550 ANNUAL REPORT OF NEW- YORK 



The show of fat cattle was, as usual, very good in this county, 

 and of swine and sheep fair; but domestic articles, fruit, flowers 

 and vegetables, neither ornamented the grounds nor reflected 

 credit on the farmers or farmers' wives of Putnam; but I indulge 

 the hope we shall be able to make amend at our next gathering. 



The following report of the treasurer will show the state of our 

 funds : 



Receipts, _ - |722 38 



Expenditures, _ 365 43 



Books on hand, — 30 00 



Officers^ 1857 : — President, Thos. B. Arden, Phillipstown, and 

 six Vice-Presidents; Secretary, G. Mortimer Belding, Carmel; 

 Treasurer, Saxton Smith, Putnam Valley. 



THOS. B. ARDEN, President, 



QUEENS 



The fifteenth annual exhibition of the Queens County Agricul- 

 tural Society, was held at Hempstead, on Thursday, September 

 25th, 1856. 



The day opened with all the beauty of a clear autumnal sky, 

 and everything was conducive to the pleasure of the occasion. 

 At an early hour the people began to assemble on the ground, 

 and a general bustle and activity were displayed by the exhibi- 

 tors in arranging the various articles for exhibition. 



The variety and quality of fruits and vegetables were never 

 surpassed by any former exhibition in the county. 



The show of horses was unusually large, of thorough bred 

 stock, better than for many years; grade stock not so many as 

 last year. 



Nor were the ladies without interest in the affair; they not only 

 graced the scene with their presence, but opened the treasures of 

 their skill and industry in a great variety of useful, ornamental, 

 and artistic articles. The number of visitors were estimated at 

 ten thousand. 



The Society is under great obligations to the various committees 

 for their prompt attention to the duties assigned them, and espe- 

 cially to Samuel B. Mersereau, Esq., chairman of committee of 

 arrangements, for his valuable services, (without fee or reward), 



