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access to market. The Survey fully developes that extensive 

 beds of phosphate of lime, to which allusion was made in our last 

 report, exist in the county, the extent of which is commensurate 

 with the demand of the world, and of which upwards of 100 tons 

 of superior quality have been taken to the sea board. Its import- 

 ance will be more fully appreciated, upon an examination of an 

 able prize essay published in our last volume, on " the agricul- 

 tural value of phosphate of lime." In addition to this, there are 

 other minerals which have been found to exist in large deposits, 

 that will add greatly to the wealth of our State, as they shall be 

 fully developed and brought into use. 



Each additional survey" but strengthens the conviction, that 

 this is a most important work for the State, and that the Soeiety 

 can in no other manner dispose of a portion of their funds more 

 advantageously, than by prosecuting these surveys. The county 

 of Sullivan has been selected for the next survey. This county 

 long secluded by its position from markets, and but sparsely set- 

 tled, possesses characteristics which when developed, it is 

 believed, will add largely to the resources of our State. From an 

 examination partially made in that county, the Society anticipate 

 that the survey will be one of great interest, and of great value 

 to the inhabitants of the county not only, but to the State at 

 large. In connexion with these surveys, the deficiencies of all 

 the maps hitherto published in our State have been shown, and 

 the necessity of new surveys, for the purpose of giving a correct 

 map for every county in the State, has been clearly presented in 

 the surveys of Washington, Seneca, and Essex. It is gratifying 

 to be assured, that tlie efforts of the Society have led to an exami- 

 nation of this matter, which it is hoped will secure a correct and 

 perfect map from actual survey, for every county in the State. 



Agricultural Education. 



The subject of schools, for the education of the sons and 

 daugliters of farmers, has long been before the Society, as one of 

 the prominent objects desirable to be accomplished. It has been 

 referred to in previous reports, has engagedthe attention of suc- 

 cessive Legislatures, but as yet nothing decisive has been done for 

 its accomplishment. While it is not desirable to press this mat- 



