the New- York State Agricultural 

 Society : 



Gentlemen, — In transmitting to you our fourth annual report, I 

 have the pleasure of saying that our society has enjoyed its usual 

 prosperity, and I trust has somewhat gained in the confidence of the 

 community. Our last Annual Fair was held at Truxton. It was 

 never held away from the centre of the county before, and fears were 

 entertained that it would be to the disadvantage of the Society to 

 move the place of holding the Fairs, but such was not the case in 

 this instance. Our Truxton friends came up to the work nobly, and 

 the two days passed off with an interest and spirit that pleased all. 

 There was on the show ground one hundred and twenty cattle, 

 twenty-five horses, seventy-five to eighty sheep, and twenty hogs, 

 almost all showing a decided improvement on former years. An 

 admirable address was delivered by H. S. Randall. 



Officers. — Rufus Boies, President ; Chas. Mc Night, John Burn- 

 ham, Hiram Hopkins, Thomas Harrop, Vice Presidents ; Amos Rice, 

 Treasurer ; Paris Barber, Corresponding Secretary ; G. W. Cham- 

 berlain, Recording Secretary. 



DELAWARE COUNTY. 



Funds. 



Balance in treasury from last year, $15 09 



Raised by voluntary subscription, 106 00 



Received from the State, 106 00 



227 09 



We paid premiums to the amount of $199 50 



Contingent expenses, 7 50 



207 00 



We have in the treasury a balance of $20 00 



Our fair was well attended (considering that our county was in a 

 state of insurrection) and shows clearly that our cause is onward, 

 that our improvement in Agriculture is progressive. The exhi- 

 bition of stock and agricultural productions, if not more numerous, 

 was decidedly better than at any former exhibition. 



At the annual meeting on the first Wednesday of January inst., 

 Cornelius R. Fitch was elected President, Daniel S. Smith, of Mere- 

 dith, David Morell, of Davenport, John B. Thomas, of Stamford, 

 Thomas M. Clarke, of Kortright, Alexander Mable, and C. B. Shel- 

 don, of Delhi, Vice Presidents; Alfred Redfield, Secretary; A. M. 

 Paine, Treasurer. 



M. L. FARRINGTON, 



Secretary for 1845. 



