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should contribute most generously to the funds of the society, 

 and to ask the town committees from the towns of Bloomlield, 

 Phelps, Seneca and Canandaigua (and any other town which may 

 desire to compete for this privilege) to be ready to report at the 

 next meeting, on Tuesday, February, 22d, what their respective 

 towns will do to secure the benefit thus offered them. 



ORANGE. 



To the Executive Committee of the JVew-York State Agricultural 



Society : 



The undersigned has the honor to report, on behalf of the 

 Orange Co. Agricultural Society, that said society held its annual 

 fair and cattle show at Aliddletown, on the 29th and 30th days of 

 September last; that they had provided themselves with a 

 spacious tent for ,their accommodation y under which a large as- 

 sortment of agricultural productions and articles of domestic 

 manufacture were conveniently exhibited. The amount of volun- 

 tary subscription was $371. The number of entries for compe- 

 tition and of premiums awarded were as follows : 



Entries. Premiums. 



Horses, 39 21 



Neat cattle, 76 28 



Sheep, 26 11 



Swine, 29 7 



Agricultural products, .... 120 26 



" implements,.. 26 10 



"Butter, 14 4 



Household manufactures, . . 21 14 



Fruits and flowers, 72 5 



MiscellaneouSj 30 ' 18 



The exhibition of stock animals was universally g od, and the 

 quality and variety of all other animals and products was highly 

 creditable, in fact, the general exhibition, the more than usually 

 numerous attendance of the citizens of the county, and the in- 

 creased amount contributed give evidence of an improved state 



