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cultural Society will long hold, as they have now gained, the confi- 

 dence of the public. 



All of which is respectfully submitted : 



J. P. BEEKMAN, 

 late President of the JV. York State Agricultural Society. 

 Albany^ March 28th^ 1845. 



ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS. 



At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held February ISth? 

 1845, the following premiums were awarded : — 



Cheese Dairies. — 1st Premium, gold medal, to A. L. Fish, of Her- 

 kimer county — 2dj 3 vols. Transactions, to A. Hall, Oneida 

 county. 



Experiments on Corn.— 1st premium, $25, to Geo. Geddes, Onon- 

 daga. 



'^[Essays — On Farm Management, premium $20, to John J. Thomas, 

 ^ilacedon, Wayne county. 



On Rotation of Crops, to John J. Thomas, $20. 



On the Cultivation of the Apple, to John J. Thomas, $20. 



Wheat. — A premium of $15 was awarded to E. J. Ayres, of Tomp- 

 kins county, for 114 bushels 58 lbs. on 2 acres. 



Feeding Cattle. — Silver medal to R. L. Pell. 



Several interesting essays were submitted relative to the disease of 

 the Potatoe, but as none of them were in the opinion of the commit- 

 tee such as to entitle the writer to the premium offered by the society, 

 no premium was awarded. 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



The Corresponding Secretary would most respectfully report : 

 That in accepting the office to which he was elected at the annual 

 meeting in January last, he felt great diffidence as to his ability to 

 to discharge the duties which devolved upon him in a manner that 

 would meet the expectations of the Society. He has endeavored to 

 keep in view the important objects for which the Society was organ- 

 ized, and in every suitable manner to advance its best interests. 



