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Ruta Baga — First premium, John G. Smedburg, Greene county ; 

 1,160 bushels per acre. 



Second premium, H. S. Randall, Cortland county ; 820 bushels 

 per acre. 



Third premium, C. B. Meek, Ontario county ; 724 bushels per 

 acre. 



Carrots — First premium to Wra. Risley, Chautauque county ; 

 1,059 bushels per acre. 



Mangel Wurtzel — First premium, C. B. Meek, Canandaigua ; 

 1,101 bushels per acre. 



Sugar Beets — Third premium, J. F. Osborn, Cayuga county; 657 

 bushels per acre. 



Clover Seed — Volume of Transactions to Henry Brewer, Tomp- 

 kins county ; about 12 bushels on 3 acres. 



Butter Dairies — First premium, Geo. Vail, Troy ; 6 cows, averag- 

 ing 43 lbs. 12 oz. for 30 days. One cow yielded 52 lbs. 9 oz. in 30 

 days. 



Sheep management — First premium, H. S. Randall, Cortland. 

 The following officers %vere elected for the ensuing year : 

 B. P. JOHNSON, Oneida, President. 

 James Lenox, New- York, Vice-President. 

 Thomas L. Davies, Dutchess, " 



E. P. Prentice, Albany, 

 H. W. DoLiTTLE, Herkimer, 

 Benjamin Enos, Madison, " 



O. C. Crocker, Broome, " 



H. S. Randall, Cortland, ^' 



G. W. Patterson, Chautauque, " 

 Danl. Lee, Erie, Corresponding Secretary. 

 Luther Tucker, Albany, Recording Secretary. 

 Thomas Hillhouse, Albany, Treasurer. 

 Additional Members of the Executive Committee — T. S. Faxon, 

 Utica; E. Kirby, Brownville; Alexander Walsh, Lansingburgh ; 

 Geo. Vail, Troy ; J. McD. Mclntyre, Albany. 



The next annual fair of the society, was recommended to be held 

 at Utica. 



In the evening, the society, with numerous other gentlemen, met in 

 the Assembly Chamber, when the annual address was delivered by 

 the president of the society, 



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