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lbs., of beautiful tone and finish, $5; to John Dalley, Troy, for a fine 

 specimen of cut tobacco, $2 ; to Thomas N. Smith, New-Paltz, for a 

 fine specimen of harness and top leather, $3 ; to Wm. H. Sleight, 

 Hyde Park, for a stove drum, and beautiful specimens of tin cotfee 

 urns and teapots, $2 ; to G. W. I. Brownson, Amsterdam, 3 kinds 

 of brooms and brushes, f 3 ; to Dedrich &. Brothers, Claverack, for a 

 fire escape, $3 ; to Wm. Roze, Philadelphia, for a hoof splitting ma- 

 chine, very ingenious, $5 ; to 6 pupils of the institution for the blind, 

 New-York, for 8 specimens of willow work, from American willows, 

 presented by J. R. Horn, $6 ; to John C. Hall, Fallsburgh, for a sam- 

 ple of beautiful timothy seed, $3. 



The admirable regulations, the excellent police arrangements, and 

 the uniform good order which prevailed throughout the fair, from be- 

 ginning to end, among the great mass of human beings on the grounds, 

 confer the highest credit on the committee of arrangements, and citi- 

 zens of Poughkeepsie generally, who have given an example which 

 should be held up for imitation wherever the future shows may be 

 held. 



The receipts of the State Fair amount to about $3,720, from which 

 very few expenses had to be paid ; the citizens of Poughkeepsie and 

 its vicinity, having raised by subscription, a sum sufficient to defray 

 all the expenses incurred in fitting up the grounds, erecting buildings, 

 &c,, amounting to about $1,800. 



The interest excited by these fairs is the strong evidence of the 

 hold we now have of the popular feeling. It is but to continue and 

 hold on our course with no motive but the advancement of agricul- 

 ture, and this great State, with its fertile territory, its advantages for 

 commerce and manufactures, the character of its population for indus- 

 try and intelligence, will become one of the wealthiest, as it is now 

 one of the most favored places on the globe. 



ANNUAL MEETING, JAN. 15th, 1845. 



The annual meeting of the society was held on the loth January, 

 1845. There was a very large attendance from different sections of 

 the State, and a spirited interest was manifested in the affairs of the 

 society. 



Reports were made by the corresponding and recording secretaries 

 and the treasurer. From the report of the treasurer it appears that 

 the receipts of the society during the last year were : 



