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OSWEGO COUNTY. 



The Fair took place on the 25th and 26th of September. The 

 annual address was delivered by Seth Severance, President of the 

 Society. Extracts from the Report on Farms will be found under 

 the head of Farm Management in this volume. 



Officers. — K. E. Sanford, Volney, President; John Becker, Pe- 

 ter Chandler, Vice-Presidents ; B. E. Bowen, Corresponding Secre- 

 tary; R. A. Still, Recording Secretary ; E. C. Mitchell, Treasurer ; 

 Bradley Higgins, Seth Severance, John Tiffany, Executive Commit- 

 tee. 



OTSEGO COUNTY. 



The fourth annual Fair was held at Cooperstown the 2d and 3d of 

 October, in which the usual interest appears to have been manifested. 

 Among the farm crops, were 93^ and 99| bushels of corn per acre ; 

 spring wheat, 33 and 24 bushels ; barley, 40 bushels ; and potatoes, 

 290 bushels per acre. 



Officers.— Joseph Bennett, President; Olcott C. Chamberlain, 

 Daniel (Gilchrist, Halsey Spencer, Vice-Presidents; Henry Phinney, 

 Secretary ; Charles McLean, Treasurer. 



QUEENS COUNTY. 



The Fair was held at Jamaica, Oct. 10, 1844. The only report 

 received is a list of the Premiums awarded at the time. 



RENSSELAER COUNTY. 



The annual Fair was held at Troy, October 2d and 3d, 1844. The 

 mechanical and domestic departments and the exhibition of stock, 

 were very interesting, but a deficiency of interest was manifested by 

 most of the farmers of the county. The annual address was given by 

 Hon. R. D. Davis of Dutchess county. Two successful experiments 

 on butter making were reported and will be found in another place 

 in this volume. The names of officers not reported. 



SARATOGA COUNTY. 



The annual exhibition was held at Ballston Spa, Oct. 1st and 2d, 

 1844. The annual address was delivered by Daniel Shepherd, Esq. 



Officers. — David Rogers, President ; Jesse H. Mead, R. R. Ken- 

 nedy, Vice-Presidents ; Stephen Merchant, Corresponding Secretary ; 

 John A. Corey, Recording Secretary ; Seth Whalen, Treasurer. 



