No. 112.] 461 



Paid premiums and expense, $1,531 48 



Cash in treasurer's hands, 1 ,023 24 



,554 72 



The society has adopted the plan of an exhibition of winter 

 fruit at the annual meeting, which adds very much to the inter- 

 est of the occasion. 



Premiums were awarded on grain and roof crops as follows : 



Best acre winter w^heat, Samuel H. Church, Vernon, 46 f| bush- 

 els ; white wheat, which took the first prize as best sample at 

 State fair. 



Best acre spring wheat, Cha's W. Eells, Westmoreland, 34 f | 

 bushels ; Tea w^heat. 



Best acre Indian corn, John Thompson, Augusta, 84 J bushels. 



Best acre potatoes, John Thompson, Augusta, 168 bushels; 

 large pinkeye. 



Best quarter acre of carrots, John Thompson, Augusta, 213 

 bushels. 



Best quarter acre ruta baga, Plimet Mattoon, Vienna, 236 f i 

 bushels. 



We also append extracts from the reports of judges on ^-apples 

 and cheese.-' That of apples from the pen of Professor Edward 

 North of Hamilton college, and that on cheese, from Alunzo L. 

 Fish, E>q., of Cedarville, Herkimer county; both of those gen- 

 tlemen being, well qualified to discourse to the people of the 

 State upon those si;!>ject. 



• 

 Applhs. 



The committee on apples have aimed to discharge their trust 

 with discriminating fairness and fidelity. Tf it should bo thought 

 tliat thr claims of any particular sani]de have been overlooked, 

 an excuse for it will be found in the unusual profusion of apples 

 exhibiled. The committee but give echo to the universal senti- 

 ment, when they 'say that such a magnificent display of apples 

 was never before collected in Central New-York. If old Oneida 



