No. 85. J 397 



COLUMBIA COUNTY. 



The Fourth Annual Fair, was, in many respects superior to any of 

 its predecessors. The list of premiums has been reported, but not the 

 officers of the Society. The annual address was delivered by Maj. 

 Abraham Van Buren " and was received with universal approbation." 



CORTLAND COUNTY. 



The Annual Fair was held in Homer on the 2d and 3d of October. 

 There was a spirited competition in nearly every department of the 

 premium list. Number of cattle exhibited 100; sheep 75 to 100 ; 

 Swine 50 to 60 ; and horses from 20 to 30. The annual address was 

 given by Henry S. Randall, Esq. The aid from the State, and the 

 consequent influence of the county society, has wrought a decided 

 improvement in the agriculture of the county. Among the premi- 

 ums awarded for field crops, were two for oats, one 83 bushels and 

 the other 82 bushels per acre ; and an enormous crop of corn, 150 

 bushels to the acre, a full statement of the management being given 

 under the appropriate head in this volume. 



Officers. — Jedediah Barber, President. The others not reported. 



DELAWARE COUNTY. 



The Fair was held at Delhi, October 16, 1844. Two hundred and 

 ten dollars were paid in premiums. Improvement was visible in ev- 

 ery department. The county being chiefly a grazing section, the exhi- 

 bition of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine, was particularly interesting. 

 The annual address was delivered by Dr. C. R. Fitch, President of 

 the Society. The names of the other officers not reported. 



DUTCHESS COUNTY. 



The Fair was held at Washington Hollow on the 12th and 13th 

 days of September. The show of domestic"animals exceeded that of 

 any previous fair. More than one thousand dollars have been dis- 

 tributed the last three years in premiums. The premium corn crops 

 were 86 i and 85 1 bushels per acre ; oats, 57 bushels; ruta baga,393 

 bushels. A very valuable nd able address was given by Dr. J. P. Beek- 

 man, chiefly on the importance of manures and their application, and 

 on the cultivation of wheat, extracts from which will be found under 

 their appropriate heads in this volume. 



Officers, — Stephen S. Thorn, President ; James F. Shief, Thomas 

 Taber, Obadiah Titus, Vice-Presidents ; Htnry A. Mesier, Edgar 

 Sleight, Recording Secretaries ; George Knetland, Corresponding 

 Secretary ; George Wilkinson, Treasurer. 



