STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. '^ 



breeds of animals wliicli v/e have in om- State. We have rej .e- 

 sentatives of the various breeds of domestic animals from abroad, 

 equal to any that can be found in other countries — and we see 

 no reason why they cannot be reared here in every respect equal 

 to any that can be found abroad. But these various breeds of 

 cattle, sheep, swine, &c., have each their advocates, and yet we 

 have no reliable experiments, showing the comparative value of 

 these various breeds, as regards flesh, milk, wool, &c.,for a given 

 quantity of food consumed. This can be ascertained, and the 

 importance of ascertaining these facts must be apparent; and 

 careful and long continued experiments may be necessary to 

 establish satisfactorily, the value of the different breeds in this 

 respect. It will require time and money to go through these 

 experiments — but is it not an object worthy of the Society to 

 endeavor to accomplish ? It is hoped that at the Agricultural 

 College, which is now established, and which will ere long be in 

 successful operation, that experiments may be made in relation 

 to these and various other matters, which now rest upon opinions 

 merely, and may be definitely settled by careful and reliable 

 experiments, which will commend them to the practical farmer. 

 We desire to present this subject for the consideration of those 

 who are most interested, and should gentlemen who are engaged 

 in breeding be willing to put their animals in the charge of some 

 competent and disinterested man, to make the experiments, the 

 Executive Committee would take great pleasure in carrying them 

 out, should the means be furnished them for so doing. 



The Executive Committee desire to specially notice the liberal 

 premiums offered by Hon. Horace Greeley of New-York, to young 

 men under eighteen years of age, fur the most approved culture of 

 an acre of Indian corn and an acre of carrots. This offer has 

 brought several competitors, and the result of their labors will be 

 examined by a committee ai>pointed for that })urpose. 



Another gentleman, Duct. W. D. Cook, of Sodus, Wayne county, 

 has oflered a premium of §50 for a reversible plow, to be tried 

 under the direction of the Executive Committee. Already this 

 offer has brought before the Executive Committee one plow which 

 has secured tlie apj>roval of those wlio have tried it, and which 

 will be presented fur trial when the time arrives. 



