566 ANNUAL REPORT OF NEW- YORK 



quality from the farm of James Kiersted; California potatoes, 

 raised by Dr. Crispellj and a number of specimens of exceedingly 

 fine potatoes and other vegetables raised by Col. E. J. McCarthy 

 of Saugerties. 



At a meeting of the Society, pursuant to due notice, at Brown's 

 Kingston Hotel, on the 27th day of December, 1856, for the pur- 

 pose of electing officers for the coming year, the following were 

 chosen. 



C. M. Van Leuven, President; 4 Vice Presidents; S. S. Hom- 

 mel, Recording Secretary; Peter Crispell, Jr., Corresp'g Secretary; 

 John Chipp, Jr. Treasurer. 



S. S. HOMMEL, Secretary, 



■WARHEN. 



It affords me pleasure to communicate to you the formation of 

 the Warren County Agricultural Society. Our county has been 

 very backward in agricultural matters — the greater part of the 

 population and capital being engaged in the lumber business, 

 but now that the timber is cut down to so great an extent, they 

 begin to look for some more permanent source of employment 

 and wealth. Our soil needs considerable labor and expenditure 

 to get it under profitable cultivation ; but we have many instances 

 of patient perseverance being well rewarded. 



We anticipate much benefit from the formation of this associa- 

 tion, by the dissemination of agricultural reports and newspapers, 

 from the discussions at our weekly meeting, and from the emula- 

 tion excited by a public fair. Though the idea of our organization 

 has been but recently suggested, it is received with a good deal of 

 favor by the farmers and others, and we hope to have upon our 

 roll the majority of the landowners in the county. 



The officers for the present year are : Benjamin C. Butter, Presi- 

 dent; Charles H. Skillman, Corresponding Secretary; Andrew J. 

 Cherritree, Recording Secretary; Wm. H. W^ells, Treasurer; and 

 five Vice-Presidents. 



C. H. SKILLMAN, Cor'g Secretary. 



