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willingness to make the experiment. Seven teams only were entered, 

 where, had the ground been in good condition for plowing, not less 

 than twenty would have contested for the prizes. It is but justice 

 to say that the plowing done, evinced a skill and knowledge of the 

 work highly creditable to the plowmen, for there was not a land plow- 

 ed which could not be said to be extremely well done. 



The annual meeting of the society was held at South Trenton, 

 January 8, 1846. At this meeting the premiums on grain and root 

 crops, were awarded. Many of the crops reported, exceeded those 

 of former years, some of them being by far the best reported from any 

 part of the State. Crops of winter wheat were grown of 66, 56f * 

 and 41 bushels per acre, the samples shown, of good quality. Of 

 spring wheat, 34 and 28|^ bushels per acre. Of corn, 89/^, 79||, 

 and 75Jf per acre. Of winter rye, 52^|^ and 46|| bushels. Of bar- 

 ley, 63f I and 63/^ bushels. Of peas 56 and 48 bushels. Of pota- 

 toes, 370|^ and 333f i bushels per acre. Of carrots, 415 and 386 

 bushels on one fourth of an acre. The potatoes estimated at 60 

 pounds, and carrots at 45 pounds per bushel. 



Such crops as the foregoing, substantiated as the reports are, by 

 the cerfificate of a member of the committee w^ho witnessed the mea- 

 sure ment and the harvesting, and also by the affidavit of the appli- 

 cant, aiford the surest evidence that our agriculture is rapidly im- 

 proving. 



The receipts and expenditures in money as shown by the Trea- 

 asurer's report are as follows : 



Balance of money from last year, $72 30 



Received from State Treasurer, 255 00 



" " Members, 273 00 



" For admission to exhibition rooms, 54 55 



$654 85 



Cash paid premiums at annual exhibition, $343 00 

 " " Sundry expenses, books, printing, 



&c 71 55 



" " premiums at winter meetings,.., 90 00 



u 



in hands of Treasurer, 150 30 



$654 85 



Showing a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of $150, and 

 more than twice the amount on hand at the last annual meeting. 

 With this prosperous condition of our funds, and the society in every 

 way flourishing, and its course onward, the late officers take great 

 pleasure in saying that the society has been fortunate in the selec- 

 tion of men for its officers for the ensuing year, and we doubt not 

 that the farmers of Oneida will continue to bestow upon it their con- 

 fidence and support. 



All of which is respectfully submitted in behalf of the late execu- 

 tive board. ELON COMSTOCK, President. 



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