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from September last. The rociety are bound to make provision 

 for the payment of this sum, to v. it, $2,150 and interest. 



It is not the province of the treasurer to suggest in this place 

 the manner best adapted to raising the necess.^ry funds for this 

 purpose. Eut he will venture to urge upon the society the adop- 

 tion of some plan, or measure, that shall secure the end desired, 

 it is of vital importance to the future ^velfare of the society. 



The true financial condition of the society may be stated as 

 follows: 



Due the treasurer, .• |70 64 



Premiums and bills unpaid, 180 26 



Amount of purchase money unpaid, with interest 2,1 50 00 



Debt of the society, §2,400 90 



The premiums that may be awarded on field crops can be 

 paid with the money the society will receive from the Treasurer 

 of the State. 



A. VAN TUYL, Treasurer. 



M. P. Coons moved that the president appoint a committee of 

 one from each of the country towns and four from Troy to nomin- 

 ate officers for the current year. The committee retired and on 

 their return reported the following ticket of officers : 



For President, John M. Mott, of Lansingburgh ; Vice-Presidents, 

 Geo. Vail, John H. Willard, Benj. Starbuck, John J. Viele,Troy; 

 E. N. Pratt, Greenbush ; J. E. Stearns, Schodack ; Seth Hastings^ 

 Nassau ; D. G. Maxon, Petersbur^h ; C. P. Carpenter, Stephen- 

 town 3 R. J. J\!nowlson, Sandlake; J. E. Wliipple, Lansingburgh; 

 Martin Springer, Brunswick; T. B. Wilds, Grafton; Joseph Has- 

 well, lloosick ; Wm. Newcomb, Pittstown; I. T. Grant, Schagti- 

 coke; Jacob Minick, Poestenkill ; B. Streeter, Berlin: Treasurer, 

 Abraham Van Tuyl, Troy : Secretary, Wm. llagen, Troy. 



Executive committee; Henry Warren of Troy ; B. B. Kirtland 

 of Greenbush; Hugh Rankin of Troy; Henry A. Mercer, of Lan- 

 singburgh ; M. P. Coons, of Troy. 



