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latter varieties, I consider no better than our ordinary kinds. I 

 received a small package of Egyptian Mummy oats from the 

 Patent onice, which I sowed beside the other varieties ; the straw 

 was short, but the oats were remarkably fine and heavy. I raised 

 about four quarts from that small package. The French buck- 

 wheat did very wellj but I see nothing to recommend it above our 

 other varieties. I intend to give it another trial. The Siberian 

 spring wheat, and also the China, did not recover from the hail 

 storm, but I was enabled to save about as much seed from it as 

 you sent me. I intend to give them further trial. I also re- 

 ceived from you two varieties of barley, that the hail entirely 

 destroyed. 



I am happy to say. that the agricultural improvements of this 

 county are advancing. Our farmers are taking much more pains 

 than formerly, in tilling their lands. 'Deep plowing, with more 

 thorough tillage, and the use of improved implements and labor 

 saving utensils, together with a more general dissemination of 

 science end intelligence, smd the application of the same to the soil. 

 Our farmers are beginning to feel the importance of understand- 

 ing their business better. Agricultural books and papers are 

 much sought after, and are being read with interest. By the way 

 I would suggest the propriety of soliciting our Legislature this 

 winter, to doufele the number of books heretofore distributed to 

 the societies. I would also suggest the propriety of making a 

 new division of the monies appropriated to the county societies : 

 in many of the cQunties, at this day, the division of monies is 

 very unequal. Some new counties have almost doubled the popu- 

 lation since the appropriation and division were made. 



Officers for 1853. — President, Lotan Smith, Barry ville, Sulli- 

 van CO., N. Y.; One Vice President from each townj Secretary, 

 James L. Stewart; Treasurer, Richard Oakley ; Cor. Secretary, 

 James E. Quinland. 



It was resolved, that the next fair be held in the town where 

 the greatest sum would be laised, to defray the expenses of the 

 society 



