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The following persons were elected officers of the society for 

 the ensuing year : 



President, David S. Earll, of Salina; 1st Vice-president, Caleb 

 Brown, of Elbridge ; . 2d vice-president, Mars Nearing, of Salina ; 

 Treasurer, James S. Davis, of Syracuse ; Corresponding secretary, 

 Davis Cossit, Onondaga j Recording secretary, H. D. Didama, of 

 Salina. 



Th3 annual meeting for allotting premiums on farm crops was 

 held at Brintnall's hotel, in the 6ity of Syracuse, on the 18th of 

 January, 1853. There was an unusual amount of competition, 

 and premiums were awarded on a large variety of crops, statistics 

 of some of which are herewith appended : 



Best acre of Barley, 58 bush.,Thos. Danforth, Lafayette. 



" Oats, 82 " T. C.Pomeroy, Onondaga. 



" Corn, 88 " A. H. Allen, Pompey. 

 " Broom corn, 875 lbs., A.H.Allen, " 

 " ^Flax, 2,382 " Ira Bishop, Marcellus. 



^' Flaxseed, 18 bush., " " 



" Carrots, 9G5 " Luther Baker, Lalayette. 



Best half acre Hops, 913 lbs., Marshall Keith, Pompey. 



Five delegates were appointed to a State convention, should 

 one be called, on the subjecf of an Agricultural school, viz. : 



David S. Earll, Seth Hutchinson, William Fuller, Jaij%es M. 

 Ellis, and Mars Nearing. 



The county society is now more flourishing than at any former 

 period of its existence. It has many steadfast friends scattered 

 over the county, wOio are willing to help it both by word and 

 deed. Its beneficial influence is felt, and though it falls far 

 short oi' what we hope it yet may become, still the good already 

 accomplished by it is not easily susceptible of calculation. 



Enclosed with tliis I send you the proceedings of the winter 

 meeting of our society, accompanied by a communicati«'n from 

 L. W. Hall, Esq., late treasurer of the society to the Executive 

 committee. 



SETH IIUTCHIXSOX, Pnsident, 



• lu the etraw. 



